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| Jaffar wants to rule over all of Persia, but only one thing stands in her way: the Princess who is soon to rule. Jaffar takes the princess hostage. Jaffar gives you one hour to marry her, instead of the princess, or die. If you don't marry her, you and the princess will be killed. Little does the princess know that you are trapped in a dungeon below the palace, ready to come save her. |
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| Sometimes, it still seems like a dream. You, a beggar boy who stowed away on a ship bound for faraway land, have become the Prince of Persia. |
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| When you first stepped foot on the sandy shores of that magical land, your thoughts were only of your own survival. But from the moment you caught sight of Sultan's beautiful daughter, your heart was captured. Soon you found yourself fighting for the Princess' freedom, and your own, against her father's many enemies. Through your efforts and devotion, you won the right to make her your bride. The wedding was a magnificent celebration, as people the length and breadth of Persia rejoiced at the vanquishing of the evil Jaffar, and the return of peace to the Sultan's land. |
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| Not all joined in on the festivities wholeheartedly, however. Gazing into the eyes of your beloved, you scarcely noticed that the King Assan, the Sultan's younger brother, smiled a little during the ceremony, and left before the wedding was finished. |
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| Once the revels were over, you gradually settled into your roles as a husband and son. When word came that King Assan was inviting the new Sultan's family for a visit you were apprehensive. King Assan was said by some to be a heavy-handed ruler, and there were vague, but unpleasant rumors about his behavior, and that of his son, Rugnor. Moreover, whispers suggested that the Sultan and Assan were not on the best of terms. Silencing your protests, the Sultan insisted that it would be ungracious to refuse the invitation. If relationships between the two countries were to improve, these diplomatic opportunities could not be squandered. |
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| Thus you found yourself accompanying the Sultan and your wife on the trip. At first you enjoyed the change of scenery, spending many hours wandering the impressive grounds with your bride. The vacation from your duties was pleasant, and time alone with the princess was priceless. The Sultan and Assan both seemed to relax, as if the visit had sparked a reconciliation between them. There was no sign of the mysterious Rugnor. |
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| All seemed to be going well, until tonight, when you were invited to a new special entertainment, deemed unsuitable for the eyes of a married woman. When the princess was sent to her guest chambers, you wanted to join her, but it would have been insulting to spurn Sultan's hospitality. You had feared to damage the tenuous new harmony between the two rulers, so you consented to be parted. How you wish you had gone with her instead, etiquette and diplomacy be damned! |
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| Throughout the 'entertainment' you were distracted with thoughts of your bride, which is perhaps why you were caught off guard by the attack. Now you have been stripped of your weapons, and your fine clothes, and locked in a dark dungeon cell. You are many leagues from home, in an unknown and suddenly hostile land, armed with only your wits and your courage. |
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| Fortunately, you've been in this kind of situation before.... |
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| Nintendo, Amiga Computer, Sega, Gameboy, Computer (win 95+), Dreamcast |
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| Release date: PoP1: 1990, PoP2: 19--(?), PoP3D: 1999 |
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| ~º•Pictures from Prince of Persia 1,2, 3D•º~ |
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