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'''''Prince of Persia''''' is an upcoming [[video game]] developed by [[Ubisoft Montreal]] and published by [[Ubisoft]]. It is scheduled for release in December 2008 for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], and [[Xbox 360]]. It is a completely new chapter in the ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' universe and it introduces a new gameplay style, and a new graphic design to the Prince of Persia series. <ref name="pressr">{{cite press release|title=Ubisoft Announces Prince Of Persia for Consoles and PC|publisher=Ubisoft|url=http://www.ubi.com/US/News/Info.aspx?nId=5228|date=2008-04-28|accessdate=2008-05-02 }}</ref>
==Please add this part from yahoo news, regarding comfort women==
Here is some additional information, please add it to the article:


==Gameplay==
"Historians say at least 200,000 young women, mostly from Korea but also from China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan, were forced to serve as sex slaves in Japanese army brothels.
[[Image:PoP Prince and Elika running.jpg|thumb|left|Elika and the Prince explore the world together.]]
The gameplay in Prince of Persia will retain a very similar feel to the "[[Prince of Persia#The Sands of Time series .28Ubisoft.29|Sands of Time]]" trilogy, in the sense that the acrobatics, puzzle solving, and combat elements will all still be intact. However, the game is non-linear, so the player is given the opportunity to explore any part of the world at any time they want to.


The supporting character, [[Allies from the Prince of Persia series#Elika|Elika]], will have a large role in gameplay, in a sense where she saves the [[Prince (Prince of Persia)#Prince of Persia|Prince]] from death. Ubisoft has emphasized that there will be no way to die in this game, as Elika will save you from any danger. For example, if the Prince slips and misses a jump, instead of falling to his death, Elika will grab him, and set him back on higher ground. Elika can also perform many combat moves, some in tandem with the Prince. If the Prince is downed in combat, Elika protects him as he regains his energy. She also assists in acrobatics. She boosts the Prince further than he can jump alone. She is also very acrobatic, performing the same moves as the Prince, with ease. When solving puzzles, Elika plays a role as well. If the Prince does not know where to go next, Elika will guide him in the right direction.
In 1993, the Japanese government issued a statement voicing "sincere apologies and remorse" and acknowledging that Japan's imperial army was involved "directly or indirectly" in sexual slavery.


Combat will largely differ from that in the "Sands of Time" trilogy, but is similar to that of the original "[[Prince of Persia#Prince of Persia: Original Trilogy|Prince of Persia]]" trilogy. The majority of combat is one-on-one combat, instead of fighting off hordes of enemies as in the "Sands of Time" trilogy. The Prince wields a [[Sword#Single-edged and double-edged swords|double-edged sword]], but he also uses his gauntlet as a secondary weapon, using it to block enemy attacks. There are four main fighting moves: "sword attacks", where the Prince use his sword to attack enemies; "gauntlet", which is his secondary weapon and is useful to lift and throw up enemies; "Elika magic", where Elika uses her magic to hit enemies; and "acrobatic moves", which is useful for dodging and jumping over enemies. There are three stages of health in combat: "healthy," "weakened," and "grounded." When the Prince is in his "healthy" state, he is "swift and energetic" as he battles. When an enemy strikes the Prince, he goes into his "weakened" state. He is not as agile in his "weakened" state, and is more vulnerable to being attacked. When the enemy hits the Prince when he is "weakened," the Prince becomes "grounded." He lies on the ground, vulnerable to all enemy attacks. If an enemy attempts to attack again before the Prince recovers, however, Elika will drive back the enemy and put the Prince back to his "healthy" state, but at a cost; the enemy also returns to full health.
A left-leaning government in 1995 set up a fund to compensate former comfort women. But it uses money collected by private donations, leading many victims to shun it.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070219/pl_afp/japanuspoliticswwii;_ylt=AixoXFjWs7O4pC8N1d2CxugBxg8F


Acrobatics remain largely unchanged from the "Sands of Time" trilogy, except Elika will now provide acrobatic support. The Prince is capable of running on walls, sliding down walls, climbing walls, and jumping from wall-to-wall. The Prince utilizes his gauntlet as a tool to break the fall as he slides down a wall. Elika also plays a large role in acrobatics. Elika boosts the Prince further then he can normally go, she saves him if he misses a jump, and she herself is very capable and agile. As the game progresses, Elika can gather concentrated seeds of magic that allow her to perform new magical abilities to access new areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=E3 stage interview|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/video/945943/6194170/videoplayerpop?rgroup=e32008_videos}}</ref>
-intranetusa


