A game, where no one was villain but still had to fight to protect themselves. Kaileena was defending herself Prince was defending himself Dahaka was only doing his job Man, what a storyline
One of the best trilogies ever created. When I was a kid every weekend I've waited to play it. Probably been stuck on it for a half an year playing over and over again. PoP and Legacy of Kain were my top games
@@MichaelVakili when I was a kid I played this game because it looked so cool and I loved it without never understanding English 😂 and now YEAAAARS later lmao I replayed it and got the story and yeah it's just too good
since some weeks there is an inofficial 1080p patch. I would say we don't need an cheap remaster. T2T is even playable in 4K. Check this out: ps2wide.net/pc.html
KAILEENA: I had hoped the Dahaka would kill you. I had hoped Shadee would keep you from the island...or that he towers would finish you off... I even cursed the sword I gave you! AND YET YOU DID NOT DIE!!! PRINCE: Why would you do this? KAILEENA: I've already told you! I have forseen my future to die at your hands... but like you I've decided to change it!
Warrior Within was probably her that time of the month. Which would explain why she wore red elegand dress in WW and ditched it for some white rags in T2T (no fear of stains you know?)
I will travel to island of time and I will block AC series developing. So that ubisoft develop this game and we can play new pop series. (ubisoft :You can not change your fate...)
Ubisoft I am the architect of my own destruction. I will travel to the island of time and prevent from assasin’s creed from ever being made. Then Ubisoft will have no quarrel with prince of Persia. Most people think Ubisoft is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. I have seen the face of Ubisoft I can tell you they are wrong. Ubisoft is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am and why I say this sit down and let me tell you a tale the likes of which you have never heard.
I had forgotten how intense this theme is, especially as you play during that fateful encounter with Kaileena. The desperation both of them feel as they are locked in a fight neither wants to take part in but fate, apparently, gives them no other choice...
I'm surprised this song is not included in the trilogy soundtrack. One of the best boss themes of all time. Begins softly and builds up the tension near the end of the fights. That female choir has something eerie and fits the feminine Kaileena quite well. They also sound a bit as if death is approaching and they cannot change their fate. Those guitar riffs are pretty catchy too though are not punchy and tight as the rest of the game. These have a softness too them. This track has always mesmerized me :)
you have a good way with words, i experienced exactly the same feelings. I could add that the soft strumming of the bass connected with the climatic drum beat at the beginning fits the prince's whole encounter with Kaileena in the throne room perfectly. The bass track emphasises her exotic beauty and the mystery surrounding her character while the "war-ish" sounding drums suggest that said character is not particularly friendly. Her being able to teleport and use some type of magic compliments this whole vibe well, this is a masterpiece. I don't think words can fully describe the emotions such great tracks give us, if I was to put this whole track into a single word, it would be "inevitability"
BEST storyline, BEST graphics (decapitations duh), best music, best gameplay, best voice actors, just everything freakin perfect. That's Warrior Within for you.
I absolutely love Kaileena's theme, it does tell a lot just by itself. Kaileena is not an evil person, and the Prince is certainly not a virtuous hero in Warrior Within. They are just two desperate people who would do anything to save their lives. However, no one wants to come to this end ; for the Prince, that's probably because of some savior complex, and for Kaileena, I think it's because she sees her ancient self in the Prince's will to survive, and the way he naively hopes for an easier way out where both can be saved. You can hear this in the progressive tension, as the soft female choirs vanish and the "sensual Kaileena harmonics" (0:28) end replaced by some metal riffs. That's the Prince's denial to acknowledge the truth. But Kaileena has been desperate for way longer than him. She tried already, and failed dozens of times. She knows. For her, it ends today. Then it's the breakdown. One must go. And it won't be me. I have way more chills fighting Kaileena than the Dahaka. The "Good Ending" is just... Too much, if you ask me. But what a waste they have done with Kaileena in the next game. What a waste.
"Ha ha!" she snorted, "It will take more than a simple sword strike to penetrate my defences." He would not be tempted to close combat where now she might have some advantage with the power of her tornadoes. Kaileena was directing them in order to frustrate him. He bore in mind that should he get hurt by a tornado, this would cost him his life. He ducked between passing tornadoes and ran until they expired. He gathered whatever amount of Sands as he could. After coming to the ground, she slowed down time and the Prince was forced from defensive to offensive. "I will kill you!" she screamed. "I do not want to hurt you, Kaileena... But I cannnot allow that to happen." Once more, she took refuge up and sent tornadoes after him. He used his agility to circle around, avoiding them. "I have more important matters to attend to." The Prince was gratified to see Sands being given up after the tornadoes died down and waited for her to come down. He kept on the move, tumbling out of reach of sudden swipes and strikes, sure to regain his feet quickly as he was knocked down by her. For the last time, she slowed time. The Prince set his sequence, after he did the same as her. When he saw an opening, he dashed in to strike, then rolled aside as the counter strike from the Empress followed. He kept using the Eye of the Storm to keep her in check. With persistence and patience, he ultimately wore her down. "I will not give up so easily. It's time to finish this." The Prince finally kicked her aside, yet she charged at him, bent on his destruction. In a furious slash, she met his blade and was run through. "I'm sorry... if only it didn't have to end this way..." The Prince withdrew his Scorpion Sword from her abdomen. She fell in his embrace and spoke so close with her dying breath. "You've... saved yourself it seems, my Prince. But still I become the sands. There will be other like the Mahārāja. Braggarts and fools who will quest for the sands and find them. My vengeance will be unleashed once more on your world..." She vowed, as she moaned her last dying breath.
Definitely my favourite game of the sands of time trilogy. I know some critics complained that the Prince was much darker and had a different personality than the first, but he's spent ten years being hunted by the Dahaka. For him, these are desperate times, and he's a desperate man. Of course his personality will change. Also the soundtrack was awesome. The only thing I didn't like about it was his accent mysteriously became American, but then Ubisoft did that ridiculous thing with Altair as well
Actually, I think he pretty knew about the Dahaka weakness, or at least suspect about it. He was in a ship after all, beside go to the Island. Correct me if i'm wrong
i have similar thoughts about the game but i disagree about the voice actor change being ridiculous. I think Atkin Downes did a much better job than Lowenthal. It may be because of my bias towards Downes since he voiced Yasha in Asura's Wrath though. I still think he fits the serious, angry version of prince from warrior within much better objectively.
nah, my favorite quote "I WILL kill you!" - an awesome effect, like she was just as annoyed from the difficult fight as i was. makes me smile every time
What if the transition from smooth melody to explosive propellant symbolizes the Prince's intrusion in what would be a tranquil place were it not for his presence? Is he actually the game's antagonist, slaying hundreds to redeem himself for his own mistake?
EarFarce4 One thing I notice was that the song loops during the first/middle part of the fight but during the last part it changes to the more intense part.
As far that's the dark background behind the Prince of Persia Trilogy. The Prince was supposed to die back in the events of Sands of Time, but he cheated death. After a while the Dehaka went after him to set things right, be he even defeated him, and even then Destiny tried to put the prince down, but he parcoured his way right out of that again. But every time he cheats his death, his destiny get's even worse and worse. This Prince is running away from something he cannot escape, and every turn he takes only makes matters worse... pretty dark when you think about it
From a storytelling point of view,it defintely is.The running theme in the game is how fate can't be escaped by everyone.The Prince can survive only if the Empress dies and vice versa.The Water Sword ending is very cheap because it's a last minute plot device were both characters can be spared.The bad ending is about the inevitability of someone's doom and completely in line with the bleak atmosphere of the game.The good ending would fit if the game had the same fable like atmosphere as the Sands of Time.
@@hebanker3372 Yeah, to be honest I usually don't mind "good" endings in games that are bleak, but after recently playing WW I started wondering if they didn't just suddenly put the water sword in because they realized that they need sands in a sequel. The sword also seemed kinda out of place to me, mainly because it doesn't seem to be "connected" in any way with the world in the game, what I mean by that is there's nothing that suggests that there's a weapon capable of killing dahaka and I find it kind of funny that Kaileena apparently doesn't know about a sword that's right outside of her throne room and could prevent prince from killing her.
@@mikrodaniel3564 She might know about the sword but she probably didn't know it can harm the Dhahaka. Since its implied she doesn't know about it fully(only its role and name, but not what it looks like or what it can do. Including its weakness to pure water)
This is the best song in the entire game. I liked this game, it's among my top 5 favourite games, but it had this edgy atmosphere. This actually brings back this persian feel that I loved the most in the first game, but also pumps you up with some balls-breaking metal.
CésarWalker I'm waiting too. Regardless of how thin the chance is considering the milking of Assassin's Creed and the likes. Still waiting. I mean, Serious Sam HD happened.
CésarWalker They should do a complete remake of the trilogy with next gen graphics and lots of content. Just imagine how beautiful these games would look.
exactly, like what they did with Halo. Same game but remade with new engine and graphics. New content will be appreciated as long as there is no Dlc involved. And let me use the dagger of time in warrior within!
I find this to be a beautiful piece of music, as it expresses the dissonance between man and woman. The feminine vocals combined with the guitar does a good job of conveying the feeling of opposing forces. Light and dark, good and evil, Kaileena and the prince, all draws back to our brains' left and right hemispheres as we listen to this musical masterpiece.
Kaileena is still my BIGGEST CRUSH💖💖💖💖💖💖. I love her SOOOOOO MUCH💖💖💖💖💖💖. I feel extremely sad that she had to die in Two Thrones😭😭😭😭😭😭. Ubisoft please remaster the POP franchise.
They are going to. And I'm terrified of it. I wouldn't mind a remaster of WW with better graphics and a total remake of the TT, so that she does not go down like a helpless bitch. But honestly, I expect Ubisoft to just completely bastardize the WW.
@@xenon333 No I think the story is PERFECT. There's nothing wrong with it. I totally loved Sands Of Time, WW, Two Thrones, Forgotten Sands. I m waiting for this remaster of the first three games. Let's hope they don't ruin it. I also want more sequels. Forgotten Sands was a prequel that took place after the events of Sands Of Time and before WW. Now I want the next game to be a continuation after Two Thrones. Although to be honest I don't know how to continue it. The story is perfectly ended in Two Thrones. Maybe they should now take a break from mystical adventures and let the Prince go to some new normal battles between kingdoms. That would be perfect for the next new game. And also slowly build up for new mystical adventures where Prince will go in future as the sands of time story is over.
@@towkirshuvo97 same here buddy I aslo thinked a lot but I could not find any reason to continue the story from two thrones they completely ended the story with no doubts
All those "Still listening in..." I had read them all because i was listening this since ever until now. One of my favourites videogames of all times, i had completed this game many times and i'm never tired for another round. Ubisoft should remaster the trilogy like Vicarious Visions did with crash (because the PS3 Remaster was awful, it looks worse than the original). PD: Kaileena, the greatest beauty of all videogames i have ever meet. And the Dahaka, One of the more bad asses monsters in videogames history. God bless Prince of Persia.
I'm here.Really miss this amazing game.I hope ubisoft make a new prince of persia game like warrior within.all the violence and anger and metal soundtracks.i miss the prince so much :(((((((((((((((
Cultivate yourself you know nothing in Video game Dark soul is mediocre cause Bed of chaos is missed and all the fire level! Cultivate yourself play MGS and shadow of colossus moron
@@ordalieduvoyageur DS1 was rushed by the developers because of the investors. Miyazaki wanted to work more on the latter half of DS1 (Lost Izalith, New Londo, etc) but due to lack of time, the areas/boss fights weren't done as well as he originally planned to
I hope sands of time remake does well, so we get to play this masterpiece of a game with breathtaking visuals. What a beauty it would be one can only imagine.
@4trollman4 Right? She always gave me more trouble then the Dahaka. Now the vizier and some random goons take her out by complete luck? Like nah fuck that lol atleast if you gona kill her make it believable or something. Two thrones was fun and all but making kailenna a damsel in distress pissed me off.
I'm grateful for having this trilogy as one of the most important games of my childhood, PoP WW was and it's the most badass game I played, I feel bad for the kids of today that just plays that shitty and toxic online games.
If we got to know more of Kaileena she could had been the best female character in video games. She was dangerous, gorgeous, ruthless, had divine powers like a goddess and she was trying to escape her destiny just like our prince.
@@OchiiDinUmbraa No she's not a totally different character,and please no jokes on physical appearance. If you think deeply and focus on her narration (although ubisoft made her narration very passive but still you can know what type of character she is)
Honestly, Kaileena is pretty easy to defeat if you can do the counter-attack move. If she slows down time, you can just use slowdown yourself. The only significant problem are tornados.
This track is perfect for Monica Bellucci, who plays her in the original version. In Italian we have another wonderful dubber on her (Giovanna Rapattoni).
@@miraj6272 and lost the best series that they owned seriosly u wood think Anita sarkisien wood make sexist marks on this game SJW femanist on video games pc rights bullys talking about xbox PlayStation
My goal is clear travel back to the island of time and prevent assassins creed from ever being made. With no AC Ubisoft will have no quarrel with prince of Persia. Go then my prince but your journey will not end well you cannot change your fate.
This Kaileena..... She was strong She was cunning She was ruthless She was selfish She was desperate She was heartless She was skilled She was powerful I was soo impressed by her in this game. Literally everytime i died to her, i felt happier because her character brings more thrill of battle. She isn't your regular whimp who throws tantrums at you. Oh no. This lady knows how to fight, and she fought harder (even harder than Dahaka in the final battle). She is the penultimate creature of Sands of Time. She has the durability of the Executioner, speed of the Silhouette, agility of the Blade Dancer and strength of a Brute (her kicks send you flying away) She was different She was The Empress of Time
@@lucas.ggonzalez733 it so happens somebody HAS to barge into someone's comment, who just wanna praise a certain character in a video game enjoyed in his childhood, which could've been ignored for the peace of both parties, to comment "simp". Man GTFO here or out of your basement cause praising a character (not even a real person) is not related to simping at all. Grow up.
