Prince of Persia returns to PSP

Ubisoft sharpens up Prince of Persia: Rival Swords for Sony's portable; game bounds into US stores in 2007, Europe later this year.

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Shortly after revealing that a Wii version of Splinter Cell Double Agent will be ready later this year, Ubisoft today also announced that the Prince of Persia family is getting a new member. The game, Prince of Persia: Rival Swords for the PSP, is scheduled for release in Europe in late 2006 and in North America in 2007.

Rival Swords is in the hands of Pipeworks Software, a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, the same crew that brought Prince of Persia Revelations to the PSP late last year. Just as Revelations was an expanded handheld version of the console game Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Rival Swords builds on Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.

In addition to the storyline and gameplay from The Two Thrones, Rival Swords will add exclusive levels and multiplayer modes geared toward the portable crowd. A versus mode will pit the Prince against his sinister alter-ego, the Dark Prince, in timed races; by activating switches in the levels they are playing, gamers can make it harder for their opponents to progress.

Prince of Persia Rival Swords has not yet been rated or priced. For a taste of what to expect, read GameSpot's review of Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.

63 Comments

  • diobolical22

    Posted Nov 25, 2006 6:32 am PT

    looks good can't wait looks brilliant!

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 14, 2006 3:55 pm PT

    I need a PSP...

  • prinzofpersia

    Posted Sep 13, 2006 10:39 am PT

    I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • faizali86

    Posted Sep 13, 2006 6:29 am PT

    i wouldnt be surprised if this game is not good.

  • Legendaryscmt

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 6:36 pm PT

    And they'll screw up the sound again...

  • King_Dodongo

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 5:15 pm PT

    I will wait for the new PoP in the Wii

  • GrimBee

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 1:26 pm PT

    Oh man, i really dont know how they turned a potentially awesome game series into a shabby, no-reputation series..
    The first game was like, worthy buying a console for. The second, was just an awesoem hit in an otherwise crappy game release schedule. The third, was a bit of the same old, but still a darn good game..
    and then came the infamous ports onto the ds and psp, and you know, the rest is history really.

    I would get this game if it was £10 and had no load times.. but then again, that would be more of a thought to happen on the ds rather than the psp.

    One thing about the psp is that games cannot be rushed on the system. Developers have to take advantage of the hardware, speed up those loading times etc. But its like they are so quick to get cash on the psp before its too late, before nintendo dominate and the psp market slowly becomes a qult in itself.

    Im reckoning that a psp game price drop is in the way soon enough. The psp, says kaz, is not going to be redesigned OR lowered in price..

    But then again, he said the ps3 will sell millions on launch, will launch worldwide, and also will take over the ps2's market share equal (i.e the same amount of ps3s will sell, as many as the ps2 did). So yeah, maybe the psp will drop in price, and maybe some games will drop $5 or something to compete with the ds.

    But still, this game or zelda? I think my £30 is going on ANOTHER portable game.
    Until this series really shows us its not rap on a handheld, im staying put

  • SoraTheExtreme

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 1:16 pm PT

    lightgame? (sorry for not knowing exactly what that means)

  • chettyharish

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 11:36 am PT

    GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • faridmon

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 11:24 am PT

    SoratheExtreme
    because you never played a light game????

  • SoraTheExtreme

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 10:07 am PT

    thorsen-ink, maybe your PSP is slow, or your copy of the game was damaged cause I never noticed any such thing... well, I dunno...

  • thorsen-ink GameSpot staff member

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 9:59 am PT

    The first POP PSP was horrendous. Load time was 2-3 minutes every time you died. Splinter Cell PSP sucked as well.