==Cars?==
==Plot summary==
The adventure begins with a new [[Prince (Prince of Persia)|Prince of Persia]], a wanderer, a vagabond, returning home from an adventure on a donkey laden with treasure, which he earned on his previous venture. He desires to spend his treasure on many luxuries, including women and liquor. But suddenly, he is caught in a fierce [[sandstorm]]. When the sandstorm subsides, he finds himself in a mythical garden of beauty, dominated at its center by a massive [[Tree of Life]]. The Prince and a girl, Elika, find each other, and, in the same predicament, decide to help each other. Together, they venture to the center of this grand oasis. When they arrive at the center, they witness the destruction of the tree, and the liberation of Ahriman, the ancient god of darkness. After being set free, [[Ahriman]] starts corrupting the lands with darkness and evil. The Prince, with the aid of Elika and her new found powers, take up arms against Ahriman's corruption, in an attempt to drive it back and cleanse the world.
''Despite his last name, which he shares with the famous motor company, his primary car is a Toyota Prius, but also owns a Honda Odyssey minivan.'' Does anyone know the accuracy of these hilarious statements? [[User:VarunRajendran|VarunRajendran]] 04:32, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
:I added a citation, however could not find anything about Odyssey minivan. [[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 15:40, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


==Comfort Women==
==Characters==
===Main characters===
The final main section, comfort women (''sic''), is rather choppy and unclear at the moment. I would change it, to smooth out the English, but i'm not entirely sure what it is trying to say at certain points; also, i don't have the original quotes to refer to (which i think must be misquoted, unless Congressman Honda speaks poorly). Can someone with knowledge clean this up a bit? Cheers, [[User:LindsayH|Lindsay]] 22:37, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
====The Prince====
[[Image:Prince (8).JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Prince, as he appears in ''[[Prince of Persia (2008 video game)|Prince of Persia]]'']]
The Prince is a new character, different from the protagonist of the [[Prince of Persia#The Sands of Time series .28Ubisoft.29|''The Sands of Time'' trilogy]]. He is a normal person, rather a thief, and not a noble Prince. He is a wanderer, a vagabond, who wants to adventure with no real ties, always living in the present. To him, the past is gone and he carries no burdens, the future is yet to come and it will take care of itself. He is a man who lives by the day, not considering anything long term; he spends his treasure on women, luxury and liquor, simply because it's who he is. The inspiration for this character has been drawn from adventurers like [[Sinbad]] in the ''[[Arabian Nights]]'', [[Han Solo]] from ''[[Star Wars]]'', and [[Aragorn]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. <ref>{{cite web|title = Prince of Persia Developer Blog - The Prince | date = 2008-07-03| url = http://blog.ubi.com/prince-of-persia/article.php?content_id=7977 | accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref>


He is an extremely agile and cunning warrior, proving to be a very able swordsman. Ubisoft has stated that the Prince will have all his abilities in the beginning of the game. In all of the concept art, he appears clad in clothes with a red and blue color scheme. Significantly, in all these arts and videos, he wields a long [[sword]], and wears a spiked gauntlet in his left hand. For the first time in any [[Prince of Persia]] game, the concept of [[Sword#Scabbard|sword and scabbard]] has been introduced along with the concept of a [[Sword#Single-edged and double-edged swords|double edged sword]]. A gauntlet is the Prince's secondary weapon, and is also a tool that allows him to perform feats such as sliding down from high places without being harmed.<ref>{{cite web| last = Goldstein| first = Harry| title = Prince of Persia First Look| publisher = [[IGN]]| date = 2008-05-23| url = http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/876/876358p2.html| accessdate = 2008-07-09}}</ref>
:Agreed! I just added an NPOV tag to this section. Not only is the section unclear and written in poor English grammatical style, it also appears to contain unsubstantiated assertions about the validity of his claim and "Korean" claim. --[[User:InformationalAnarchist|InformationalAnarchist]] 15:23, 16 February 2007 (UTC)


The Prince will be voiced by [[Nolan North]].
We should minimize the references to Korean newspaper articles that the Japanese editors keep pushing. The Japanese editors are not fluent in Korean OR English and their sentences are horribly mistranslated. There should be no need to resort to obscure foreign language sources at all, as there are plenty of articles about Honda in reputable English newspapers. Even the quote and foreign language citation that I kept from the old version should really be replaced with a better English source. [[User:ThreesCompany|ThreesCompany]] 15:39, 16 February 2007 (UTC)


====Elika====
For those interested:
[[Image:PopprodigyElika.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Concept-art render of Elika.]]
* http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca15_honda/COMFORTWOMEN.html Honda's own position
The game producers explained that they wanted a secondary character who would be an actual partner to the Prince in a true sense with being a helpful and a friendly asset, and "not become any kind of burden on him or his way". Elika is claimed a large innovation to this game, as the time-controlling powers of the Prince were in ''The Sands of Time'' trilogy. The inspiration to create Elika was drawn from supporting characters from other media, like [[Elizabeth Swann]] from the [[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|Pirates of the Caribbean film series]]; [[Padmé Amidala]] from [[Star Wars]]; and [[Arwen]] from [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/38946/Prince-of-Persia-Prodigy-CG-Trailer-Information-Overload | title = Prince of Persia Prodigy CG Trailer & Information Overload | date = [[2008-05-28]] | publisher = IGN | first = Andrew | last = Burnes | accessdate = 2008-07-31}}</ref>
* http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/010307_honda.html
* http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-02-16T004301Z_01_N15213227_RTRUKOC_0_US-JAPAN-USA-SEXSLAVES.xml&pageNumber=1&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage1
* http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/227595


