I love the prince of persia series and though this is a unique addition compared to the other 3 its well worth playing.
The Graphics are just fantastic, smooth and (yes slightly similar to the oilbased painting style that Okami had) simply beautiful! Extra features & pictures for completeing stuff in the games is great too. (beautiful Artwork, skins and added game extras)
The Storyline is very good, not the best, but good enough to keep you playing and want to find out what is going on. And the concept of NOT dying is an added bonus and a unique concept. The gameplay is the only thing i have abit of a problem with. We all know that the acrobatic, climbing & fighting aspects of PoP were the most enticing feaures of the games, and the previous 3 managed to find the right balance. But with this PoP game its WAY too much clinbing & finding youre way around and not ENOUGH fighting.
With Shadow of the Colossus it wasn't as much of a problem as once you found the Colossus the battles could take ages to complete and even take you af ew tries before you knew what to do.
But with PoP it can just get very repetitive. (search, cutscene, fight, heal, search, cutscene, fight, heal.....Odd piece of info, search, cutscene, etc...) but if the aspect of making your way around beautiful landscapes, while performing death-defying jumps and moves is your cup of tea, it wont matter much.
i would have liked to give this game a 10/10 but if i did it would have just been for the sake of the other 3 but considering the (sometimes) repetitive nature of this PoP, 9/10 is the best i would give it. Nearly the excellent game it could be, but not quite there, Overall a great game that will bring you hours of fun.