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Level 6

Uptown

The Upper City

The Prince cleansed himself in the waters of the Fountain... Although he returned to his normal body, the same could not be said for his mind...

In the left corner opposite the Save Fountain stands a moveable pedestal with two beams on top shaped like a “T”. You can see a groove in the floor. Before you can move the pedestal all the way to the other end of the groove, you will have to lower the decorative panel in front of the pedestal.

The pedestal with a “T” beam is protected by a panel

Jump up to the pedestal and on your right you will see a balcony with a lever. Wall run to the corner and jump to the banister of the balcony. Hop over and rotate the switch a half turn. Watch how the panel lowers into the floor and two wooden Venetian blinds on the opposite wall are closing. Hop over the banister and drop down to the floor. You can move the pedestal to the other end now. This is a Checkpoint.

Climb the pedestal and jump to the narrow top beam of the “T”. Walk towards the balcony and jump over. Now rotate the lever a quarter in order to re-open the blinds. Hang from the banister and shimmy opposite to the “T”. Jump backward to the beam and walk to the other end facing the open blinds. Jump towards the narrow wall beams and the Prince will support himself between them.

Move all the way up and turn around. Jump to the narrow beam suspended from the ceiling and walk on the perpendicular narrow beam in the middle. From here jump to a vertical wall gap and climb up. Turn around and jump to a narrow beam. Hanging from the beam you will see two Guards and a lever below you.

A fight in store for you before you can turn the lever

Drop down and kill those Guards in the classical way. Pick up a 2^nd Weapon and rotate the lever a half turn. This will open a door down below where you see a Guard patrolling.

The location of the door

Jump from the ledge to the vertical wall gap, drop down, pull up and kill the Guard. Go left and study your next move. There are 3 shutters in a row and an opposite balcony.

A fast move coming up

Wall run and jump from the row of shutters to the balcony. Go through the doorway in front of you to the next balcony and watch a cut scene where Farah appears down below.

Prince: Do you see now? The change was physical, nothing more!
Farah: Why should I believe you? Everything you have done contradicts this. I have seen how you hunger for combat: you take pleasure in creating death!  
Your constant talk of bloody vengeance? Your cold disregard for your own people... She seems very frustrated, that poor girl... and you turned away!!!
Prince: But I came back!... for you...  
Farah: You are Prince in Title only: go and reclaim your Throne! But notice: you do so alone!  (that rhymes!).
“God” interferes: You certainly have a way with women! Those who can’t get killed can’t get far enough away from you.

Farah escapes through the door she came in. Turn to Landscape View and overlook your next move. A chain is hanging from a U-shaped beam construction.

Study before acting

Wall run and jump to the narrow beam on your right. Side jump to the chain and grab it. Slide all the way down while noticing an octagonal star-shaped switch on the left wall.

Carefully consider your move after dropping down from the chain

Jump down and choose between two options:

1. Fight a very tough bunch of green guys. Wall attacks and hop-over attacks will do the job. When one is lying on his back, stab him and immediately jump backward repeating your wall attacks. Find the Golden Chest on the opposite side of the chain and don’t miss 10 extra Sand Credits. Then return to the wall switch.

2. (Preferable) Go into slow motion and avoid these “greenies” by running straight to the Golden Chest and get your 10 Sand Credits.

The location of the Golden Chest

Either way, run up the wall with the switch. Go into slow motion when you touch the switch and run through the door.

The door that will be opened by touching the switch

Avoid a heavy fight with the next 3 Guards by following the hallway to your right (around two corners) and running straight to the ladder in the narrow hallway.

The location of the ladder

Climb the ladder, jump backward and wall-to-wall jump up to the balcony. Hop over the banister. Go left. Look up and notice a narrow beam sticking out of the wall. Run up the opposite wall and jump backward to the beam.

Run up the wall from here

Walk on the beam to the wall consisting of ropes and beams and jump up.

Jump up from this side of the beam

Pull up to the balcony from where you can already see a vertical light beam going up from a Sand Gate down below (Did they invent the Laser beams in ancient Babylon?). The Prince is mumbling something about the youth he spent in the Upper City. So apparently he was born in Babylon after all? And still we never heard the actual name of the Prince!

In my youth I would often lose myself in the back alleys of the Upper City. I spent hours running, tumbling, imagining myself all manner of creatures. The rooftops and passageways were secret windows onto other worlds... But now everything has changed. The color bled away, and the sounds of life replaced by a heavy stillness. It has all gone dark and bitter...

Overlook your next move from the opening in the banister. A narrow beam is sticking out of the left wall. This is a Checkpoint.

Starting off to the Sand Gate

Wall run to the beam, pull up and side jump to the wooden ledge in the corner. Go to Landscape View and overlook the setting again. Notice a small narrow ledge on the right side of the ledge you are standing on. Two more, lower narrow ledges lead to this lower ledge. From this lower ledge you will see a shutter on each wall above the opposite rooftop where a Guard is patrolling, and a narrow ledge (in front of the screenshot).

Study your next move for going all the way down

So here we go: wall run and jump from the shutters to this ledge. Drop down and kill the Guard. From the broken part of the banister by the wall on your left side you see how heavily guarded the Sand Gate is! You can see 5 Sand Guards and you know that once below, more will appear from the Gate.

This foresees a very heavy battle again – say against 10 bulky Sand Guards all on your own. Wall run to the shutter and jump to the opposite rooftop. Jump down from there and apply all your usual acrobatic Skills to kill them. The temporary problem once again is: you won’t absorb any Sand no matter how much the Guards or the objects will shed when hit. When they’re all gone walk to the Sand Gate and stab your Dagger into it.

Also notice this switch on the wall

You now have gained the Winds of Sands Power. Instructions: Draw your Dagger, then tap [B5] on the Gamepad (or [R] on the Keyboard) while blocking. You can now knock down your enemies with Winds of Sands, but each Winds of Sands consumes two Sand Tanks! Run up to this wall switch and when you touch it go into slow motion.

The wall switch and the door

Run through the door

Escape through the door and run up the stairs. Hop over a banister. Smash all objects in front of a woven crate standing in an alcove and move the crate in front of a grated door.

Move the crate to this door

Climb up the crate and run up the door to grab a ledge. Pull up and go down from the other side. Around the corner you will arrive at some lush gardens. Climb the large block on your right. Look up and run up the wall to a Dagger plaque. Wall run to your left and jump backward to another plaque where you stab your Dagger into.

Make your way to the opposite Dagger plaque

Jump up to the small narrow ledge and shimmy around the corner. Pull up to your next Save Fountain.

Next Sublevel: The City Gardens