Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame | |
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Developer(s) | Broderbund |
Publisher(s) | Broderbund Ubisoft |
Designer(s) | Jordan Mechner |
Composer(s) | Tom Rettig |
Series | Prince of Persia |
Platform(s) |
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Release | 1993: MS-DOS 1994: Mac, FM Towns 1996: SNES |
Genre(s) | Cinematic platformer |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is a platform game released by Broderbund in 1993 as the sequel to 1989's Prince of Persia. Both games were designed by Jordan Mechner, but unlike the original, he did not program the sequel himself.
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Prince of Persia 2 was published for MS-DOS and ported to Macintosh, Super NES, and FM Towns–a shorter list of platforms than the first game. An updated version for iOS and Android was released in 2013 without the '2' in the title.
Gameplay[edit]
Similar to the first Prince of Persia, the character explores various deadly areas by running, jumping, crawling, avoiding traps, solving puzzles and drinking magic potions. Prince of Persia 2 is more combat-heavy than its predecessor. In the first game, enemies appear only occasionally and are always alone, while in the sequel, up to four enemies may appear at once, sometimes flanking the player, and may even be instantly replaced by reinforcements when they are killed. As in Prince of Persia, the trick is to complete the game under a strict time limit from 75 minutes (which start after a certain point in game) that passes in real time. Lives are unlimited, but time cannot be regained (except by reverting to a previously saved game). In other areas, more significant improvements have been made. The graphics are far more complex than the simple look of the game's predecessor, the areas explored are larger, and the variety of backdrops is greater.
Plot[edit]
The game takes place eleven days after the events of the first game. During this period, the Prince was hailed as a hero who defeated the evil Jaffar. He turns down all riches and instead asks for the Princess' hand in marriage as his reward, to which the Sultan of Persia reluctantly agrees. The game begins as the Prince enters the royal courts of the palace. Before he enters, his appearance changes into that of a beggar. Nobody recognizes him and, when he attempts to speak with the Princess, a man who shares his appearance (Jaffar, who is magically disguised) emerges from the shadows, ordering him to be thrown out. With guards pursuing him, the Prince jumps through a window and flees the city by way of a ship.
Falling asleep on the ship, the Prince dreams of a mysterious woman who asks the Prince to come to her. At this time, the ship is struck by lightning, cast by Jaffar. When the Prince regains consciousness, he finds himself on the shore of a foreign island. He comes to a cave full of reanimated human skeletons that fight him. He finally escapes on a magic carpet. In the meantime, in Persia, Jaffar seizes the throne in the guise of the prince.[1] The Princess falls ill under Jaffar's spell of gradual death.[2]
The magic carpet takes the Prince to the ruins of an old city filled with screaming ghosts, snakes and traps. Arriving at what appears to have once been a throne room, the Prince loses consciousness and the mysterious woman, revealed to be his mother, appears again. She explains that the Prince is of a royal lineage and the only survivor of the massacre by 'armies of darkness'. She implores him to avenge the fallen.[3]
The Prince rides a magical horse to a red temple, inhabited by warrior monks wearing bird headdresses. There, he finds that the shadow, created in the events of the original game, can now leave his body at his will. He wields his shadow to obtain the magic flame of the temple, at which point the bird warriors kneel before him. He flies back to Persia on the magic horse and confronts Jaffar. With the shadow and the flame, the Prince burns Jaffar, killing him for good.
With Jaffar's spell broken, the Princess awakens. The Prince orders the former Vizier's ashes to be scattered. The game ends on a cliffhanger when an old witch is shown watching the happy couple through a crystal ball. According to Jordan Mechner, the plot of the old witch and the 'armies of darkness' were set to be resolved in a sequel, which never came.[4]
Ports[edit]
Titus Software ported the game to the Super NES and released it in 1996.[5] It has some missing features and lacks several levels, including the last one. On August 11, 2006, the Sega Genesis port was leaked. Ported by Microïds, this conversion was going to be published by Psygnosis, as depicted in the leaked version, but it was canceled in an almost complete state for unknown reasons.[6]
The game can also be unlocked in the XboxNTSC version of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time by finding a secret area. The GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox PAL versions feature the original Prince of Persia instead and the Windows version lacks the secret area entirely. The Macintosh version has high resolution graphics (640×480), the MS-DOS and SNES version only low resolution graphics (320×200) and (256×224) respectively.
