<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
2010	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
version	O
handled	O
by	O
different	O
internal	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
;	O
other	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
mobile	B-Application
and	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
notable	B-Application
version	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
continuity	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
set	O
between	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
began	O
alongside	O
the	O
2008	B-Application
series	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
to	O
correspond	O
with	O
the	O
movie	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
different	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
different	O
Ubisoft	O
divisions	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo-based	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
having	O
unique	O
stories	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
faring	O
the	O
worst	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
generally	O
seen	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
multiple	O
action-adventure	O
puzzle-platform	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
in	O
each	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
Prince	O
navigating	O
environments	O
set	O
in	O
Ancient	O
Persia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
main	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
360	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
equivalent	O
to	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
continuity	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Prince	O
navigating	O
3D	O
environments	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
standard	O
acrobatics	O
and	O
magical	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
rewards	O
unlocked	O
with	O
points	O
through	O
UPlay	B-Operating_System
;	O
these	O
rewards	O
include	O
an	O
experience	O
point	O
boosts	O
and	O
additional	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
both	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
Ezio	O
from	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UPlay	B-Operating_System
support	O
ended	O
for	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
locking	O
off	O
UPlay	B-Operating_System
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
version	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
3D	O
side-scrolling	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
prince	O
navigating	O
environments	O
from	O
a	O
horizontal	O
or	O
vertical	O
perspective	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
again	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
using	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
is	O
controlled	O
exclusively	O
through	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
is	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
split	O
into	O
nine	O
stages	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
prince	O
having	O
basic	O
fighting	O
abilities	O
against	O
standard	O
enemies	O
and	O
boss	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
elemental	O
abilities	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
game	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
navigation	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
version	O
is	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
similar	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
while	O
incorporating	O
the	O
rewind	O
and	O
elemental	O
powers	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
bosses	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronologically	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
between	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
seven-year	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
and	O
show	O
how	O
the	O
Prince	O
's	O
outlook	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
version	I-Application
has	O
the	O
Prince	O
and	O
a	O
djinni	O
called	O
Zahra	O
explore	O
a	O
ruined	O
kingdom	O
while	O
fighting	O
a	O
sentient	O
plant	O
which	O
overtook	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
goes	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
fire	O
spirit	O
Ahihud	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
killing	O
royal	O
princes	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
prophecy	O
of	O
his	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
a	O
cult	O
whose	O
master	O
wants	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
blood	O
and	O
Razia	O
's	O
magic	O
to	O
become	O
all	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
began	O
production	O
at	O
series	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Ubisoft	O
prior	O
to	O
2008	O
,	O
while	O
production	O
was	O
ongoing	O
on	O
a	O
series	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Level	O
Design	O
Director	O
Michael	O
McIntyre	O
and	O
Animation	O
Director	O
Jan-Erik	O
Sjovall	O
described	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
something	O
aimed	O
at	O
older	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
was	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
win	O
back	O
players	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
lost	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
design	O
focus	O
being	O
on	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
artistic	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
principally	O
developed	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
360	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
and	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
different	O
Ubisoft	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
an	O
interqual	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
seven	O
year	O
gap	O
between	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
showing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
hardships	O
endured	O
by	O
the	O
Prince	O
which	O
caused	O
his	O
personality	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
was	O
made	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
to	O
set	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
within	O
the	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
continuity	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
portrayal	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Prince	O
's	O
story	O
portrayal	O
as	O
transition	O
from	O
his	O
incarnations	O
in	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
Steve	O
Jablonsky	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
soundtracks	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Tom	O
Salta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
both	O
received	O
digital	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
and	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
both	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
limited	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
was	O
produced	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
disc	O
of	O
extras	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
made	O
backward	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
of	O
either	O
Windows	O
edition	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
copy	O
of	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
service	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
published	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
were	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prince	O
's	O
art	O
design	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
appearance	O
in	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
better-looking	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
Anvil	O
,	O
an	O
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
2008	O
reboot	O
and	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
was	O
optimised	O
to	O
support	O
crowds	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
fifty	O
enemies	O
at	O
once	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
with	O
processor	O
usage	O
scaling	O
between	O
two	B-Architecture
and	I-Architecture
six	I-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
to	O
allow	O
for	O
less	O
powerful	O
gaming	O
set-ups	O
to	O
run	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
used	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
physics	O
engine	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
breakable	O
environmental	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
2008	O
reboot	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
making	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
challenging	O
without	O
being	O
too	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
each	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
gameplay	O
and	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
version	I-Application
lasted	O
between	O
two	O
and	O
three	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
both	O
series	O
veterans	O
and	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
team	O
was	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
veteran	O
Ubisoft	O
developers	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
projects	O
across	O
multiple	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Joel	O
Vignola	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
both	O
"	O
hardcore	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
casual	O
"	O
gamers	O
,	O
alongside	O
being	O
a	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
established	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
gameplay	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Casablanca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
lasted	O
approximately	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
included	O
both	O
new	O
staff	O
and	O
returning	O
staff	O
from	O
Prince	B-Device
of	I-Device
Persia	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Fallen	I-Device
King	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
adapted	O
the	O
main	O
console	O
version	O
into	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
scenario	O
with	O
dedicated	O
gameplay	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
developed	O
multiple	O
mobile	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
version	O
,	O
created	O
to	O
help	O
promote	O
the	O
main	O
console	O
version	O
and	O
again	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
main	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
indie	O
browser	B-Application
developer	O
Explosive	O
Barrel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
57.33	O
%	O
and	O
57	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
;	O
74.82	O
%	O
and	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
61.75	O
%	O
and	O
65	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
75.52	O
%	O
and	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
76.53	O
%	O
and	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
version	I-Application
;	O
and	O
78.22	O
%	O
and	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
