I 'll start by say how surprised I be to see the amount of negative review this game have garner here . Sure-Prince of Persia : the Forgotten Sands be not perfect , but for the most part it be a very solid and fun play through . if anything , the only real disappointment of the game be it be unremarkable last gen graphic . it be pretty safe to say a game be fun when a player start the game all over again immediately upon its completion . that be exactly the case for I with Prince of Persia : tf . I have even consider a third play through . it be that fun and addictive . Make no bone about it , I be a huge prince of Persia fan . `` the Sands of Time '' be still one of my all-time favorite game . that particular entry be about the closest thing to perfection I have see in a game and the two follow up game `` Warrior within '' and `` the two Thrones '' be for the most part great to play as well . then come the 2008 title `` Prince of Persia '' for Xbox 360 and PS3 which be beautiful to look at but unremarkable to play . `` Prince of Persia : the forget sand '' be a welcome return to the Prince 's earlier root and I enjoy this one exponentially more than the last entry . what I do miss from the last game however be the graphic . in comparison to the 2008 Prince of Persia , TFS be a fairly large step backwards graphically . this game look as though it might have be perfectly at home on any of the last gen system . outside of the cut scenes-the graphic be pretty mediocre and surprisingly bland for a series know to graphically wow the player with each outing . and -lrb- as a side note -rrb- what be up with the ugly black glow around the Prince in certain area ? `` Alan Wake '' have this same graphical weirdness . I truly hope this be not some new trend in video game graphic . it look really ugly and out of place and do not do the game 's already so-so graphic any favor . one of the Forgotten Sands most notable characteristic be how `` player friendly '' the game be . it be not overly difficult or frustrating -lrb- outside of a few section with freezing and unfreeze water at the very end of the game -rrb- and combat be very straight forward and easy to understand . also-the game do a great job of let you know where to go and what to do next . it be also well paced-switching back and forth frequently between combat and platform so neither mechanic get too dull or repetitive . there be a few tradeoff to this more player friendly prince however , and that come in the form of less nuanced combat mechanic -lrb- combat have devolve somewhat into mere button mashing -rrb- , easier puzzle and less challenging `` trap '' area . this be most definitely a more casual Prince experience than previous games-but that be not necessarily a bad thing . sometimes it be great to just sit back , relax and play a great game that do not expect the world from you . that be say though , `` the Forgotten Sands '' be not at all shallow or forgettable-quite the opposite in fact . New ability like freezing water , reveal past area , a cross chasm jump ability involve you enemy and upgradable elemental power add a lot of freshness to the Prince franchise . these new play mechanic go a long way to revive the POP game play we be familiar with and add a whole new level of fun and technique . the water freezing alone make for some absolutely brilliant and completely original area the likes of which no prince of Persia have see before . of course classic try and true POP mechanic make they return as well include wall running , column hop , time reversal and even a couple of mechanic introduce in the 2008 game . Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands be perhaps not the most graphically finesse game it should be consider the gorgeous last installment , but it be definitely a return to the brilliant fun play of the last gen trilogy . I be eagerly await the next prince installment where hopefully both the game play and the graphic be truly up to par with the current console generation . regardless though , this be still a absolute blast to play and should not be pass up under any circumstance . PS : one last thing I want to comment on be the length of the game . several people have gripe that the game be too short . true , the game be only about six or seven hour in duration , but that be not a bad thing . not everyone have 30 plus hour of free time on they hand to sink into a video game . the Forgotten Sands be a great experience for all seven of it be hour , so why do it matter how brief the game be ?