The Prince observed the hourglass. Footsteps clicked from behind and joined the Prince to observe. "Time is running low. You ready?" "I've been thinking, Kaileena... There's little for you on this island. And there will be less still once I've stood before your mistress." The Prince and Kaileena climbed up the stairs towards the now opened door. He offered. "Come with me to Babylon! You'll have a chance to begin a new life, free from the evils of this place." "I'm sorry, Prince. But I cannot take you up on your offer." The Prince looked at her and felt suspicion mounting in his head. He followed her and emerged into a vast chamber. This was no doubt the throne room. The throne room was a vast chamber. High tiered balconies admitted dim light. Gigantic statues of a griffin of some kind towered against the walls and at the middle of the room were column spires of burning incense. A long red carpet led up to a large throne canopied beneath huge velvet drapes. The Prince was on his way to meet the empress, though she was no where to be found. Otherwise... "Where is the empress? Where are the sands?" Kaileena depressed a lever, causing the shutter to drop behind him. The Prince was confused. "What are you doing? You trapped us in here?" Kaileena walked towards the throne and grinned as her machinations were unfolded. "I'm sorry, Prince, but only one of us can cheat fate today!" She grabbed a pair of heavily ornated curved blades and held aloft like claws. The Prince ultimately realised who was standing. "You... ARE the Empress!" She walked down and reminded him about their previous encounters. "I told you to leave. And yet, you kept coming back. I began to wonder. If you could change your fate, perhaps I could change mine." The Empress disappeared and appeared behind him to catch him off balance. The Prince narrowly avoided the blow and found he could vault over her head and strike down, and this seemed to do great damage till she disappeared from his landing. Unlike the woman in black, Kaileena was a formidable adversary. "You will not leave this island alive." she warned. The Prince lost no time triggering the Eye of The Storm. She blocked his attack. He probed for weakness. He should be wary of her appearance from his places where he would least expect it. When he dealt enough damage they locked blades and began a struggle for supremacy. He summoned every ounce of strength to throw her back. "For Babylon!" he declared. The Prince tried to silence her but the Empress was raised on a high vortex of sand, which the Prince could not penetrate. Tall, red-robed wraiths, armed with swords, materialised from below. As he tried to close to attack, they glided about the floor and blocked the creature's attack. Enraged, the Prince flung his own weapon, and scored a direct hit, the stricken wraith melting away. "Dust to dust!" The Prince expressed grim satisfaction. He snatched up a fallen blade and repeated the trick on the other. With the wraiths crumpled to sand, the Prince's amulet absorbed the sands. Hoping this was enough to withstand the challenge, the Prince saw Kaileena descending from the vortex. "Worship at my altar, whether you wish it or not!" Kaileena offered. "Nothing good will come of your sacrifice." he refused. Quickly, she appeared from various directions to hinder his progress. Blows came in rapid volleys and he was forced to block and avoid. The Prince loosened his attacks onto her, once he used the miracles to slow down time. He must use speed and agility to counter her swift attacks. She backed away and "I had hoped the Dahaka would kill you. I had hoped Shahdee would keep you from the island... Or that the towers would finish you off..." The Empress added betrayal to her tone. "I even cursed the sword I gave you! And yet you did not die!" She rushed to attack, forcing the Prince to block and kick her aside. Trying to make sense of her words, he still wondered. "Why would you do this?" "I already told you I have foreseen my future. To die at your hands... But like you, I've decided to change it." The Prince braced himself for any incoming attack from her. Now she seemed more cautious, and dodged his retaliation. He used the close walls to launch at her, yet this seemed to have little impact. His aerial assault delivered a satisfactory return, and he had only to ensure that he avoided her kick and sudden slashes to begin to wear her down. "I have seen your future and it does not look good." Kaileena warned. She was raised on the vortex. Recalling how he dealt with the wraiths, he realised he might use their Sand not only to rewinding time to save himself but also to charge his ability to slow time. The Prince quickly diminished them, collecting such stock of Sand as the hapless wraiths were forced to give up. "You would destroy all I have created." she wailed. They closed on one another and crossed blades again. Blades struck sparks of steel. The Prince gasped with ferocious effort. Every sinew strained against exhaustion. He threw the mystical being down. He rained down heavy blows. Kaileena tried to slash him, forcing him to block and give a counter kick. The Prince declared as each blow hit home. "Father would be proud." "I mean you no harm, Kaileena..." Weakened, she disappeared and reappeared. "But I must finish this." They both clashed and the Lion Sword broke. She groaned with anger. "You are a fool, Prince! No matter what you do, you still fail. Just as I have tried. And just as how I fail!" "I'm sorry, Kaileena." the Prince muttered, seeing her drop dead. He walked wearily to her fallen body. Before he reached it, an intense ring of yellow light burst from her, building an instant to a blinding flash that radiated across the throne room, knocking him back and shaking the very foundation of the fortress, which fell once to a dark shadow.
Stuart Chatwood is underrated genius! Just try to listen to his Darkest Dungeon O and II soundtrack. That man knows his atmospheric build up. Jesus Christ!
you right bro,, i can never forget about her.. & this song truly reminds me of her.. i really hate to have to fight her in the game,, but she is truly beautiful
Awesome game with epic music and perfect combat. No other game (and I searched) didn't had the combos this game had. Not The Two Thrones and not BloodRayne 2. Forgotten Sands is just a button masher, felt like playing with an NES controller, that simple it was. So yeah, this game remains the true king of the franchise. Been almost 10 years since it's release, still hoping a new one will come and take the cup. Cheers to all the WW fans!
- - Part 2 - - The strange creature hurried to the Central Hall and observed. "Tell me I'm not too late. All that is happening before. No, I must not let that happen." The Dahaka jumped to make its choice. The Prince (alternate) was now wedged between the Dahaka and his own fate. It sprouted its leathery tentacles and grabbed the Prince (alternate) and brought him into the depths of the abyss. The Sand Wraith cracked with emotions. "The mask... it's loose." The being prized the cursed mask off the face. In the flash, the Sand Wraith was gone, and the Prince of Persia stood in its place. He was grateful to retain the amount of Sands which was granted as the form of his fate and the Teddy Bear which could heal him from every attack. He consumed some amount of water from the basin and cleared his head before continuing through the same corridor till the hourglass. The Prince memorised his lines from the past and did his best to persuade Kaileena into joining him. He observed the hourglass. Footsteps clicked from behind and joined the Prince to observe. "Time is running low. You ready?" "I've been thinking, Kaileena... There's little for you on this island. And there will be less still once I've stood before your mistress." The Prince and Kaileena climbed up the stairs towards the now opened door. He offered. "Come with me to Babylon! You'll have a chance to begin a new life, free from the evils of this place." "I'm sorry, Prince. But I cannot take you up on your offer." The Prince looked at her. This time he knew why. He followed her and emerged into the throne room and this time, he played a different part in the event. He trudged was caution and the Empress looked as though she knew what he was about to try to catch her off unaware. She followed him towards the throne and the Prince grabbed her twin blades. "It doesn't have to end this way!" He contemptuously threw the weapons to the floor. "Come with me... into the present." the Prince urged. "So you can kill me in your own time instead of mine?" she scoffed. Much to his dismay, Kaileena used whirlwind of Sands to call her weapons back into her hands. "I'm sorry, Prince, but only one of us can cheat fate today!" The Prince ran to the cracked wall behind the throne. With a colossal blow it, broke down the wall, and shattered stone to dust. Instinctively, he knew that the Empress meant to hinder him with her blades and pleaded. "Kaileena... Empress... Listen!" "No! You listen: The timeline has said you will kill me, but I will change the timeline." The Prince was relieved that the nearby vortex of Sand was still activated and his instincts signalled his attacker was coming for him. He vaulted and pushed her into the pillar of Sand. The Prince felt this was a farewell to the past as he stepped into the pillar of Sand. The Prince athletically made his way to the vast squared platform and ultimately caught up with her. "I know what you've seen what you think you've seen in the timeline." "Then you no I have no choice." "There is always a choice, Kaileena." the Prince insisted. "Then I choose to live... and for you to die!" Without recourse, the Empress launched rapid yet deadly swift attacks, forcing the Prince to block. The Prince felt he was suddenly caught in a sticky mesh of time which was slowed by Kaileena. He tried to do the same by slowing down time and was gratified that he was at least able to keep his usual motion. "Fool, I am the Empress of Time. I know your every move." "Run while escape is still an option!" the Prince advised. "I will not submit!" Kaileena resisted. The Prince was familiar with her attacks since she kept disappearing and appearing to attack him. He urgently countered the effects by slowing down time, hopefully gaining advantage over her. "Impossible! How could I have failed to see this coming?" She swung her weapons furiously; a blow might nearly take a life from him. He kept up the assault to dummy her attacks. She broke off from the fight and both circled warily. The Prince tried reasoning with her. "Don't you see?! We can change our fate. This isn't what happened the first time we fought..." "The first time...?" "That's what I've... been trying to tell you! If you'd... just let me explain!" "No more words, Prince! If you've only things to say and nothing to show, then let us finish this!" Kaileena goaded. "....I'm sorry..." "You aren't worth my time." the Prince grunted. She was raised on the same vortex of Sand. However three slender tornadoes went sent in quick successions. He made a quick assessment of the track of each tornado. Agility was his surest defence. The tornadoes sailed in relentless circular motion. He rolled aside as one tornado struck down, and he was knocked off his feet. He was unable to bear the sharpness of the tornado and felt the wound too severe. He used the miracle of the Sands to undo such injury and did his best to avoid them. The tornadoes died down and the Prince panted for breath. He approached them to refill his amulet with the Sands derived from the now diffused tornadoes. Kaileena descended to joined her opponent. "I expected greater things from you, Prince of Persia." She again called down the means to cause time to delay its course. The Prince tried to beat through and triggered the Eye of the Storm. Tired of the assault, the Prince stilled his fight. "Your fate has been known since you have set foot on this island." The effects wore off and she let off a flurry of slashes and the Prince avoided them. He kept up the pressure, leading to both to cross swords. The Prince panted and with every strenous effort, he pushed her back. Pleased with his success, but wary of the vortex raising her upward and the motion of tornadoes, the Prince took to his heels in a flash. "Ha ha!" she snorted, "It will take more than a simple sword strike to penetrate my defences." He would not be tempted to close combat where now she might have some advantage with the power of her tornadoes. Kaileena was directing them in order to frustrate him. He bore in mind that should he get hurt by a tornado, this would cost him his life. He ducked between passing tornadoes and ran until they expired. He gathered whatever amount of Sands as he could. After coming to the ground, she slowed down time and the Prince was forced from defensive to offensive. "I will kill you!" she screamed. "I do not want to hurt you, Kaileena... But I cannnot allow that to happen." Once more, she took refuge up and sent tornadoes after him. He used his agility to circle around, avoiding them. "I have more important matters to attend to." The Prince was gratified to see Sands being given up after the tornadoes died down and waited for her to come down. He kept on the move, tumbling out of reach of sudden swipes and strikes, sure to regain his feet quickly as he was knocked down by her. For the last time, she slowed time. The Prince set his sequence, after he did the same as her. When he saw an opening, he dashed in to strike, then rolled aside as the counter strike from the Empress followed. He kept using the Eye of the Storm to keep her in check. With persistence and patience, he ultimately wore her down. "I will not give up so easily. It's time to finish this." The Prince finally kicked her aside, yet she charged at him, bent on his destruction. In a furious slash, she met his blade and was run through. "I'm sorry... if only it didn't have to end this way..." The Prince withdrew his Scorpion Sword from her abdomen. She fell in his embrace and spoke so close with her dying breath. "You've... saved yourself it seems, my Prince. But still I become the sands. There will be other like the Maharajah. Braggarts and fools who will quest for the sands and find them. My vengeance will be unleashed once more on your world..." She vowed, as she moaned her last dying breath.