  • gamingfreak47

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 8:58 am PT

    Yay, another remake Pop game for PSP. XP

  • FarCry_Maniac

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 8:32 am PT

  • SoraTheExtreme

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 7:51 am PT

    HXCDEW, could'nt have said it better myself. people seem to complain about Sony for any reason... wether it's true or not... just to complain... what's the problem? are they afraid that PS3 might, even though the price is over the edge of crazy, be the best of the next gen? I'm not saying this will happen but it might... I myself like all the companies but I kinda favor PS2 over GC and XB

  • hbk3000

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 4:44 am PT

    Fix the glithes and we have another awesome PSP game

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 4:12 am PT

    GAGAN21, are you dumb? Sony doesn't make GTA, ROCKSTAR does. Sony no control over whether R* decides to port their game to PS2 or whatever. In the end, 3rd developers are there to make money - be grateful as long as they are making games that's worthwhile. So what if R* ported LCS to PS2? It was rubbish from what I heard, no multiplayer or something like that, poor graphics, etc - I'd rather play it on my PSP. Same for VCS, even if it does come to PS2 will probably take several months or even a year, and no way I'm waiting that long. Games like GTA works out nicely for the PSP, at least R* is remaking these games with new story and content, but it's not the case with PoP, which is basically the same year old game with some new added content. So unless it's really worth playing over, I'll be busy with tons of other games coming this fall to PSP.

  • shamarke

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 1:15 am PT

    i forgot what the title was on the other prince of persia on psp but it sucks i hope this one is a great game!

  • gagan21

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 1:12 am PT

    ubisoft has messed up with the psp again, they already have failed to deliver with pop revelations which was nothing more than a lame port with very frustating load times, and they also released splinter cell esentials which was a bad game, wtf is wrong with ubisoft. ubisoft is spoilling the prince of persia image by making this game. and were the f*ck is my beloved prince of persia,as i cannot see a new prince of persia on next gen consoles. i would rather love to see a new prince of persia on next gen console like 360 or ps3 than assasins creed, sure assasins looks cool but the prince has got more attitude. sony wake up before its too late, sony is already loosing its handheld war to the ds. sony has already messed up with psp owners by first telling them that gta liberty city stories would be exclusive,than a year later they released it on ps2,now what in the world will make us psp owners believe that gta vice stories wont be ported to the ps2 next year. damn u sony, i bought the psp just for gta, hope they better make vcs remain a psp exclusive. Look at the ds game library, 90% of the games are all original or sequels to a gba game which is awsome, and are exclusive to ds, games like mario kart, new super mario bros,mario luigi partners in time, nintendogs, animal crossing are the biggest hits on ds and are selling like hot cakes everywhere.plus the ds is coming up with some great games like pokemon, zelda and final fantasy,which would be a massive hit. sony stop screwing us psp owners time and time again by making lame ports and bring us something original like pursuit force, daxter, syphon filter. sure the psp is coming up with some good ones like mgs ops, gta vcs, socom ftb2,and medal of honor.but still the ds is the current king of handheld gaming. i currently own 11 psp tittles and 2 ds tittles and i spend more time on mys ds then my psp

  • ulrikz

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 11:50 pm PT

    Hope they fix on what was bad in the last game

  • GFofgaming

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 11:46 pm PT

    Atleast the developers r not just porting the whole thing, but add some features that would make a worthwhile purchase.

  • Pastehunter

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 10:30 pm PT

    Common people stop complayning , I fu dont want it , dont get it , Il deffinatly get it , and games like MGS are comming only next Q3 in EU , and Ratchet & Clanck only in march , so shut up .

  • raichu79

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 10:16 pm PT

    Lets hope they fix the loading problems they had with Revelations.

  • nintendorocks

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 7:43 pm PT

    The PSP gets yet another upgraded port. Revelations was a great game but was just riddled with bugs and long loading times. And, even though I liked Warrior Within a tad better than The Two Thrones, I'm sure if Pipeworks can fix the bugs, Rival Swords will be a great port.

  • grnidbandit

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 7:18 pm PT

    There are plenty of other games on the PSP I'd rather get GTA: VCS, MGS: PO, SOCOM FTB 2, MoH Heroes, Rachet & Clank, Silent Hill Origins, etc. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS UBISOFT ?! FIRST YOU SCREWED ASSASSIN'S CREED's exclusivity for PS3 and now bringing a lame expanded port for PSP- WE DON'T WANT THAT! STOP GIVING PSP A BAD IMAGE!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    I agree man, I could careless for this series actually no matter what console it appears on just this weekend i put pre-orders down for MSG OPS, SIlent Hill origins, Gangs of london, GTA vice city stories, Killzone liberartion, SOCOM FTB2 and your right ubisoft should have kept assassins creed exclusive to the PS3 but I guess this is ubisoft and no one is really suprised and like every other company, its all about making the money

  • karnis

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 5:56 pm PT

    i beat the two thrones a new prince of persia game is what i want not a damn port

  • ffgothic

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 3:47 pm PT

    uhh...how about a brand new next-gen POP! Or is Assassin's Creed your "Prince of Persia" for this generation

  • game_masta14

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 3:22 pm PT

    Okay Ubisoft but just remember one thing............CHECK FOR GLITCHES!!! It was super hard for me to beat the game with so many glitches.

