The SNES port of Prince of Persia 2, more ambitious but discouragingly hard. For veterans of the first.
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Action Adventure1 player12+
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Sequel to Prince of Persia featuring the prince battling an evil double in mysterious dungeons. Published by Broderbund, released in Europe in 1996. New combat mechanics, more complex dungeon levels and a ghost adversary to defeat. Sequel to the Prince of Persia classic on Super Nintendo.
PAL version of Prince of Persia 2, a more ambitious and fiercely difficult sequel. Released late on a limited European market, it circulates boxed with a translated manual and draws series completists plus fans of late-life PAL SNES titles. Desirability rests on the small print run, its status as a scarcer follow-up than the first game, and regional collectors chasing the specifically European release of the sequel.
Is Prince of Persia 2 still worth playing in 2026?
Prince of Persia 2 extends the saga with more graphic ambition and varied settings, but the Super Nintendo port suffers from discouraging difficulty and sometimes thankless controls. The animation stays beautiful and some scenes striking, inheriting the elegance of the first without always recovering its readability. More frustrating than its predecessor, it speaks to seasoned genre veterans. For fans of demanding cinematic platforming willing to persevere, it offers a harsh but coherent challenge.
