Prince of Persia prequel trilogy unearthed?

  • By thorsen-ink, GameSpot
  • Posted Oct 9, 2007 5:07 pm PT

Source: See below. What we heard: As last week's premature outing of the Bungie-Microsoft separation painfully proved, major game-industry leaks can come from just about anywhere. Little wonder, then, this week that many game journalists set aside their cold crow leftovers and took notice of a...

Source: See below.

What we heard: As last week's premature outing of the Bungie-Microsoft separation painfully proved, major game-industry leaks can come from just about anywhere. Little wonder, then, this week that many game journalists set aside their cold crow leftovers and took notice of a rumor coming from an almost entirely unknown blog bearing the title "Surfer Girl Reviews Star Wars."

The blog claims to have landed a juicy "exclusive"--the first details and screens (pictured) of the next Prince of Persia game. "Surfer Girl" claims the title is being prepped to ship in the second half of 2008 for the 360, Wii, PC, and PlayStation 3, and will be subtitled "Ghosts of the Past." It will apparently be the first in a trilogy set before Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and will forgo "the dark edginess of the last two titles in favor a fantastical cross between The Sands of Time, Ico, and Zelda," according to the blog.

Though unsubstantiated by developer/publisher Ubisoft (see below), the alleged return of the series to its fantastical roots is not without logic. The blog reports the sequel to Ghosts of the Past is being readied for release alongside the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced, Michael Bay-directed Prince of Persia movie in summer 2009. Since many Hollywood trades have already anointed that game-to-film adaptation as the spiritual successor to the multibillion-dollar-grossing Pirates of the Caribbean movies, making the games more family-friendly would be synergistic indeed.

The official story: "Ubisoft does not comment on rumors."--Ubisoft rep.

Bogus or not bogus?: With nothing to go on but a few blurry screenshots, there's not enough information to go either way. However, the rumor makes perfect sense from a business perspective, meaning its more likely than not.

147 Comments

  • hotbodyboy_2006

    Posted May 3, 2008 1:30 pm PT

    Ahh man!! One Of The GREATEST Games ever. Hope the new POP lives on the legacy.

    WHATS MORE EXCITING GUYS I HEARD THAT ITS ALSO GONNA BE A TRILOGY. A SOT PREQUEL TRILOGY!!

  • wearespartans

    Posted Apr 22, 2008 5:31 am PT

    The Prince will forever live on... LONG LIVE THE PRINCE. NOW GIMME SOME MORE OF HIM!!!

  • Hitamaru-homia

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 1:23 pm PT

    bogus,surfer girl = lies,why they release so close with it no promotion

  • The_Consequence

    Posted Oct 25, 2007 2:56 pm PT

    I dunno, Assassin's Creed is pretty much PoP and Splinter Cell combined. But I love PoP, and if they added in horse combat like in AC it would be awesome!

  • rockyking

    Posted Oct 18, 2007 6:02 pm PT

    man another pop game awesome

  • SilvrDog

    Posted Oct 18, 2007 7:04 am PT

    The Prince of Persia series needs to be left alone. The side scrolling classics where great and so where some of the others, but its time for the series to take a long nap.

  • zelon477

    Posted Oct 17, 2007 12:25 pm PT

    "Ubisoft does not comment on rumors" lol, thats just the offical way to say that we're pissed that the game isnt under raps any more

  • Nostradennis

    Posted Oct 17, 2007 12:02 pm PT

    The Sands of Time was magical for me. I still enjoy playing it after all these years. A timeless classic.

  • mrkame16

    Posted Oct 17, 2007 7:00 am PT

    Go Assasins Creed Go!!! Cheerleading dont on purpose.

  • Doolum

    Posted Oct 14, 2007 9:11 am PT

    hope its for real

  • furqan2006

    Posted Oct 13, 2007 9:41 am PT

    very good news for fans

  • alexjulean

    Posted Oct 12, 2007 2:42 pm PT

    Assassin's Creed will be in my opinion a very good game until the next Prince ! It will ship this november so not much until then

  • adityafunda

    Posted Oct 12, 2007 7:27 am PT

    every next version of POP just raises the bar.
    What next??
    Must be mind blowing

  • adityafunda

    Posted Oct 12, 2007 7:25 am PT

    So far POP has been getting better and better. I wish the new prince will continue this.

  • SaneQ

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 5:51 pm PT

    Yay for ruining something good.

    The last thing Prince of Persia needs is a powder puff trilogy. They need to keep with the tone the last two of the series held, or go back to the first, and introduce darker overtones and what not.

    Otherwise, this is definitely not worth my money. e_e

  • cocomacoco

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 4:36 pm PT

    This i suspected it all along, its is unnaceptable that one of my favorite games got buried, long live to the sands of time.

  • bernieberry

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 1:58 pm PT

    Awesome Series. Can't WAIT!!!!!!!

  • IrishLuiz

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 12:49 pm PT

    I seriously hope it isnt just rumors. Can't wait.

