 |
|
Was Expecting a Bit More...:
I found the Prince of Persia Collector's Edition guide to be surprisingly sufficient with its content (walkthrough), which is unusual with my experience using Prima guides (the Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth guide is a waste of paper). The front and back cover is gorgeous, adorned with the Prince's intricately designed gauntlet on the cover, and one of Elika's incantations (?) printed on the back in gold. The paper is vibrant and of high quality, the text easy on the eyes. Although the "behind the scenes" interview was an interesting read (especially the amount of thought that was used in creating Elika as a character and a much needed ally) I was somewhat disappointed with the "art gallery" section. Having missed out on the game's preorder bonus that included a digital art book (I've been told the bonus was great!), I purchased this primarily for that reason. Unfortunately, there wasn't much art included in this book at all. Most of the images are small (but not ridiculously so) and can be seen by beating the game (actually, a good chunk of them have been omitted from the book's art section), or performing a simple internet search. There was a particular picture in the game's gallery I was hoping to be in print because I couldn't find this one via internet search, but unfortunately for me...it wasn't included. But for what it's worth, I love the art work regardless. The exclusive art print is colorful, printed on a glossy 8x10 postcard-like sheet of paper (looks great framed, by the way!). I believe the art print is random. The copy I received illustrates the Prince standing in the shadows of a sand swept city, while I saw some one else's print had the Prince and Elika standing on a platform surfing on a sea of fire. This latest installment to the Prince of Persia series REALLY doesn't need a walkthrough. However, I'd still recommend purchasing this book for the sake of its beauty and quality. If you have yet to beat PoP and still insist on using this guide, DO NOT read ahead, especially when you defeat the final boss. Prima authors seem to think players are too dimwitted to comprehend story events, and have a need to give away endings. The low price makes this book an absolute STEAL! I paid more for the MGS4 Limited Edition guide when it was first released!
it'll do for the most part..:
the reason this strategy guide, and all other strategy guides that i have bought recently are not up to par, is because they do not help you in anyway to describe the achievements/trophy sections of the game. i think this is cheap of prima/brady, and this will be the last strategy guide i purchase.
Better leave it off:
i am fan of prince of Persia as he is cool and athletic with puzzle in game ,i`m not hard core gamer but always have less time so instead of wandering around in my game time i want to advance fast,to beat the game that's why i use strategy guides but this one was big disappointment as its not written in organized way there is material that might help/interest you but layout and description is way to out of way ,its hard to understand this strategy guide then game itself.last prince game`s i used Brady game strategy,they been better.i don`t know how they did with this one but stay away from this guide just play the game as its most easy game in series and save yourself hours you will try to understand your location according to guide.
| Author: | Catherine Browne | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 794 | | EAN: | 9780761561163 | | Edition: | Collectors | | ISBN: | 0761561161 | | Number Of Pages: | 224 | | Publication Date: | 2008-12-02 | | Release Date: | 2008-12-02 |
|
