Prince of Persia is an action-adventure video game series. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Through the various titles, the series has had a variety of different developers and publishers. Although originally a side-scrolling platforming game, the series evolved into an action-adventure 3D environment. The series was rebooted with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, developed and published by Ubisoft. Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew Prince of Persia The Sands of Time is a third-person action adventure Video game published by Ubisoft. Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) ( is a French computer and Video game publisher and developer with headquarters in The game was then part of a trilogy, called The Sands of Time Trilogy, in which all games afterward have a time-traveling gameplay element.

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Prince of Persia: Original Trilogy

Prince of Persia (1989, Brøderbund)

Main article: Prince of Persia (video game)

The game is set in Ancient Persia. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia As a child, Jordan Mechner had enjoyed the tales from the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, and the settings for this game are changed to Persia. Jordan Mechner (born 1964 is a Game programmer, Game designer, Screenwriter and Movie director. The Prince is an orphan, living of the streets of Persia. The Prince is the main protagonist from the Prince of Persia series of Computer and video games and film One day, he scales the palace walls to catch a glimpse of the Princess, whose beauty is like "moonrise in the heavens". His feelings are reciprocated by the Princess as well, commoner though he is.

The game starts with the Sultan of Persia being called away for a war in a foreign land. Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Sensing opportunity, the evil Vizier Jaffar seizes the throne for himself. A Vizier ( - wazīr) (sometimes also spelled Vazir Vizir Vasir Wazir Vesir, or Vezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many western Asian The Prince is imprisoned, since Jaffar has designs on the Princess. The Princess is also imprisoned and is given an hour to decide: she would have to either marry Jaffar or else, die. The Prince therefore has 60 minutes to complete the game by saving the Princess and killing Jaffar.

The twist is that the game is played in real time, so the Prince must quickly complete the quest without breaks. On some platforms it is possible to save the game at the start of each level, though the time limit still applies. The only way to lose the game is by letting the time expire. If the Prince is killed, the game will restart from the beginning of the level, or in some levels, at a mid-way checkpoint.

Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame (1993, Brøderbund)

Main article: Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

Although 4 years elapsed between the making of Prince of Persia and Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame, the world of the Prince goes through a few days alone. Prince of Persia 2 The Shadow and the Flame is a Platform game released by Brøderbund in 1994. During these days, the Prince has a lot going for him. At first, he is hailed as the Hero who defeated the evil Jaffar. When he spurns all riches and asks for the Princess' hand in marriage as his reward, the Sultan rants and raves, but eventually he is moved by his dear daughter’s tears and pleadings, finally giving in to her wishes. The Prince and Princess are married and live happily – for eleven days.

In The Shadow and the Flame, Jaffar is brought back into action by an evil Witch who, for reasons not mentioned, hates the Prince. As the Prince enters the Palace gates on the eleventh day, the Prince feels a strange, cold feeling seep through himself. His royal robes turn into that of the beggar he was, before he saved Persia. Even the Princess does not recognize him when he tries to speak to her – she orders her guards to treat him well, for he was "just a poor mad beggar!". And, out from the shadows, steps out the Prince – Jaffar who has taken over the Prince’s countenance as well as his role. With the Palace guards rushing him with drawn swords, the Prince has only one option – to jump through a large glass and flee the city by sea.

Unfortunately for the Prince, the ship in which he is a stowaway crashes and he finds himself on the beautiful shore of a foreign land. But not before a strange woman appears in his dreams and tells him to avenge his father. The strange woman keeps saying "Come to me!" throughout the game.

Halfway through The Shadow and the Flame, it is revealed to the Prince that he is really of Royal lineage. His father was killed and his mother had to cast him off, just before she was herself killed. The time to take revenge had come. Although not stated explicitly, the evil Witch appears to have been the one behind the Prince’s loss as well.

The rest of the game is vintage Prince of Persia: lilting background music, fluid animation, breath-taking graphics and environments, a Flying Carpet, a Flying Horse, Magic and Magic Potions.

The end of the game is when the Prince needs to shed his physical body and kill Jaffar as he plays hide-and-seek. A single bolt of the magical blue flame finishes Jaffar off, but the trick is to get it right – one has at most two attempts, before the blue flame sputters out. . . The Prince and Princess are once again united and the day is saved – for now.