  • Demon_Beaver

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 11:39 am PT

    I'm very uncertain of it, but when you look at that screen shot, both the recurring pattern on the very straight walls, and the rather simple form of the rocky cave, make it look like a screenshot from a 2000-era 3rd person action game... and I believe that even most modern cellphones take pictures in a higher resolution than that... my instincts tell me this is a fake screen, no matter how much I long for a new POP

  • dark080290

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 10:48 am PT

    I want more Prince of Persia :X. Sweet. I can't wait .

  • fmobliv06

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 10:35 am PT

    i wouldn't want it to be too much like Zelda

  • vigraman007

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 5:55 am PT

    Most People are like me, They Love Prince.............

  • HXCDEW

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 1:20 am PT

    This is PERSIAAAAAA!!!

  • X-RS

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 8:49 pm PT

    i cant wait for this. it is finally coming
    i also cant wait for the game.
    i also cant beleive his supposed name is hamir.
    and i wonder who the girl is...an early version of kaileena?
    just hope there is still at least 2 combat bittons and maybe 5 different combos, kinda went to far in ttt.

  • Vash67

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 8:39 pm PT

    Awesome. I was hooked on PoP ever since I played a demo for Sands of Time on the Xbox. Got all three, and the first and third definitely rank up there in my favorite games ever list. I'll be awaiting more from the series!

  • GuyverV

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 6:30 pm PT

    goodie, before they make the 3rd game BC on the 360, they're gonna make another trilogy. dammit, ms, get off your butts

  • Valen_Ca

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 5:29 pm PT

    So after this we are going to be getting a Beyond Good & Evil sequel right?

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 4:11 pm PT

    Hope this is true. It'll be awesome! PoP rules.....

  • alberto2045

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 3:08 pm PT

    awsome

  • N0tYrBeezin

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 2:53 pm PT

    Ok so the game will be a movie tie-in? That doesn't bode well for the game, I am afraid. Most games that released with a movie are bad, very very bad.

  • blancobo

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 2:48 pm PT

    this is probably true since the Assassins Creed franchise has not been as embrased as it was initially expected. The PoP franchise was at its best, should have never been left... the problem: what can they think of now?!?!?

  • ajw4pc

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 1:06 pm PT

    Please let this be true.

  • haesuse

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 1:06 pm PT

    in hindsight, a kitten dies every time someone mentions that michael bay is directing PoP movie. Just imagine this...a 2 hour glamour shot movie called PoP. These ppl need to get off the bandwaggon, go to DAvid Fincher, go to Christopher Nolan, or Danny Boyle or someone who can give some substance to the movie and not that clown of a director!
    On the other note, i am always up for some more PoP! bring it on!

  • Peaches1347

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 1:04 pm PT

    nice i love the PoP series!!

  • paboudr

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 12:50 pm PT

    It makes sense - Assassin's Creed has the darker, more mature edge of the later POP games; and this new POP can be T rated and tie in with the movies. AC would make an awesome R movie though. Brilliant marketing if Ubi can successfully split its Arab adventures and double its profits! And twice as many good games for us!

  • ssta

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 12:18 pm PT

    HELLL YEAAAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Just at the time when we needed it!

  • Phazevariance

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 11:48 am PT

    I'd be happy as long as there is not end game glitch that makes you have to restart from the beginning like in POP:WW

  • furqan2006

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 11:28 am PT

    IF IT IS TRUE THEN HELL YEAH I WILL BUY IT. IT BETTER BE TRUE BECAUSE I WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER POP GAME FOR A LONG TIME.

  • sarosh_assassin

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 11:25 am PT

    I love u Prince and I am so glad that the Prince is A Muslim and he conquerd the half of the world in Real.He was the true hero and He is Now.Muslims are great.

  • brain20035

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 11:20 am PT

    hope this is real. i don't want to develop false hope

  • TryDaBeardON

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 11:12 am PT

    PoP without boobs and gore is Super Mario. No, thanks.

  • Zee666

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 10:23 am PT

    Booo, family friendly. I hope not, gore, viciously haunting monstrous screams, those things made the games great. Pppp family friendly

  • herviross_2

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 9:37 am PT

    Another Prince of Persia game......wow just wow!

  • Kfoss

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 8:52 am PT

    what..family friendly?!?! the first one sucked!...i like ripping my enemy's in half with blood strewn across the screen!!!..not some Disney fairy tail BS.!!..screw that man..hell no..im not living though the first one again!!!!...

  • tatinhawk

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 8:51 am PT

    Yeah.. It would be great to have another Prince of Persia Game..

  • balnso

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 8:18 am PT

    i really hope so one of my favourite games of all times

  • Warfust

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 7:46 am PT

    This sounds awesome! We may have to wait until E3 to hear more though...

  • OReilly89

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 7:29 am PT

    Cool, don't know what to say about the PoP movie though. They should use that guy from 300 that was being payed off by the Persians (not the crippled guy) as the Prince. He looks a bit like him. But then again Jason Statham looked a bit like Agent 47 from Hitman but they used that Olyphont guy for some stupid reason, so you never know.

  • Pastehunter

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 6:49 am PT

    Wow , nice ... to bad its not a PS exclusive though

  • ZOnikJJ

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 6:44 am PT

    cool.

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