For contrast, take the first game that opened with this educated English voice telling a story (to whom is a brilliant twist), and then the second game, same character, or so they led us to beleive but we know their character is a completely different set of 1's and 0's. This new "things" first words were "You bitch!".

I highly reccomend you pick up a copy of PoP:SoT – and yes, like you mentioned – for a console. It is by far the best, not so long as to tie you down for weeks, but enough to satisfy and the ending twist is a shocking one to say the least. The PC conversion was a shame, I picked up a copy of it after buying, completing and selling my Gamecube copy and I never could play it through again on a keyboard and mouse.

Being "old" now in PC terms, it'll be cheap to pick up and I cannot emphasise enough, but it's really worth it – the reviews were right, it is, like I've said, a shame about the PC version but don't let that deter you.

LIke you pointed out in your article, the tone of the second game was NOTHING like the first, and that was evident from the first seconds of hte demo. Another problem was the shifted focus of the second game. Combat was definitely the weakest part of the first game, and basing an entire game on the not-so-hot fighting system was a terrible idea.

I love God of War, but it's because it's got such great style and the combat is tons of fun. It reminds me a lot of SoT because it has that same other-world feel to it.

(love the blog, btw — keep up the excellent work)

There's just so many reasons to quit a game. Bosses you can't beat, or a boss you might be able to beat but the save point is 15 minutes ago and every time you lose, you have to go through the SAME BLOODY SEQUENCE each time.

@Tim: SOT to WW was definitely a big change and I'm surprised they carried on the darker tone to TT. SOT received so much praise for being charming and unique as far as presentation goes. They kind shot that all to hell in WW. I hated the stupid comments the Prince would make while you're fighting dudes.

@Ben: I'm was playing it on Medium. No chance I'm going to do it all over again. I have so many games to play – I'm already behind! No more time for the Prince, I'm afraid.

@Colin: I wouldn't let what I've said make up your mind on whether or not to play the game. It's a good, fun game. It has it's frustrating moments without a doubt. Might be worth a rent – and play it on Easy!

This is the only POP game I've actually enjoyed playing. The first was good, but as mentioned, far too short. The second was okay as well, bt it seemed to be missing something. I'm gonna be sad to see this great series end.

Thanks for saving me the time/money!

I completed the first game as well, but have given up on the second twice.

I've been thinking about posting a rant on game difficulty before. Maybe I'll do that soon

As for last in the series – what I had heard was that it was the last in that story series. I'm sure I've heard mention of next gen Prince of Persia games.

I currently own a gaming PC (which only really gets used for strategy games and FPSs these days), an Xbox, a PS2, a Gamecube and various handhelds – oh, and recently I aquired an Xbox 360. Over a period of time I found that the machines I played on most tended to be the Cube (when my mates are over) and my Xbox. Because of this, and because I was a HUGE POP fan in the 90s, I bought Sands of Time for my Xbox.

I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. My only real gripe was that it was far too short. In fact, I liked it so much I rushed out and bought Beyond Good and Evil (which the Jade engine was originally written for), a game that had been released the week before to a somewhat muted response.

Incidentally – if you haven't played BGE, you need to. It's one of the best games of the last few years. Anyway, back on topic…

Unfortunately, I also rushed out to buy Warrior Within and ended up taking it back two days later (having finished it) in disgust. A truely awful game – even when the terrible grunged up soundtrack was muted.

Don't get me wrong – I'm a fairly big Metal fan but I just don't think it fits with this game. It's done a pretty good job of turning me off The Two Thrones.

Thankfully I kept the trade in points I received and bought God of War some time later for the PS2…

Now that's MUCH better…

On another note, where did you hear that The Two Thrones was the last in the series?