The Original Prince of Persia Confirmed for iPhone, iPad

Ubisoft has announced Prince of Persia Retro for the iPhone and iPad, a faithful port of Jordan Mechner’s original platform game. Released in 1989 for the Apple II and then ported to other platforms, Prince of Persia managed to surprise and captivate the player via intelligent puzzles and deadly traps, all along the path the Prince had to take to complete his journey.

“For the first time on iPhone, relive the classic adventure that started it all!” Ubisoft says on its UK site. The plot is unchanged. “A wicked Vizier has given the Sultan’s daughter a horrible ultimatum: accept to marry him in 60 minutes, or die. You have been imprisoned in the lowest dungeons beneath the palace, and must now race against the sands of the hourglass in an effort to save your true love. Negotiate fiendish traps, engage in trilling swordplay and use death-defying acrobatics to make your way through one of the most celebrated and influential video games of all time.”

The famous developer of video games for pretty much every existing platform goes to include the key features of Prince of Persia Retro.

Key Features:

• All-time classic
As one of the progenitors of the platforming genre, Prince of Persia is legendary for its innovations in fluidity of animation, controls and level design. Experience an adventure that will enthrall first-time players and seasoned veterans alike.

• Share your progress with friends
Automatically post your progress to your Facebook pages using the game’s integrated connectivity.

• Touchpad controls
Control the prince’s jumps, battles and acrobatics using the iPhone’s unique touchpad controls.

• Supported Platforms
iPhone, iPod, iTouch and iPad.

Although Ubisoft lists 4/29/2010 as the official release date for Prince of Persia Retro, the game still cannot be found anywhere in Apple’s App Store as of yet. A button on the company’s site saying “Available on the iPhone App Store” directs users to the Apple.com main page. It is unknown whether Apple is yet to accept the title that represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in computer games some 20 years ago, or whether Ubisoft even submitted the game for approval.