Without judging undertones, Warrior Within is a great game for mostly brainless fun, where most of the problems can be solved by cutting down hordes of enemies in a bloody fashion, and the dark castle holding the events of the game is full of beautiful, dangerous and scantily-clad women. Tracks such as At War with Kaileena of Struggle in the Library are difficult to listen without headbanging or tapping your foot and that alone seems to speak volumes about the game’s whole convention that Ubisoft decided to implement. Indeed, a big chunk of the score consists of powerful riffs and catchy tunes further diversified by ethnic aesthetics. The composers wrote music so attractive and catchy that sometimes difficult encounters with demonic hordes never lose intensity or quality. Then the guitar kicks in and it’s becoming rather clear that a dozen or so hours you are about to spend with the game will lack fairytale tones and light moods. In that regard, even your first contact with the game is memorable, with the main menu written in red, sharp font and - of course - Stuart Chatwoods and Inon Zur’s bass-line accompanied by vocalizations ( Warrior Within). Warrior Within is a dark, brutal and bloody testament of the Prince’s struggle with time and fate that was made great by its creative honesty and consistency in creating gloomy, unwelcoming environments. The middle part of the Prince of Persia triptych is an exceptional game. Sands of Time, Warrior Within and Two Thrones are the most renowned PoP titles out there but it won’t change the fact that the series is unfortunately dead. I’d say 2009 Reboot was a ray of hope for the series, a new direction it could have been headed towards, but the project being left after the first release further empowered the Trilogy as the golden age of the series with no real alternative. That sort of rebirth was attempted a few times and, sadly, the efforts - because of various reasons - came to naught, splitting the community into fans and anti-fans of newer releases. The Two Thrones will be celebrating their birthday soon and I wouldn’t go too far by saying that the series has not entered any sort of „second renaissance” after it had arguably peaked at Warrior Within and later fell down from grace. It’s been 14 years since the good ol’ Prince of Persia titles.
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