Read This. It might help you decide whether to buy it or not!
First let's begin with the most important:
Gameplay
The new Prince has many new acrobatic moves that are quite satisfying, especially if pulled off right, and the new character, Elika, makes a great addition to them because she offers many new ways of interacting with the environment such as jumping over longer distances, performing some cool "air sequences" (that's right, you can fly ;) ) and of course she gives you the opportunity to "try again" which means you can't die in this game. Personally I think that's great because there are some pretty damn hard parts of the game that are difficult to pull off and very frustrating. So a bit of "help" doesn't hurt. The combat sequences are very well done and I think it's great that you don't have to fight a bunch of enemies but only a few "bosses" because this gives you time to run around a little bit more :) . The fighting moves are really impressive and very nice to watch and there is a decent amount of them so everybody can be satisfied. And here is the major flaw that is keeping the game from getting a 10 from me: It gets "a little" boring after a while. But only "a little" because before you even know it the game's over :D . Also the fact that Ubi presented the game as an open-world free choice game turns out to be false, because the game pretty much is LINEAR. You only have to choose 1 out of 4 places to go and follow a certain path towards it. But that doesn't bother me so much.
Graphics
The new Prince of Persia uses the same engine as Assassin's Creed which tells a lot about the graphical environment. And with the new and cool addition Ubisoft made, which is the cartoon-ish graphics and cel-shading the game presents outstanding visuals even compared to nowadays where the competition is very strong. I never was a graphics whore so this part is the least important to me!
Story
Yes, the game has a story (SURPRISE!). And even if it seems childish and very predictable it's not. The only thing that bothered me was (**SPOILERS**) the fact that everything you did from the beginning of the game (meaning, imprisoning Ahriman by healing all the fertile grounds) was reversed by releasing him in the end of the game (/**SPOILERS**). But that's just because there must be a continuation. And, finally a few words about the characters. Elika, the female companion along your side throughout the game is awesome and very beautifully done. This gives one more reason to play the game (just like when someone is playing Tomb Raider because Lara is the protagonist ;) ). The new "Prince" is TOTALLY different from the previous one. In fact this one is NOT a prince (!) but a thief who lost his donkey in the desert and searching for it finds himself between a battle of gods. This Prince is way more humorous than the last one (was the last one humorous???) and personally I like him better.
Bottom line, this is a REALLY AWESOME game that everybody should play, especially whoever enjoys jumping around and doing some really cool acrobatic moves.
Gameplay: 9,5
Graphics: 10
Story: 9,5
Final Score: 9,6
PS. Sorry for any grammar errors or wrong usage of words but my English is not the best there is so be forgiving :D