Prince Of Persia (2008)

Overview

Prince of Persia is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the seventh main game in the Prince of Persia series and the second reboot, starting a new continuity separate from the others. It was released in the United States on December 2, 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and on December 9 for Windows.

You play a nameless adventurer who ends up in a mysterious land after a sandstorm. There he meets a princess named Elika, and the two work to lock the evil entity Ahriman away again after Elika's father released him. The story and setting borrow some ideas from Zoroastrianism.

The game is built around acrobatics, combat and puzzle solving. You heal specific areas of land, which clears them of Ahriman's Corruption and its traps. The world is open, so you can go to any spot at any time. You cannot die in the usual way. When an enemy is about to land a killing blow or you fall, Elika saves you, and there is no limit on how often. Combat is mostly one on one duels rather than fighting hordes.

Proof of concept art leaked in September 2006, and Ubisoft announced the game in May 2008. The game uses a heavily modified version of the Scimitar engine, also used in Assassin's Creed. Producer Ben Mattes said that playing with an AI partner was the hook meant to replace the Sands of Time idea from the earlier games.

The game was well received. It scored 85 on Metacritic for PS3, 81 for Xbox 360 and 82 for PC. Many critics said it was too easy. It sold over 2.5 million copies by November 2009. A downloadable epilogue, Epilogue, came out on March 5, 2009 for PS3 and Xbox 360 after a one week delay, with new areas, enemies and a new power for Elika. Ubisoft did not release it for PC.

Official trailer

Prince of Persia - Theatrical trailer, Ubisoft. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

PRINCE OF PERSIA (2008) | PS3 Gameplay, BenedictPlays. Watch on YouTube

Game details

Genres

Action-adventure, Platform

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher

Ubisoft

Series

Prince of Persia

Engine

Scimitar

Composers

Stuart Chatwood, Inon Zur

Designers

Thomas Delbuguet, Kevin Guillemette

Writers

Andrew Walsh

Producers

Bertrand Helias, Ben Mattes

Directors

Jean-Christophe Guyot

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Disc IDs

The serial printed on the disc and the case. It tells you which region a copy is from.

Trophies

Trophies61

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

3

Silver

8

Bronze

49

Total

61

Points

1545

Platinum time

15 hours

100% time

19 hours

Difficulty

2 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

DLC has trophies

Yes

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

Yes

DLC comes in

Ultimate Edition (PlayStation Store)

DLC still for sale

Yes

DLC note

Epilogue adds 10 trophies and is still sold, US$9.99.

Missable trophies

14

Chapter select fixes a miss

No

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Players with the platinum

9.91%

Missable trophies

• Alchemist Special
• Be gentle with her
• Combo Specialist
• Concubine Special
• Hunter Special
• Light Seeds Accumulator
• Light Seeds Gatherer
• Light Seeds Hoarder
• Light Seeds Master
• Light Seeds Protector
• Precious Time
• Speed Demon
• Sword Master
• Warrior Special

Glitches and fixes

• Combo Specialist can fail to unlock.
• Speed Demon and Be gentle with her can be earned with the version 1.00 stats reset on the disc.

