Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands: Prima Official Strategy Guide

I have the Wii version of the game. This guide only supports the XBox and Playstation versions. This is not advertised on the cover of the book, in retail, or in any website I have visited. The Wii version of this game is a completely different game...not a port. This guide is useless for the Wii. I purchased the book and found out after the fact that the guide will not work for the Wii.

Very poor advertising; by the publisher and by retailers. Further, I am not able to return the book (they consider I have already used it).

A complete waste of money if you are using the Wii. Much better advertising is necessary on all parties involved in the sale of this product.

While this is a very useful guide, it's not a necessary purchase. Let me talk about the book first.

The walkthrough is very detailed, clear and complete with lots of helpful screenshots. There are maps for all the 21 hidden Sacrophagus, statues which contain red, blue and yellow (experience) spheres. The tactics against enemies are pretty good too. There's also a handy list of all achievements, trophies and challenges you can uncover. Right at the back are 12 pages of beautiful concept art illustrations, though printed on game-guide quality paper.

Here are some reasons why the book is not necessary.

Prince of Persia is not a complicated or difficult game. Whenever there's a puzzle to be solved, the in-game camera will point to the puzzle, ensuring you know where they are and where to go next. And because everything is guided, there's no need for area maps, which aren't included anyway.

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