Prince of Persia 3D (1999, Red Orb)

Main article: Prince of Persia 3D

While the first two versions of the game were released quickly one after the other, the third game in the series, Prince of Persia 3D was released only in 1999, took almost 6 years to produce. This was the first 3D version of Prince of Persia, but continued in the same vein as the original two games. 3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer To illustrate, it had the same lilting Middle Eastern music, the same smooth animation (but in 3D), excellent graphics, a romantic storyline and the same action-adventure-puzzles-traps. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East.

Prince of Persia 3D starts with a belly dance: the Prince and his father-in-law have been invited by Assan, the brother of the Sultan. The dance ends with the belly dancer killing the Prince's personal bodyguards and the Prince himself being imprisoned in Assan's dungeons. Apparently, the Princess' father had promised long ago that the Princess would be given away in marriage to Assan's son, Rugnor.

Rugnor is an interesting creature: half man and half tiger, he is ruthless, cruel to the teeth and covets the Princess. He is also very powerful and a master Swordsman as well. The Prince has to escape from the dungeons and chase Rugnor, as he carries the Princess away. The Prince has to fight his way through several levels including the unique Dirigible levels. The game is also unique in the Prince of Persia series, in that the Prince has a choice of 4 weapons: the Sword, a long Staff for long-range combat, Double Blades for close combat and the Bow and Arrow (with various magical arrows).

The Prince almost manages to outwit Rugnor a few times too. In the final level, Rugnor sets a huge piece of machinery, a mechanical Gear as big as a room, to which he ties the Princess up. The Prince has about one-and-a-half minutes to fight and defeat Rugnor. If he is successful, the two are re-united and it is a happy ending. If not, the Princess is crushed by the Gears and the Prince lets himself be killed by Rugnor.

The Sands of Time series (Ubisoft)

Main articles: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, and Prince of Persia: Rival Swords

Sands of Time screenshot

In 2003, gaming giant Ubisoft announced a new Prince of Persia, produced along with Jordan Mechner. Prince of Persia The Sands of Time is a third-person action adventure Video game published by Ubisoft. Prince of Persia Warrior Within is a Video game and sequel to Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, a critically acclaimed game released in 2003 Prince of Persia The Two Thrones is a Video game developed and published by Ubisoft. Prince of Persia The Two Thrones is a Video game developed and published by Ubisoft. Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) ( is a French computer and Video game publisher and developer with headquarters in ^[1] Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was released in that year for most gaming platforms, and received critical acclaim. Prince of Persia The Sands of Time is a third-person action adventure Video game published by Ubisoft. It was voted IGN's 'Game of the Year' for 2003.

The Sands of Time introduces some interesting new moves to the Prince's repertoire, including the "wall run". Additionally, the Prince would acquire powers of controlling time, as he progressed through the levels of the game.

In 2004, a sequel, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within was released. Prince of Persia Warrior Within is a Video game and sequel to Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, a critically acclaimed game released in 2003 Warrior Within expanded the The Sands of Time gameplay and had a lengthier play time. However, it ended up getting an inferior reception due to a darker theme, which included more violence and gore, a few instances of profanity, giving the Prince a "bad attitude", and exchanging most of the Middle-Eastern based soundtrack with heavy metal music. Warrior Within was later ported to the PlayStation Portable as Prince of Persia: Revelations. Prince of Persia Warrior Within is a Video game and sequel to Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, a critically acclaimed game released in 2003 Although the game received lukewarm reviews by old fans and critics, it sold well, and put a spotlight on the new Prince of Persia series. Eventually it was outsold by The Sands of Time.

In 2005, the series continued with Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. Prince of Persia The Two Thrones is a Video game developed and published by Ubisoft. Mixing most aspects of The Sands of Time and some from Warrior Within, The Two Thrones also received good critical reception. The game was criticised for a shorter campaign and some unpolished finishing touches that had originally made The Sands of Time and Warrior Within so well received. However, it sold well, much like Warrior Within.

