I just got this game not too long ago (about 2 weeks ago or so). I have beaten it 100%. 40/40 achievements!! This game is not very hard to beat. If you've liked any of the other Prince of Persia games (or even Assassin's Creed since its the same makers) then you will probably like this one as well.There are some bonuses you can get as well from a site called UPlay! Somehow I had earned some points with them (I guess from playing their games: Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, etc..). Using those points, I purchased a new character to play as in the game.
I played through the game as Ezio (the Assassin's Creed character). That was pretty cool.
If going for achievements... you may need to YouTube the Sarcophagus Locations. Other than that, you'll get most of your achievements playing through one time. The "secret" achievement is simply switching your difficulty level from normal to easy! Thats it!
So, I give this game a 8 in my book (its just my style).
PROS: There are tons of places to explore, puzzles to solve and enemies to kill. There is a little bit of flexibilty in your fighting. You have four different powers you are able to use to defeat enemies (not to mention an outstanding sword they give you at the end of the game that kills most things with one hit).
CONS: It can be a bit lonely sometimes while playing the game (that Tomb Raider feeling). Sometimes things get too quiet and don't move quite fast enough to keep the interest as it has potential to. It has a tad touch of "cheese" to it if you know what I mean but they definately did better on this one than that last Prince of Persia which felt like an anime' version.
OVERALL: I liked it. This brings back a little of that RPG (not to the point of Zelda though... the king of RPGs) feel. Lots to explore, lots to kills, lots of moves and attacks, lots of interactive environment.
Can't wait for the movie!!!
