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    A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.

    Short summary describing this concept.

    Trap last edited by Marino on 10/31/21 10:56AM View full history

    Overview

    The player is cut in half in the original Prince of Persia.
    The player is cut in half in the original Prince of Persia.

    While most games give the player the ability to attack their foes head on, some games take a more devious approach: Players are tasked with setting up elaborate systems of traps and luring their enemies into them.

    Yet other games put these traps in the path of the player, often requiring great feats of agility to avoid them.

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