Elika is described as a "deadly ally,"<ref>{{cite web|title=Ubidays 2008:Debut Trailer|url=http://prince-of-persia.uk.ubi.com/index.php?page=home}}</ref> and a strong supporting character, who will affect every aspect of the game, as she accompanies the Prince throughout the game. This includes exploration, combat and puzzle-solving. A descendant of the Ahuras, she can perform some special moves in tandem with the Prince, and use her magical abilities to aid the Prince in his quest. She is also able to guide the Prince on the right track in case he is lost in his way in the game and can assist him in solving multiple puzzles as well.
This should provide enough solid source material for one paragraph here. [[User:ThreesCompany|ThreesCompany]] 17:27, 16 February 2007 (UTC)


Elika will be voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]].<ref>[http://www.kariwahlgren.net/news.html]</ref>
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Since it receives by Following URL, please give me an argument in Japanese well.
* {{ja icon}} http://likecoffee.iza.ne.jp/blog/entry/118859/
* {{ja icon}} [http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/column/shuchou/40141/ <insistence>The rebuttal in the real positive Cot of comfort woman resolution relation]
* {{ja icon}} [http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/politics/politicsit/39908/ The comfort woman resolution of the Aso Foreign Minister and the U.S. House of Representatives"It is not a fact. "]
* {{ja icon}} [http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/natnews/topics/40784/ It is a comfort woman, and grounds are assembly member HONDA of "Kono conversation" resolution submitting. ]
* {{ja icon}} [http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/politics/diplomacy/41426/ "Kono conversation" is an appeal U.S. comfort woman resolution from compulsion and South Korea. ]
[[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:40, 2 March 2007 (UTC)


===Supporting characters and enemies===
== Protected ==
[[Image:PoP2008-Prince vs the Hunter.jpg|thumb|right|The Prince fighting The Hunter.]]
====The Hunter====
The Hunter is a dangerous foe and an energetic beast that uses agility, speed, and acrobatics to his advantage. Originally a prince, The Hunter indulged in many treasures, but became obsessed mainly with hunting. Soon, though, The Hunter became jaded even in the hunting aspect. Ahriman caught word of The Hunter's discontent and offered him a chance to fight a foe beyond all others. The Hunter, unable to resist the urge to hunt, offered his soul to Ahriman, and was then transformed into a possessed beast. The word of The Hunter spread to the far corners of the Earth, and many hunters came to hunt it. The Hunter's wish was granted - He hunted man. One of Ahriman's most reliable fighters, The Hunter was set free once again, to hunt the Prince of Persia.<ref>{{cite web| title = Prince of Persia Hunter Speed drawing| publisher = | date = | url = http://prince-of-persia.uk.ubi.com/index.php?page=media&action=video| accessdate = 2008-07-13}}</ref>


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==Development==
== External links (From Japan) ==
[[Image:PoP2008 Prince-and-Elika.jpg|thumb|left|The Prince and Elika running along a wall.]]
'''''Prince of Persia''''''s development team began conception right as [[Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones]] was released,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ubidays Interview|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34580.html}}</ref> however, proof of conception for the game was found when, on [[September 21]], [[2006]] a leaked RAR file contained concept art, although no comment was made by [[Ubisoft]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Leaked Concept Art|url=http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/733/733959p1.html}}</ref> Also, on [[January 23]], [[2008]], some screen shots from the game when it was in conception were leaked onto the internet, and again Ubisoft made no comments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leaked Screenshots|url=http://softrockhallelujah.blogspot.com/2007/10/exclusive-prince-of-persia-4-screens.html}}</ref> According to [[Nintendo Power]] magazine, one of the working titles for the game was "''Prince of Persia: Ghosts of the Past''".


On [[April 1]], 2008, Ubisoft registered the domain [http://www.princeofpersiaprodigy.com princeofpersiaprodigy.com], providing further evidence that the game was in progress.
It is a counterargument link from Japan. Please do not erase. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 00:35, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


In [[May]], 2008, Ubisoft confirmed the game a work-in-progress. They stated that they expect to release the game towards the fourth quarter of 2008, and gave details about the plot and gameplay. In one such interview, they stated that the general staples of the gameplay are to remain intact, including platforming, combat, and puzzle solving. Ubisoft has stated that an equal balance of the three elements will be featured in the game, and that the Prince has more acrobatic abilities than ever. He is able to "defy gravity," in many different ways. The game is also to focus more on one-on-one combat, similar to the original [[Prince of Persia#Prince of Persia: Original Trilogy|Prince of Persia]] trilogy, rather than fighting dozens of enemies, as in the [[Prince of Persia#The Sands of Time series .28Ubisoft.29|Sands of Time]] trilogy. Ubisoft stated that the reason for changing the combat was that it would give players the impression that each enemy was a unique challenge in itself, instead of "just another enemy".
:Those links concern [[Comfort Women]] and there are simply too many here, creating undue weight on this point of view. If you want to enlighten the world about Comfort Women, take it to that article's [[Talk:Comfort women|talkpage]]. This article is about Mike Honda, not Comfort Women and those links should not dominate the external links section. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 00:39, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