• Master Unlock all trophies. Platinum 9.91% of players
• Into the Storm... Enter the Canyon. Bronze 98.1% of players
• Saved! Unlock Elika's Saving Ability. Bronze 96.59% of players
• Wallrunner Completing the Canyon. Bronze 95.38% of players
• Compass Use the Compass. Bronze 93.26% of players
• Heal the Land First Healing. Silver 88.8% of players
• Saviour of the City of Light Final Healing. Gold 39.54% of players
• Now who's the Hunter? Kill the Hunter in his Lair. Bronze 43.82% of players
• Death of a Warrior King Kill the Warrior in his Fortress. Bronze 42.55% of players
• Death of a Concubine Kill the Concubine in her Palace. Bronze 42.05% of players
• Traitor's End Kill the Alchemist in his Observatory. Bronze 42.63% of players
• From Darkness... Light! Reimprison Ahriman. Silver 39.02% of players
• Explorer Explore every part of every region. Bronze 39.33% of players
• Block Master Block 50 attacks. Bronze 81.78% of players
• Deflect Master Deflect 20 attacks. Bronze 54.99% of players
• Sword Master Perform 14 hits in one combo. Bronze 12.28% of players
• Be gentle with her Elika saves you fewer than 100 times in the whole game. Gold 23.68% of players
• Improviser Use the environment against an enemy. Bronze 51.89% of players
• Up against it Win a wall mini-game in combat. Bronze 97.27% of players
• Ruined Citadel Runner Run from the Sun Temple's Fertile Ground to the Fertile Ground in Windmills in 5 minutes. Bronze 15.1% of players
• Vale Runner Run between the Fertile Grounds in the Construction Yards and Heaven's Stair in 6 minutes. Bronze 14.76% of players
• Royal Palace Runner Run between the Fertile Grounds in the Royal Gardens and Coronation Halls in 4 minutes. Silver 15.18% of players
• City of Light Runner Run between the Fertile Grounds in the Tower of Ahriman and City of Light in 7 minutes. Silver 14.98% of players
• Warrior Special Dodge the Warrior's attacks 20 times in one battle. Bronze 19.41% of players
• Hunter Special Deflect the Hunter's attacks 5 times in one battle. Bronze 44.08% of players
• Alchemist Special Defeat the Alchemist without using the acrobatic attack. Bronze 53.33% of players
• Concubine Special Defeat the Concubine without using grab. Bronze 34.6% of players
• Light Seeds Finder Collect 100 Light Seeds. Bronze 65.95% of players
• Light Seeds Collector Collect 200 Light Seeds. Bronze 54.41% of players
• Light Seeds Provider Collect 300 Light Seeds. Bronze 48.54% of players
• Light Seeds Locator Collect 400 Light Seeds. Bronze 44.83% of players
• Light Seeds Harvester Collect 500 Light Seeds. Bronze 42.32% of players
• Light Seeds Hoarder Collect 600 Light Seeds. Bronze 40.53% of players
• Light Seeds Gatherer Collect 700 Light Seeds. Bronze 26.82% of players
• Light Seeds Accumulator Collect 800 Light Seeds. Bronze 20.2% of players
• Light Seeds Protector Collect 900 Light Seeds. Bronze 16.81% of players
• Light Seeds Master Collect 1001 Light Seeds. Silver 13.72% of players
• Speed Kill Kill 10 generic enemies before they spawn. Bronze 38.86% of players
• Throw Master Throw 10 Soldiers of Ahriman into pits. Bronze 46.23% of players
• Assassin View Find the Assassin's view. Bronze 24.43% of players
• Titanic view Find the Titanic View. Bronze 31.16% of players
• In Harmony 500 coop jumps. Bronze 31.56% of players
• Precious Time Take one minute to think. Bronze 16.61% of players
• Where's that Temple? Talk to Elika. Bronze 95.21% of players
• Getting to Know You Get to know Elika by talking to her. Bronze 76.2% of players
• Good Company Learn about the world, and Elika's history. Bronze 65.46% of players
• Climbing to New Heights! Find the highest point in the world. Bronze 42.49% of players
• Sinking to New Depths! Find the lowest point in the world. Bronze 22.17% of players
• Speed Demon Finish the game in under 12 hours. Bronze 29.38% of players
• To be continued... The End. Gold 38.63% of players
• Combo Specialist Find every combo in the game. Bronze 10.25% of players
• All the Frescos Reach all Ormazd's Frescos in the Epilogue. Bronze 11.74% of players
• A Fresco of Light Reach one Ormazd's Fresco in the Epilogue. Bronze 27.61% of players
• Born Dead Kill all the soldiers of the Epilogue before they spawn. Silver 11.51% of players
• What Once was There First use of Energize in the Epilogue. Bronze 27.89% of players
• Bouncing From Here to There Complete the puzzle with rebound in the Epilogue. Bronze 26.35% of players
• Leaving the Storm Complete the Epilogue. Bronze 25.33% of players
• I Only Need a Hand or Twenty Elika saves you fewer than 20 times in the whole Epilogue. Silver 11.36% of players
• No Time to Waste Complete the Epilogue in less than 2 hours. Silver 15.17% of players
• The Best Offence is Good Defence Defeat any enemy of the Epilogue by only starting a combo with a Deflect and Counter-Attack. Bronze 25.87% of players
• Change Once, Then Die In the Epilogue, defeat the Shapeshifter with only one shape change. Bronze 25.7% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 5.7 GB

Update patch29 MB

Version 01.01, the only patch Sony hosts. Needs system software 02.4000 or later. A trophy guide advises not installing patches because of glitched trophies.

These are the patches Sony still hosts for this disc ID, checked Oct 2026. The game's real history can be longer.

DLC

One story expansion, Epilogue, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360. It has its own trophy list.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price	Obtainable today
Epilogue	2009-03-05	New areas, new enemies, new combat moves and a new power for Elika, set after the main story	US$9.99	Yes

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Plays offlineYes

The game has no online features.

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	PS3	85	100
Metacritic	Xbox 360	81	100
Metacritic	PC	82	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
IGN	9.3	10
Game Informer	8.75	10
GameSpot	8	10
GameTrailers	8.7	10
GameZone	9	10
Electronic Gaming Monthly	8	10
Eurogamer	6	10
Edge	5	10
GamePro	5	5

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Jean-Christophe Guyot
Producer	Bertrand Helias
Producer	Ben Mattes
Designer	Thomas Delbuguet
Designer	Kevin Guillemette
Programmer	Charles Jacob
Artist	Mickael Labat
Writer	Andrew Walsh
Composer	Stuart Chatwood
Composer	Inon Zur

Cast

Character	Actor
The Prince	Nolan North
Elika	Kari Wahlgren

Notes for collectors

• Three trophies can glitch: Combo Specialist, Light Seeds Master and Speed Demon. A trophy guide advises not installing the patch because of these glitches.
• The Prince cannot die. Elika saves you from every fall and killing blow, and the trophy Be gentle with her asks for fewer than 100 saves.
• The 61 trophies are 51 for the main game and 10 for the Epilogue expansion.
• The Epilogue was not released for PC.
• GameStop pre-orders in the US came with a code for a classic Prince character skin.

Credits

Publisher

Ubisoft

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Director

Jean-Christophe Guyot

Released

2008-12-02

Age rating

T

Disc ID

BLUS30214

Region

US

Time to beat

about 11.5 hours