Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (PlayStation 2, 2005)

This is a well-reviewed game that lives up to its potential.
Combining the storylines from the two previous games,
this game pulls together the loose plot lines and finishes the story.
Storywise it might be helpful to have played the first game,
but it's not required to have played the second. You do get a lot
information in flashbacks.

Controls are the same as before, with more time powers becoming available
as the game progresses. Stealth kills, rewind and haste are all useful.

The environments are complicated with difficult acrobatics required-
no surprise there. In some cases it was troublesome to find the path
through an area, and many bosses required complicated plans with
pinpoint timing to defeat. I recommend the guidebook or online guide
unless you want to spend a lot of time reloading late in the game.

Beautiful scenery, good cut scene animations, likable characters.
Voiceovers can get in the way of concentration once in a while,
but the voices are good. Music doesn't detract.

An excellent game with strong story, good graphics, and challenging tasks.
Relatively minimal blood (except yours if you touch a saw blade)
and you never fight humans. Slight disturbing imagery. Suitable for
most players - teens and up surely.