Warrior Within drags the prince into a dark, metal-tinged rage. Deeper combat, brutal mood and unapologetic excess. Divisive, with an intensity the other entries dare not reach.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
A second Ubisoft Montreal entry released in 2004 (Korea, Europe, Japan, Australia, US), the second chapter of the Sands trilogy. The Prince, cursed by the Dahaka, flees this guardian of time through dark, violent castles. A mature gothic metal tone, deeper combat with different styles and revised time mechanics. A divided reception for the stylistic break.
Prince of Persia - Warrior Within review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾3 GB📅30/11/2004
Published by Ubisoft
Prince of Persia - Warrior Within (PS2) price, value & rarity
The second entry in the modern Prince of Persia trilogy, a darker and more bellicose turn after the success of The Sands of Time, in its Korean edition. Ordinary everywhere in the West, it gains collecting relief only through this local pressing, less widespread on a PS2 market where Korean localized releases stayed limited. Its interest owes strictly to this geographic scarcity within an otherwise famous series.
Is Prince of Persia - Warrior Within still worth playing in 2026?
An action adventure game from Ubisoft, Prince of Persia - Warrior Within takes a darker, more mature turn, where the Prince, hunted by a creature of time, crosses a cursed island with fluid acrobatics, combat with an enriched system and time puzzles, in a violent, rock atmosphere. The increased depth of the combat, the fluidity of the parkour and the mastery of time appeal to fans of action adventure. The deliberately dark tone and a dated production divide. For a fan of action adventure or of the Sands of Time trilogy, the title keeps a preserved fluidity and depth, in a dated edition.
