There’s no acne solution that will cure videogame anticipation frenzy, but placing a deposit on the game is often helpful. Less than a week away from the release of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, the PS3/360 follow-up to 2008′s much-loved Prince of Persia franchise reboot, I have to admit it’s nice to know my copy is reserved.

I haven’t felt this strongly about an Ubisoft title in quite some time, and I can only hope that, much like Assassin’s Creed 2, PoP:Forgotten Sands will finally add 1080p support on PS3, a grossly overlooked feature last time out, and just about the only weakness of the last installment.

I do hope the Elika storyline will pick up in Forgotten Sands, although it appears she may not be as prominently featured as in the last title; a new companion is apparently the order of the day. As apprehensive as that makes me, I know that so long as the gameplay is as addictive as it was last time out, I’ll be enjoying every minute of the new game, just as soon as it’s out and I can drop by Best Buy.