Holy SMACK, this trailer for the next-gen “Prince of Persia” makes the game look amazing. It’s due out this holiday season. Hit the jump for details.

Factoids:

•The video game opens an entirely new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe in addition to introducing a fresh Illustrative art style, evolved combat system, open world structure and dynamic AI – most notably in the form of the Prince’s powerful ally Elika.

•For Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, with a special version for the Nintendo DS.

•The Prince finds himself caught in an epic battle between the primal forces of light and darkness: the God of Light, Ormazd versus his brother Ahriman, the destructive God of Darkness. The Prince arrives just in time to witness the destruction of the legendary Tree of Life – an act which threatens to plunge the entire world into eternal darkness. Manifested in the form of the Corruption, a dark substance that physically contaminates the land and the skies, the Prince must partner with Elika, a deadly companion, to heal the world from the evil Corruption.

•It has a new open world structure. Now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world.

•History’s greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion with magical powers, who joins the Prince in his fight.