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As Prince Of Persia subtitles go,The Lost Crownis certainly an evocative one.

Death stalks every corner, but that’s precisely what makes this dextrously designed Metroid-like such a thrillingplatformer.

That’s not to say the platforming between those fights is any less exhilarating, of course.

The group of Immortals warriors peer over a dead body  in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

And when it starts throwing Sargon’s teleporting/rewind-time abilities into the mix as well?

Nowthat’swhat I call some bestest best platforming.

Think of them like Hollow Knight’s benches, or aDark Soulsbonfire.

Sargon strikes a wolf boss in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

But The Lost Crown is also a much friendlier game than either of its genre stablemates.

This review was based on a review build of the game provided by publishers Ubisoft.

A fleshy creature with a medusa mask approaches Sargon in a sewer in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

Sargon encounters a large tree monster in a forest  in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

Sargon approaches a room full of rotating blades in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

Sargon hangs from a ledge above a pit of spikes in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

Sargon swings through a series of spiky gauntlets  in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

Sargon aims his chakram through a spiky platform  in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

A close up of Sargon in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

Two ghost Sargons hang from switches as a third walks toward a door in Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown