Prince of Persia 4
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article or section contains information about an unreleased video game. It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature, and the content may change dramatically as more information becomes available. |
| Prince of Persia 4 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montreal |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Series | Prince of Persia |
| Release date(s) | TBA (NA) |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: N/A |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Media | DVD (1) |
Prince of Persia 4 is an upcoming video game being developed and published by Ubisoft. This title was not officially announced, however a leaked folder of conceptual artwork and a list of upcoming games (listing Prince of Persia 4) distributed online strongly suggests an original game being released sometime in the next year.
Because Prince of Persia 4 was never officially announced, and Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (a port of Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones for the Nintendo Wii) was announced shortly after the leak, it was not totally clear whether or not this was the same game as, although the concept art shows characters not featured in that game.
On 1 March 2007 oxm.co.uk mentioned that this is in fact a new game for the Xbox 360.[1]
[edit] Concept art leak
In September 2006 a 2 GB file archive containing concept art for the new Prince of Persia game as well as a number of other games was leaked. The file was soon posted on among other sites Neogaf.com. On September 21, 2006 Ubisoft made an official statement about the leak. [2]
- "We are clearly displeased that confidential information from Ubisoft has been distributed on the internet. The publication of this type of information can only be harmful to the game development process and we will take all steps necessary to prevent this from happening in the future. We are still investigating the events that lead to this information leak and at this time have no further comment."
Two pieces of art show a younger looking, more muscular Prince. Whether or not this is the same Prince as the one in the The Sands of Time trilogy is unknown. Another piece shows the "Prince of Persia" text logo, similar to the one used in the trilogy, but without the sandy background. Instead, the blue lettering seems to emit wisps of magical smoke. Another piece shows a woman raising her hand. On her palm is the image of an eye, which seems to emit the same magical smoke effect as the logo. The artist is unknown, since he or she did not sign the art.
It is very likely that Prince of Persia will be released, due to the fact that the first trilogy was a financial success. However many fans are hoping that Ubisoft will make it official very soon.
