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    Nintendo and Ubisoft revive overlooked franchises in their first games of the year

    Gaming giants Nintendo and Ubisoft each released new takes on old series this week in Another Code: Recollection and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We review what makes each worth exploring.
    by Vincent Acovino Jan 18, 2024 4 minutes
    Ashley Mizuki Robins from Another Code: Recollection and Sargon from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

    Ubisoft and Nintendo came out with their first games of the year this week. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown twists a 35-year-old series into a new format, while Another Code: Recollection updates a forgotten franchise. While both will be available on the Nintendo Switch, The Lost Crown is also on PC, Xbox and PlayStation.

    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

    Few legacy franchises have slid from acclaim to indifference quite like Prince of Persia. The iconic 1989 original eventually spawned a beloved GameCube title in 2003, only to dwindle over the succeeding decade of disappointing sequels.Fourteen years after its last main game (and a forgettable

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