Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (VG)

Writer:

Jordan Mechner (writer)

Release Date:

4 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Plot:

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 most undo the unfortunate deed he has done.

Plot Keywords:

Prince | Palace | Persia | Sword | Time Travel

Awards:

10 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Yuri Lowenthal	...	Prince (voice)
Joanna Wasick	...	Farah (voice)
Barry Dennen	...	Vizier (voice)
Warren Burton	...	King Shahraman (voice)
William Knight	...	Sultan (voice)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:12

Company:

Ubisoft Montreal Studios

Trivia:

There is a code you can input upon starting a new game (while staying outside on the balcony) that will load a 3D version of the first level from the original Prince Of Persia game from 1989. While tricky to do (it may take a few tries), and while the level/mini-game has no end (the team didn't have enough time to complete it), it still has two main goals (attaining a sword and getting into the secret room) and it's fun to go and see. Inside the secret room you will find 24 pack cases and empty bottles of POP drinks (a play on the European nickname for soda/soft drink - "pop" as in "bottles of pop" and the Prince Of Persia acronym as well), a giant poster of the POP Team themselves and stands full of Penguin Caffeinated Mints (which explains why the team put the company's credit into the end game Credits). The only sign of what the Penguin stand is, is because the stand logo has one word: "Penguin", a penguin logo and the mainly orange packaging. The company's website looks almost the same four years after the game was made. You can also use the Landscape button to see glimpses into the secret room, and it changes every time you swap screens.

Quotes:

Prince: [showing his father the Dagger of Time] Father, I have brought us honor and glory!
Vizier: Your majesty, you promised me my choice of the Maharajah's treasures: that dagger!
King Shahraman: Surely you won't deny the boy a souvenir of his first battle? You may have your choice of the Maharajah's other treasures, except that hourglass! That will make a fine gift for the Sultan of Azad when we arrive at his kingdom. As well as some exotic animals for his menagerie. I want no animals or maidens harmed! Let it be known that King Shahraman is merciful in victory!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#30.16)" (2003)

An excellent original video game that brings us action and a storyline !

In this game you play as the Prince.... The Prince Of Persia ( his name is never revealed ) an athletic fighter new to the battlefield and must undo a mistake that would cost everyone their lives. He accidentally let the sands of time out of a giant mysterious hourglass after being tricked by the evil Viser to do so. Now he only has the help from a mystical dagger called the dagger of time and one of his palaces captured servants , Farah . He must learn to work together with her and use the dagger to his advantage but can he trust Farah who's home land was sacked by his only a few days earlier.....this game brings action/adventure/puzzle solving to a new level , not to mention a fantastic storyline , this game wasn't game of the year for nothing !