V. Addendums

Discover the locations of all Life Upgrades in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Learn how to find them using the Hourglass Chamber and navigate backtracking challenges.

This section details addendums for Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, focusing on finding Life Upgrades and understanding their locations and accessibility.

Part A: Reading the Runes in the [Hourglass Chamber]

The [Hourglass Chamber] in the past, accessible by going past the [Fountain] in the [Central Hall], reveals your current [Life Upgrades]. The runes are read using a sundial convention, with 12 o'clock being the rune pointing at the hourglass.

The locations and corresponding times for the Life Upgrades are:

• 1st Life Upgrade - Fortress Entrance - 8 o'clock
• 2nd Life Upgrade - Sacrificial Altar - 4 o'clock
• 3rd Life Upgrade - Central Hall - 7 o'clock
• 4th Life Upgrade - Garden Hall - 2 o'clock
• 5th Life Upgrade - Garden Waterworks - 1 o'clock
• 6th Life Upgrade - Activation Room - 12 o'clock
• 7th Life Upgrade - Prison - 11 o'clock
• 8th Life Upgrade - Library - 10 o'clock
• 9th Life Upgrade - Southern Passage - 5 o'clock

Part B: Backtracking for Life Upgrades

If you missed certain Life Upgrades necessary for the alternative ending and the [Water Sword], some are inaccessible later in the game. The last possible moments to acquire these are:

• Second Life Upgrade - Sacrificial Altar - Past, accessible prior to Part 6, Segment 8 (Central Hall - Past).
• Fourth Life Upgrade - Garden Hall - Past, accessible prior to Part 6, Segment 8 (Central Hall - Past).
• Sixth Life Upgrade - Activation Room - Past, accessible prior to Part 6, Segment 8 (Central Hall - Past).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Thoroughly read the walkthrough for the desired life upgrade before attempting it. Ensure you have the [Scorpion Sword] or [Water Sword] if wall breaking is involved. Be prepared to spend time on difficult upgrades.

1. [First Life Upgrade] Search Code: LU-1

Navigate past the [Fountain] and enemies in the [Central Hall]. Proceed through courtyards and up ledges. At the stair steps, break a barrel and activate a button. This requires speed: run up the wall of the stair step, hop over the railing, hug the left wall, and use wall run to reach a rat hole quickly. Alternatively, activate the button, jump over the railing, and continuously roll up the steps to get through the rat hole.

Traps:

• Trap 1: [Bar Smasher, Rotating Blade, Floor spikes] Wall run on the right when the bar retracts.
• Trap 2: [2x Bar smasher, rotating blade, floor spike] Roll under the blade and run when bars retract.
• Trap 3: [Bar Smasher, 2x rotating blade, floor spike] Wall run past the blade, jump onto the bar smasher, and land in the corner safe from the last rotating blade. Roll through the last blade to get the health upgrade.

Retrace your steps, running across spikes. Wall run up and activate the button, then roll through the rat hole. Proceed through rooms with moving rotating spikes, rolling under or moving around them to reach a fountain. Continue up the stairs toward the fortress.