Battles of Prince of Persia

Battles of Prince of Persia Review

I have had this game for several years now and am just now reviewing it because I happened across it and saw there weren't many reviews, and the reviews were just okay. Basically, the game reminds me of the card game Magic meets the video game Age of Empires. Growing up, I was a pretty big fan of both games, so needless to say, I am a fan of this game. It is like Magic in that you create a deck of cards that you play with, each card having unique abilities that help you either with power-ups or attacks or defenses. You play as many or as few cards as you want on each turn, and some cards last for several turns and some are instant. Once you have moved all your men or pass, your turn is over and it is the computers turn. As you play the different levels you "win" more cards so that you have a whole slew of cards you can choose from to make the deck you think is best to play with. So, that is how it is like Magic, now, how it is like Age of Empires. It kind of reminds of the crusades mode of Age of Empires, where you are only given x number of players and you have to complete some said mission, basically killing all their guys or protecting something for x number of turns, and you move your guys around on a large map. If you like Age of Empires and Magic, you will probably very much enjoy this game. If you only like one or the other, you may not. However, it is probably more like an active version of Magic than like Age of Empires. It is definitely targeted more for older teens and above. I am 27 and enjoy it very much; however, I have yet to finish it because each battle usually takes roughly an hour, and you usually don't want to play more than 1-2 battles in one sitting, at least I can't find the time. Plus, I like to jump around from game to game instead of focusing on just beating a game and then moving on to the next. Out of the 80 or so video games I have, I have probably only finished 10 or so, so don't let my lack of finishing it deter you from giving it a try.

Battles of Prince of Persia Feature

• Play as one of the nine generals and command the mighty armies of ancient Persia, India, or Aresura
• Beat impossible odds on the battlefield by collecting, purchasing, and strategically trading more than 200 cards
• Test new tactics and forces when you challenge friends to two fully customizable multiplayer Versus mode

Battles of Prince of Persia Overview

Battles Of Prince Of Persia takes you on a harrowing journey, in an untold chapter of the Prince's adventures! Lead your army through the untold wars and become a master of the battlefield.

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Enjoyable turn-based card game - Dawn Kidle - Tampa, FL
I recently finished this game and found it to be quite enjoyable. Yes, it is nothing like any of the other Prince of Persia games. I found the game quite challenging and enjoyed collecting the cards to use for each of my battles. Plenty of strategy involved; making the game quite similar to Advance Wars as some other reviewers have mentioned. Each battle usually took me about an hour to complete which made this game nice to bring along when I had to wait for something or when taking a plane flight. I think my only complaint was that it took me quite a few battles before I really understood what most of the cards meant.


awful. - MARCUSHELBLINZ - St. Louis, MO USA
I'm sorry, but when I got this game I thought it would be a cool battle game, like the other ones, but this was unexpected. Not my kind of game.

Very good strategy in the Prince of Persia universe - N. Durham - Philadelphia, PA
The Prince of Persia trilogy of games to hit consoles over the past few years were superb action/adventure games that were really something to behold. Battles of Prince of Persia for the DS isn't anything like what you may have experienced on the consoles, but that's not necessarily a bad thing here. Because of the limitations of the DS, Prince of Persia has been transformed from an action platformer to a turn based strategy game, and surprisingly it mostly works. Taking place between Sands of Time and Warrior Within, Battles of Prince of Persia finds the Prince commanding his troops in some massive battles. Featuring a surprisingly deep and complex strategy engine, along with an interesting card system which spices up the gameplay a notch, Battles of Prince of Persia offers enough challenge to give strategy fans a good time, but newbies to the genre will find the game quite difficult. This isn't really something that's easy to pick up and play or easy to get into, despite offering a tutorial. That being said, if you don't mind turn based strategy, this game has quite a bit to offer. Graphically, the game isn't much to look at, but there are some nicely designed animated cut scenes here and there, and the story ties up some events in the Sands of Time trilogy as well, plus the game offers great use of the touch screen. With all that being said, it's ultimately dependent on you how much you'll dig this game. Strategy buffs will want to check it out regardless of it's license, but Prince of Persia fans expecting something along the lines of the console games will be disappointed.