Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Video Game
2003
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003)

A young prince with expert fighting skills acquires the Dagger of Time, and unknowingly releases the powerful Sands of Time with it. Now he is trapped in a palace with sand creatures and mus... Read allA young prince with expert fighting skills acquires the Dagger of Time, and unknowingly releases the powerful Sands of Time with it. Now he is trapped in a palace with sand creatures and must undo the unfortunate deed he has done.A young prince with expert fighting skills acquires the Dagger of Time, and unknowingly releases the powerful Sands of Time with it. Now he is trapped in a palace with sand creatures and must undo the unfortunate deed he has done.

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- Jordan Mechner
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8.4/10

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Writer
- Jordan Mechner
Stars

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Awards
- 10 wins & 5 nominations

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Yuri Lowenthal

Prince
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Joanna Wasick

Farah
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Barry Dennen

Vizier
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William Frederick Knight

Sultan
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(as William Knight)

Warren Burton

King Shahraman
(voice)

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Trivia
The codes for all systems to get the secret 3D first level of the original Prince Of Persia are: (All used once a new game is started and you stay on the balcony - do not go inside.) PlayStation 2 (PS2): (Holding L3 - pushing in the left analog stick) X, Square, Triangle, O, Triangle, X, Square, O X-Box (XB): (Push the left analog stick in) Press A, X, Y, B, Y, A, X, B. GameCube (GCN): Insert a controller into port four and port one. Hold B on controller four then quickly press A, B, Y, X, Y, A, B, X on controller one. PC: Hold X and quickly press Space, Left Mouse Button, E, C, E, Space, Left Mouse Button, C.

Quotes
Prince: Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction, but I have seen the face of time and I can tell you they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am and why I say this; sit down and I will tell you a tale like none that you have ever heard!

Alternate versions
In the PS2 and GCN versions, the original Prince of Persia is unlocked through a special wall. In the Xbox version, the original Prince of Persia is unlocked by beating the game, and Prince of Persia 2 is unlocked through the special wall (the other versions lack this as an unlockable).

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #29.16 (2003)

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Zelda meets Soulreaver.

"Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" is a pleasant gaming-experience with a unique atmosphere and truly stunning visuals (see the animations for yourself, and you'll know what I'm talkin about!).

To be honest: PoP - Sands of Time lacks innovation, as most elements of gameplay have already been seen before. Many camera-techniques, most riddles and a fair share of the controls have obviously been inspired by "The Legend Of Zelda - Ocarina of Time", some visuals (especially the outdoor locations) resemble "Ico", and if you ever played "Soul Reaver 2", you won't lose the feeling that you somehow know what's gonna happen next.

Nevertheless, PoP was one of the most capturing and entertaining pieces of software to hit my system in a "long" time, because all the (wisely chosen) elements were put together so artfully, that the final product is at least as "fresh" as most of its mental predecessors were at their time. One thing that impressed me was the nearly endless repertoire of moves the Prince can perform and combine without ever leaving the player's control. You never really *notice* the engine enabling you to perform the moves at ´the specified spots... everything just WORKS, and it works well. The Prince is without a doubt one of the most agile heroes ever to appear in a game: He runs up or along walls, climbs most any surface, walljumps like mario and does somersaults, cartwheels, backflips and helldoIknowwhatelse when and wherever you want him to. As for the fighting system, PoP has taken a great leap forward in comparison to everything available up to now, as it combines the arcade-like fighting with a blocking-system quick as lightning and some matrix-moves that are marvelously cool to look at. The graphics are well done (best hair animation ever!), although some people might not like the blurry filter that lies on the entire scenery, but in my opinion it just helps creating a wonderful "Arabian tales" atmosphere. Music's alright when it's playing (mostly in fight scenes... silence is your friendly companion for the largest part of the journey). Just imagine oriental tunes with a slight touch of industrial. If you like atmospheric adventures with a lot of artistic jumping, climbing and swordfighting, this one's for you.

8.5/10