Prince of Persia Classic (2007) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Prince of Persia Classic

Prince of Persia Classic is a remake of the original 1989 title, often referred to as the game that kick-started the platforming genre. This new version features updated character designs, animations, visuals…

80 13 June 2007 ESRB T

What Prince of Persia Classic is

Prince of Persia Classic is an adventure game developed by Gameloft and released in 2007. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS and Legacy Mobile Device. It runs on ShiVa3d. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

While the Sultan of Persia is away for a war, the evil Vizier seizes the throne for himself. He has also imprisoned the beautiful Princess and has given her an hour to decide her fate – marry him or die. As the courageous Prince, you have 60 minutes to complete the mission of saving the Princess from her deadly fate.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Prince of Persia series

Prince of Persia Classic is the 40th of 73 entries we hold in the Prince of Persia series. The next entry was Prince of Persia in 2008. Its critic score of 80 is 10 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown at 87.

See all 73 Prince of Persia games in release order →

How it was received

Prince of Persia Classic holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 16 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Prince of Persia Classic launched on 13 June 2007, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma and The Darkness. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, The Darkness.

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