A great sequel that keeps up the good gameplay but gives the Prince a very different attitude.
Story: The Prince messed up Fate during the Sands of Time, by saving everyone from the sands. Now he finds himself hunted by a nightmarish creature named the Dahaka. He then sets sail to stop the Sands from being created. The story should explain itself, for it's logic is questionable. Also this game takes a very savage mood compared to Sands of Time. If you are a wuss about dark video games, you might not like it. 6/10 for a poor story, but a great theme(for some, at least.)
Audio: The Prince has a new voice actor in this one. The voice acting is all OK, but it could be better. The game has nice sound effects. If you like hard rock, you'll like the new music. If you don't you might hate it. I loved the music. However, while platforming background music similiar to The Sand of Time's will play sometimes. The biggest problem is sound cuts out sometimes. I have had music and voice acting cut out. 6/10 due to sound bugs.
Video: The game has decent enough graphics with a cool style. The graphics aren't impressive in the technology way, but they are very hard to run compared to most games. The style is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. It is like a mix of dark themes and the arabian themes from Sands of Time. 7/10 for poor optimization.
Gameplay: The gameplay is what I consider the meat of the game. This game has great and clever platforming. The Prince can run across walls, jump like crazy, and roll under traps. The game has the same kind of platforming as Sands of Time, which is hardly a bad thing. Now the prince can also use ropes! Ropes are quite usefull and fun. The game's level design uses all these platforming elements in genious ways, with a diffuculty made for people who played Sands of Time first. This game's combat system is now a lot better. The prince now has a main sword, and has lost his dagger. He uses a meddalion to control time like the Dagger of Time did. The combat now lets you grab your opponents weapon, and use it to clobber them! This allows for many combos, but in practice all the secondary weapons are similar. You can do many more thing to your opponents, including a few fatalities. You can throw them over a ledge, slice their stomach, behead them, and all sorts of mean things! 9/10