On July 25, 2013 a remake of the game was made available for iOS and Android mobile devices which is developed by Ubisoft Pune. The game includes options for both virtual buttons and gesture-based controls.[7] Right now it is available on the Samsung Galaxy app store but removed from Google Play Store.
Reception[edit]
Nautical nonsense beta mac os. According to Jordan Mechner, Prince of Persia 2 was a commercial success, with sales of 750,000 units by 2000.[8]
Charles Ardai wrote in Computer Gaming World that 'Prince of Persia 2 not only is in every dimension better than Prince of Persia, but . is the cruelest, most infuriating, least merciful—in short, the best—game of its type I have ever played', with 'an appeal that is absolutely irresistible'. He criticized the imperfect savegame feature that forced him to replay areas dozens of times, and other aspects of gameplay, but concluded that the game 'merits nothing but salaam after salaam . a virtuoso performance by Mechner, one of the field's most devious puzzle constructors'.[9]Power Play gave both the MS-DOS and Macintosh versions a 68% score.[10][11]
Prince of Persia 2 won Computer Gaming World's 'Action Game of the Year' award in June 1994. The editors wrote that it 'certainly surpasses its predecessor', and called it a 'smoothly animated horizontal scrolling thriller with cinematic scope, vivid action and daunting puzzles'.[12]
Coach Kyle of GamePro gave the Super NES version a mixed review. He criticized the black outlines on the characters and the weak sound effects, but praised the eerie music and the quality of the challenge, deeming it 'A tough thinking-gamer's game'.[13]
References[edit]
- ^Brøderbund (1993). Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (PC). Scene: Level 3–4 cutscene.
Princess: 'Dear Father: My heart is broken. The Prince has betrayed your trust. You must return with your army and take back your throne.'
- ^Brøderbund (1993). Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (PC). Scene: Level 4–5 cutscene.
Mysterious woman: 'Prince! Your bride is dying. Waste no more time. Come to me!'
- ^Brøderbund (1993). Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (PC). Scene: Level 8–9 cutscene.
Mysterious woman: 'Once, this was a great city, ruled by a son of kings. He was slain and his palace laid waste by the armies of darkness. I died at his side. You alone were spared, my son! I gave you up, that you might live. This was your father's sword. Avenge us! Avenge us!'
- ^Mechner, Jordan (April 11, 2013). 'Revisiting The Shadow and the Flame'. Jordan Mechner's blog. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'16-Bit's Last Stand'. Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 89. Ziff Davis. December 1996. p. 193.
- ^Evilhamwizard (April 30, 2016). 'News/Prince of Persia 2 MD'. Hidden Palace. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^Sliwinski, Alexander (July 11, 2013). 'Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame returns on July 25'. Joystiq. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^Saltzman, Marc (May 18, 2000). Game Design: Secrets of the Sages, Second Edition. Brady Games. p. 410, 411. ISBN1566869870.
- ^Ardai, Charles (September 1993). 'Broderbund's Prince of Persia 2'. Computer Gaming World. p. 14. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^Steffen, Sönke (July 1993). 'Prinzenrolle' [Prince Biscuits] (in German). Power Play. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^Michael Hengst, Michael Hengst (August 1994). 'Prinzregent' [Prince Regent] (in German). Power Play. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^'Announcing The New Premier Awards'. Computer Gaming World. June 1994. pp. 51–58.
- ^'Super NES ProReview: Prince of Persia 2'. GamePro. No. 101. IDG. February 1997. p. 86.
