The Prince Is Back: Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia Title Ships Today
by Chad Lakkis on December 2, 2008 at 11:19 am
If you are a fan of things that are awesome, this is a pretty good time to be a gamer. Gears 2, Left 4 Dead, and now Prince of Persia. Stock pile food and drink, bar the door shut, and dim the lights … Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia deserves your full attention. Hit the jump for the full release announcement.
PRINCE OF PERSIA® SHIPS TO STORE SHELVES
All-New Epic Adventure Hits Stores, Is Poised to Reign This Holiday Season
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – December 2, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced that Prince of Persia for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system has shipped to store shelves. Additionally, the complementary adventure exclusively for the Nintendo DS(TM) system, Prince of Persia®: The Fallen King, also shipped to retailers. Prince of Persia has an ESRB of “T” for Teen and will be available at the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $59.99 for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 systems. The Windows-based PC version of the game ships to stores on December 9th and will retail for $49.99. Prince of Persia: The Fallen King has an ESRB of “E” for Everyone and will retail for $29.99.
“Prince of Persia is one of the most innovative and critically acclaimed franchises in video game history,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Ubisoft. “This new chapter will continue to set the standard for the action-adventure genre and is a definite must-own title this holiday season.”
About Prince of Persia
Set in a land rooted in ancient Persian mythology, the warrior Prince finds himself caught in an epic battle between the primal forces of light and darkness that pits the God of Light, Ormazd, against his brother, Ahriman, the destructive God of Darkness. After witnessing the destruction of the legendary Tree of Life – an act which unleashes Ahriman’s corrupted darkness onto the land – the Prince and his deadly companion, Elika, embark on a journey to heal the world from the evil Corruption and defeat Ahriman once and for all.
Led by the all-star team that previously created the Prince of Persia® Sands of Time trilogy, Prince of Persia has been in development at Ubisoft’s Montreal studio for over three years. The video game opens an entirely new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe in addition to introducing a fresh illustrative art style, evolved combat system, open world structure and dynamic AI – most notably in the form of the Prince’s powerful ally Elika.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has teams in 28 countries and distributes games in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2007–08 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of 928 million euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.
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6 Comments » |
on December 2, 2008 6:14 pm
looks pretty good, might just wait. I have 3 games that are in the pipe, one I have yet to crack open and one on the way. (couldn’t resist getting sonic: unleashed for 20.00 shipped from Amazon)
on December 3, 2008 11:45 am
So, what, about two months until the ripten review then?
I keed I keed.
on December 3, 2008 11:54 am
No you didn’t!
But seriously, reviews sometimes do take a long time, and that sucks for you guys. There’s only so many hours and so many reviewers, and depending on the publisher, we don’t get the games right away. I’m not trying to make excuses, but we do try to be thorough, and that can take a while in a game like, say, Fallout 3.
on December 3, 2008 2:49 pm
So many good games out, so little time!
on December 4, 2008 10:32 am
damn! I was going to wait! I got another one added to the ever growing titles that I haven’t cracked open. on top of that, I know that I will be getting Killzone 2 when it is released in Feb. god, I wish I was one of the fortunate few that became beta testers!! I need to get a job, wasting away playing games and sleeping is going to KILL me.
on December 4, 2008 12:25 pm
Beware!!! Gamestop (at least the one on Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala, FL.) is not honoring the Limited edition upgrade for the Prince of Persia pre-order for the PS3.