  • Mechakucha

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 3:18 pm PT

    C'mon now. The systems been out for coming up on two years.

    Let's stop porting year old PS2 games on to it (while renaming them to sucker people in) and put in the effort to make a REAL game, like LocoRoco, MGS: PO, etc.

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 3:13 pm PT

    There are plenty of other games on the PSP I'd rather get GTA: VCS, MGS: PO, SOCOM FTB 2, MoH Heroes, Rachet & Clank, Silent Hill Origins, etc. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS UBISOFT ?! FIRST YOU SCREWED ASSASSIN'S CREED's exclusivity for PS3 and now bringing a lame expanded port for PSP- WE DON'T WANT THAT! STOP GIVING PSP A BAD IMAGE!

  • Murpheus007

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 3:13 pm PT

    Okay, porting a game from one console to another is one thing, but porting it to a portable system is entirely different. Yes, it is the same storyline as TT, but now I can play it anywhere. At work, at the dentist's office, on the bus, in the car while I'm driving. And the vs mode sounds wonderful, so do like your momma taught you, if you don't have anything nice to say, stop polluting the forums with your negative comments and go play a game that makes you happy. That's what my momma always said anyway. Word for word.

  • SephirothSyZtem

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 3:09 pm PT

    i would love a good prince of persia on my psp. i just hope that it would be worth plaing unlike the other crappy POP on the psp

  • santiagochile

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:50 pm PT

    Buy a DS lite so you won't have to play all these lame ports!

  • methedemon

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:46 pm PT

    I would rather get:

    MGS:OP
    MOH:H
    GTA:VCS get the point? NEW GAME I DON'T WANT JUST SOME EXTRAS....

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:38 pm PT

    im probably not gonna get it

  • Tyrant-666

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:38 pm PT

    Another port! I was expecting an all new game. Well I'm not buying it anymore.....

  • courtez2k4

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:34 pm PT

    I liked Two Thrones but I think Ubi would be better off making an original PoP game for the PSP.

  • LordAndrew

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:27 pm PT

    Yay. Another PoP port.

  • Shtinky

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:18 pm PT

    Yay for 20% new content!

  • Pastehunter

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 2:02 pm PT

    Common people , I just cannot wait for this game , I finished it , but a mobile version , I just cannot wait , thank u Ubisoft , now only if u would give us SOT next year .

  • capthunt

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:45 pm PT

    pfff consoles

  • pantweasel

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:40 pm PT

    Man, why can't there be a new one? Nobody wants another port.

  • Platyphyllum

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:32 pm PT

    is this a two thrones port? If so thewn I'm not buying it, Revlations was horrible.

  • santiagochile

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:30 pm PT

    Who cares? I already played it on the Gamecube. The PSP gets these lame ports! Thank god I have a DS Lite! I can't wait for Prince of Persia Wii!!

  • Ikzai

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:27 pm PT

    Hope they'll make this one less glitchy.

  • korn18m

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:24 pm PT

    Lame. They should have made a new one.

    Already played the console version, and there are way too many new games lined up to come out for the PSP for me to consider this.

  • Xanog1

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:23 pm PT

    after the awful job that the team did with Revelations, I think I'm going to wait a while before purchasing this one.

  • taekwondokid

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:19 pm PT

    well hope will not be like the first one on psp(with bugs, glitches.....)

  • OdiumX

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:17 pm PT

    Not interested, PSP Ports, Ports and more Ports...

  • calibersession

    Posted Sep 11, 2006 1:15 pm PT

    The game will be just as good as on the PS2, but where do they get these subtitle names from? I mean "Rival Swords"? and then, there aren't even two swords on the cover? WTF?

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