Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Mask of Darkness DLC review – death-defying delight

As everyone waits endlessly for the Sands of Time remake, Ubisoft wanted to bridge the gap in Prince of Persia releases with an all-new game, The Lost Crown. A 2D metroidvania with a strong emphasis on platforming challenges from the team behind Rayman Origins and Legends felt like a sure hit, and yet, despite excellent reviews, it wasn’t the runaway success we expected it to be. Maybe it was the fact that it was released near other big-name games like Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Persona 3 Reload, or that metroidvanias don’t have the broad appeal that action adventure games have. Whatever the case, I loved The Lost Crown, and I was excited that the Mask of Darkness DLC gave me another reason to dive back in. Mask of Darkness takes place in a different map to the main game and will see our prince Sargon starting fresh. He will have his amulets and most of his platforming skills stripped from him, and he’ll return to just three bars of health. This is one of the best things about this DLC. As someone wh