The story in this Prince of Persia game starts out as the Prince and his father, the King of Persia, are besieging the Maharajah's castle to plunder the treasures hidden inside. In order to impress his father, the Prince sneaks inside to recover the magical Dagger of Time. He quickly learns that this dagger has the ability to control time. The malevolent Vizier has other plans for the dagger, however, and tricks the Prince into unlocking a mysterious secret of the Dagger that causes the King and many of his subjects to be turned into sand zombies. Now, the Prince must figure out what has happened and try to set things right again.

The Sands of Time is a action adventure game that updates many of the gameplay concepts from the original two games and brings them into a fully 3-dimensional world. The Prince will engage in sword fighting, wall climbing, spike dodging, puzzle solving, and more in his quest. The Prince also carries the Dagger of Time, which allows him to unleash several magical powers. The most important of these powers is the ability to reverse time. This ability allows the player to reverse their actions when they lead the Prince to his death.

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Alternate Titles

"波斯王子：时之砂" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
"Принц Персии: Пески Времени" -- Russian Spelling
"Princ Persii: Peski Vremeni" -- Russian Title
"Prince of Persia: Písky času" -- Czech Title
"Prince of Persia: Piaski Czasu" -- Polish Title
"Prince of Persia - Les Sables du Temps" -- French Title
"Prince of Persia: Le Sabbie del Tempo" -- Italian Title
"Prince of Persia: Las Arenas del Tiempo" -- Spanish Title
"Prince of Persia: Jikan no Suna" -- Japanese Title
"Prince of Persia 4" -- Informal Title
"Bosi Wangzi: Shi zhi Sha" -- Chinese Title

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User Reviews

Behold the dawning of a new standard in action/platforming.	Windows	Schadenfreude (578)
Restoring the monarchy in Iran	Xbox	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164)
It's like music!	Windows	Zovni (9114)
The Arabian Knight Returns	PlayStation 2	Terrence Bosky (5239)
Absolutely brilliant.	PlayStation 2	DarkDove (67)
Such a great game crippled by such a simple flaw	Windows	Ed Coolidge (8)
I feel as if I've live this moment before....	PlayStation 2	DANIEL HAWKS ! (1141)
Is this finally a successful revitalization of an old series?	Xbox	Classic Nigel (145)
Programming Marvel	Windows	Steff (11)
Great game for any one.	Xbox	Todd Bello (32)

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The Press Says

GamePro	PlayStation 2	Nov 06, 2003	5 out of 5	100
Nintendojo	GameCube	Dec 11, 2003	9.5 out of 10	95
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox	Feb 16, 2004	19 out of 20	95
Gamestyle	PlayStation 2	Apr 15, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Worth Playing	Xbox	Dec 11, 2003	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	GameCube	Nov 10, 2003	9 out of 10	90
AceGamez	PlayStation 2	Nov 23, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Gamer 2.0	PlayStation 2	Apr 26, 2004	8.9 out of 10	89
Game Revolution	Xbox	Dec, 2003	B+	83
ActionTrip	Windows	Dec 03, 2003	80 out of 100	80