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Sand Fields        0
Fountain of Life   0
Description        Perform some basic moves, kill a couple of easy enemies.


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 This nameless first level mainly serves as a tutorial. A bunch of troops are
ramming on a gate in front of you, but when you approach them, a big fireball
will blast them all to pieces. To the right there's a pile of rubble you can
climb onto. Jump over the gap towards the wall. In the Options menu you can
choose to activate tutorial messages. If you do so, the game will tell you
exactly when to perform which move. Anyway, when you're across the gap, turn
right. Run up the side of the bridge by using [R1]. When you're on top of the
bridge, walk over it until another fireball destroys it. Jump over the gap,
and at the end of the bridge, turn right and walk onto the wooden platform.
Jump across the gap in this platform, and then enter the building. Smash the
obstacles blocking the other door. Exit outside again.

 You'll now have to fight your first enemy. This Spear Soldier isn't too much
of a challenge. Pull out your sword with [Square], and then use the same
button to slash him to pieces. To break through his defense, you can vault 
over him (face him and press [X]) and then stab him in the back. For another 
cool move, stand near the wall, and when the enemy approaches, press [Square]
and [X] at the same time. The Prince will jump from the wall towards the
enemy. Experiment a little with your moves, and try to get comfortable with
the combat. When the enemy is down, climb the ladder. Defeat the Spear
Soldier up here, as well as a Sword Soldier. Once they're gone too, enter
the building. The Prince will now start babbling about how he's going to win
his father's heart by finding treasure, not by fighting. If you took some
damage in the previous fights, you can replenish your health at the pool.
Stand in it and press [R1] to drink the healing water. Another cut-scene
will show you another four enemies, two Sword Soldiers and two Spear Soldiers.
Kill them all. You should be fine, because they're not so tough. If you did
take a dent, you can return to the previous pool and replenish your health
there before moving on.

 Enter the building, and follow the pretty long corridor to the end. The floor
of this next walkway will collapse. Here you'll get to use one of the coolest
moves in the game: the Wall-Run. Run up to the wall, and press and [R1]. The
Prince will now run along the wall, over the gap. Cross another gap this way,
climb the ladder and enter the next building. Use the pool here if you need
to. When you exit this room, you'll see how another fireball blasts a hole
in a wall up ahead. First, kill the four enemies that await you. Now go to
the wall that has stone faces on it. Jump up to grab a narrow ledge. Move to
the left while hanging from this ledge, until you're past the stone face.
Now climb up (with [X]), and then jump up to grab the next ledge. Move around
the corner, and drop down to the ledge below. Make your way past another stone
face. When you're above the gap in the wall, drop down. You'll automatically
grab the ledge. Pull yourself up, and enter the gap. Kill the three Spear
Soldiers in this room. Now look around. You can see three columns: one very
big, one broken, and one small that supports a balcony. Jump onto the small
one, and then rotate the Prince so that his back is 'facing' the broken
column. Press [X] to jump towards this column. When on the broken column,
turn your back to the big one, and jump to it. Now turn your back to the
balcony, and jump onto it. Enter the room behind the curtains to end this
first level.