<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
several	O
related	O
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
it	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
and	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
began	O
in	O
2008	O
alongside	O
its	O
other	O
versions	O
and	O
lasted	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
being	O
tasked	O
with	O
creating	O
an	O
original	O
standalone	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
incorporating	O
motion	B-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
into	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
working	O
within	O
its	O
technical	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
journalists	O
noted	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
saw	O
award	O
nominations	O
for	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
puzzle-platform	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
Prince	O
navigating	O
a	O
ruined	O
city	O
set	O
in	O
Ancient	O
Persia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prince	O
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
environmental	O
elements	O
and	O
later	O
powers	O
are	O
triggered	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
pointer	O
,	O
while	O
standard	O
controls	O
for	O
jumping	O
are	O
mapped	O
to	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
has	O
the	O
Prince	O
attacking	O
with	O
his	O
sword	O
or	O
fists	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
;	O
swinging	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
triggers	O
sword	O
attacks	O
,	O
while	O
punching	O
with	O
the	O
Nunchuck	O
triggers	O
a	O
fist	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
focus	O
on	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	O
,	O
a	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
Persian	O
king	O
Sharaman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronologically	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
mostly	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-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
set	O
at	O
an	O
unspecified	O
point	O
within	O
that	O
time	O
period	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
development	O
was	O
ongoing	O
on	O
a	O
series	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
tie-in	O
with	O
the	O
movie	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
the	O
movie	O
's	O
delay	O
prompted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
reworked	O
as	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
continuity	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
reboot	O
and	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
well-liked	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	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
narrative	O
and	O
artistic	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	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	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
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>
Production	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
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
team	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
were	O
excited	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
lead	O
designer	O
Yanick	O
Piche	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
optimising	O
the	O
technical	O
elements	O
to	O
push	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
UI	O
and	O
animated	O
textures	O
,	O
explained	O
as	O
allowing	O
more	O
complex-looking	O
graphics	O
without	O
impacting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
a	O
smooth	O
game	O
experience	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
small	O
aesthetic	O
elements	O
that	O
helped	O
players	O
find	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
pointer	O
,	O
was	O
chosen	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
testers	O
finding	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
gameplay	O
broken	O
by	O
needing	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
D-pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-op	O
was	O
included	O
because	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
reputation	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
social	O
platform	O
"	O
,	O
compared	O
by	O
Piche	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
co-op	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
optional	O
fixed	O
overhead	O
camera	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
were	O
implemented	O
,	O
platforming	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
standard	O
buttons	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
exhausting	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
was	O
made	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
to	O
set	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
within	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
continuity	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
should	O
take	O
place	O
anywhere	O
within	O
the	O
time	O
gap	O
,	O
compared	O
by	O
McCaw	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
Arabian	O
Nights	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	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
released	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
May	O
20	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
mainland	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
May	O
21	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
;	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
its	O
console	O
and	O
portable	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
release	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
theatrical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composer	O
was	O
Tom	O
Salta	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
"	O
scoring	O
a	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
24	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
was	O
very	O
positive	O
about	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
,	O
with	O
his	O
main	O
complaints	O
being	O
some	O
occasional	O
inconsistencies	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
infrequent	O
frame	O
rate	O
drops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazines	O
Neil	O
Long	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
well-liked	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
platforming	O
and	O
puzzles	O
using	O
the	O
Prince	O
's	O
magical	O
abilities	O
as	O
highlights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Cheng	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
similarly	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
a	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
sand	O
powers	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
were	O
underdeveloped	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ellie	O
Gibson	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
was	O
positive	O
overall	O
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
polished	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
than	O
others	O
from	O
popular	O
franchises	O
,	O
with	O
her	O
main	O
enjoyment	O
coming	O
from	O
"	O
making	O
the	O
Prince	O
skip	O
gracefully	O
around	O
well-designed	O
levels	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
old	O
days.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Miller	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
found	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
entry	O
entertaining	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
despite	O
a	O
slow	O
start	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
not	O
promoted	O
it	O
enough	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
high-enough	O
quality	O
to	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
felt	O
it	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
trilogy	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
better	O
than	O
many	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
a	O
high-quality	O
game	O
with	O
good	O
production	O
values	O
deserving	O
of	O
its	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Mackey	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
was	O
less	O
positive	O
than	O
many	O
reviewers	O
,	O
finding	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
impacted	O
his	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
impact	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
platforming	O
at	O
the	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
design	O
saw	O
general	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
environmental	O
and	O
puzzle	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
positively	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
with	O
the	O
platforming	O
and	O
puzzles	O
the	O
combat	O
was	O
universally	O
panned	O
as	O
boring	O
or	O
repetitive	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
also	O
faulting	O
the	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
in	O
both	O
combat	O
and	O
some	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
while	O
occasionally	O
noted	O
for	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
polish	O
common	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
were	O
lauded	O
overall	O
where	O
mentioned	O
as	O
high	O
quality	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
and	O
fitting	O
the	O
series	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
noted	O
this	O
version	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
good	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
standout	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
high	O
quality	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
title	O
for	O
a	O
major	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