Ubisoft also produced a spin-off for the Nintendo DS, called Battles of Prince of Persia (2005). A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing The is a dual-screen Handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Battles of Prince of Persia is a Turn-based tactics Video game for the Nintendo DS handheld console in which the player takes the role of different It takes place between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within and was different from all three games as it introduced card-based combat. It received a lukewarm reception by critics and fans. In 2007, a port of The Two Thrones entitled Prince of Persia: Rival Swords was released for Nintendo's Wii and the PSP. Prince of Persia The Two Thrones is a Video game developed and published by Ubisoft. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. ^[2]

The Sands of Time storyline

The story begins with the Prince, his father, and the Persian army, passing through India on their way to the fictional land of Azad. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country They are promised by the Indian Maharaja's Vizier great treasure if they attack his kingdom. The word Mahārāja (also spelled maharajah) is Sanskrit for "great king" or " High king " (a Karmadharaya from mahānt While the Persians attack the Indian kingdom, the Prince sets off on a mission to recover a suitable treasure as a souvenir from his first battle. During his trip through the Maharajah's palace, the Prince finds the legendary Dagger of Time, which allows him power over time. Prince of Persia is an action-adventure Video game series created by Jordan Mechner. The Dagger, although not known to the Prince or his father, is part of the Hourglass of Time.

In Azad, the Hourglass of Time is given to the Sultan. Curious about the Sands of Time inside the Hourglass, the Prince is tricked by the Vizier into using his Dagger to open it up. Once the Sands of Time are free, they "infect" everyone except the Prince, the Vizier, and the captured daughter of the Maharajah named Farah, who were all protected by artifacts "as old as the Sands themselves:" the Dagger of Time, the Vizier's staff, and an amulet, respectively.

Eventually, near the end of the game, the Prince and Farah reach the Hourglass again; he hesitates in following Farah's instructions to plunge the Dagger into the top of the Hourglass, however, and they are confronted by the Vizier, who effectively thwarts their plan. A romantic relationship develops after this happenstance, and Farah and the Prince grow fond of each other. However, Farah eventually dies trying to do what the Prince couldn't. The Vizier, promising the Prince treasures and power, is almost killed by the Prince. But the Prince eventually learns that killing did not solve all problems, and remembering Farah, plunges the Dagger into the Hourglass once more, causing all of the events to be "rewound," making it such that India is never invaded in the first place.

The Prince wakes up at the Persian Army camp, and realises what has happened. He still has the Dagger, however, as he runs to Farah's palace to return it to her where the Vizier steps in to confront the Prince and the final battle between the two begins. At the end, the Prince wins the battle, but due to his actions in reversing the timeline, Farah has no memory of the adventure that took place in Azad, or the growing relationship the two had. He returns the Dagger of Time to Farah, asking that she guard it well.

Warrior Within storyline

In the sequel to The Sands of Time, Warrior Within, seven years have passed. During this time, the Prince has been chased by the Dahaka, the Keeper of the Timeline. This is a list of enemies from the Prince of Persia series of video games The Timeline says that "whosoever shall open the Sands must die" and therefore the Prince's survival has created an anomaly in the Timeline. It is this anomaly which the Dahaka, a time-traversing entity that chases the Prince throughout the game to end his life, means to correct by eliminating the Prince from the Timeline.

The Prince, following the advice of an oracle referred to only as "the Old Man," travels to an area referred to as the "Island of Time," where he believes he can confront a character called the "Empress of Time" and prevent the Sands of Time from being created, thus "un-making" the Dahaka's existence. En route he encounters a servant of the Empress named Shahdee, who attempts to slay the Prince and his comrades. The Prince survives the encounter and discovers himself on the Island of Time.

Eventually, the Prince encounters both Shahdee and a lady named Kaileena while both of the two women are arguing. The Prince defeats Shahdee in combat and is warned by Kaileena that the Empress "has no love for the world of men. " While Kaileena expresses this sentiment early, she later helps the Prince through various means to complete his task. It is later revealed that Kaileena is indeed the Empress of Time herself; the Prince subsequently kills her to preserve his existence and stop the Dahaka's pursuits.

The Prince, thinking his task complete, attempts to leave the Island of Time, but is stopped by the Dahaka, who still pursues him even after the Empress's death. The Prince is chased into an ancient room where he discovers that he "is the architect of his own destruction:" Kaileena is the Sands of Time themselves and by killing her, he in turn created them, thus starting the cycle that brought him to the Island.

While reading a wall in the tomb, he learns of the Mask of the Wraith, which is an item that essentially duplicates a person, allowing the wearer to be in two separate places in time itself; this gives the Prince another chance to save his fate. The Prince dons the mask, and promptly transforms into the black-garbed demon creature that has been following him the entirety of the game: the Sand Wraith.