A game, where no one was villain but still had to fight to protect themselves.
Kaileena was defending herself
Prince was defending himself
Dahaka was only doing his job
Man, what a storyline
One of the best trilogies ever created. When I was a kid every weekend I've waited to play it. Probably been stuck on it for a half an year playing over and over again. PoP and Legacy of Kain were my top games
@@MichaelVakili when I was a kid I played this game because it looked so cool and I loved it without never understanding English 😂 and now YEAAAARS later lmao I replayed it and got the story and yeah it's just too good
Great point of view
And was Shadee protecting herself!!!?? I think not!
@@gregnicholas26 She was employed in the protection of Kaileena, so it falls into that plot point.
Anyone in 2024?
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Am right here fool
present!
This game needs a remastered version!
Agreed!
jop this game realy good....i play this when I have 5 years
they remastered the triliogy for ps3/360 in 2011 i think. u mean another for ps4/xboxone?
since some weeks there is an inofficial 1080p patch. I would say we don't need an cheap remaster.
T2T is even playable in 4K. Check this out: ps2wide.net/pc.html
Just play it on an emulator.
still one of the best games in history.. ever! no matter how old it is, the prince of Persia series will always be my favorite.
Just finished it yesterday oh man those games were great I hope they make a sequel to two throne
The best of the Prince of Persia Series
Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia - The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia - The Forgetten Sands
Yes, Warrior Within is easily one of the best games ever.
This is... So epic.. Prince of persia trilogy was epicness.
its way more than epic.
lel fgt
Legendary/Ancient*
WHY DID THEY HAVE TO STOP MAKING GAMES :((((((
Goof Love yes legendary like Kratos.
1:32 always makes me hype-laugh whenever I listen to it xD
KAILEENA: I had hoped the Dahaka would kill you. I had hoped Shadee would keep you from the island...or that he towers would finish you off... I even cursed the sword I gave you! AND YET YOU DID NOT DIE!!!
PRINCE: Why would you do this?
KAILEENA: I've already told you! I have forseen my future to die at your hands... but like you I've decided to change it!
The best quote!
I’m sorry but I must finish this.
I mean you no harm Kaileena, But I must finish this.
Epic
The feels man .......the feels.
Sensual and fearsome at the same time. This song is just perfect :D
Saturn Visarion what the fuck :))))))
Klaus Iohanis psychology. Nu cumva esti președintele României si ma urmărești ?(are You romanian?)
Da, sunt roman dar mi am pus numele la caterinca
No the music is not perfect. this disaster 👎
Kaileena in Warrior Within:
*I. WILL. KILL YOU!* 😡😡😡💢🔥🔪🔪🌪🌪
Kaileena in Two Thrones: 😄🥰😘😇🤗
She had time to unwind.
Warrior Within was probably her that time of the month. Which would explain why she wore red elegand dress in WW and ditched it for some white rags in T2T (no fear of stains you know?)
Warrior Within - Kaileena gets killed by Prince (or twice)
Two Thrones - Kaileena gets killed by Vizier
I will travel to island of time and I will block AC series developing. So that ubisoft develop this game and we can play new pop series.
(ubisoft :You can not change your fate...)
It's not AC faults, AC games were very good in the beginning ... it's Ubisoft's fault
How ironic. AC series origins from PoP... It's almost like Prince forged his doom by his own hands...
@@user-dn1nh3zu6h "I am... the architect of my own destruction..." - The Prince, Warrior Within
Ubisoft I am the architect of my own destruction. I will travel to the island of time and prevent from assasin’s creed from ever being made. Then Ubisoft will have no quarrel with prince of Persia. Most people think Ubisoft is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. I have seen the face of Ubisoft I can tell you they are wrong. Ubisoft is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am and why I say this sit down and let me tell you a tale the likes of which you have never heard.
@Archit misal Nope
I had forgotten how intense this theme is, especially as you play during that fateful encounter with Kaileena. The desperation both of them feel as they are locked in a fight neither wants to take part in but fate, apparently, gives them no other choice...
I'm surprised this song is not included in the trilogy soundtrack. One of the best boss themes of all time. Begins softly and builds up the tension near the end of the fights. That female choir has something eerie and fits the feminine Kaileena quite well. They also sound a bit as if death is approaching and they cannot change their fate. Those guitar riffs are pretty catchy too though are not punchy and tight as the rest of the game. These have a softness too them. This track has always mesmerized me :)
you have a good way with words, i experienced exactly the same feelings. I could add that the soft strumming of the bass connected with the climatic drum beat at the beginning fits the prince's whole encounter with Kaileena in the throne room perfectly. The bass track emphasises her exotic beauty and the mystery surrounding her character while the "war-ish" sounding drums suggest that said character is not particularly friendly.
Her being able to teleport and use some type of magic compliments this whole vibe well, this is a masterpiece.
I don't think words can fully describe the emotions such great tracks give us, if I was to put this whole track into a single word, it would be "inevitability"
Gladly it's in the Internet:)
If you were Muslim you wouldn't like this Damn Music.
@@Cihan_1957 You would. It's awesome.
Anyone else fell in love with Kaileena during the game?
me, too much.. kaileena is just gorgeous..
Anyone would have at least two reasons for falling in love with her.... Two big and round reasons to be more precise.
Fucking virgins
@Avdb 033 oh shut up, you too are the same.
How can you not? She is gorgeous 😍 and deadly...
1:31 - 1:48 this is like the most exciting part that I have ever heard in a song
kinda gives a sense of empowerment. something that needs to be awoken from within
Maybe that something..is your Warrior Within? Hahah?Hah...?...iregretnothing
I remember this played when Kaileena had little of HP during the boss fight.
That part always makes me hype-giggle, I just can't help it xD
@@AniGaAG Dopamine up
2021.
such a damn masterpiece
Yes
Yeap
BEST storyline, BEST graphics (decapitations duh), best music, best gameplay, best voice actors, just everything freakin perfect. That's Warrior Within for you.
