Prince of Persia: The Fallen King (2008). Play online

Summary

Prince of Persia: The Fallen King drifts onto the Nintendo DS as a stylus‑centric adventure that pairs the classic Prince with his mystic companion, Zal. The touch‑screen isn’t just a menu; you tap and drag to run up walls, swing across ropes, and pull off acrobatic jumps, while separate gestures fire sword strikes, blocks, or Zal‑powered magic pushes. As you chase four shards of a magical seal to banish the demon Ahriman, Zal periodically turns Corrupted, forcing a tense chase where his new abilities can both aid and impede progress.\nCritics praised the ambitious dual‑character mechanics but largely complained that the control scheme felt finicky, a sentiment echoed in its middling 64‑percent scores on GameRankings and Metacritic. Even so, the game remains a notable DS experiment in blending platforming, combat, and cooperative magic via a single stylus.

Storyline

Prince of Persia: The Fallen King takes place in ancient Persia’s fictional City of New Dawn, a Zoroastrian stronghold now overrun by the chaos god Ahriman. After the events of Prince of Persia and its Epilogue, the Prince and Elika are split; Elika remains with the Ahura to lead the resistance while the Prince sets out to find the city’s king, hoping the monarch can summon Ormazd’s lingering power.

In the ruined capital the Prince meets Zal, a Magi serving the king, and the two join forces to halt the spreading corruption. The Ancestor, a mysterious guide, reveals that the king has been divided by the Corruption into a monstrous beast and his own human self. By locating a hidden power the duo merges, granting the Prince Zal’s magical abilities while keeping his own acrobatic skill.

Together they defeat the king’s beast, freeing Zal from the Corruption but costing him his life. The Prince then reaches the city’s seal, ending Ahriman’s influence over the land. The Ancestor leaves a hopeful message, promising that an inner power will awaken and a new ally will appear.