[[Image:PoP Acrobatic Gameplay.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Elika helps the Prince to jump off a special platform.]]
::A Japanese link is a thing for a counterargument of comfort women. The man in the world has misunderstanding about comfort women's actual condition. Why doesn't the link for dispelling misunderstanding arrange? It is not good to hide what has bad convenience. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 00:47, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
On [[May 8]], 2008, Ubisoft released an official video of a concept artist designing the Prince character for the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prince Speed Art|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33651.html}}</ref> The "speed art" video shows a full-bodied new Prince being created with the computer program [[Adobe Photoshop|Photoshop]]. There was another fast-forward concept art drawing video released on [[May 22]], 2008, detailing a female character, Elika<ref>{{cite web|title=Elika Speed Art|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34326.html}}</ref>. Yet another fast-forward concept art emerged in [[July]], 2008, this time depicting a prime enemy; The Hunter. Not only did the art provide a concept image, but it also provided a back story to The Hunter.


The game is to use a heavily modified version of the Scimitar engine, which was also used in [[Assassin's Creed]]. Developers chose to use a modified version of this engine because it would allow them to enhance the game by adding more open land, and less linearity. Developers also chose to implement an illustrative graphical style, similar to [[cel-shaded]] graphics, but with more detail drawn in.<ref>{{cite web|title=Illustrative graphics in new Prince of Persia|url=http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/05/screenshots-of.html}}</ref>
:::'''There are too many links'''. Why should there be a "counter-point" to the issue of Comfort Women that adheres to your point-of view? Take it to the [[Comfort Women]] article. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 00:50, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


In an interview with Chris Easton, it was confirmed that, although the Prince will be traveling through infected lands, there will be human characters he will meet in his venture that will aid him, and have special significance on everything from the storyline to the direct gameplay. It was also confirmed that, although the new Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed share game engines, Prince of Persia will not have cities filled with uninfected people, or safe areas; everything is Ahriman's domain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Easton on Prince of Persia|url=http://1191adb.com/readarticle.php?article_id=13}}</ref>
::::mike honda tends to be danced to China, tends to take up a comfort-women problem, and tends to look down upon Japan. Estrangement of Japan and the U.S. is aimed at. Those things became a problem very much in Japan. Since it is dotted with the link of the opinion of Japan, it is in the situation which cannot be refuted as much links not being shown. Please understand. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 00:55, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


==References==
:::::His biography must adhere to the guidelines and policies. If you, or a number of editors in Japan, do not agree with what he does, that doesn't mean you place as many external links as you can on his article. Creating undue weight of an issue to your POV is unacceptable. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 00:57, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
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==External links==
Please do not erase until an argument finishes. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
*[http://www.princeofpersiagame.com/ Official Website]
:What argument besides your POV? If you have sources, write it into the article and [[WP:CITE|cite]] it instead of adding external links. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 01:02, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


{{Prince of Persia series}}
::Present Whatever Comfort Women may write in, it will be returned. A report cannot be written actually. Since External links is not erased POV is added. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:11, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


[[Category:2008 video games]]
:::Hm, I'm not sure what you mean. But this article is about Mike Honda. This article is not about [[Comfort Women]]. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 01:14, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[[Category:Upcoming video games]]
[[Category:Cel-shaded video games]]
[[Category:Ubisoft Entertainment games]]
[[Category:PlayStation 3 games]]
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[[Category:Xbox 360 games]]


[[fr:Prince of Persia: Prodigy]]
::::mike honda It is used for China and the comfort-women problem is taken up. Comfort Women Would you make it write to a section? Although it is glad if it is possible, it will be immediately erased by many editors. We should just do what. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:14, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[[it:Prince of Persia (2008)]]

[[pl:Prince of Persia (2008)]]
::::All It is a report about mike honda. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:16, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

:::::The section about Comfort Women already mentions how he received donation money from Anti-Japanese groups. Is there a newspaper article in English I could read to understand this about China? '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 01:19, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

::::::It is not written how donation money was still received from the anti-Japan organization. It will be erased if it writes. Would you write? [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:28, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

:::::::I need a reliable source for how much money. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 01:31, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

::::::::This organization is good at fabrication half a day, in order to look down upon Japan. It is scribbling off without reliable sauce just as it likes. Sankei Shimbun is the news source whose reliance is most possible in Japan in a Japanese newspaper publishing company. Sankei Shimbun reaches. Since it is fully reliable, please refer to the report of IZA. Though regrettable, Japan has few Anglicized reliable newspaper articles. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:44, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Can you post a link in Japanese from a reliable Japanese newspaper (read: [[ja:Wikipedia:Attribution]])? Is it this article [http://www.sankei.co.jp/kokusai/usa/070315/usa070315001.htm]? Instruct me what to look for, and I will add it to the article, if possible. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 01:49, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

:It is in the external link which you erased. http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/natnews/topics/43325/ [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

::How much was it he recieved? $110,000? And was the name of the anti-Japanese group? '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 01:59, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

