Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a video game and sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It picks up where The Sands of Time left off, adding new features, specifically, options in combat. The…

80 30 November 2004

Adventure Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Platform Action

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 30 November 2004 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and iOS. The main story takes about 31.3 hrs to finish.

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What Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2004. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Jade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set seven years after the events of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the Prince finds himself constantly hunted by a terrible beast known as the Dahaka. The Prince seeks counsel from an old wise man who explains that whoever releases The Sands of Time must die. Because the Prince escaped his fate, it is the Dahaka's mission as guardian of the Timeline to ensure that he dies as he was meant to. The old man also tells of the Island of Time, where the Empress of Time first created the Sands. The Prince sets sail for the Island in an attempt to prevent the Sands from ever being created, an act he believes will appease the Dahaka. After a battle at sea with an enemy force led by a mysterious…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players.

Where it sits in the Prince of Persia series

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is the 26th of 73 entries we hold in the Prince of Persia series. It arrived 11 months after Prince of Persia: Harem Adventures. The next entry was Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in 2004. 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.

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How it was received

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 546 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 31.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 45 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1 GHz Pentium® III, AMD Athlon™, or equivalent, 256 MB (512 MB recommended) of RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 3 or higher, ATI Radeon 7500 or higher, Intel 915G (NVIDIA GeForce 4 or ATI Radeon 9500, or higher recommended)*. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within launched on 30 November 2004, within three weeks of Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords and World of Warcraft. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, World of Warcraft.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

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Dlc

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

31 December 2004

Prince of Persia: Revelations

6 December 2005

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within HD

19 November 2010

Remasters

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within HD

19 November 2010

Quick answers

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within — frequently asked questions

When did Prince of Persia: Warrior Within come out?

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within was released on 30 November 2004 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within?

At minimum, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within needs 1 GHz Pentium® III, AMD Athlon™, or equivalent, 256 MB (512 MB recommended) of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 3 or higher, ATI Radeon 7500 or higher, Intel 915G (NVIDIA GeForce 4 or ATI Radeon 9500, or higher recommended)* graphics, 1.5 GB available space for minimum installation, 2.2 GB available space for full installation of storage.

How long does it take to beat Prince of Persia: Warrior Within?

The main story of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within takes around 31.3 hrs, or 45 hrs for 100% completion.

Does Prince of Persia: Warrior Within have multiplayer?

Yes. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within supports multiplayer.

How many GB is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within?

The PC version needs about 1.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1.5 GB available space for minimum installation, 2.2 GB available space for full installation"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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