<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
reboot	O
,	O
establishing	O
a	O
new	O
continuity	O
that	O
is	O
separate	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
the	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
release	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
)	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Cider	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
platform	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
enabling	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
second	O
character	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
2.2	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
other	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
set	O
in	O
this	O
continuity	O
is	O
Prince	B-Device
of	I-Device
Persia	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Fallen	I-Device
King	I-Device
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
that	O
producer	O
Ben	O
Mattes	O
identifies	O
as	O
"	O
pillars	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
;	O
an	O
acrobatic	O
hero	O
exploring	O
a	O
Persian	O
environment	O
with	O
a	O
balanced	O
mixture	O
of	O
acrobatics	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
is	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
travels	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
to	O
heal	O
specially	O
designated	O
spots	O
of	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
acrobatic	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
AI-controlled	O
companion	O
named	O
Elika	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
features	O
open	O
world	O
exploration	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
any	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
witness	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
they	O
want	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
not	O
conventionally	O
"	O
die	O
"	O
in	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
undefined	O
ancient	O
Persian	O
city-state	O
based	O
heavily	O
around	O
the	O
religion	O
of	O
Zoroastrianism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
against	O
Elika	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
defeats	O
him	O
by	O
impaling	O
him	O
on	O
spikes	O
,	O
a	O
visual	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Prince	I-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proof	O
of	O
conception	O
for	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
was	O
found	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
file	O
that	O
was	O
leaked	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
contain	O
concept	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
Ubisoft	O
did	O
n't	O
announce	O
the	O
game	O
until	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
would	O
be	O
one-on-one	O
fights	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
fighting	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Scimitar	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Ubisoft	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
contains	O
no	O
digital	O
rights	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattes	O
said	O
that	O
when	O
Ubisoft	O
was	O
initially	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
with	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
partner	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
idea	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
to	O
base	O
the	O
game	O
around	O
AI-controlled	O
functions	O
came	O
from	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>
Mattes	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Farah	O
and	O
the	O
Prince	O
character	O
worked	O
well	O
from	O
a	O
story-telling	O
point-of-view	O
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
so	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Epilogue	O
,	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Ben	O
Mattes	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
one	O
week	O
,	O
releasing	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
most	O
critics	O
,	O
scoring	O
an	O
81%	O
,	O
85%	O
,	O
and	O
82%	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
own	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
with	O
unique	O
platforming	O
and	O
timing-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vast	O
open-world	O
environment	O
with	O
intense	O
boss	O
fights	O
have	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Ico	B-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
watercolor	O
looks	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
has	O
released	O
sales	O
figures	O
showing	O
that	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
2.2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Animation	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
twelfth	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