The Prince reaches the Throne Room, but before he enters he notices his other self running towards the doors, followed by the Dahaka, an event that happened much earlier in the game. He lets the Dahaka kill the other Prince, thus releasing himself from the Sand Wraith's form. Instead of killing Kaileena, the Prince devises a new plan to force her into the present, thus making sure that the Sands are not created in the past. Though the game offers two alternate endings, only one is canon storywise: the Prince battles Kaileena, but before striking a deathblow on the Empress, the Dahaka shows himself; in possession of a weapon called "the Water Sword," he can actually defeat the Dahaka, which he subsequently does. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series The Prince and Kaileena sail back to Babylon, where the Prince has visions of a wartorn Babylon and a person who states that he shall "claim what is rightfully his. " The game then ends.

The Two Thrones (Storyline)

In The Two Thrones, the Prince returns to Babylon with the Empress of Time, Kaileena, whose fate, like the Prince, has been changed. Kaileena, the narrator of the story this time, tells us that the Prince killed the Dahaka and saved her. The Prince, thinking that his problems are over, throws the Amulet of Time away. (It must also be noted that the Empress of Time was prevented from creating the Sands of Time in "Warrior Within" and therefore the Amulet was effectively useless. )

However, once in Babylon, the Prince sees his city not at all as he remembered. Babylon was a City-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which can be found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq It is under attack by a mysterious army. The Prince's vessel is destroyed in the harbour and he and Kaileena are washed ashore. Kaileena is unconscious and promptly captured by the enemy soldiers, and the Prince follows them.

The Prince learns that the one responsible for the attack is the Vizier from the The Sands of Time. As the Prince changed his fate in Warrior Within and the story of The Sands of Time never happened and so the Vizier still lived. He also managed to find magical items that extended his life and strength. The Vizier killed the Maharajah of India whom he was serving, took his army as his own, and came to Babylon. He also discovered the Dagger of Time along the way, which was defunct until Kaileena left the Island of Time. Prince of Persia is an action-adventure Video game series created by Jordan Mechner.

The Vizier kills Kaileena with the Dagger and plunges the Dagger into himself, making himself immortal. Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of living in physical or spiritual form for an Infinite length of Time. The Prince tries to stop this but is stopped by one of the Vizier's generals using a chain whip composed of sharp blades that gets emmbeded into his arm. The Prince during this time gets contaminated by the Sands where they enter his body in the wound of the chain whip. The prince saves himself at the last moment by taking the Dagger of Time that the Vizier throws away and stabbing it into the wall to stop from falling to his death.

The Prince soon discovers that his contamination has led to the creation of the Dark Prince. The main weapon for the Dark Prince is the DaggerTail (the chain whip in his arm). Also, during his adventure, the Prince once again meets Princess Farah, who was brought by the Vizier from India to Babylon as a slave. She escaped and wanders Babylon on her own when the Prince crosses her path.

The Dark Prince is an evil alias whose personality was derived from the Prince's dark side shown in the Warrior Within. He is stronger and more aggressive, but constantly loses health, which is fully replenished every time he absorbs some Sands of Time. Contact with water transforms him back to the normal Prince. However, the Prince is eventually able to repress his dark self and turn himself back to normal, when he finally accepts responsibility for his mistakes, and also for constantly trying to evade them in the past, by using the Sands Of Time. This turning point occurs when he sees the body of his deceased father, whom he had still had hope was alive until then.

During their adventure, Farah is recaptured by the Vizier, who wishes to make her his queen. The Prince battles the Vizier one last time, to save his true love and his own Kingdom. He defeats and kills the Vizier, and the Sands of Time from the entire kingdom are taken back and regroup to give Kaileena a new immaterial and immortal form. Kaileena accepts her fate and frees the Prince from the contamination of the Sands.

The Prince however, has one last battle ahead of him. He loses consciousness, and fights with his demons inside his memory and mind. He battles the Dark Prince, who claims he should take the Prince's place as King (now that his father, King Sharaman, is dead). After he has argued with and fought the Dark Prince in his mind, Farah shows up and convinces him to ignore his dark self rather than fight him and give him the attention he wants. He accepts and turns his back on the Dark Prince, running away. The Dark Prince is thus finally finished and gone for good. After waking up, the new King of Persia contemplates his kingdom, sitting atop the tower of Babylon with his new queen, Farah, and she asks him a question: "Prince, there's still something I don't understand. How did you really know my name?" He then tells his entire story to Farah, beginning with the same words first heard at the start of the first game in The Sands of Time trilogy.

Future game

Main article: Prince of Persia (2008)

In their third quarter (2007-2008) sales document, Ubisoft stated: "The 2008-09 line-up will include notably the following key titles: [. . . ] Prince of Persia". ^[3] No more information has been released.

