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Jordan Mechner's Persian protagonist returns for another round, and shows us how remakes of classics should be done. Read Review
Publisher Ubisoft brings us the next official installment in the legendary Prince of Persia series with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for the GameCube. Play as an acrobatic Prince who can run on walls, swing off poles, jump and flip, and much, much more. Using the Sands of Time, players can slow, stop and even reverse the flow of time to their advantage.
Wield several different powerful swords and do battle with magical enemies on your mission to restore order to ancient Persia. Extra features include the playable version of the compete original PoP game, as well as a 3D level from the original and a behind the scenes making of featurette.
I remember the first time I played Prince of Persia -- it was on a ridiculously expensive IBM clone at the local Radio Shack. I was mesmerized by the lead character's astonishingly smooth animation, and the unique nature of the running, jumping, and climbing gameplay. It was almost a platformer, but not quite; with Prince of Persia, Jordan Mechner created something entirely new, and we still haven't come up with a proper term to describe games like PoP and descendants such as Flashback and Blackthorne. Sadly, the PoP series descended into mediocrity with 1999's poorly-received 3D version, and I expected that to be the end of it. Read More »
An E3 without surprises just wouldn't be any fun. This year had several shocking moments, such as when Sony announced its news PlayStation Portable, or when Mega Man threw up on that kid. But the revelation that stands out most strongly in my mind is game-related, and it's that Ubi Soft's new Prince of Persia game didn't suck. In fact, quite the opposite -- it was great! While the combat seemed a bit iffy, the running, climbing and platform-leaping elements not only managed to bring classic Prince of Persia gameplay into the third dimension, but to greatly expand upon it as well. Like most other show-goers, we were taken completely by surprise. In fact, out of hundreds of choices, we named it the third-best game at the show. Read More »
Also known as: Prince of Persia: Las Arenas del Tiempo (Spanish Title)
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Publisher: Ubisoft
T for Teen Blood, Suggestive Themes, ViolenceAlso available on: PlayStation 3, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, PC, PlayStation 2, Wireless
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