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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™

PC (Microsoft Windows), Legacy Mobile Device • 2008

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Quick resume

Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.

Global score

83/100

Genres

Action, Adventure

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    Pros

    • Engaging and challenging combat system
    • Dark and immersive atmosphere
    • Heavy metal soundtrack
    • Multiple endings and secrets
    • Strong narrative with time travel

    Cons

    • Camera issues and occasional bugs
    • Some backtracking and confusing map
    • Steep difficulty spikes especially in boss fights
    • Dated graphics and technical problems on modern systems
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers challenging combat, especially boss fights, requiring skill mastery, timing, and learning enemy patterns."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on single-player experience with no mention of multiplayer or leaderboards; gameplay is personal and exploration-based."

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    • Continuation

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      4

      "Players report long play sessions, replaying for different endings and achievements, showing strong attachment and habitual play."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Entirely single-player focused with no cooperative or multiplayer elements."

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    • Creativity

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      3

      "Players experiment with various combat combos, abilities, and some platforming; some customization in combat style."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control over others; gameplay is personal and narrative-driven."

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    • Escapism

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      4

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    • Expectation

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      "Players express intrinsic motivation and personal desire to play; no indications of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Exploration of multiple paths, character abilities, and combat strategies encourages experimentation."

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    • Exploration

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      3

      "Game features discovery of new areas, secrets, and quest locations on multiple islands with a sense of reward."

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      "Game features a semi-open island with revisiting locations in different time periods and searching for secrets."

    • Expression

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      "Some character and weapon customization exists, but mostly within predefined options without deep avatar personalization."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy elements including time travel, mythical creatures, and pirate lore."

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    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; entirely solo experience."

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    • Growth

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      3

      "Players learn combos, master combat mechanics, and unlock new abilities and weapons, supporting skill development."

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity involved; traditional sedentary gameplay."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires constant attention and focus due to challenging combat and platforming; not suitable for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No evidence of forming close relationships or social bonding; interactions are with NPCs in a narrative context."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements; single-player only."

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    • Progression

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      "Players collect items, weapons, and unlock new areas and endings, showing clear progression."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay is tense and challenging, with moments of high stress and adrenaline."

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    • Sensation

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      "Heavy metal soundtrack, fast combat, gore, and visual effects provide strong sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or ranking systems; focus is on individual experience."

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    • Story

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      "Engaging narrative with multiple endings, character interactions, and a time-traveling plot that adds depth."

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    • Strategy

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      "Combat requires tactical use of combos, skill timing, and resource management."

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    • Thrill

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      4

      "High tension and suspense from difficult boss fights and challenging stages provide thrill and adrenaline."

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    • Value

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      "Players find good value in nostalgia, expanded content, and gameplay length."

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    • Violence

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      "Game heavily features combat, gore, dismemberment, and violent finishing moves."

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    • Survival

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      "Players must avoid death from enemies and hazards while managing health and resources."

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Violence, Story.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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