Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Hey, we all make mistakes. Unlike us, though, the desert hero of UbiSoft’s new action-adventure can turn back time and change his bungles into successes. In order to overcome many of the game’s obstacles, the Prince’s only option is to embrace death deliberately (say, by diving headlong into a yawning chasm) and then “rewind” time to find a solution. He also touts a mean sword and dagger and can run up walls, use enemies’ torsos as stepping stools, and shimmy along ledges to avoid booby traps. But don’t take our word for it, because Prince won Best Action-Adventure Game at this year’s E3 expo. So it’s got that going for it…which is nice.