::yes [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 02:01, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
::Please also refer to this report. http://www.sankei.co.jp/kokusai/usa/070323/usa070323006.htm [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 02:05, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

:::Ok, Well, I made an edit adding in the donation amount. Can you explain to me this article? Translate the important part of it, please. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 02:10, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

::::Thank you. Just this is enough. A problem is anxious about whether it is erased by the writer of anti-Japan. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 02:18, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::It has a source, so how can they erase it? Anyway, I apologize for not understanding at first. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 02:22, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

::::::Since there are many people who rewrite without a basis or delete, I am troubled. I am glad to understand and get just here. It is wishing that at least one person of the direction which understands a position of Japan increases. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 02:26, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

==Criticized for getting money?==
If we start every single criticism that comes from out-side the US on American politicians, we won't have enough server space on the wiki. Receiving money from an interest group is a common part of the American politics (hey people, it's called lobbying!), and I don't think that deserved to be mentioned how he collected some petty $100,000 from some group (considering the amount of political contriubtions, 100K is nothing)[[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 15:07, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

:mike honda is attacking by aiming at estrangement of Japan and the U.S. Also in order to show the basis, it is very important that it is shown how much it is given by Chinese people's anti-day group. Please return the erased portion. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 23:38, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

::Actually, LikeCoffee, Merumerume has a point. I mean, [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] stated she raised $26 million for her Presidential campaign in the first quarter [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d616cd4c-e09f-11db-8b48-000b5df10621.html], and had spent $36 million for her [[Hillary_Clinton#Reelection_campaign_of_2006|2006 Senate re-election]]. Where does all that money come from? [[Lobbying in the United States|Lobbying]] is common in American politics. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 00:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

:::It is a political fund of mike honda that I want to claim. It is having obtained many from Chinese people for one third, and having schemed for estrangement of Japan and the U.S. The size of money is not related. Why, a part of China policy repeats the problem solved at ancient times, and will attack Japan for 60 years or more. The thing I want those who refer to make honda to know. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 00:24, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

:::: It doesn't matter whether he obtained his money from Chinese-Americans or not. Those Chinese-Americans are exercising their First Amendment rights by supporting a politician who would serve their best interest. [[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 03:12, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Truth is written and it is [ why ] bad? Something Is it inconvenient to mike honda? [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 00:32, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

:::You Doesn't it allow adding that it is inconvenient to mike honda? [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 00:36, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

:::Contribution of a presidential election It is wrong to compare the contribution of mike honda. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 00:39, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

:::If a counterargument cannot be brought forth, please return the portion erased with responsibility. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:36, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
:::: It's not the counterargument that is needed. Lobbying is part of our political culture and we can't put every single criticism that comes from those who are not involved.[[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 03:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)


:It's not something "inconvenient." Japanese-Japanese people (I just repeated twice to separate myself, Japanese-American, from people from Japan) do not get American political system. Lobbying is legal in the United States, and I still don't see why it deserved to be mentioned. If you want to defeat his agenda, support and give money to the opposing candidate. Oh sorry, I don't think Japanese people will get this idea since they have only one "functioning" party, LDP. [[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 03:05, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

::Please do not change the subject. It is not speaking about lobbying. Though activity of make honda is a result of lobbying, it is very important to write to advance estrangement of Japan and the U.S. by Chinese lobbying here. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 03:50, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Actually, it's not really important per Merumerume arguements. Do other Representatives have such things written on their pages, since this just seems like a case of Chinese-Americans lobbying to their preferred candidate (which is not illegal)? Or is this just an attempt to somehow "discredit" Honda's stance on Comfort Women? '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 04:41, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

:::I am not changing the subject. "it is very important to write to advance estrangement of Japan and the U.S. by Chinese lobbying here." -> why? If it is a result of lobbying, it's perfectly fine because that's how our government is made up and is meant to be. All you are trying to do is to discredit a congressman because he does not follow your political agenda. If it's illegal, sure it should be criticized. However, as I have repeated tons of times, lobbying is legal in this country, and heck, this country is ran by interest groups. Again, we shouldn't have 'criticisms' based on the source of his funds. It is based on a complete ignorance of American politics. [[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 04:56, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

::::Act of mike honda It is the act which damages all the 120 million Japanese national people and past. Do you think that such a thing is allowed? Japanese people The act of mike honda has led to the big protest as what cannot be allowed. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 07:33, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

:::::Yes it is allowed. You are not getting how political contribution system works and the fundamentals of our democracy. Of course people can support a candidate who would bash the opposing party(whatever that is). It is their exercise of First Amendment rights. Our congress has always criticized other countries and will be doing it. If you disagree with that congressmen, you support the opposing candidate and try to kick him out from the office. That's also your First Amendment right. That's how our political system works. I mean, our congress have been bashing arabic nations for decades and have received millions of dollars from Jewish advocates. Do we list every single one of them? No. Unless you have a further vaild point, I will remove that line since it is based on ignorance of (and so is Sankei's article) this nations political system.[[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 20:23, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Why don't we replace that Comfort Women section with basically what's [[Comfort_Women#U.S._Congressional_debate|here]], which just mentions what the resolution is about, and wikilink [[Comfort Women]] so readers can go there for more info? That seems a way to avoid one country's POV over another, or something... and maybe keep the last sentence from this article that quotes Honda. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 20:36, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