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[VIEW: Photos of the Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and Japan through the years]
On November 5 – 10, 1962, for the first time in history, Crown Prince Akihito, successor to the Chrysanthemum throne, came to the Philippines on a five-day state visit. https://honey-free.mystrikingly.com/blog/into-the-hole-mac-os. President Diosdado Macapagal hailed the royal visit as the beginning of a new era in the relations between Japan and the Philippines and expressed the hope that “the keynote of those relations will always be harmony and peace.”
Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko arrived on November 5, 1962. In the evening, President Macapagal hosted a state dinner at the Malacañan Palace. Crown Prince Akihito was conferred the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Raja by President Macapagal. On the other hand, President Macapagal was conferred the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum with the rank of Grand Cordon by Crown Prince Akihito, in behalf of his father, Emperor Hirohito.
On November 6, 1962, the royal couple visited the Rizal Monument and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Libingan ng mga Bayani. They also specifically visited President Emilio Aguinaldo in his residence at Kawit, Cavite. The following day, they visited the University of the Philippines in Diliman and the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra in Quezon City for a Gala symphony concert. On November 8, they arrived at the Mansion House in Baguio and visited St. Louis College. The following day, they attended a parade held at the Philippine Military Academy in Fort del Pilar.
https://downwfile835.weebly.com/tankita-mac-os.html. On their last day, November 10, 1962, the Macapagal first family led the thousand Filipinos who came to wish the royal couple a pleasant trip as they return to Japan. On arrival at the airport, they were accorded military honors by a composite battalion of the Armed Forces. A 21-gun salute boomed as the Philippine and the Japanese national anthems were played.
November 5, 1962
Arrival Ceremonies, Manila International Airport (4:15 p.m.)
- Crown Prince Akihito, together with Crown Princess Michiko and the members of their official suite, was fetched by Education Secretary Alejandro R. Roces, chairman of the committee on state visits. They were given a 21-gun salute as the PAF band played the Kimigayo, Japan’s national anthem.
- They were welcomed by President Diosdado Macapagal, Mrs. Macapagal, Vice President and Mrs. Emmanuel Pelaez, Senate President and Mrs. Eulogio Rodriguez, acting speaker and Mrs. Salipada Pendatun and Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon.
- President Macapagal delivered a welcome remarks and Crown Prince Akihito delivered a response.
- Crown Prince Akihito was presented the key to the cities of Pasay and Manila[1]
State dinner at Malacañan Palace
- His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akihito was conferred the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Raja by President Diosdado Macapagal.
- President Diosdado Macapagal was conferred the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum[2] by his imperial Highness Crown Prince Akihito. [3]
November 6, 1962
Wreath-laying at the Rizal Monument, Luneta (10:00 a.m.)
Wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Libingan ng mga Bayani at Taguig (10:15 a.m.)[4]
Visit General Emilio Aguinaldo, Kawit Cavite (11:20 a.m.)
- Crown Prince Akihito gave General Emilio Aguinaldo a ceremonial tray bearing the symbolic chrysanthemum and framed pictures of themselves and of Emperor Hirohito. In return, General Aguinaldo presented a set of piña handkerchiefs for Princess Michiko and a pair of mahogany book-ends for Prince Akihito.
Luncheon at the Taal Vista Lodge, Tagaytay City (12:30 p.m.)
- Crown Prince Akihito discarded his business suit for Barong tagalog presented to him by Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez who hosted the luncheon.
- Bayanihan dancers sang “Sakura,” a song about Japan’s national flower. Prince Akihito was so interested in the nine dance numbers that he put on his glasses, a thing which according to Japanese sources, he rarely does in public functions. [5]
Visit residence of the Ambassador of Japan, Quezon City (5:45 p.m.)
- Prince Akihito and his wife Princess Michiko were presented a plaque as a testimonial of appreciation and gratitude by the members of the Filipino-Japanese Parentage Welfare Association of the Philippines.[6]
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November 7, 1962
Visit to Welfareville, Mandaluyong City (9:45 a.m.)
