Teen
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
93
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

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.

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

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Xbox $3.89  
GOG
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time $9.99  
ebay.com
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time    
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User Reviews

Restoring the monarchy in Iran Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (63297) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Is this finally a successful revitalization of an old series? Classic Nigel (145) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Great game for any one. Todd Bello (32) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars

The Press Says

Just Adventure Dec 16, 2003 A 100
GamePro Nov 06, 2003 5 out of 5 100
Game Chronicles Dec 30, 2003 9.8 out of 10 98
GamingTrend 2005 578 out of 600 96
Game Informer Magazine Dec, 2003 9.5 out of 10 95
Gaming Target Jan 07, 2004 9 out of 10 90
GameSpy Nov 07, 2003 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
ZTGameDomain 2005 9 out of 10 90
Gamer 2.0 Apr 26, 2004 8.9 out of 10 89
Game Revolution Dec, 2003 B+ 83

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Random slowdowns... 9 Indra was here... Bronze Star Contributing Member (13176)
Aug 13, 2008
Which control is best for this? 2 Schadenfreude Bronze Star Contributing Member (578)
Feb 23, 2008

Trivia

POP:SOT uses a modified version of Beyond Good and Evil game engine.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66198), Cyberzed (43), JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9127) and quizzley7 (21320)
 

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