::no objection[[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 20:50, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
:::Ok, section was "re-written." '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 20:55, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Why was the report of Sankei erased? I do not agree yet? [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 01:13, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
:The page as I changed it is NPOV. The other version was not. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 02:23, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

::Why was the report of Sankei erased? I do not agree yet? [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 03:51, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
:::I doesn't matter if you agree, I suppose, since I already answered this question. '''<font color="#B9B9B9" face="times">[[Special:Contributions/Oncamera|on]]</font><font color="#DA8FC0" face="times">[[User:Oncamera|camera]]</font>'''<font color="#B9B9B9"><sup>[[User talk:Oncamera|(t)]]</sup></font> 04:02, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| He was criticized by Japanese because he collected a large amount of political donation money from [[anti-Japanese]] groups of approximately $110,000 from a total amount of about $370,000,<ref>{{cite news | first=義久 | last=古森 | coauthors= | title=「慰安婦」追及のホンダ議員　中国系の献金突出, Political Donation to Mike Honda Who Pursues ''Comfort Women'' Is Mainly from Chinese | date=[[2007-03-15]] | publisher= | url =http://www.sankei.co.jp/kokusai/usa/070315/usa070315001.htm | work =The Sankei Shimbun | pages = | accessdate = 2007-03-30 | language = Japanese }}</ref>
|-
|} It is the text I want you to leave. [[User:LikeCoffee|LikeCoffee]] 06:40, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

:: 1. It is NPOV. , 2. It doesn't belong here as he cannot be criticized for receiving money since it is totally legal in the United States. See [[Lobbying in the United States]] And note that politicians received $728,397,857 for idelogical or single issues such as this one. Even if you divide up that $728,397,857 to number of people in house and senate, $350,000 is significantly small and it does not constitute as collecting a '''large sum''' [[User:Merumerume|Merumerume]] 15:02, 3 April 2007 (UTC)


Stuff I put about money from Chinese activists got erased, and I don't understand why. I don't think it's a matter of right or wrong. It was just a piece of information. There is a fact that Mike Honda gets a large portion of money from Chinese, and a fact that he attacks Japan for the issue on comfort women. Why do we not mention about the fact that Mike gets political donations from Chinese? Again, I am not criticizing Mike for receiving the donations. I simply want to provide information so that people have a little clue why he is attacking Japan; the info is crucial.

== Honda Maintains a Flickr Page ==

I just wanted to note for everyone working on this article that Rep. Honda maintains a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/congressman_honda/ page on flickr], with over a hundred photos, most of which (everything after April 10<sup>th</sup>) are acceptably licensed for Wikipedia. I've uploaded the photos I think are relevant to Commons, and put them in the article. If anyone sees anything interesting, the best place to upload a new photo would be at [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&uselang=fromflickr this page] on Commons. In FlickrMail with the congressman's office, someone mentioned that there's some pictures of him as a high school science teacher coming up soon as well. --[[user:ybbor|Ybbor]]<sup><font color="green">[[User Talk:Ybbor|Talk]]</font></sup> 20:44, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

== Spanish-language ad ==

I have reverted the reversion of my addition of reference to Congressman Honda's Spanish-language ad, which reflects no POV whatsoever. It factually states that he cut a TV spot (reference included) for a Federally-indicted gubernatorial candidate who goes to trial after the Nov. 2008 election. This is as much a neutral fgact as the reference to the disposition of the donations received fro Norman Hsu and other facts included in the article. Please don't hide a neutral, relevant, sourced fact.[[User:Pr4ever|Pr4ever]] ([[User talk:Pr4ever|talk]]) 10:44, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
:The new edit incorporates additional sourcing and language suggested by two editors. See discussion at [[User talk:Jpgordon]] - [[User:Pr4ever|Pr4ever]] ([[User talk:Pr4ever|talk]]) 05:51, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

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Prince of Persia
File:Pop2008cover.jpg
Prince of Persia box art
Developer(s)Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Designer(s)Jean-Christophe Guyot
Composer(s)Inon Zur
SeriesPrince of Persia
EngineScimitar
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release
Genre(s)Action-adventure, Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Prince of Persia is an upcoming video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is scheduled for release in December 2008 for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It is a completely new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe and it introduces a new gameplay style, and a new graphic design to the Prince of Persia series. [5]

Gameplay

File:PoP Prince and Elika running.jpg
Elika and the Prince explore the world together.

The gameplay in Prince of Persia will retain a very similar feel to the "Sands of Time" trilogy, in the sense that the acrobatics, puzzle solving, and combat elements will all still be intact. However, the game is non-linear, so the player is given the opportunity to explore any part of the world at any time they want to.