The existence of a planned next-gen sequel to the The Sands of Time trilogy was first noted in concept art contained in a leaked RAR file that originated on the Ubisoft servers on 21 September 2006. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[4] Two of the unnamed images show a radical Prince, who does not seem to possess the Dagger of Time. On 1 March 2007 oxm. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. co. uk mentioned that Ubisoft officially announced a new Prince of Persia game for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. ^[5] On January 23, 2008 screenshots supposedly leaked for a game called Ghosts of the Past, but Ubisoft has not commented on the images. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[6]

Ubisoft registered the domain princeofpersiaprodigy. com on April 1, 2008. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[7] This has spawned rumors of a brand new Prince of Persia game with the rumour that is was named Prince of Persia: Prodigy and a teaser web site for a new Prince of Persia game has been launched. ^[8]

On May 8, 2008, Ubisoft released an official video (Developer's Diary) of an concept artist designing the Prince character for the game, officially confirming it as a work in progress. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The 1:54 min "speed art" video shows a professional digital art of full bodied new prince to be created on Photoshop with a pen tablet in 20:57 min fast-forward & the Outcome is quite the very similar to the prior Leaked Concept Arts. Digital art most commonly refers to Art created on a Computer in Digital form A graphics tablet (or digitizing tablet, graphics pad, drawing tablet) is a computer Input device that allows one to hand-draw images and graphics Concept art is a form of Illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of a design idea and/or mood for use in Movies, Video games ^[9]

The game will feature an art style similar in appearance to cel-shading, and a story similar to Okami's "heal the world" theme. ^[10]

Prince of Persia film

Main article: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)

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A Prince of Persia film, loosely based on the The Sands of Time storyline, is being made. Prince of Persia The Sands of Time is an upcoming film based on the 2003 video game of the same name. The script was written by Jordan Mechner, the creator of the Prince of Persia franchise, and was later revised by Jeff Nachmanoff, Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard. Jordan Mechner (born 1964 is a Game programmer, Game designer, Screenwriter and Movie director. The script tells a story similar to that of the original Sands of Time, but has been adapted to better fit the medium of film. The film will be directed by Mike Newell and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942 is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for Television. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Disney is in charge of distribution and owns the film rights for the Prince of Persia IP. Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names ^[11] A few pieces of concept art from the movie have also been released. ^[12]

An early script was reportedly reviewed by two individual sites, but the authenticity of this script has not been confirmed, but some may be lead to believe it's authenticity due to the reviewers' knowledge of the lead characters names before they were officially released. It has also been speculated that the film will feature parkour scenes. Parkour (sometimes abbreviated to PK) or l'art du déplacement (the art of movement is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently ^[13] The film is currently projected to be released August 7, 2009. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. ^[14]

The Hollywood insider has confirmed that Jake Gyllanhaal has been cast as Dastan, Prince of Persia. Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor Gemma Arterton, Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley have also joined as of June 2008. ^[15][16]

Character confusion

There is some confusion over the identity of the "new" Prince. The Prince is the main protagonist from the Prince of Persia series of Computer and video games and film Originally, when Jordan Mechner wrote the story for The Sands of Time, it was suggested this trilogy was a prequel to the older Prince of Persia games. Jordan Mechner (born 1964 is a Game programmer, Game designer, Screenwriter and Movie director. A trilogy is a set of three works of art usually Literature, Film, or Video games, that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or three A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative but is set prior to the existing narrative ^[17] After the release of Warrior Within the developers stated they intended the new series to be a separate entity, because its players are unlikely to be familiar with the storyline from the original games. ^[18] Screenshots and video footage of the remake of the original, Prince of Persia Classic, show the original story with The Sands of Time prince. No official explanation for this has been given.

