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  • Summary: Amidst the sands of ancient Persia, a young Prince unleashes a deadly evil. Embark on a harrowing quest to restore peace and the fabric of Time. Embody a legendary hero with gravity-defying acrobatics, ferocious fighting combos, and the ability to bend time to fulfill his bidding. Wield theAmidst the sands of ancient Persia, a young Prince unleashes a deadly evil. Embark on a harrowing quest to restore peace and the fabric of Time. Embody a legendary hero with gravity-defying acrobatics, ferocious fighting combos, and the ability to bend time to fulfill his bidding. Wield the power of the Sands of Time - a mythical force allowing the Prince to erase the past, behold the future, and freeze the present. You'll uncover the mysteries of a world never before explored in action-adventure gaming. Ancient Persia, mythical and deadly, holds a staggering array of landscapes and kingdoms to explore and conquer. [Ubi Soft] Expand
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  1. Positive: 32 out of 32
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  1. Computer Games Magazine
    100
    A must-have. It's an incredibly beautiful and artistic game that manages to balance eye-candy and gameplay gimmickry with truly solid game design, all paced with perfection. [Mar 2004, p.68]
  2. But don’t take our word for it, because Prince won Best Action-Adventure Game at this year’s E3 expo. So it’s got that going for it…which is nice.
  3. Excellently produced, with intuitive, responsive controls, a deep, engaging storyline and immersive sound.
  4. The gorgeous visuals and music, great story, responsive controls, excellent level design, and - most importantly - superb implementation of action moves make this a true winner.
  5. It's a fairly short game, and it's missing the console versions' bonus features, but it's truly excellent for as long as it lasts.
  6. games(TM)
    80
    Sands of Time is very much a 21st century product - sumptuous visuals, intuitive control and many unique ideas. Buy it, play it, love it. [Dec 2003, p.92]
  7. While it is not particularly long and does not have too much replay value, it keeps one entranced while one is playing it.

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  1. Positive: 69 out of 94
  2. Negative: 4 out of 94
  1. Aug 7, 2022
    10
    Перепрошел в 2022, любимая игра детства, вернулся в игру после прохождения 2 части прошлым летом, и проблемы тут те же, боевка и экшон вообщеПерепрошел в 2022, любимая игра детства, вернулся в игру после прохождения 2 части прошлым летом, и проблемы тут те же, боевка и экшон вообще не интересная часть игры, постоянный жесткий и долгий спаун противников напрягает, а вот все остальное на высоте.

    Прикольные догоняшки Принца и Фары, приятная музыка, классные головоломки, это все не устаревает. Думаю по истечению времени можно и дальше смело перепроходить, отличная игра.

    Крутая акробатика, сказочная атмосфера и красивая графика, прекрасный геймплейный продолжатель и эволюция первых Томб Райдеров. Любимый жанр. 10 из 10.
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  2. JouniM.
    Aug 18, 2004
    10
    Just brilliant hop'n'jump game!! Me like it a LOT :D
  3. Nov 9, 2010
    10
    Prince of Persia is a game I simply had to write a review about, because the movie somewhat made it look bad.... It one of the best games IPrince of Persia is a game I simply had to write a review about, because the movie somewhat made it look bad.... It one of the best games I have ever played, the story drew you in, the characters were developed well, the level design was gorgeous, the soundtrack was brilliant, the acrobatics were great, turning back time was just freakin awsome... But if I just had one gripe, it would be the fighting mechanics. It didn't annoy me too much, but after a while you get over how cool the Prince is as he continnously jumps obver enemies, it wasn't as refined as Warrior Within's freeform fighting system alloying you more freedom in using the environment and style of play (that was the only good thing about WW). But this dosen't tarnish POP:SOT, it is still one the most brilliant games I've ever played. Expand
  4. Apr 20, 2021
    9
    İts a nearly perfect game just difficulty and combat mechanics are little sloppy
  5. Sep 5, 2022
    8
    It was my first pop game. I will play other games. It was a good introduction to the series. I liked it in general.
    1-) Combat: I like it.
    It was my first pop game. I will play other games. It was a good introduction to the series. I liked it in general.
    1-) Combat: I like it. It's very smooth for the year. I especially enjoyed using the wall a lot. We can call it 'Cheese'. Using the knife to turn back time, slowing down, freezing the enemy is the main point of the game. well done.
    2-) Platforming: Not bad, sometimes challenging, but just right. Sometimes the walljump is a problem, but you get used to it.
    3-) Puzzles: Generally simple though. The moon puzzle confused me.
    4-) Desings: Level desing mostly has a linear straight progression. But some places have secrets. Places are good but usually the same. Atmosphere isn't bad. Music are ok. Enemy designs could have been more diverse. There could have been more boss fights. It added depth to the story.
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  6. Jul 25, 2015
    8
    There are bugs (sometimes you have to restart from the last checkpoint because of a bugged out rope; the dialog volume is often too low), theThere are bugs (sometimes you have to restart from the last checkpoint because of a bugged out rope; the dialog volume is often too low), the camera is really hard to control and there are weird angles which is annoying while platforming. During combat you often attack the wrong enemy (like you use special attack on a standing enemy instead of finishing one off). It's an old game (and games evolve quickly), but it's not too bad, and it still looks okay (it's not like the early 3D games which are pain to look at). It works great on **** computers too because of that. I'm using the GOG version, I heard they fixed a few bugs. I'm not sure how widescreen works, maybe it stretches it, but I didn't see it unstretched, so I don't know. Story's great. It's a great game, you should play it, you should play the whole series. I played the other games when I was young and I loved them, that's why I decided to play this now, and I'll replay the other games after this too. Expand
  7. Jul 26, 2022
    1
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