Haven't played too much atm, but enough to make my little thoughts about it I think. Since I'm not a big fan of the trilogy, I was not very excited when noticed this sequel. However, I got a good impression, more or less like with Warrior Within.
The gfx engine looks good at first, but probably too much for the PS2, which is the only version I've played. Surely would run a lot smoothly on the Xbox and PC, but this bugs me since I'm pretty sensible about slowdowns, even if are not big trouble like this case. This questions a appart, the 3D modeling becames much better than the Sands of Times, not a surprise though, but looks more or less the same as WW. I think this is the price for the detailed urban environment where the game takes place, to avoid great system requriments plus not make (even) biger differences between each port. The developers should be happy with the advent of the Next-Gen machines. Time (not blood) will tell.
About the sound, I can't remeber any song so I guess it didn't captivate me. Thus the ambientation would be better, perhaps later levels make this ramblings pointless, but I'm not sure about this aspect. Michiru Yamane would help here so much here
As usual, the plattaform elements are important, it's a PoP after all so the Prince animation and control it's the best for me. The strong point is even stronger while the action runs in a city, the legendary Babilon. I find this a good decission by the developers, for sure it's the best way to finish the trilogy: The Tower of Babel omnipresence it's a very good point imho. The Prince and his alter ego are pretty different to play with, looks to me a evolution of WW: The dark face is a decissive factor now.
The plot, well, a bit weird at least. The fans of the saga might understand it much better than me, so I'm a bit lost here. To tell you the truth, the Devil May Cry influence it's evident: The two sides of the Prince are not casual.
In summary, if you're a fan of the series this is probably the best conclusion they (note the the word "they") can made, but new gamers or people not into the game's plot might not find it very attractive. Good game anyway, just a bit below the potential of this character. Of course I'm a damm old school gamer, so this might be totally mistaken to casual players or young people which they first steps in what it's now a industry. Have a nice day.