The beautiful visuals, and amazing storyline is enough to forgive the easy, and somewhat repetative gameplay.
The storytelling in the game was extremely interesting. There was talking between the Prince and Elika - your partner throughout the game - but you could decide when to talk to her. There was a button to hit to talk, and sometimes it made sense, while other times it didn't. But, overall, it worked quite well. The Prince is hilarious...well up until the end, but I won't ruin it for you.
Now, onto probably the most important part, the gameplay. If you're used to Prince of Persia, the platforming isn't hard to do at all, but the fighting is completly different. Let's focus on the platforming aspect first. Now, there are a few things to be said about this, so I'll start off with the most suprising. You cannot die. Nope, no death at all throughout the entire game. And it's definently not a bad thing. There is quite a bit of trial and error in the game, but with no fear of death, it allows you to experiment, and get a path down just right. Another cool aspect of the platforming was the plates that Elika could use. Each one of 4 has a different kind of ability, and allows you to reach places you normally wouldn't. Now, there is always a sort of chiseled out texture in every single wall that basically holds your hand to where you have to go. Sometimes it's a good thing, and sometimes you just want to try things yourself. It didn't bother me much, but I could see how it would be a turn off for people. The final little part is that there are a few bugs and glitches, that dont usually disrupt the gameplay, but they really should have gotten the game perfect, but hey what are ya gonna do? Alright, so onto the fighting aspect. Now, all of your fights will be one on one...well more of two on one. Most of fighting is trying to pull off the longest possible combos, or using the environment to your advantage. Nearly every move can be chained in a frenzy of animations. It looks extremely cool when you throw an enemy to the air, hit him to the ground, and kick him off the edge. The environments are based off the preference of the bosses, and the bosses have their own cool personalities. Another interesting thing is that, after entering a specific area in the boss's section, a new obstacal will form in the world that makes the game gradually harder.
The audio in the game gets...a tad annoying after a while. The music is great, and goes with the game perfectly, but Elika repeats the same spells over and over every time she does anything. Its not all bad though, since the voice acting is great, and very believable.
So finally, I'll break it down.
Graphics: 10: Extremely great to look at, and wonderful environments create an amazing experience.
Gameplay: 8.5: With so much to the game, it's hard to get everything perfect, and a few bugs and glitches really lowered the score on this. Don't let it be a turn off though, its still amazing. Another thing not mentioned is that the actual game is quite short.
Sound: 9: Good voice acting, but annoying repetition of spells makes it a little bit of a turn off.
Storytelling: 10: The best story in gaming I've experienced in gaming for quite a while. The Prince's humor is great, and the ending is incredible.
Final comments: Hey, if you like platformers, pick it up. If you like a great story pick it up. Really, this is a must play.
(Sorry for my bad spelling, Peace)