Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame, the classic cinematic platformer sequel, has been ported to the PS Vita. In this post, I will guide you on how to install the game on your PS Vita. This is an open-source wrapper by usineur that loads the official Android version of the game — you'll need your own legitimate copy of the Android app.
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame Introduction
Gameplay
The Shadow and the Flame continues the original Prince of Persia's precise, rotoscoped platforming and swordplay, tasking you with climbing, jumping, and dueling your way through trap-filled levels.
This PS Vita port brings that classic cinematic-platformer feel to your handheld, running at a smooth 60 FPS.
Storyline
Picking up after the first game, the Prince discovers his shadow has taken on a will of its own, and must travel to a mystical red temple to claim the "flame" needed to finally defeat the sorcerer Jaffar for good.
Now on PS Vita, it's a quick, satisfying handheld revisit to one of the genre's classics.
Note: This is an open-source wrapper by usineur (GitHub) — it is not a bundled copy of the game. It loads the official Android executable, so you need your own legitimate copy of Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame for Android to build the required data yourself, as shown in Part 1 below.
Download and Install Prince of Persia 2 for PS Vita
NOTE: If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below.
Part 1 - Patch Your Own Game Data
How to prepare the data from your own Android copy
1. Obtain your own legitimate copy of Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame for Android (version 2.0.2) — the .apk file.
2. Open the apk with a zip explorer, extract the files listed in the port's GitHub guide, and copy them to ux0:data/pop2.
Part 2 - Install on PS Vita
How to install on your Vita
1. Install kubridge and FdFix by copying kubridge.skprx and fd_fix.skprx to your taiHEN plugins folder (usually ux0:tai) and adding two entries under *KERNEL in config.txt: ux0:tai/kubridge.skprx and ux0:tai/fd_fix.skprx. (Skip fd_fix if you're using the repatch plugin.)
2. (Optional) Install PSVshell to overclock your device to 500MHz.
3. Install libshacccg.suprx if you don't already have it.
4. Install the .vpk from the GitHub Releases page.
5. Launch the game.
Note: if you're updating from an older version, delete your ux0:data/shader_cache/POP200001 folder so shaders get recompiled.
Download
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Is this a full copy of the game?
No. This is an open-source wrapper that loads the official Android executable — you need to own Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame for Android yourself and supply your own APK file, as shown in Part 1. The download here only provides the loader.
