Rating: 82.2%

Platforms: DOS, Mac, Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Amstrad CPC, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Atari ST/STE, Sega Master System/Mark III, Apple II, Sega CD, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, FM Towns, Sharp X68000 and PC-9800 Series

Genres: Platform, Puzzle and Adventure

Themes: Action

Keywords: gravity, parkour, death, mythology, action-adventure, time limit, traps, rotoscoping, single-player only, mouse, damsel in distress, skeletons, virtual console, falling damage, unstable platforms, royalty, duel, potion, real-time combat, cga graphics, cheat code, motion capture animation, escaping imprisonment, acrobatics, trilogy, prince, flip screen and male protagonist

Perspective: Side view

Developer: Brderbund Software

Publisher: Tengen;Riverhillsoft;Domark;Konami;Masaya

Prince of Persia

Summary:

The game is set in ancient Persia. While the sultan is fighting a war in a foreign land, his vizier Jaffar, a wizard, seizes power. Jaffar's only obstacle to the throne is the Sultan's daughter (although the game never specifically mentions how). Jaffar locks her in a tower and orders her, under threat of execution, to become his wife. The game's nameless protagonist, whom the Princess loves, is thrown into the palace dungeons. The player must lead the protagonist out of the dungeons and to the palace tower, defeating Jaffar and freeing the Princess in under 60 minutes. In addition to guards, various traps and dungeons, the protagonist is further hindered by his own doppelgnger, an apparition of his own self that is conjured out of a magic mirror.