The Makers reason for this was:

"When defining the vision of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, we initially started with a set of strong emotions we wanted to provide. Essentially we wanted this game to feel like a thriller, to generate a certain sense of fear and oppression. Very naturally, this led us to create a much more darker, more mysterious and more oppressive environment, to fiercer and more frightening enemies, more thrilling sounds and music etc … So, once we defined these directions, the first step was to build up a new Prince who would look tougher, more mature - basically more "bad-ass." And he would behave as such - so we created the new combat system and the all-new set of moves that will reinforce this attitude. The end result is a game that is certainly more mature than Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and also more violent at times - but all this serves a purpose: a brand-new, radically different experience that we believe will be tremendously involving."

Just a question; did the developers base the princes face on an actual person? I know they usually do but I’ve heard of some great RPG games that had their lead character created. But they must have got inspired from some real person. Just something I've been thinkin' about coz some of the FMV’s in POP2 are highly detailed and the character looks so realistic

They used the original Prince of Persia from the old arcade games, not any real person, and developed his face till it looked, well, more human.
You will notice they do not look the same at all when comparing, but that was the original design, and stage by stage they have changed him to what he is today.

namely, a guy who looks more white than arabian

well, sort of

Not exactly your everyday Aladdin, I was also thinkin'about that, but didn't say it
Well it is Ubisoft "Montreal" after all, I was going to say that they should of made him have features of an Arab but after seeing the latest trailer and all the cut-scenes I see they put a lot of effort in his look, so I respect that. I don't know why I feel a little odd... maybe I'll edit this later to put in more coherent thoughts.

GOOD AS DONE, BOSS

This message was edited by twisted_Metal on Dec 10 2004.

just edit out the TA, makes you sound weird

why does the best game in the world have to have so many bloody glitches it annoys the hell out of me

It annoys me as well, and I dont even have the game (Yet..).
Theres so many bugs and glitches its starting to put me off. I hope I dont get caught in any of these as many of them can be fatal.

TOO true, but as the PC owners of POP2 will get patches etc. The PS2, XBOX and GC are pretty much F^&ked, as am I.
Just hope POP2 doesn't go Devil May Cry 2 on us coz then I will never pay the bucks. Then again they might not be glitches, coz UBI has many game testers and would of surely picked it up. SO that leaves us in a fix, but hopefully the truth will soon be revealed.

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/ubb.x?q=Y&a=tpc&s=400102&f=1121003742&m=5311089252&p=1

Thats a link 2 the official pop site forum-theres s**tloads wrong wiv the game according 2 all these posts & this is the 2nd time iv ever used a forum so plz b gentle!lol!I want no how u lot make banner & quotes 2 go with ur personalised names!!I think there cushty every1!!help me out @ tonymontana84@hotmail.com Iv had major problems with this game,beware of it............

Can you mod the PC version of POPWW? coz i got an amazing idea but it will need a bit of work. My idea is a Free running type game, lots of tall buildings and rails and stuff and the prince in a t-shirt and jeans with a baseball bat. Good idea?

Hi guys, sorry but please can someone help me *urgently*

I have 8 of the life upgrades, and Im right at the end of the game, all I need is the last 1 which is the 1 behind the sacrificial alter (i didnt get it early in the game). Now I can get the life upgrade no problem, but then I cant find a way back to the main hall in the past. Does anyone know if it is possible to get the life upgrade at the end and finish the game????

Please help

Sadly once you're in that room it's impossible to get back out, unless you're the Sandwraith and you're on the second passing. I got stuck on this bit too, you'll have to start again I'm afraid