<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Casablanca	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Java	B-Language
(	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
censored	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	O
Rival	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
utilizes	O
the	O
motion-sensing	O
functionality	O
of	O
its	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
added	O
exclusive	O
content	O
and	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
trilogy	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
its	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
Prince	O
as	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
home	O
in	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
his	O
actions	O
in	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
have	O
undone	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
villainous	O
Vizier	O
is	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
dead	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
Prince	O
's	O
companion	O
Kaileena	O
,	O
absorbing	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
from	O
her	O
,	O
which	O
transform	O
him	O
into	O
an	O
immortal	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
combat	O
and	O
new	O
speed	O
kill	O
mechanic	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
reviewed	O
significantly	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
The	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
rebooted	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
with	O
2008	O
's	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
eventually	O
returned	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
continuity	O
with	O
2010	O
's	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
,	O
which	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
and	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
few	O
on-rails	O
sequences	O
where	O
the	O
Prince	O
must	O
ride	O
a	O
chariot	B-Application
along	O
a	O
long	O
stretch	O
of	O
road	O
at	O
a	O
dangerous	O
,	O
fast	O
speed	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
avoid	O
obstacles	O
and	O
fend	O
off	O
enemies	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
the	O
freeform	O
fighting	O
style	O
employed	O
in	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
can	O
also	O
obtain	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
from	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
or	O
weapon	O
racks	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
in	O
dual	O
wield	O
combat	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
weapons	O
having	O
limited	O
durability	O
and	O
becoming	O
unusable	O
after	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
hits	O
,	O
or	O
after	O
they	O
are	O
thrown	O
as	O
projectiles	O
or	O
dropped	O
when	O
the	O
Prince	O
turns	O
into	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	O
2007	O
port	O
,	O
Rival	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
implements	O
attacks	O
with	O
generic	O
shakes	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
swinging	O
the	O
Dagger	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
swinging	O
the	O
equipped	O
secondary	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacks	O
against	O
enemies	O
feature	O
graphic	O
violence	O
effects	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
toggled	O
in	O
the	O
in-game	O
options	O
menu	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
removed	O
in	O
Rival	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prince	O
also	O
develops	O
a	O
split	O
personality	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
alter	B-Application
ego	I-Application
constantly	O
bickers	O
with	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
mind	O
about	O
right	O
and	O
wrong	O
as	O
just	O
an	O
inner	O
voice	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Prince	O
or	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
dies	B-Application
from	O
losing	O
all	O
health	O
,	O
a	O
chariot	B-Application
accident	O
or	O
a	O
fatal	O
fall	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
unable	O
or	O
unwilling	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Dagger	O
's	O
recall	O
power	O
to	O
reverse	O
his	O
demise	O
,	O
play	O
continues	O
from	O
either	O
the	O
last	O
save	O
fountain	O
he	O
used	O
or	O
checkpoint	O
he	O
passed	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
present	O
between	O
most	O
save	O
fountains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
2007	O
port	O
,	O
Rival	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
expands	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
by	O
adding	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
chariot	B-Application
sequences	O
and	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
an	O
obstacle	O
course	O
inside	O
a	O
sand	O
gate	O
to	O
disable	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Prince	O
kills	O
the	O
Dahaka	O
,	O
saves	O
Kaileena	O
and	O
prevents	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
from	O
being	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
timeline	O
,	O
the	O
Vizier	O
and	O
Maharajah	O
traveled	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Island	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
found	O
an	O
hourglass	O
filled	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Vizier	O
never	O
released	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
fought	O
the	O
Prince	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
still	O
alive	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Prince	O
and	O
Kaileena	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
they	O
find	O
it	O
ravaged	O
by	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prince	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
sewers	O
and	O
gets	O
carried	O
to	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
travels	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
Vizier	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
that	O
the	O
infection	O
caused	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
affecting	O
his	O
mind	O
,	O
giving	O
rise	O
to	O
an	O
alter	B-Application
ego	I-Application
called	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
,	O
manifested	O
by	O
a	O
voice	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
occasional	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
's	O
powers	O
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
gets	O
to	O
the	O
royal	O
workshop	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
statue	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
to	O
smash	O
a	O
way	O
out	O
for	O
people	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
fire	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
old	O
man	O
in	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
who	O
now	O
expresses	O
hope	O
that	O
the	O
Prince	O
can	O
save	O
his	O
empire	O
after	O
initially	O
doubting	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
then	O
cornered	O
by	O
the	O
Vizier	O
's	O
sand	O
army	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
saved	O
by	O
the	O
rescued	O
citizens	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
mobilizing	O
an	O
unexpected	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
rejoice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
her	O
asking	O
how	O
the	O
Prince	O
knows	O
her	O
name	O
and	O
the	O
Prince	O
answers	O
by	O
