01-13-2005, 10:09 PM
I'll throw in a recommendation for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.
It's essentially a 3-d platformer game. Half of its a puzzle game (working out which of the price's various acrobatic moves to use to get to where you want to go) and half a combat game. (The fighting is pretty easy once you master a couple of the moves).
The game is relatively short, and you'll probably only play it through a once or twice, but its unlike just about anything else out there right now, and you should be able to pick it up cheaply.
It does offer a fantastic environment in the Palace, and a fairly unique Arabia fairytale atmosphere.
A sequel, Price of Persia:Warrior Within, was released at Christmas which addressed some of the criticisms of the first game (too short, combat too easy). The game is significantly darker in tone however, and I haven't made up my mind whether I like it as well. World of Warcraft has distracted me from playing it much.
Chris
It's essentially a 3-d platformer game. Half of its a puzzle game (working out which of the price's various acrobatic moves to use to get to where you want to go) and half a combat game. (The fighting is pretty easy once you master a couple of the moves).
The game is relatively short, and you'll probably only play it through a once or twice, but its unlike just about anything else out there right now, and you should be able to pick it up cheaply.
It does offer a fantastic environment in the Palace, and a fairly unique Arabia fairytale atmosphere.
A sequel, Price of Persia:Warrior Within, was released at Christmas which addressed some of the criticisms of the first game (too short, combat too easy). The game is significantly darker in tone however, and I haven't made up my mind whether I like it as well. World of Warcraft has distracted me from playing it much.
Chris