Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Lore & Background

Set seven years after its predecessor, the game's story follows the Prince as he searches for a way to stop an entity called the Dahaka that is relentlessly pursuing him as punishment for his meddling with the Sands of Time. He travels to the mysterious Island of Time, where he attempts to prevent the Empress of Time from creating the Sands in the first place, hoping this act will appease the Dahaka.

Reader's Guide

Gameplay builds upon that of The Sands of Time, adding new features, specifically options in combat. The Prince has the ability to wield two weapons at a time and to steal his enemies' weapons and throw them. The Prince's repertoire of combat moves has been expanded into varying strings that allow players to attack enemies with more complexity. Warrior Within has a darker tone than its predecessor, adding in the ability for the Prince to dispatch his enemies with various gory finishing moves. In addition to the rewind, slow-down, and speed-up powers from The Sands of Time, the Prince also has a new sand power: a circular 'wave' of sand that knocks down all surrounding enemies as well as damaging them.

Did You Know?

• A port for the PlayStation Portable developed by Pipeworks Software, titled Prince of Persia: Revelations, was released in 2005.
• Two mobile versions of Warrior Within were published by Gameloft for J2ME and iOS in 2004 and 2010, respectively.
• Due to issues with the in-game menu, the iOS version was temporarily pulled from the App Store for two weeks.
• The Xbox version of the game supports the ability to download extra maps via Xbox Live, as well as support for online leaderboards. Support ended on April 15, 2010.
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is now supported on Insignia, a revival server restoring online functionality for original Xbox games.