Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

Released1993
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is a platform game released as the sequel to 1989's Prince of Persia. Prince of Persia 2 was published for MS-DOS and ported to Macintosh, Super NES, and FM Towns – a much shorter list of platforms than the first game. It was also available as a bonus that unlocks in the Xbox NTSC version of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
71Wit Score

Details

DeveloperBrøderbund Software, Titus Software, Interprog
ReleasedDecember 31, 1993
StatusReleased
GenresPlatformAdventure
ThemesActionFantasyHistorical
PlatformsDOS DOSMAC MacSUP Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemSEG Sega Mega Drive/GenesisFM FM Towns
ModesSingle player
SeriesPrince of Persia

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Community Score
Worth Playing71/100

About This Game

Eleven days after vanquishing Jaffar, the Prince returns to the palace to claim the Princess's hand as his reward, only to be mysteriously transformed into a beggar upon arrival. An imposter wearing his face—the sorcerer Jaffar, magically disguised—turns the guards against him, forcing the Prince to flee the city by ship. A magical tempest strikes the vessel, and the Prince washes ashore on a desolate island where he encounters animated skeletons, spectral ruins, and visions of a mysterious woman who reveals herself as his mother and demands he avenge a forgotten massacre. As Jaffar seizes the Persian throne and slowly drains the Princess's life with dark magic, the Prince discovers he can command his own shadow and seeks out an enchanted flame guarded by warrior monks in a crimson temple. Armed with these supernatural powers, he races back to Persia to face Jaffar in a final confrontation that will determine the fate of the kingdom and the woman he loves.