I absolutely love Kaileena's theme, it does tell a lot just by itself.
Kaileena is not an evil person, and the Prince is certainly not a virtuous hero in Warrior Within. They are just two desperate people who would do anything to save their lives.
However, no one wants to come to this end ; for the Prince, that's probably because of some savior complex, and for Kaileena, I think it's because she sees her ancient self in the Prince's will to survive, and the way he naively hopes for an easier way out where both can be saved.
You can hear this in the progressive tension, as the soft female choirs vanish and the "sensual Kaileena harmonics" (0:28) end replaced by some metal riffs. That's the Prince's denial to acknowledge the truth. But Kaileena has been desperate for way longer than him. She tried already, and failed dozens of times. She knows. For her, it ends today.
Then it's the breakdown. One must go. And it won't be me.
I have way more chills fighting Kaileena than the Dahaka. The "Good Ending" is just... Too much, if you ask me. But what a waste they have done with Kaileena in the next game. What a waste.
Legendary fans still exist 💯
I like Two Thrones but dear heaven Kaileena was done so dirty in it.
@@themightynanto3158
They did the woman in black dirty.
1:16-1:48 - starts to play when both Prince and Kaileena are low-hp and then Kaileena swithes to hardcore mode)) chills
"Ha ha!" she snorted, "It will take more than a simple sword strike to penetrate my defences."
He would not be tempted to close combat where now she might have some advantage with the power of her tornadoes. Kaileena was directing them in order to frustrate him. He bore in mind that should he get hurt by a tornado, this would cost him his life. He ducked between passing tornadoes and ran until they expired. He gathered whatever amount of Sands as he could. After coming to the ground, she slowed down time and the Prince was forced from defensive to offensive.
"I will kill you!" she screamed.
"I do not want to hurt you, Kaileena... But I cannnot allow that to happen."
Once more, she took refuge up and sent tornadoes after him. He used his agility to circle around, avoiding them.
"I have more important matters to attend to."
The Prince was gratified to see Sands being given up after the tornadoes died down and waited for her to come down. He kept on the move, tumbling out of reach of sudden swipes and strikes, sure to regain his feet quickly as he was knocked down by her. For the last time, she slowed time. The Prince set his sequence, after he did the same as her. When he saw an opening, he dashed in to strike, then rolled aside as the counter strike from the Empress followed. He kept using the Eye of the Storm to keep her in check. With persistence and patience, he ultimately wore her down.
"I will not give up so easily. It's time to finish this."
The Prince finally kicked her aside, yet she charged at him, bent on his destruction. In a furious slash, she met his blade and was run through.
"I'm sorry... if only it didn't have to end this way..."
The Prince withdrew his Scorpion Sword from her abdomen. She fell in his embrace and spoke so close with her dying breath.
"You've... saved yourself it seems, my Prince. But still I become the sands. There will be other like the Mahārāja. Braggarts and fools who will quest for the sands and find them. My vengeance will be unleashed once more on your world..."
She vowed, as she moaned her last dying breath.
15 years ago I first heard this music, I still love listening to it
Definitely my favourite game of the sands of time trilogy. I know some critics complained that the Prince was much darker and had a different personality than the first, but he's spent ten years being hunted by the Dahaka. For him, these are desperate times, and he's a desperate man. Of course his personality will change. Also the soundtrack was awesome. The only thing I didn't like about it was his accent mysteriously became American, but then Ubisoft did that ridiculous thing with Altair as well
@4trollman4 And how did he not find out during those years that his weakness was water? Plus how did he not find out about the Island of Time sooner?
@4trollman4 Well I didn't looked at that
Because he never fought the dahaka near water? And he always run away
Actually, I think he pretty knew about the Dahaka weakness, or at least suspect about it. He was in a ship after all, beside go to the Island. Correct me if i'm wrong
i have similar thoughts about the game but i disagree about the voice actor change being ridiculous. I think Atkin Downes did a much better job than Lowenthal. It may be because of my bias towards Downes since he voiced Yasha in Asura's Wrath though.
I still think he fits the serious, angry version of prince from warrior within much better objectively.
Epic song. That game is a legend.
nah, my favorite quote "I WILL kill you!" - an awesome effect, like she was just as annoyed from the difficult fight as i was. makes me smile every time
+eneses93 and you would know that shit is getting real, unblock able or teleport attack is oncoming !
+Keita Marislo yeah, you know just the right time when she goes nuts, and the music just starts to go and you feel the presure
I do not want to hurt you Kaileena but I cannot allow that to happen!
What if the transition from smooth melody to explosive propellant symbolizes the Prince's intrusion in what would be a tranquil place were it not for his presence? Is he actually the game's antagonist, slaying hundreds to redeem himself for his own mistake?
Wow! I haven't thought about it that way.
+Danilo Gruban It symbolises desperation for both parties.You can tell because different pieces of the music play at different sections of the fight.
EarFarce4 One thing I notice was that the song loops during the first/middle part of the fight but during the last part it changes to the more intense part.
As far that's the dark background behind the Prince of Persia Trilogy.
The Prince was supposed to die back in the events of Sands of Time, but he cheated death. After a while the Dehaka went after him to set things right, be he even defeated him, and even then Destiny tried to put the prince down, but he parcoured his way right out of that again.
But every time he cheats his death, his destiny get's even worse and worse.
This Prince is running away from something he cannot escape, and every turn he takes only makes matters worse... pretty dark when you think about it
TheMygoran well its a shame that we couldn't see how he ended or what happends next of the 3rd game if he stayed in peace or no
A music, that is intimidating, intense, frightening and sad at the same time
Music ( Superstition ) 💩
@@Cihan_1957 boy. You're working overtime on hating every comment appreciating the music. What a pathetic existence.
The "bad" ending when you fight Kaileena is more challenging and epic with this soundtrack than Dahaka ending imo.
From a storytelling point of view,it defintely is.The running theme in the game is how fate can't be escaped by everyone.The Prince can survive only if the Empress dies and vice versa.The Water Sword ending is very cheap because it's a last minute plot device were both characters can be spared.The bad ending is about the inevitability of someone's doom and completely in line with the bleak atmosphere of the game.The good ending would fit if the game had the same fable like atmosphere as the Sands of Time.
@@hebanker3372 Yeah, to be honest I usually don't mind "good" endings in games that are bleak, but after recently playing WW I started wondering if they didn't just suddenly put the water sword in because they realized that they need sands in a sequel. The sword also seemed kinda out of place to me, mainly because it doesn't seem to be "connected" in any way with the world in the game, what I mean by that is there's nothing that suggests that there's a weapon capable of killing dahaka and I find it kind of funny that Kaileena apparently doesn't know about a sword that's right outside of her throne room and could prevent prince from killing her.
@@mikrodaniel3564 She might know about the sword but she probably didn't know it can harm the Dhahaka.
Since its implied she doesn't know about it fully(only its role and name, but not what it looks like or what it can do. Including its weakness to pure water)
Prince of Persia, Legacy of Kain and the God of War series were my Top 3 Games back then, what a beautiful time it was....
Even Devil May Cry, Onimusha, Tomb Raider, Whiplash were too
This is the best song in the entire game. I liked this game, it's among my top 5 favourite games, but it had this edgy atmosphere. This actually brings back this persian feel that I loved the most in the first game, but also pumps you up with some balls-breaking metal.
2017, still waiting for a remastered version of the three games, the sands of time, warrior within and the two thrones.
CésarWalker I'm waiting too. Regardless of how thin the chance is considering the milking of Assassin's Creed and the likes. Still waiting. I mean, Serious Sam HD happened.
CésarWalker They should do a complete remake of the trilogy with next gen graphics and lots of content. Just imagine how beautiful these games would look.
Same
exactly, like what they did with Halo. Same game but remade with new engine and graphics. New content will be appreciated as long as there is no Dlc involved. And let me use the dagger of time in warrior within!
