This is the newest game I'm currently excited about. The Prince of Persia series has always delivered an excellent helping of combat mixed with obstacle course environments--one of my favorite kinds of games. I only wish Super Mario 64 and its descendants were able to bring this level of intensity to 3-D gaming; compared to the Prince, Mario is weak and altogether uninspiring. Granted, the two series are vastly different in so many different ways, but at their cores both are 3-D platforming games. Another reason not to compare them is Mario hasn't had an actual, non-sport, non-party game made about him lately, except for the remake of SM64 for the DS. And that barely counts, since the DS kinda sucks.