

So I thought, 'Hey, Jeez, twist my arm.'"Ĭlearly, a side-on platformer and a full 3D extravaganza are two very different prospects. But they really convinced me that they wanted to push it further than it's ever been before and use the Prince Of Persia to do that. There's no sense in doing it if it's just going to be like 'take the Tomb Raider engine and slap a turban on if.

"The opportunity was there and it was kind of intriguing because Andy Peterson, the producer, had a really gung-ho bunch of artists and programmers who wanted to give it the full treatment - the best graphics, the best 3D. We tracked down its creator, Jordan Mechner, at the recent E3 show in Atlanta and asked him just that. It's been five years since the last outing though, so why resurrect it now? The latest to earn the 3D tag is Prince Of Persia, which by a stroke of luck is actually the third game in the series. In fact, it always has been, it's just that games are finally catching up.