With added microtransaction like 1$ for backflip, 2$ for continue after game over?
when ubisoft still sane...
>define fine
2 years later and it's worse than ever...
i hope they'll never touch the PoP ip ever again. Dont want them to ruin it even more.
The most beautiful music I have ever heard, Prince of Persia 2
Kaileena>>>>>>>Farah
I dont think that :v
@@mimichan5306 Then you probably haven't properly analysed the whole trilogy
Still listening this in 2015
Still badass now :D lol
+jorgspeeder (y)
Still listening this in 2016!! ;)
+jorgspeeder 2016 and i still play in 2016 :)
The Eater Of Worlds Me too! Never gets old ;)
OH WOW!! Still listening this in 2016. Who else? :)
+jorgspeeder i am too)
+jorgspeeder it's been 12 years since this game came out.
+jorgspeeder You want a thumbs up for existing??
Still hearing this masterpiece! 👊
Still listening to this marvel of a soundtrack this amazing game has!
I find this to be a beautiful piece of music, as it expresses the dissonance between man and woman. The feminine vocals combined with the guitar does a good job of conveying the feeling of opposing forces. Light and dark, good and evil, Kaileena and the prince, all draws back to our brains' left and right hemispheres as we listen to this musical masterpiece.
when at war with bae
bae ? is that the name of a pornstar ?
@@miraakapocrypha733 it a stupid slang that i hate wich stands for girlfriend or as i call it,it means also shit in some language
@@miraakapocrypha733 😕😏😑😀😁😂😂😂😂😂😂✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋
WHO is the bae LOL
nothing
@@conqueror2410 Kaileena is the bae here
This song sounds seductive...
That's the point don't you think?
+Alucard I guess so lol
+Hassan Ghouri The song starts weak and slowly gets faster 'gripping' you as it rises, and ends with a fastest paced 'climax'.
amazing musicians
Haso Gho it is, like the Empress 😍
Kaileena is still my BIGGEST CRUSH💖💖💖💖💖💖. I love her SOOOOOO MUCH💖💖💖💖💖💖. I feel extremely sad that she had to die in Two Thrones😭😭😭😭😭😭. Ubisoft please remaster the POP franchise.
They are going to. And I'm terrified of it. I wouldn't mind a remaster of WW with better graphics and a total remake of the TT, so that she does not go down like a helpless bitch. But honestly, I expect Ubisoft to just completely bastardize the WW.
@@xenon333 No I think the story is PERFECT. There's nothing wrong with it. I totally loved Sands Of Time, WW, Two Thrones, Forgotten Sands. I m waiting for this remaster of the first three games. Let's hope they don't ruin it. I also want more sequels. Forgotten Sands was a prequel that took place after the events of Sands Of Time and before WW. Now I want the next game to be a continuation after Two Thrones. Although to be honest I don't know how to continue it. The story is perfectly ended in Two Thrones. Maybe they should now take a break from mystical adventures and let the Prince go to some new normal battles between kingdoms. That would be perfect for the next new game. And also slowly build up for new mystical adventures where Prince will go in future as the sands of time story is over.
@@towkirshuvo97 same here buddy I aslo thinked a lot but I could not find any reason to continue the story from two thrones they completely ended the story with no doubts
I actually have an entire plot for the sequel of The Two Thrones on my mind. Hell in my plot even Kaileena would play an important role.
All those "Still listening in..." I had read them all because i was listening this since ever until now.
One of my favourites videogames of all times, i had completed this game many times and i'm never tired for another round. Ubisoft should remaster the trilogy like Vicarious Visions did with crash (because the PS3 Remaster was awful, it looks worse than the original).
PD: Kaileena, the greatest beauty of all videogames i have ever meet. And the Dahaka, One of the more bad asses monsters in videogames history.
God bless Prince of Persia.
so true
September 23 2018 it's been 10 years any1 here after 10 years ?
I'm here
legends are immortal
I'm here.Really miss this amazing game.I hope ubisoft make a new prince of persia game like warrior within.all the violence and anger and metal soundtracks.i miss the prince so much :(((((((((((((((
Who doesn't miss the prince? :/
PLS WARRIOR WITHIN REMASTER PLZZZZZZZZZZ
Prince of persia is the ULTİMATE BAD ASS
oh yes it is
This is the prince of persia that need a remake
i hope this game will get a remake ,just imagine that... holly shit
@@djokun yes 🔥
Underrated music ... :/
for me only Prince of persia can top Darksouls what a masterpiece
wise words
Cultivate yourself you know nothing in Video game
Dark soul is mediocre cause Bed of chaos is missed and all the fire level!
Cultivate yourself play MGS and shadow of colossus moron
@@ordalieduvoyageur Accept that people can have differing opinions moron
@@solarenemy3733 couldn't have said any better
@@ordalieduvoyageur DS1 was rushed by the developers because of the investors. Miyazaki wanted to work more on the latter half of DS1 (Lost Izalith, New Londo, etc) but due to lack of time, the areas/boss fights weren't done as well as he originally planned to
Arguably the best POP soundtrack ever. It's so damn good.
I hope sands of time remake does well, so we get to play this masterpiece of a game with breathtaking visuals. What a beauty it would be one can only imagine.
Agreed, I want this game to be remade it was a masterpiece of it's time
Out of all 3 games. Warrior Within was the best.
Metal + Love + ancient, what a f**** game ❤️
PoP WW soundtrack is amazing!
Anyone else think they did her dirty in Two Thrones and killed her off way to easily? Literally just turned her into a plot device....
@4trollman4 cause stupid plot had to nerf her lol
@4trollman4 Right? She always gave me more trouble then the Dahaka. Now the vizier and some random goons take her out by complete luck? Like nah fuck that lol atleast if you gona kill her make it believable or something. Two thrones was fun and all but making kailenna a damsel in distress pissed me off.
I feel the woman in black was done dirty.
If Prince was able to pin her to the ground and lecture her, then maybe she could be a potential ally
I'm grateful for having this trilogy as one of the most important games of my childhood, PoP WW was and it's the most badass game I played, I feel bad for the kids of today that just plays that shitty and toxic online games.
I love this song.
1:48, The climax of this song, it reminds me when im doing an exam and i want to finish it quickly because i dont have too much time left xD
Prince of Persia was just a one of a kind game.
Stumbled upon this masterpiece i played when i was a kid and i am getting goosebumps.
If we got to know more of Kaileena she could had been the best female character in video games. She was dangerous, gorgeous, ruthless, had divine powers like a goddess and she was trying to escape her destiny just like our prince.
We got to know her,she was not evil that's why she chose to sacrifice herself at the hands of Vizier to save the prince
@@SCIENCETECHTALES That Kaileena is not the same as this Kaileena. Her boobs are smaller. Totally different character. Wink.
@@OchiiDinUmbraa No she's not a totally different character,and please no jokes on physical appearance.
If you think deeply and focus on her narration (although ubisoft made her narration very passive but still you can know what type of character she is)
I swear, I can hear Kaileena's screams when this track plays...
My childhood 😢❤
I always liked that music :)
Most seductive theme of all games
2020 y sigue siendo uno de los mejores juegazos de la historia
Espero que le hagan un buen remake, después del sands of time claro
The poster and music syncs perfectly
Its almost 2018 and this song still gives me chills. I can’t believe that its been 14 years since the first time I played this masterpiece
"I even cursed the sword I gave you and yet you did not die!"
Still confused because they weren't bad at all.
Prince: Why are you doing this ?
@@MariusBoss11458 Yeah
What was the curse supposed to do?
Listened to this INGAME a while back. Listening to this in 2017, never gets old.
1:48 is the best part
la estaba buscando por mucho tiempo gracias
a la persona de lo subio
Honestly, Kaileena is pretty easy to defeat if you can do the counter-attack move. If she slows down time, you can just use slowdown yourself. The only significant problem are tornados.
I killed Kaileena in 5 minutes, Dahaka - 3 (Hard level). The monster is easier.
