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Game entry

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

2004 · Platformer, Beat 'em up, Action-adventure · PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, iOS · Ubisoft Entertainment

GameForever voters place Prince of Persia: Warrior Within no. 434 in the world ranking, with 1,712 ELO points and 59% of wins across 335 duels settled. Against Portal, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 2 wins to 4 losses in 6 duels. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 19 out of 137 (2004).

World rank

no. 434

ELO score

1,712

Wins

59%

Duels played

335

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About Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a video game and sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It picks up where The Sands of Time left off, adding new features, specifically, options in combat. The Prince now has the ability to wield two weapons at a time as well as the ability to steal his enemies' weapons and throw them. The Prince's repertoire of combat moves has been expanded into varying strings that allow players to attack enemies with more complexity than was possible in the previous game. Warrior Within has a darker tone than its predecessor adding in the ability for the Prince to dispatch his enemies with various finishing moves. In addition to the rewind, slow-down, and speed-up powers from The Sands of Time, the Prince also has a new sand power: a circular "wave" of sand that knocks down all surrounding enemies as well as damaging them.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,712 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Prince of Persia: Warrior Within sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 431 The Sims 3 1,713
  2. 432 Mortal Kombat II 1,713
  3. 433 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 1,713
  4. 434 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 1,712
  5. 435 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1,712
  6. 436 Conker's Bad Fur Day 1,712
  7. 437 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 1,711

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The standing

Where Prince of Persia: Warrior Within ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Prince of Persia: Warrior Within stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 19 out of 137 (2004).

Where Prince of Persia: Warrior Within ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 434 5,035
Platformer 47 620
2000s 127 1,308
2004 19 137

The community

The debate

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  1. QuestDragon2005

    The rock soundtrack and grittier tone were a bold choice at the time, but I think it aged into something a bit try-hard rather than timeless.

  2. feil_oma

    I might be wrong, but I think the double blades alone justify its spot here.

  3. SammieDragon

    I'm biased, I'll admit it upfront, I've replayed this more than Uncharted 2 or Tomb Raider combined, and every time it clicks in a way those two never quite managed for me, even if I know the combat here is rougher around the edges.

  4. Neon_Thiel

    But going back to it now, the whole grim makeover feels less like growth and more like a phase, the kind you cringe at years later. The first game aged like something timeless, this one aged like a mood ring.

    Kuphal99

    Same here, minus the tone complaints, I just remember mashing buttons in my room for hours and not caring one bit about canon.

  5. IronKnight2004

    Every duel it gets against Uncharted 2 feels like watching two totally different eras clash.

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