The supporting character, Elika, will have a large role in gameplay, in a sense where she saves the Prince from death. Ubisoft has emphasized that there will be no way to die in this game, as Elika will save you from any danger. For example, if the Prince slips and misses a jump, instead of falling to his death, Elika will grab him, and set him back on higher ground. Elika can also perform many combat moves, some in tandem with the Prince. If the Prince is downed in combat, Elika protects him as he regains his energy. She also assists in acrobatics. She boosts the Prince further than he can jump alone. She is also very acrobatic, performing the same moves as the Prince, with ease. When solving puzzles, Elika plays a role as well. If the Prince does not know where to go next, Elika will guide him in the right direction.

Combat will largely differ from that in the "Sands of Time" trilogy, but is similar to that of the original "Prince of Persia" trilogy. The majority of combat is one-on-one combat, instead of fighting off hordes of enemies as in the "Sands of Time" trilogy. The Prince wields a double-edged sword, but he also uses his gauntlet as a secondary weapon, using it to block enemy attacks. There are four main fighting moves: "sword attacks", where the Prince use his sword to attack enemies; "gauntlet", which is his secondary weapon and is useful to lift and throw up enemies; "Elika magic", where Elika uses her magic to hit enemies; and "acrobatic moves", which is useful for dodging and jumping over enemies. There are three stages of health in combat: "healthy," "weakened," and "grounded." When the Prince is in his "healthy" state, he is "swift and energetic" as he battles. When an enemy strikes the Prince, he goes into his "weakened" state. He is not as agile in his "weakened" state, and is more vulnerable to being attacked. When the enemy hits the Prince when he is "weakened," the Prince becomes "grounded." He lies on the ground, vulnerable to all enemy attacks. If an enemy attempts to attack again before the Prince recovers, however, Elika will drive back the enemy and put the Prince back to his "healthy" state, but at a cost; the enemy also returns to full health.

Acrobatics remain largely unchanged from the "Sands of Time" trilogy, except Elika will now provide acrobatic support. The Prince is capable of running on walls, sliding down walls, climbing walls, and jumping from wall-to-wall. The Prince utilizes his gauntlet as a tool to break the fall as he slides down a wall. Elika also plays a large role in acrobatics. Elika boosts the Prince further then he can normally go, she saves him if he misses a jump, and she herself is very capable and agile. As the game progresses, Elika can gather concentrated seeds of magic that allow her to perform new magical abilities to access new areas.[6]

Plot summary

The adventure begins with a new Prince of Persia, a wanderer, a vagabond, returning home from an adventure on a donkey laden with treasure, which he earned on his previous venture. He desires to spend his treasure on many luxuries, including women and liquor. But suddenly, he is caught in a fierce sandstorm. When the sandstorm subsides, he finds himself in a mythical garden of beauty, dominated at its center by a massive Tree of Life. The Prince and a girl, Elika, find each other, and, in the same predicament, decide to help each other. Together, they venture to the center of this grand oasis. When they arrive at the center, they witness the destruction of the tree, and the liberation of Ahriman, the ancient god of darkness. After being set free, Ahriman starts corrupting the lands with darkness and evil. The Prince, with the aid of Elika and her new found powers, take up arms against Ahriman's corruption, in an attempt to drive it back and cleanse the world.

Characters

Main characters

The Prince

File:Prince (8).JPG
The Prince, as he appears in Prince of Persia

The Prince is a new character, different from the protagonist of the The Sands of Time trilogy. He is a normal person, rather a thief, and not a noble Prince. He is a wanderer, a vagabond, who wants to adventure with no real ties, always living in the present. To him, the past is gone and he carries no burdens, the future is yet to come and it will take care of itself. He is a man who lives by the day, not considering anything long term; he spends his treasure on women, luxury and liquor, simply because it's who he is. The inspiration for this character has been drawn from adventurers like Sinbad in the Arabian Nights, Han Solo from Star Wars, and Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings. [7]

He is an extremely agile and cunning warrior, proving to be a very able swordsman. Ubisoft has stated that the Prince will have all his abilities in the beginning of the game. In all of the concept art, he appears clad in clothes with a red and blue color scheme. Significantly, in all these arts and videos, he wields a long sword, and wears a spiked gauntlet in his left hand. For the first time in any Prince of Persia game, the concept of sword and scabbard has been introduced along with the concept of a double edged sword. A gauntlet is the Prince's secondary weapon, and is also a tool that allows him to perform feats such as sliding down from high places without being harmed.[8]

The Prince will be voiced by Nolan North.

Elika

File:PopprodigyElika.jpg
Concept-art render of Elika.

The game producers explained that they wanted a secondary character who would be an actual partner to the Prince in a true sense with being a helpful and a friendly asset, and "not become any kind of burden on him or his way". Elika is claimed a large innovation to this game, as the time-controlling powers of the Prince were in The Sands of Time trilogy. The inspiration to create Elika was drawn from supporting characters from other media, like Elizabeth Swann from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series; Padmé Amidala from Star Wars; and Arwen from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.[9]

Elika is described as a "deadly ally,"[10] and a strong supporting character, who will affect every aspect of the game, as she accompanies the Prince throughout the game. This includes exploration, combat and puzzle-solving. A descendant of the Ahuras, she can perform some special moves in tandem with the Prince, and use her magical abilities to aid the Prince in his quest. She is also able to guide the Prince on the right track in case he is lost in his way in the game and can assist him in solving multiple puzzles as well.