***** With infinite slowdown? Hm, 50/50
Nicknine you just keep rolling to avoid tornadoes..
Aladdin Aldilawi I never said they are hard to avoid, it's just that avoiding tornadoes can be the most tricky part of the fight.
Nicknine true, and if u even get hit by one i takes a big chunk of your health XD
Still listening this in 2017!! Never gets old ;)
I love this soundtrack!
"you had your chance to take me, I won't give you another"
Uwielbiam taki rock fascynuje mnie dogłębnie ❤
15 years ago? Ugh. Time flies.
This track is perfect for Monica Bellucci, who plays her in the original version. In Italian we have another wonderful dubber on her (Giovanna Rapattoni).
This fantastic soundtrack took game to the next lvl ;]
2019 & beyond!!!!!!!
The time when ubisoft was the best company out there
Back then every studio were awesome. Bioware, Bethesda and etc...Now all are greedy idiots
@@miraj6272 and lost the best series that they owned seriosly u wood think Anita sarkisien wood make sexist marks on this game SJW femanist on video games pc rights bullys talking about xbox PlayStation
My goal is clear travel back to the island of time and prevent assassins creed from ever being made. With no AC Ubisoft will have no quarrel with prince of Persia. Go then my prince but your journey will not end well you cannot change your fate.
@@yoshpeters3079 no man can....
@@yoshpeters3079 nah men ac old were good new ac is batter but there names should not be ac but pop was just pop nothing can replace it.
This Kaileena.....
She was strong
She was cunning
She was ruthless
She was selfish
She was desperate
She was heartless
She was skilled
She was powerful
I was soo impressed by her in this game. Literally everytime i died to her, i felt happier because her character brings more thrill of battle. She isn't your regular whimp who throws tantrums at you. Oh no. This lady knows how to fight, and she fought harder (even harder than Dahaka in the final battle). She is the penultimate creature of Sands of Time. She has the durability of the Executioner, speed of the Silhouette, agility of the Blade Dancer and strength of a Brute (her kicks send you flying away)
She was different
She was The Empress of Time
Simp
@@lucas.ggonzalez733 atleast my father and my mom's husband is the same person
@@koldfire7253 i'm so happy that nowadays it's so easy to trigger someone
@@lucas.ggonzalez733 it so happens somebody HAS to barge into someone's comment, who just wanna praise a certain character in a video game enjoyed in his childhood, which could've been ignored for the peace of both parties, to comment "simp". Man GTFO here or out of your basement cause praising a character (not even a real person) is not related to simping at all. Grow up.
@@koldfire7253 the dahaka is hotter, admit it
I absolutely treasure the nostalgia I share with this game.
The Prince observed the hourglass. Footsteps clicked from behind and joined the Prince to observe.
"Time is running low. You ready?"
"I've been thinking, Kaileena... There's little for you on this island. And there will be less still once I've stood before your mistress."
The Prince and Kaileena climbed up the stairs towards the now opened door. He offered.
"Come with me to Babylon! You'll have a chance to begin a new life, free from the evils of this place."
"I'm sorry, Prince. But I cannot take you up on your offer."
The Prince looked at her and felt suspicion mounting in his head. He followed her and emerged into a vast chamber. This was no doubt the throne room. The throne room was a vast chamber. High tiered balconies admitted dim light. Gigantic statues of a griffin of some kind towered against the walls and at the middle of the room were column spires of burning incense. A long red carpet led up to a large throne canopied beneath huge velvet drapes. The Prince was on his way to meet the empress, though she was no where to be found. Otherwise...
"Where is the empress? Where are the sands?"
Kaileena depressed a lever, causing the shutter to drop behind him. The Prince was confused.
"What are you doing? You trapped us in here?"
Kaileena walked towards the throne and grinned as her machinations were unfolded.
"I'm sorry, Prince, but only one of us can cheat fate today!"
She grabbed a pair of heavily ornated curved blades and held aloft like claws. The Prince ultimately realised who was standing.
"You... ARE the Empress!"
She walked down and reminded him about their previous encounters.
"I told you to leave. And yet, you kept coming back. I began to wonder. If you could change your fate, perhaps I could change mine."
The Empress disappeared and appeared behind him to catch him off balance. The Prince narrowly avoided the blow and found he could vault over her head and strike down, and this seemed to do great damage till she disappeared from his landing. Unlike the woman in black, Kaileena was a formidable adversary.
"You will not leave this island alive." she warned.
The Prince lost no time triggering the Eye of The Storm. She blocked his attack. He probed for weakness. He should be wary of her appearance from his places where he would least expect it. When he dealt enough damage they locked blades and began a struggle for supremacy. He summoned every ounce of strength to throw her back.
"For Babylon!" he declared.
The Prince tried to silence her but the Empress was raised on a high vortex of sand, which the Prince could not penetrate. Tall, red-robed wraiths, armed with swords, materialised from below. As he tried to close to attack, they glided about the floor and blocked the creature's attack. Enraged, the Prince flung his own weapon, and scored a direct hit, the stricken wraith melting away.
"Dust to dust!"
The Prince expressed grim satisfaction. He snatched up a fallen blade and repeated the trick on the other. With the wraiths crumpled to sand, the Prince's amulet absorbed the sands. Hoping this was enough to withstand the challenge, the Prince saw Kaileena descending from the vortex.
"Worship at my altar, whether you wish it or not!" Kaileena offered.
"Nothing good will come of your sacrifice." he refused.
Quickly, she appeared from various directions to hinder his progress. Blows came in rapid volleys and he was forced to block and avoid. The Prince loosened his attacks onto her, once he used the miracles to slow down time. He must use speed and agility to counter her swift attacks. She backed away and
"I had hoped the Dahaka would kill you. I had hoped Shahdee would keep you from the island... Or that the towers would finish you off..."
The Empress added betrayal to her tone.
"I even cursed the sword I gave you! And yet you did not die!"
She rushed to attack, forcing the Prince to block and kick her aside. Trying to make sense of her words, he still wondered.
"Why would you do this?"
"I already told you I have foreseen my future. To die at your hands... But like you, I've decided to change it."
The Prince braced himself for any incoming attack from her. Now she seemed more cautious, and dodged his retaliation. He used the close walls to launch at her, yet this seemed to have little impact. His aerial assault delivered a satisfactory return, and he had only to ensure that he avoided her kick and sudden slashes to begin to wear her down.
"I have seen your future and it does not look good." Kaileena warned.
She was raised on the vortex. Recalling how he dealt with the wraiths, he realised he might use their Sand not only to rewinding time to save himself but also to charge his ability to slow time. The Prince quickly diminished them, collecting such stock of Sand as the hapless wraiths were forced to give up.
"You would destroy all I have created." she wailed.
They closed on one another and crossed blades again. Blades struck sparks of steel. The Prince gasped with ferocious effort. Every sinew strained against exhaustion. He threw the mystical being down. He rained down heavy blows. Kaileena tried to slash him, forcing him to block and give a counter kick. The Prince declared as each blow hit home.
"Father would be proud."
"I mean you no harm, Kaileena..."
Weakened, she disappeared and reappeared.
"But I must finish this."
They both clashed and the Lion Sword broke. She groaned with anger.
"You are a fool, Prince! No matter what you do, you still fail. Just as I have tried. And just as how I fail!"
"I'm sorry, Kaileena." the Prince muttered, seeing her drop dead.
He walked wearily to her fallen body. Before he reached it, an intense ring of yellow light burst from her, building an instant to a blinding flash that radiated across the throne room, knocking him back and shaking the very foundation of the fortress, which fell once to a dark shadow.
Somehow they made this sound peaceful, but intense at the same time and in a very weird way
Nice to know this video and channel still exist. Damn, 14 years...
at war of kaileena is the best music of every game
Este juego simplemente es hermoso no tiene precio
Warrior Within was the best Prince of Persia not only because it was freakin darkest one the series but it had the baddest music,
i love that music, and all the music of this game, and this game :)
one of the best storyline ever created for video game..even better than movies..
