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 the USA 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.
US NTSC version of Prince of Persia 2, a scarcer sequel than the first entry on the American market. A quiet late-generation release, it stands out for a markedly smaller print run than the original, making clean complete copies and graded sealed stock notably more sought after. Interest lies in the difficulty of finding an intact NTSC example and its role as an overlooked follow-up hunted by series completists.
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.
