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| Prince of Persia: Sands of Time | 
 enlarge | From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (55 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5952
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: 100722
Model: 008888681595
UPC: 008888651598
EAN: 0008888651598
ASIN: B0000A1VEU
Release Date: December 2, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Not ready for the PC August 6, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was promoted for the consoles, where, I understand, it's supposed to be excellent. I haven't played it on a console. I play games on my computer and always have. I played the first two POP games there, as well as the original versions before them.
This game is simply not ready for the PC. It is all but unplayable. Aside from a really anoying savegame system, the ridiculous controls make playing the game all but undoable. You are bombarded with foes from all angles, these are battles which, due to the PC game's inability to let you do anything other than slash blindly away, you cannot win. Enemies come out of nowhere, they reconsitute, more and more of them appear and you're stuck waving your arms.
It ain't fun.
There's no patch to correct any of this either, you have to play the game AS IS.
At times when you have pay keen attention or get murdered, you cannot get the prince to go or do what you want, as when camera angles change suddenly, so do the keys you need to be pressing to move him around.
It is extremely aggravating and annoying.
When you die, no matter how close you are to a save point or how far you've already come with all of these ridiculous glitches, you're bounced to the beginning of the level again.
The game looks great, I stayed with it for a long time, trying to get something enjoayable out of it, but it was a complete waste of time.
Finally, in frustration, I just downloaded a batch of saved games and cycled through them, looking for snippets to play. If you've got a computer, I would avoid this at all costs.
 Excellent Game... July 9, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The most recent incarnation of the Prince of Persia series is kicked off with our introduction to an enjoyable gameplay mechanic. The ability to reverse time. Sands of Time and its sequels integrate this concept into puzzles and battles fluidly and 'believably' ultimately making for an excellent gameplay experience.
The storyline is one that I personally enjoyed, but I can see where some may be deterred by it. The Prince is a bit whiny and self-righteous at times, but that's part of what I enjoyed about him. If you've never tried these games, start here and work your way through its sequels. I doubt you'll be disappointed.
Fairly unique June 11, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an interesting game with great environments and atmosphere. It has the feel of a 3-D platformer so having a decent game controller pad greatly enhances the enjoyment of the game.
Do you have what it takes to master the sands of time? April 25, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, is a very fun game. My only gripe is that once you finish it you just don't get as much fun out of it. But besides that this is a very fun game. You start off as the prince [his name is never revealed] who is part of an army attacking a city in India. The Persians are victorious and they return home. But before they leave the prince finds a mysterious dagger, which has the power to turn back time. Afterwards the treacherous vizier of the Indians tricks the prince into opening the hourglass, which holds the sands of time, which turn any living thing that comes into contact with it into a "sand zombie" which is a monstrous undead creature made of sand [I'm not kidding about that last part] whose only instinct is to hunt down and kill anything living thing. Then you battle a group of sand zombies, after you defeat them you embark on an adventure to bottle up the sands of time. You start off on your own, but you soon team up with Farah, the princess of that city in India you conquered. She will automatically assist you should you require her assistance, some of these occasions include where she has to slip through a crack to open a certain door for you. She can also use her bow to aid you in battle. Just make sure you're not in her way when she fires. Speaking of combat, here's a few tips.
When you're fighting a single enemy, just keep attacking, that should take care of them. But watch out for their counter attacks! Those really pack a wallop.
When you're fighting multiple enemies, try hitting one of them a few times, then move on to the next, and the next, etc. And if you get crowded, try vaulting over one of them. Enemies too advanced for that trick? No problem, just back up against a wall, pillar, or even a chair or a table will do, and press spacebar twice while backing up against the object to do a more advanced vault attack on the enemy. This move will work on anyone!
And then there's the Prince's acrobatic skills. Nobody's better then the Prince in gymnastics! I mean, he can run across walls!
As you progress through the game, you will find that much of the game depends on the Prince's acrobatic abilities. You will constantly find yourself in situations where you must run across a ledge that collapses under you, run along the wall to do it again, and so on. Or you may have to ricochet up to walls to reach the top.
Also, when you're fighting enemies, remember that simply knocking them down won't work, you have to stab them in the back to finish them.
And then there's that unusual but delightful twist. The dagger allows you to turn back time, so let's say you got impaled on a spike, you can turn back time to make sure that never happened!
Just remember, in this game, reflexes and speed rule the day. So there is only one rule, master the sands, or be buried.
 Absolutely Awesome...but... January 16, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this game recently and I must say that it rocks! The graphics and gameplay are cool. You'll be flying off walls, climbing on ledges, and everything else. There is one drawback which is the reason why I reated this at 3 and not 5. You are only able to use your keyboard to play this game, making it absolutely hard to perform combinations and special attacks. If you think programing a gamepad to perform as a keyboard, good luck. Tried that several ways and got nowhere. The game ignores all inputs but the keyboard and mouse. Besides that, the game has an awesome storyline. Would recomend but not for PC.
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