<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revealed	O
in	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
created	O
by	O
Jordan	O
Mechner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
work	O
began	O
in	O
spring	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
after	O
Ubisoft	O
acquired	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Jade	O
engine	O
,	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
success	O
prompted	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
continuity	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
generally	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
return	O
to	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Forward	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
puzzle-platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
several	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
his	O
companion	O
Farah	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
who	O
fires	O
a	O
bow	O
at	O
enemies	O
,	O
though	O
her	O
arrows	O
can	O
also	O
hit	O
the	O
Prince	O
if	O
he	O
strays	O
into	O
her	O
line	O
of	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
shares	O
basic	O
elements	O
with	O
its	O
console	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
is	O
similarly	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
,	O
featuring	O
simple	O
puzzles	O
and	O
traps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
concept	O
work	O
for	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
after	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
bought	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ubisoft	O
held	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
catalog	O
,	O
the	O
actual	O
IP	O
still	O
belonged	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
original	O
creator	O
Jordan	O
Mechner	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
initially	O
unwilling	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
poor	O
experiences	O
with	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
year	O
into	O
developing	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
ran	O
parallel	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
research	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
read	O
One	O
Thousand	O
and	O
One	O
Nights	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
stories	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
that	O
Mechner	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
as	O
inspiration	O
when	O
designing	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
included	O
a	O
documentary	O
about	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameloft	O
developed	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
higher	O
and	O
lower-spec	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connecting	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
gave	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
Prince	O
to	O
automatically	O
regenerate	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
decisions	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
was	O
not	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
in	O
any	O
degree	O
in	O
designing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
instead	O
looking	O
to	O
the	O
1989	O
original	O
for	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
acrobatics	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
novel	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
medium	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
similar	O
stunts	O
performed	O
in	O
Crouching	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
,	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Matrix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
which	O
provided	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
acrobatic	O
feats	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	O
was	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rewind	O
function	O
was	O
suggested	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
Patrice	O
Désilets	O
based	O
on	O
experiences	O
playing	O
Donald	B-Application
Duck	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Quackers	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
had	O
wished	O
to	O
rewind	O
after	O
making	O
a	O
mistake	O
rather	O
than	O
restarting	O
the	O
entire	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
design	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
Ico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Désilets	O
,	O
they	O
"	O
spent	O
an	O
entire	O
day	O
going	O
through	O
[Ico],	O
the	O
entire	O
team	O
together	O
sitting	O
down	O
,	O
looking	O
at	O
it	O
,	O
playing	O
it	O
,	O
discussing	O
it	O
,	O
brainstorming	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
they	O
particularly	O
liked	O
"	O
how	O
the	O
castle	O
in	O
Ico	B-Application
seems	O
real	O
and	O
you	O
always	O
know	O
where	O
you	O
are	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
tried	O
to	O
have	O
this	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
palace.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Désilets	O
,	O
Farah	O
"	O
has	O
some	O
behaviors	O
to	O
help	O
you	O
out	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
for	O
her	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
key	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
a	O
key	O
to	O
a	O
door	O
all	O
the	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
needed	O
to	O
make	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
and	O
partner	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
time	O
to	O
polish	O
those	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
character	O
movements	O
realistic	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
animate	O
their	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Jade	O
engine	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
acquisition	O
by	O
the	O
Prince	O
was	O
directly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Raiders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
inspired	O
his	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
20	O
October	O
2004	O
by	O
Scitron	O
Digital	O
Content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
an	O
album	O
featuring	O
music	O
from	O
both	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
and	O
its	O
two	O
sequels	B-Language
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
2005	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
sales	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
had	O
reached	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
a	O
quarterly	O
business	O
report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
debut	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
poor	O
sales	O
:	O
by	O
December	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
218,000	O
copies	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
128,000	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
85,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
combined	O
sales	O
since	O
release	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
totaled	O
272,000	O
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
172,000	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
100,000	O
copies	O
(	O
GameCube	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
speculated	O
that	O
its	O
sales	O
were	O
negatively	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
concurrent	O
release	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
prominent	O
releases	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
alone	O
had	O
sold	O
700,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
bringing	O
an	O
estimated	O
revenue	O
of	O
$24	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
found	O
the	O
entire	O
experience	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Whether	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
diehard	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
fan	O
or	O
somebody	O
with	O
a	O
mild	O
interest	O
in	O
action-adventures	O
,	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
is	O
a	O
must	O
own	O
--	O
a	O
soon-to-be-classic	O
worthy	O
of	O
a	O
permanent	O
place	O
in	O
your	O
collection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
recommended	O
wholeheartedly	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
publication	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
November	O
2003	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Eurogamer	O
and	O
Official	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
presentation	O
to	O
Ico	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Francesca	O
Reyes	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
good	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
general	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
finding	O
the	O
combat	O
difficult	O
at	O
times	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
good	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
action	O
was	O
smooth	O
and	O
challenging	O
,	O
bearing	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
reviewer	O
found	O
the	O
Prince	O
"	O
colourful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
garnered	O
lower	O
scores	O
than	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
scaled-down	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
generally	O
praised	O
as	O
a	O
competent	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
that	O
"	O
Acrobatic	O
moves	O
and	O
inventive	O
traps	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
as	O
free-flowing	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
[	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
,	O
IGN	O
reviewer	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
game	O
's	O
basic	O
actions	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
GamePro	O
chose	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
13th	O
best	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
,	O
formerly	O
ignored	O
after	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
prominence	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
prompted	O
immediate	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
aesthetically	O
darker	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
further	O
sequels	B-Language
set	O
in	O
the	O
continuity	O
of	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspects	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
Prince	O
and	O
Farah	O
,	O
later	O
provided	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
2008	B-Application
series	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
originated	O
out	O
of	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
for	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
</s>
<s>
Its	O
critical	O
and	O
financial	O
success	O
led	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
request	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
aiming	O
for	O
the	O
next	B-Application
console	I-Application
generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
developed	O
a	O
narrative	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
control	O
an	O
Assassin	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
bodyguard	O
for	O
a	O
non-playable	O
Prince	O
,	O
leading	O
them	O
to	O
call	O
this	O
game	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	O
Assassin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Indian	O
studios	O
Ubisoft	O
Mumbai	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Pune	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Forward	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
21	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
