PoP: RS is great! Really easy to get to grips with, and I love the camera controls:

tilt the Wiimote to pan the camera 360 degrees
use the D pad for the same effect, plus up and down
press 1 for landscape view
press 2 for 1st person view

Combat is very easy, although I have found the combos to be a bit hit and miss but the stealth kills are great, especially when you initiate them from above your opponent (on an overhead beam, for example).

Traps are fairly bog-standard and don’t yet present much of a challenge, which to be honest, I am pleased about. I’m not of the school of thinking that likes to be tortured by games!

The Dark Prince is uber cool but the downside is that his life evaporates incredibly quickly. Fortunately there appear to be many things that can be broken to replenish his life-sand.

Moves are as always, excellent. Since I haven’t actually played Two Thrones (I’ve owned it for PS2 since it was released!!), I don’t know if RS has new moves. Certainly there are ones that are different to SoT and WW and I wouldn’t be surprised to discover that some have been coded especially for the Wiimote. The dagger grab, for example, makes excellent use of said controller.

Visually the game is excellent, although it must be said that in a couple of instances, the camera has automatically changed its angle, leading to the Prince’s doom! Thank goodness for the Recall!

The FMVs look nice, although there is a distinct change to in-game visuals just before you regain control of the Prince, which isn’t exactly seamless. TBH the graphics for the Prince could be better - environments are beautiful, which makes it all the more obvious that he looks a tad flat. However, in-play, he is very fluid, which is after all, what counts. And we all know that pretty games aren’t necessarily good games! Moreover, if this is the only negative thing I can find in this game, it’s not a big deal at all.

Perspective is put to good use in this incarnation but I’d prefer it if when in landscape mode, it didn’t switch back to normal the moment you move the Prince. Sometimes being in landscape mode is very handy!

Music is good, although I’d prefer a little more of it and the voice overs range from mildly annoying (because they are so quiet you have to strain to hear them) to “If you don’t shut up, I’ll have to kill you”! Overall however, there isn’t much to complain about.

I really like PoP: RS - it has everything I want from a game; good visuals, excellent gameplay, nice sounds, combat (but not to excess), puzzles and adventure. Generally I’m not a fan of platformers but this game is so expertly realised that actually, I don’t really notice the platform elements too much.

I’d easily give this 85 - 90%.