Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Hints

How do I get through the Activation Room in the past?

  • 1 of 27: Walk in, kill the enemies, and explore -- all while dodging the explosive dogs the Iron Giant is launching at you.
  • 2 of 27: Look carefully for a path forward.  Keep your environment in mind as you do so.
  • 3 of 27: From the entrance, turn right to find a cracked wall.  You have to find a way to break it.
  • 4 of 27: Inside, pull down the switch.  It lowers a metal platform nearby.
  • 5 of 27: Run across the wall (through the spinning wheel) onto the metal platform and climb up.
  • 6 of 27: Above you is a large stone weight.  You have to drop the weight onto the plate underneath it.
  • 7 of 27: From atop the weight, look for a triangular ledge in the corner.  Line yourself up with it and jump to it.
  • 8 of 27: Run across the right wall to the next corner.  Run across the right wall again to the nearby ladder.  Climb up.
  • 9 of 27: You'll find a switch.  Push it all the way around to extend a gear and lower a platform.
  • 10 of 27: Break the barrels in your way and run across the right wall towards the newly extended metal platform.  Time your run so that you'll run on the moving stone walls as they hang down.  From the platform, run again to the ledge.
  • 11 of 27: From the ledge, drop down onto the gear when it's lined up properly.  From here, quickly drop to the next gear.  Let it carry you to the other side.
  • 12 of 27: Once you're near the right wall, jump off the gear -- you'll fall to a bar below.  Swing from bar to bar until you end up on another ledge.
  • 13 of 27: Scoot to the right around the corner and jump to the bar.  Drop to the bar below and swing to the platform.
  • 14 of 27: There's another weight here.  The same strategy as before applies.
  • 15 of 27: From atop the weight, look for a triangular ledge in the corner.  Line yourself up with it and jump to it.
  • 16 of 27: Run across the left wall to the next corner.  Run across the left wall again to the nearby ladder.  Climb up.
  • 17 of 27: Push the switch to extend a new gear and platform.  Run across the right wall to them, using the moving stone sections.
  • 18 of 27: There's a new switch here.  Push it to extend yet another gear and platform.
  • 19 of 27: Run to the platform and leap into the hole in the wall at the end of it.
  • 20 of 27: Run across the right wall and drop down the ladder onto a platform below.
  • 21 of 27: Turning towards the center, run on the left wall to the platform on the other side of the hallway.  From here, drop down and scoot along the ledge around the corner.  Drop down here.
  • 22 of 27: It's time to confront the Iron Giant.
  • 23 of 27: After the Iron Giant's dead, go to the gears behind where he once stood.  Run up the right wall and leap to a low bar.
  • 24 of 27: Swing from the bar to a beam.  Jump from the beam to a new bar.  Swing from this bar and jump off the left wall to a bar overhead.  Swing from this bar to a beam.
  • 25 of 27: Get on top of the beam and get near the end of it, then jump to the ladder.  Flip around it and climb up.
  • 26 of 27: Run up the wall to grab the bar-switch overhead.
  • 27 of 27: Run out to the center switch and, after killing the dogs, turn the switch to activate the Mechanical Tower.  Head back to the Hourglass Chamber.