Recurring Story Elements

The Dagger of Time

The Dagger Of Time

The exact origin of The Dagger of Time is unknown, however, since the Sands of Time were created on the Island of Time from Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, it's likely the dagger was too, though for unknown reasons; in Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones the vizier reports finding it. Prince of Persia Warrior Within is a Video game and sequel to Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, a critically acclaimed game released in 2003 Prince of Persia Warrior Within is a Video game and sequel to Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, a critically acclaimed game released in 2003 Prince of Persia The Two Thrones is a Video game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was later stolen from the Island of Time by the Maharajah along with the Sands the Vizier manipulated the Prince into releasing, claiming that there lay a marvel within. Prince of Persia Warrior Within is a Video game and sequel to Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, a critically acclaimed game released in 2003 When the Sands are released, the dagger prevents the Prince from being mutated by them; according to the manual, only people carrying artifacts of Time are able to avoid being transformed (however several people in the audience room and a guard survive the initial release). The dagger allows the prince to actually kill the sand creatures since they are immune to any other weapons. The Sands of Time is the only instance in the series that requires the Prince to do this, since in Warrior Within they could be killed with normal weapons. This could be due to the fact that the Prince's armor had the "Medallion of Time" inserted into a socket on the chest piece. During the first installment though, both the Prince's sword and the dagger are taken by Farah, believing to be her duty to avenge her father and kingdom: after a short escape sequence and a simple puzzle in order to deactivate an elaborate security system, the Prince recovers the Damascus Sword, a large saber,which can destroy sand monsters in a single blow; even after recovering the Dagger, it is not used anymore. The sabre or saber (see spelling differences) is a kind of Sword that usually but not always has Due to the Sword's blue coloring, is it possible for it to be a water-enchanted weapon, as Sand Creatures are naturally weak against this element, as shown in Warrior Within.

At the end of The Sands of Time the Prince gives the dagger back to the Maharajah's daughter, Princess Farah, telling her to lock it back in the Maharajah's treasure vaults. The following is a list of allies in the Prince of Persia series of Video games Princess Farah Farah in The Sands of Time In The Throughout the course of Warrior Within, the fate of the dagger is unknown: presumably, in the present it is still secure in India, while in the past it is locked away somewhere on the Island for the Maharajah to find, or had not been created yet. Whatever the case it plays no role in the game. However, it is revealed in the Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones that the Vizier is still alive, since the prince's manipulation of the timelines undid all his actions in Sands of Time. Prince of Persia The Two Thrones is a Video game developed and published by Ubisoft. Motivated by dreams he had from the dagger of the Empress's return (presumably when she entered the timestream in the present day), the Vizier kills the Maharajah and steals the dagger for his own. He then uses its powers to become immortal by stabbing himself with the dagger, as he had planned to do in the first game.

By killing Kaileena with the dagger, he recreates the Sands of Time and absorbs them into the dagger (though not before they transform his generals and, partially, the prince himself). He then impales himself through the chest, transferring the sands to his body and rendering himself immortal. During the transformation, however, he drops the dagger and the Prince reclaims it and flees. At the end of the game the Prince uses its powers to kill the Vizier (apparently it was the one thing that could undo his immortality) and then returns the dagger back to the spirit of Kaileena and it is removed from the world to prevent anyone else from using its powers. The following is a list of allies in the Prince of Persia series of Video games Princess Farah Farah in The Sands of Time In The

The Dagger of Time is a powerful magical weapon. If the dagger is filled with the Sands of Time and then plunged into the heart of its bearer, the bearer will become immortal, reincarnated as Zurvan, the God of Time; The dagger will also allow its owner to control time in a number of different ways, in such ways as rewinding it, slowing it, freezing it, or even creating an explosion.

The Dagger is the only item that can open the hourglass of the Sands of Time and release them, though the sands will need to be stored inside the dagger first. Between Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones the dagger grows longer and changes shape. The reason is not officially known.

References in other media

In 1992 a famous Russian author Victor Pelevin wrote a short story called "Prince of Central Planning" which shows a Soviet bureaucratic organisation in which everyone plays computer games for all the time (using for this entertainment American computers which were in a very short supply in the Soviet Union in the end of 1980-s). Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Victor Olegovich Pelevin ( Russian: Виктор Олегович Пелевин b A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Nobody really works but everyone actually lives in the world of the game he plays in the moment. The protagonist Alexander (or Sasha as this name shortened in Russian) lives in the world of Prince of Persia (i. Sasha is a Given name that has been given to both males and females Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages e. meets red potions, guardians, spikes and blades in streets and subway in his daily life). A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The story was a heavy satire on Soviet bureaucracy and resembles stories of Philip K. Dick. Bureaucracy is the structure and set of regulations in place to control activity usually in large organizations and government Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 – March 2) was an American Science fiction Novelist and Short story Writer.

The television series How It's Made featured the production process and gameplay footage from Sands of Time in the video games segment of season 3, episode 12.

References

External links

• Prince of Persia Official Website
• Prince of Persia at MobyGames