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Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

Pity poor Sargon. He’s one of the Immortals, a sadly-not-literal name for a gang of Persia’s greatest warriors. But now the Prince Of Persia has been kidnapped and so Sargon must go on an epic quest to uncover what happened to that Sands Of Time remake. Er, we mean, to save the Prince.

That’s the least of Sargon’s problems. When his game was revealed, the response was so vitriolic you’d think Ubisoft had announced a new variant of Covid. The internet quickly condemned this return to the Prince’s 2D roots and its controversial new art style. Well, frankly, if you don’t like this game’s looks, you don’t deserve to have eyes. It’s . Colourful, full of life, and clearly the work of the team behind the also-brilliant Rayman Legends. There are

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