Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, the latest incarnation of the long-running puzzle platformer, will be released to the world in a couple of days.
Giving the series a Metroidvania twist and a vibrant art style, it's safe to say we're pretty hyped.
There are a few who have played it already, though. The game was released through early access to all who bought the Deluxe Edition on the 15th January. And, of course, critics have had a go.
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On that, let's take a look at how game's faring critically. In the following Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown review round-up, we'll take a look at the various voices in the critical sphere to see how the new prince is faring...
Sometimes it's nice to get an overall idea right away. The average score generated by Metacritic isn't always indicative of a game's quality — sometimes a score looks mid, but that average is made from polarising high and low scores, so it's always best to check out the individual scores, too.
However, the Metacritic score of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is 86. Which is not bad at all.
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Giving the game a perfect score, Patrick Dane at Dexerto says: «Montpellier has found the perfect niche for Prince of Persia as a reimagined Metroidvania, making it completely distinct from Assassin’s Creed, and finding a new voice for the franchise to flourish.»
Continuing the trend of high praise, Wesley LeBlanc at Game Informer awarded The Lost Crown 9.5/10. He says the game «makes it hard to put the controller down, constantly urging players to follow its paths just a little further».
Not all reviews have been glowing, though, with Robin Bea at Inverse scoring The Lost Crown 6/10 and calling it «a fun but flawed Metroidvania». With this currently
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