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gmaes Developer(s) Ubisoft Montreal
gmaes Publisher(s) Ubisoft
gmaes Series Prince of Persia
gmaes Engine Scimitar
gmaes Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
gmaes Release date Late 2008
gmaes Genre(s) Action-adventure, Platform
gmaes Mode(s) Single-player
gmaes Media Blu-ray Disc, DVD-DL
gmaes Input methods Keyboard, mouse, Xbox 360 controller, SIXAXIS controller, DualShock 3

Prince of Persia is

an upcoming video gmaes developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is scheduled to be released on late 2008 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe and it introduces a new gameplay, along with a fresh "illustrative" visual style.

gmaes Plot Summary
According to Ubidays Interview, a new Prince of Persia will be depicted as a wanderer at first, who while returning home from an adventure with his "bearings" and a donkey named "Lady with Treasure", to spend his rest of life in peace. But all of a sudden, he is caught by a fierce sandstorm, which throws him off of his original path, and he finds himself in a forbidden land - a mythical garden of beauty, dominated at its center by a massive Tree of Life. Imprisoned in the Tree of Life is Ahriman, the "Ancient Evil God of Darkness", who was imprisoned within the tree by his twin brother Ormazd, the "Ancient God of Light". The Prince encounters Elika, a descendant of the Ahuras, a group of people who guarded the imprisonment of Ahriman. Together, they witness the destruction of the tree. After being set free, Ahriman starts corrupting the lands with darkness and evil. Elika asks the The Prince for his help to bring back peace to the world by stopping Ahriman, and cleansing the world of it's darkness.

gmaes Development

The Prince and Elika running along the wall.

Proof of development for the gmaes was found when, on September 21, 2006 a leaked RAR file contained concept images, although no comment was made by Ubisoft. Also, on January 23, 2008, some screenshots from the gmaes were leaked onto the internet, and again Ubisoft made no comments.

On April 1, 2008, Ubisoft registered the domain princeofpersiaprodigy.com.
In May, 2008, Ubisoft confirmed the gmaes as a work-in-progress. They stated to expect a release at the end of 2008, and gave many details about the plot and gmaes play in this gmaes . In one such interview, they stated that the general staples of the gmaes play are to remain intact, including platforming, and combat. Although the gmaes focuses more on one-on-one combat, similar to the original Prince of Persia trilogy, rather then fighting almost dozens of enemies, like in the Sands of Time trilogy.

The Prince fighting The Hunter.

On May 8, 2008, Ubisoft released an official video of a concept artist designing the Prince character for the gmaes. The "speed art" video shows a full-bodied new prince to be created on Photoshop. There was another fast-forward concept art drawing video released on May 22, detailing a female character Elika
The gmaes will use a heavily modified version of the Schmitar Engine, which was also used in Assassin's Creed. Developers chose to implement an illustrative graphical style, similar to cel-shaded graphics. Other features include improved artificial intelligence, detailed graphics, rich environments and an open-world, that will allow to create a non-linear gmaes play.

Characters

The Prince, as he appears in Prince of Persia (2008).

The Prince
The Prince's character is a whole new invention of this gmaes and is totally different from the one of The Sands of Time trilogy. He is stated to be a normal person, rather a thief at first, and not a noble Prince. He is a wanderer, a vagabond, wishing to make some money and then to go back home and spend his earnings on women and luxury.

He is an extremely agile and cunning warrior, proving to be a very able swordsman. In all the concept arts, he appears clad in ninja-styled clothes with red & blue colour 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.

Elika

Concept-Art Render of Elika.

The gmaes producers revealed that they wanted a secondary character, who would really be a partner to the Prince in a true sense, and "not become any kind of burden on him or his way", but being a helpful and a friendly asset. Elika is said to be a large innovation to this gmaes , as the time-controlling powers of the Prince were in The Sands of Time trilogy. She is described as a "deadly ally", and would be a strong supporting character, who will affect every aspect of the game, as she accompanies the Prince throughout the gmaes. This includes exploration, combat and puzzle-solving. She would be able to perform some special moves (in tandem with the Prince, as well as some of her own) and use her magical abilities to aid the Prince in his quest. She would guide Prince on the right track in case he is lost in his way in the gmaes and assist him in solving multiple puzzles as well.

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 trilogy. It was revealed that she is descended from the Ahuras and has lived in a land without any possibility to contact the outside world.