Elika will be voiced by Kari Wahlgren.[11]

Supporting characters and enemies

File:PoP2008-Prince vs the Hunter.jpg
The Prince fighting The Hunter.

The Hunter

The Hunter is a dangerous foe and an energetic beast that uses agility, speed, and acrobatics to his advantage. Originally a prince, The Hunter indulged in many treasures, but became obsessed mainly with hunting. Soon, though, The Hunter became jaded even in the hunting aspect. Ahriman caught word of The Hunter's discontent and offered him a chance to fight a foe beyond all others. The Hunter, unable to resist the urge to hunt, offered his soul to Ahriman, and was then transformed into a possessed beast. The word of The Hunter spread to the far corners of the Earth, and many hunters came to hunt it. The Hunter's wish was granted - He hunted man. One of Ahriman's most reliable fighters, The Hunter was set free once again, to hunt the Prince of Persia.[12]


Development

File:PoP2008 Prince-and-Elika.jpg
The Prince and Elika running along a wall.

Prince of Persia's development team began conception right as Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones was released,[13] however, proof of conception for the game was found when, on September 21, 2006 a leaked RAR file contained concept art, although no comment was made by Ubisoft.[14] Also, on January 23, 2008, some screen shots from the game when it was in conception were leaked onto the internet, and again Ubisoft made no comments.[15] According to Nintendo Power magazine, one of the working titles for the game was "Prince of Persia: Ghosts of the Past".

On April 1, 2008, Ubisoft registered the domain princeofpersiaprodigy.com, providing further evidence that the game was in progress.

In May, 2008, Ubisoft confirmed the game a work-in-progress. They stated that they expect to release the game towards the fourth quarter of 2008, and gave details about the plot and gameplay. In one such interview, they stated that the general staples of the gameplay are to remain intact, including platforming, combat, and puzzle solving. Ubisoft has stated that an equal balance of the three elements will be featured in the game, and that the Prince has more acrobatic abilities than ever. He is able to "defy gravity," in many different ways. The game is also to focus more on one-on-one combat, similar to the original Prince of Persia trilogy, rather than fighting dozens of enemies, as in the Sands of Time trilogy. Ubisoft stated that the reason for changing the combat was that it would give players the impression that each enemy was a unique challenge in itself, instead of "just another enemy".

File:PoP Acrobatic Gameplay.jpg
Elika helps the Prince to jump off a special platform.

On May 8, 2008, Ubisoft released an official video of a concept artist designing the Prince character for the game.[16] The "speed art" video shows a full-bodied new Prince being created with the computer program Photoshop. There was another fast-forward concept art drawing video released on May 22, 2008, detailing a female character, Elika[17]. Yet another fast-forward concept art emerged in July, 2008, this time depicting a prime enemy; The Hunter. Not only did the art provide a concept image, but it also provided a back story to The Hunter.

The game is to use a heavily modified version of the Scimitar engine, which was also used in Assassin's Creed. Developers chose to use a modified version of this engine because it would allow them to enhance the game by adding more open land, and less linearity. Developers also chose to implement an illustrative graphical style, similar to cel-shaded graphics, but with more detail drawn in.[18]

In an interview with Chris Easton, it was confirmed that, although the Prince will be traveling through infected lands, there will be human characters he will meet in his venture that will aid him, and have special significance on everything from the storyline to the direct gameplay. It was also confirmed that, although the new Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed share game engines, Prince of Persia will not have cities filled with uninfected people, or safe areas; everything is Ahriman's domain.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Ubisoft Announces Release Date for Prince Of Persia" (Press release). Ubisoft. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  2. ^ a b c Sinclair, Brendan (September 18, 2008). "Prince of Persia gets coronation date". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  3. ^ http://www.classification.gov.au/special.html?n=46&p=156&sTitle=Prince+of&sMediaFilm=1&sMediaPublications=1&sMediaGames=1&sDateFromM=1&sDateFromY=1970&sDateToM=10&sDateToY=2008&record=230232
  4. ^ "Prince of Persia: Prodigy Page". GamePro. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  5. ^ "Ubisoft Announces Prince Of Persia for Consoles and PC" (Press release). Ubisoft. 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  6. ^ "E3 stage interview".
  7. ^ "Prince of Persia Developer Blog - The Prince". 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  8. ^ Goldstein, Harry (2008-05-23). "Prince of Persia First Look". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  9. ^ Burnes, Andrew (2008-05-28). "Prince of Persia Prodigy CG Trailer & Information Overload". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Ubidays 2008:Debut Trailer".
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ "Prince of Persia Hunter Speed drawing". Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  13. ^ "Ubidays Interview".
  14. ^ "Leaked Concept Art".
  15. ^ "Leaked Screenshots".
  16. ^ "Prince Speed Art".
  17. ^ "Elika Speed Art".
  18. ^ "Illustrative graphics in new Prince of Persia".
  19. ^ "Chris Easton on Prince of Persia".

External links

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