- The Royal couple left electronic equipment consisting of radios and phonographs as their gifts to the inmates.
Visit to University of the Philippines, Diliman (11:00 a.m.)
- Prince Akihito displayed keen interest in the UP Studies on ichthyology (science of fish) He also donated a set of books on fish partly written by his father, Emperor Hirohito and also some Japanese written books on the Philippines including a translation of Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo in Japanese.
- Luncheon in honor of their Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko, given by the UP President Carlos P. Romulo at the University Compound.
Visitors in Malacañang (2:20 p.m.)
- Princess Michiko received two groups: Alumnae of Sacred Heart Convent in Tokyo and the second, war widows.
Gala symphony concert featuring the Philharmonic Orchestra, Quezon City
- President and Mrs. Macapagal accompanied Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko to the gala symphony concert [7]
November 8, 1962
Arrival at the Mansion House in Baguio (1:50 p.m.)
- The Royal couple went to Tutuban Railroad Station where they leave for Baguio City by the Presidential Train.
- City government and civic officials led by Vice Mayor Norberto de Guzman met Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko.
Visit to St. Louis College, Baguio City
- Princess Michiko visited Mother Purisima, her classmate at the Sacred Heart convent in Japan.
Reception, Baguio Country Club (6:00 p.m.)
- Hosted by the Chairman of the National Committee on State Visits and Mrs. Alejandro R. Roces [8]
November 9, 1962
Philippine Military Academy, Fort Del Pilar (10:00 a.m.)
- Parade and review given by the cadets of the Philippine Military Academy[9]
State Dinner at the Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel
- President and Mrs. Macapagal attended the state dinner tendered in their honor by Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko[10]
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November 10, 1962
Private breakfast with President and Mrs. Macapagal, Malacañan Palace (8:00 a.m.)
- The President and the First Lady presented the royal couple several gifts including a shell flower arrangement framed with a beautiful inlaid capis shells, a Japanese shape low table also inlaid with capis shells, and oil painting entitled Planting Rice by R. Enriquez, one piña set, two autographed framed pictures of themselves, copies of the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, a book entitled New Hope for the Common Men with a personal dedication of the President, a bronze medallion with the Prince’s side view picture on one side and the President’s on the other, five pictorial albums, and several newspaper clippings on the royal couple’s visit.
- Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko presented their host and hostess with a porcelain vase, a Japanese jewelry box and two Japanese-made cameras. [11]
Departure ceremonies, Manila International Airport, (10:10 a.m.)
- President and Mrs. Macapagal led thousands in seeing off Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko, who left for Japan aboard a chartered Japan Airlines jetliner. [12]
Endnotes
[1] “Royal couple charms city,” The Manila Times, November 6, 1962, accessed on October 30, 2015
[2] From the Embassy of Japan.
[3] “DM says visit opens new PI-Japan era,” The Manila Times, November 6, 1962, accessed on October 30, 2015
[4] “Akihito visits shrines,” The Manila Times, November 7, 1962, accessed on October 30, 2015
[5] “Akihito pays tribute to PI,” The Manila Times, November 7, 1962, accessed on October 30, 2015
[6] “Testimonial plaque,” The Manila Times, November 9, 1962, accessed on October 30, 2015
Spinny cube (demo) mac os. [7] “Royal couple off to Baguio,” The Manila Times, November 8, 1962, accessed on October 30, 2015 The point of no return (ds23g) mac os.
[8] “Today’s schedule,” The Manila Times, November 8, 1962. Accessed on October 30, 2015.
[9] “Trooping the Line,” The Manila Times, November 10, 1962. Accessed on October 30, 2015
[10] Official Gazette of the Philippines, “Official Week in Review: November 4 – November 10, 1962”, accessed on October 30, 2015, link.
[11] “Prince Akihito says Sayonara,” The Manila Times, November 11, 1962. Accessed on October 30, 2015
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[12] Official Gazette of the Philippines, “Official Week in Review: November 4 – November 10, 1962”, accessed on October 30, 2015, link.