Yearh! Kaileena is very cool)
She is my second fav char after Prince in the game
Stuart Chatwood is underrated genius! Just try to listen to his Darkest Dungeon O and II soundtrack. That man knows his atmospheric build up. Jesus Christ!
In 2018 and this song still makes me delirious!
you right bro,, i can never forget about her.. & this song truly reminds me of her.. i really hate to have to fight her in the game,, but she is truly beautiful
Awesome game with epic music and perfect combat. No other game (and I searched) didn't had the combos this game had. Not The Two Thrones and not BloodRayne 2. Forgotten Sands is just a button masher, felt like playing with an NES controller, that simple it was. So yeah, this game remains the true king of the franchise. Been almost 10 years since it's release, still hoping a new one will come and take the cup. Cheers to all the WW fans!
One of the best game ever
0:43 best part till 1:00
this is real basass prince of persia game.
1:33 the segment of this track keeps playing on loop when Kaileena is on low health, making the fight even more exciting.
This is the BEEEESSSSST Prince Of Persia game from the first trilogy
- - Part 2 - -
The strange creature hurried to the Central Hall and observed.
"Tell me I'm not too late. All that is happening before. No, I must not let that happen."
The Dahaka jumped to make its choice. The Prince (alternate) was now wedged between the Dahaka and his own fate. It sprouted its leathery tentacles and grabbed the Prince (alternate) and brought him into the depths of the abyss. The Sand Wraith cracked with emotions.
"The mask... it's loose."
The being prized the cursed mask off the face. In the flash, the Sand Wraith was gone, and the Prince of Persia stood in its place. He was grateful to retain the amount of Sands which was granted as the form of his fate and the Teddy Bear which could heal him from every attack. He consumed some amount of water from the basin and cleared his head before continuing through the same corridor till the hourglass.
The Prince memorised his lines from the past and did his best to persuade Kaileena into joining him. He observed the hourglass. Footsteps clicked from behind and joined the Prince to observe.
"Time is running low. You ready?"
"I've been thinking, Kaileena... There's little for you on this island. And there will be less still once I've stood before your mistress."
The Prince and Kaileena climbed up the stairs towards the now opened door. He offered.
"Come with me to Babylon! You'll have a chance to begin a new life, free from the evils of this place."
"I'm sorry, Prince. But I cannot take you up on your offer."
The Prince looked at her. This time he knew why. He followed her and emerged into the throne room and this time, he played a different part in the event. He trudged was caution and the Empress looked as though she knew what he was about to try to catch her off unaware. She followed him towards the throne and the Prince grabbed her twin blades.
"It doesn't have to end this way!"
He contemptuously threw the weapons to the floor.
"Come with me... into the present." the Prince urged.
"So you can kill me in your own time instead of mine?" she scoffed.
Much to his dismay, Kaileena used whirlwind of Sands to call her weapons back into her hands.
"I'm sorry, Prince, but only one of us can cheat fate today!"
The Prince ran to the cracked wall behind the throne. With a colossal blow it, broke down the wall, and shattered stone to dust. Instinctively, he knew that the Empress meant to hinder him with her blades and pleaded.
"Kaileena... Empress... Listen!"
"No! You listen: The timeline has said you will kill me, but I will change the timeline."
The Prince was relieved that the nearby vortex of Sand was still activated and his instincts signalled his attacker was coming for him. He vaulted and pushed her into the pillar of Sand. The Prince felt this was a farewell to the past as he stepped into the pillar of Sand. The Prince athletically made his way to the vast squared platform and ultimately caught up with her.
"I know what you've seen what you think you've seen in the timeline."
"Then you no I have no choice."
"There is always a choice, Kaileena." the Prince insisted.
"Then I choose to live... and for you to die!"
Without recourse, the Empress launched rapid yet deadly swift attacks, forcing the Prince to block. The Prince felt he was suddenly caught in a sticky mesh of time which was slowed by Kaileena. He tried to do the same by slowing down time and was gratified that he was at least able to keep his usual motion.
"Fool, I am the Empress of Time. I know your every move."
"Run while escape is still an option!" the Prince advised.
"I will not submit!" Kaileena resisted.
The Prince was familiar with her attacks since she kept disappearing and appearing to attack him. He urgently countered the effects by slowing down time, hopefully gaining advantage over her.
"Impossible! How could I have failed to see this coming?"
She swung her weapons furiously; a blow might nearly take a life from him. He kept up the assault to dummy her attacks. She broke off from the fight and both circled warily. The Prince tried reasoning with her.
"Don't you see?! We can change our fate. This isn't what happened the first time we fought..."
"The first time...?"
"That's what I've... been trying to tell you! If you'd... just let me explain!"
"No more words, Prince! If you've only things to say and nothing to show, then let us finish this!" Kaileena goaded.
"....I'm sorry..."
"You aren't worth my time." the Prince grunted.
She was raised on the same vortex of Sand. However three slender tornadoes went sent in quick successions. He made a quick assessment of the track of each tornado. Agility was his surest defence. The tornadoes sailed in relentless circular motion. He rolled aside as one tornado struck down, and he was knocked off his feet. He was unable to bear the sharpness of the tornado and felt the wound too severe. He used the miracle of the Sands to undo such injury and did his best to avoid them. The tornadoes died down and the Prince panted for breath. He approached them to refill his amulet with the Sands derived from the now diffused tornadoes. Kaileena descended to joined her opponent.
"I expected greater things from you, Prince of Persia."
She again called down the means to cause time to delay its course. The Prince tried to beat through and triggered the Eye of the Storm. Tired of the assault, the Prince stilled his fight.
"Your fate has been known since you have set foot on this island."
The effects wore off and she let off a flurry of slashes and the Prince avoided them. He kept up the pressure, leading to both to cross swords. The Prince panted and with every strenous effort, he pushed her back. Pleased with his success, but wary of the vortex raising her upward and the motion of tornadoes, the Prince took to his heels in a flash.
"Ha ha!" she snorted, "It will take more than a simple sword strike to penetrate my defences."
He would not be tempted to close combat where now she might have some advantage with the power of her tornadoes. Kaileena was directing them in order to frustrate him. He bore in mind that should he get hurt by a tornado, this would cost him his life. He ducked between passing tornadoes and ran until they expired. He gathered whatever amount of Sands as he could. After coming to the ground, she slowed down time and the Prince was forced from defensive to offensive.
"I will kill you!" she screamed.
"I do not want to hurt you, Kaileena... But I cannnot allow that to happen."
Once more, she took refuge up and sent tornadoes after him. He used his agility to circle around, avoiding them.
"I have more important matters to attend to."
The Prince was gratified to see Sands being given up after the tornadoes died down and waited for her to come down. He kept on the move, tumbling out of reach of sudden swipes and strikes, sure to regain his feet quickly as he was knocked down by her. For the last time, she slowed time. The Prince set his sequence, after he did the same as her. When he saw an opening, he dashed in to strike, then rolled aside as the counter strike from the Empress followed. He kept using the Eye of the Storm to keep her in check. With persistence and patience, he ultimately wore her down.
"I will not give up so easily. It's time to finish this."
The Prince finally kicked her aside, yet she charged at him, bent on his destruction. In a furious slash, she met his blade and was run through.
"I'm sorry... if only it didn't have to end this way..."
The Prince withdrew his Scorpion Sword from her abdomen. She fell in his embrace and spoke so close with her dying breath.
"You've... saved yourself it seems, my Prince. But still I become the sands. There will be other like the Maharajah. Braggarts and fools who will quest for the sands and find them. My vengeance will be unleashed once more on your world..."
She vowed, as she moaned her last dying breath.
Prince of persia the best game ever who is with me
Meeeeee
Wish games still had such interesting soundtracks in 2024. Are you hearing this fucking guitar bro 😭🔥🔥🔥
This song rocks when u are fighting and then they start arguin each other fkn cool
Im back to listen.
what a game this was, those with nerves of steel finished it and what a journey it was