beginning	O
to	O
retell	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
his	O
first	O
experience	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
in	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>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
of	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
met	O
with	O
praise	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
its	O
aesthetic	O
changes	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
polarised	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
The	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
began	O
in	O
2004	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Casablanca	O
,	O
starting	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
finishing	O
work	O
on	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
;	O
the	O
Ubisoft	O
team	O
had	O
always	O
envisioned	O
The	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
narrative	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
following	O
the	O
Prince	O
's	O
growth	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
early	O
phases	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
alternately	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
titles	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3	O
and	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kindred	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free-form	O
combat	O
style	O
introduced	O
in	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
was	O
retained	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
refinements	O
and	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speed	O
Kill	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
gameplay	O
twist	O
to	O
make	O
The	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
both	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
chariot	B-Application
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
was	O
teased	O
during	O
the	O
canon	O
ending	O
of	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
still	O
unsure	O
what	O
the	O
character	O
would	O
be	O
,	O
with	O
him	O
going	O
through	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
character	O
changes	O
during	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
also	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
a	O
similar	O
entity	O
in	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shift	O
between	O
the	O
Prince	O
and	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
player	O
controlled	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
lacked	O
the	O
memory	O
capacity	O
for	O
this	O
function	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
transformation	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
being	O
story-related	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
writers	O
Corey	O
May	O
and	O
Dooma	O
Wendschuh	O
returned	O
to	O
script	O
The	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
story	O
was	O
more	O
complicated	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
leads	O
pushing	O
for	O
a	O
simpler	O
story	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
told	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
schedule	O
;	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
simplification	O
was	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
travel	O
elements	O
of	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
and	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Prince	O
's	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
promotional	O
material	O
had	O
the	O
Prince	O
captured	O
by	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
's	O
forces	O
and	O
Kaileena	O
sacrificing	O
herself	O
to	O
save	O
him	O
,	O
granting	O
him	O
powers	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Sands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
confrontation	O
with	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
physical	O
,	O
but	O
inspired	O
by	O
mind-based	O
conflicts	O
in	O
movies	O
including	O
Fight	B-Application
Club	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
Spider-Man	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
confrontation	O
was	O
shifted	O
to	O
a	O
mental	O
realm	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
created	O
within	O
time	O
and	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inon	O
Zur	O
,	O
composer	O
of	O
the	O
cinematic	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
as	O
lead	O
composer	O
for	O
The	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
,	O
collaborating	O
with	O
original	O
composer	O
Stuart	O
Chatwood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prince	O
's	O
actor	O
in	O
Warrior	B-Application
Within	I-Application
Robin	O
Atkin	O
Downes	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Rick	O
Miller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Farah	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Joanna	O
Wasick	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
in	O
The	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
she	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Helen	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Thrones	O
and	O
Rival	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
deemed	O
slightly	O
superior	O
over	O
its	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
86.45	O
%	O
and	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
86.35	O
%	O
and	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
;	O
85.25	O
%	O
and	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
;	O
82.81	O
%	O
and	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
82.40	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
version	O
;	O
71.22	O
%	O
and	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
and	O
70.44	O
%	O
and	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
graded	O
Rival	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
a	O
half-star	O
lower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
superb	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
can	O
cope	O
with	O
the	O
frustration	O
of	O
replaying	O
tricky	O
scenes	O
again	O
and	O
again	O
,	O
this	O
could	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
fighting	O
in	O
The	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
is	O
superb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
character	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	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
such	O
as	O
his	O
signature	O
Daggertail	O
being	O
wielded	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
assassin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
unlockable	O
cosmetics	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	I-Application
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
,	O
a	O
tie-in	O
game	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
:	O
a	O
weapon	O
skin	O
resembling	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
sword	O
acquired	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
and	O
a	O
costume	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Dark	O
Prince	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prince	O
's	O
normal	O
appearance	O
in	O
Two	O
Thrones	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
costume	O
for	O
[ [ 	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
#Nintendo	O
DS|the	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
version	O
of	O
The	O
Forgotten	O
Sands ] ]	O
.	O
</s>
