Creator of the original Prince of Persia Jordan Mechner in 1989 will develop a new game. He said this in an interview with GameSpot .
According to the published interview, Mechner release a remake of the fighting game Karateka, who appeared on the NES in 1984 and brought the young game designers worldwide fame. A remake of the first game will be Mechner in 2003, when PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube appeared Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.An updated version of the classic fighting game should appear this year in digital storesXbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Store.
Responding to a question about the main differences between the original and new versions, Mechner mentioned a new graphics engine and sound design, cinematic scenes between battles and combat mechanics changed, adapted to the modern game controllers.
Mechner also said that Karateka different from modern fighting game Mortal Kombatand Tekken and will be close to the genre of adventure arcade game.
Original Karateka appeared on the set of gaming platforms in 1984. It nameless main character in turn required to enter into melee with the soldiers of General Akuma to eventually release the maid Mariko. The game was developed Mechner alone at home and gained wide popularity upon its release.
