Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
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The game follows an unnamed Prince whose father sacks a Maharajas city at the instigation of its treacherous Vizier. During the attack, the Prince obtains an artifact called the Dagger of Time, while his army captures an hourglass containing the Sands of Time. Visiting Azad to present the Sands as a gift to the citys ruler, the Vizier tricks the Prince into releasing the Sands, transforming the citys population into savage monsters. Together with the Maharajas daughter Farah, the Prince works to correct his mistake and return the Sands to the hourglass. The gameplay revolves around the Princes platforming abilities, broken up by fights with the creatures created by the Sands. A key mechanic in the game is using the Dagger to rewind time if the Prince makes a mistake platforming, and using it to kill and freeze enemies.
Concept work began in spring of 2001, after Ubisoft acquired the Prince of Persia catalog. After Mechner was brought on board, production began in June of that year. After the initial story draft was scrapped as it was too complex, the team began with four guiding concepts, including the ability to rewind time: this idea grew into the Dagger, the Sands, and the various powers related to them. Mechners script drew inspiration from the Shahnameh, with the main focus on creating a simple narrative that worked with the pace of gameplay. The game used Ubisofts Jade engine, originally designed for Beyond Good & Evil, another game published by the company. Production was troubled, with the team facing problems with the engine structure and delays with environment assets, while also managing to create an effective tester network to seek out the games bugs. In 2004, a version for mobile phones was developed and published in North America by Gameloft.
Upon release, it received critical acclaim, was nominated for, and won numerous awards and has been recognized by many as one of the greatest video games of all time. Sales of the title were initially slow, but it eventually became a commercial success. Its success prompted the development of a sequel, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, which was released in November 2004. Further games set in the Sands of Time continuity have been developed, and it is generally cited as the reason for the Prince of Persia series return to fame. As of 2014, the game has sold over 14 million copies worldwide, across all platforms. A remake of the game was announced at Ubisoft Forward 2020, with a release date of January 21, 2021 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Spelet, som än idag är helt fantastiskt roligt att spela, är det första i trilogin om Prinsen och hans förmåga att spola tillbaka tiden, en slags signum för Prince of Persia-spelen. Prinsen springer på väggar, gör volter samtidigt som han slåss mot monster, räddar prinsessan Farah, löser gåtor i det stora palatset, och använder sina magiska krafter som han upptäcker under resans gång. Jag kan helt klart rekommendera detta spel som det som bästa i serien, om det är stämning och tusen-och-en-natt-känslan du är ute efter. Uppföljarna är även de bra spel, men är inte riktigt lika bra av flera anledningar. Om du inte köper detta spel, prova HD-utgåvan för att spela spelet i högupplösning.
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