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gmaes Developer(s) Namco Tales Studio
gmaes Publisher(s) Namco Bandai Games
gmaes Designer(s) Kōsuke Fujishima (Character Design) Yoshito Higuchi (Chief Director, Producer) Motoi Sakuraba (Composer)
gmaes Platform(s) Xbox 360
gmaes Release date JPN2008
NA2008
gmaes Genre(s) Console role-playing gmaes
gmaes Mode(s) Single Player, multiplayer cooperative
gmaes Rating(s) CERO:B
gmaes Media DVD

Tales of Vesperia (テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア, Teiruzu obu Vesuperia) is the newest and tenth main entry into the Tales of series. It was announced on December 22nd, 2007 at Jump Festa. The game's first trailer confirmed that the Character Designer is Kōsuke Fujishima, the Chief Director and Producer is Yoshito Higuchi (who previously worked on both Tales of Symphonia and Tales of the Abyss), the gmaes is being developed by Namco Tales Studio and its animated movies will be done by Production I.G. It has been confirmed on gmaes spot that Vesperia will be exclusively for Xbox 360, though a PlayStation 3 port is still possible.Bonnie Pink will sing the main theme for both the Japanese and American release. According to IGN, Vesperia may see a release in the United States and Japan close to each other, though no confirmed date of release has been given.
A recent list from Namco Bandai revealed that a PlayStation 3 version may also be in the works, but it was later removed - Namco Bandai stated it was a mistake.

gmaes play
Tales of Vesperia uses an improved and evolved version of Tales of the Abyss's battle system, called the "Evolved Flex-Range Linear Motion Battle System" (EFR-LMBS).
A change from previous entries, players will be able to learn special skills through their equipment. Players are also able to use acquired material to create rare and unique equipment. Another addition are special attacks that defeat non-boss enemies with a single blow if special button combinations are timed correctly. Also returning from Tales of Symphonia and Tales of the Abyss is the "Overlimit". Similar to Tales of the Abyss it is in the form of a visible gauge, but it comes in the form of a single bar that can be spread out among the party, or "stacked" up to four different levels to give various effects when used for a single person, such as the ability to cancel any arte at level two, and then becoming invulnerable at level four.
Another added aspect is "Encounter Linking", like Tales of Symphonia and Tales of the Abyss, enemies are visible on the field and a battle starts when one is touched, but if there are other enemies nearby, they may also join in and become a part of the fight.
Like in Tales of Legendia, a previous game in the series, skits will now be voiced by English voice actors.

gmaes Characters
Yuri Lowell (ユーリ・ローウェル, Yūri Rōueru)Age: 21Gender: MaleHeight: 180cmEnglish Voice Actor: N/AJapanese Voice Actor: Kosuke ToriumiThe main protagonist of the game that wields a sword in battle. An empathetic young man, who doesn't give a second thought about helping those in need, but he knows his limits. He is quite sarcastic and cynical but a nice man at heart. He was once a knight, which gave him the freedom of taking brief journeys outside his hometown, but now works as a bodyguard. Envious of Flynn, he decides to leave his city and see the world himself. He hates the nobility and the government. He also yearns for his older brother. He meets Estelle when events lead him to be imprisoned.
Estellise (エステリーゼ, Esuterīze) Estelle (エステル, Esuteru)Age: 18Gender: FemaleHeight: 165cmEnglish Voice Actor: N/AJapanese Voice Actor: Mai NakaharaThe heroine of the game that wields swords and staffs. Her real name is Estellise, but she is also called Estelle. She uses healing magic and has pink hair. In the castle, Estelle encounters Yuri. She separates herself from her sad world, and begins to speak out and take action. She was kept in her castle for a long time, where she took up training with the sword. She is also surprised by the many things she encounters in the outside world. She enjoys reading books and takes the knowledge or other info she gains from them very seriously.Flynn Scifo (フレン シーフォ, Furen Shīfo)Age: 21Gender: MaleHeight: 180cmEnglish Voice Actor: N/AJapanese Voice Actor: Mamoru MiyanoA knight that wields a sword and shield. Flynn shared his childhood with Yuri, though they contrast from one another. He has similar ideals of helping others, but chooses to work them out via politics instead. After Yuri retired from the knights, he began to gain many achievements and was promoted. He neglects those of the nobility, but is more friendly to the common people of the empire. He travels regularly to fend off monsters, a fact that makes Yuri envious.Repede (ラピード, Rapīdo)Age: 4Gender: MaleHeight: 170cmEnglish Voice Actor: N/AJapanese Voice Actor: N/AYuri's dog, who accompanies Yuri to places and fights with him using a dagger. He holds a pipe in his mouth that is a memento of his previous owner. He is very close and friendly with those he accepts, but hates it when those he doesn't know try to touch him. He appears to be the most calm one of the group.Rita (リタ, Rita)Age: 15Gender: FemaleHeight: 150cmEnglish Voice Actor: N/AJapanese Voice Actor: Rika MorinagaA brunette-haired girl who wears goggles. She is a researcher that studies Blastia, and hates to be interrupted during her research. She is eccentric and has a poor social disposition. In battle she wields a book and is capable of using various magical attacks.Karol Capel (カロル　カペル, Karoru Kaperu)Age: 12Gender: MaleHeight: 135cmEnglish Voice Actor: N/AJapanese Voice Actor: Kumiko WatanabeA little boy who wields a giant hammer and various other large weapons. He says that he is from the Hunting Blades guild (魔狩りの剣 (Makari no tsurugi, 魔狩りの剣). Because of certain circumstances he accompanies Yuri on his journey.

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