Ubisoft’s new cell-shaded Prince of Persia has garnered mixed feelings from the gaming public, but I personally love the art direction the series has been given and cannot wait for the game’s eventual release.

The cell shading presented in the below images is certainly impressive, and I would imagine that the game looks even cooler in motion (we’ll see at E3, I bet). Here’s hoping that the Prince’s movements are just as smooth as Altair’s from Assassin’s Creed, if not more so.

The concept art and in-game screenshots are almost indistinguishable, with even subtle details like the Prince’s arms looking as if they are hand drawn. This attention the detail alludes to the amount of care and consideration that’s been put into the game.

Currently, Prince of Persia does not have a definitive release date, but it can be assumed that Ubisoft will release more information in the next coming months. Until then, you may drool over these images.

Tags: assassin, cell_shading, definitive_release, prince_of_persia, subtle_details

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3 Comments » madpuppy on May 22, 2008 9:32 pm Damn, I love the fairy-tale book style of art they are going for here. very nice!I read an article that the art is more detailed than standard cell shading though. It was in this months issue of Game Informer. LC on May 22, 2008 11:54 pm has it been considered that having to scroll to look at each image over and over might be inconvenient? madpuppy on May 23, 2008 12:25 am I don’t know why they don’t have a window pop-up like everybody else to scroll through the images. also having a nice video player like CvG has is really nice as well, linking somewhere else to see a video is really annoying. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.