<s>
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
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Macintosh	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
1989	O
's	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
smaller	O
range	O
of	O
platforms	O
than	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
regarded	O
by	O
most	O
contemporary	O
reviewers	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
without	O
the	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
the	O
character	O
explores	O
various	O
deadly	O
areas	O
by	O
running	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
crawling	O
,	O
avoiding	O
traps	O
,	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
drinking	O
magic	O
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
more	O
combat-heavy	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
enemies	O
appear	O
only	O
occasionally	O
and	O
are	O
always	O
alone	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
enemies	O
may	O
appear	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
sometimes	O
flanking	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
even	O
be	O
instantly	O
replaced	O
by	O
reinforcements	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
a	O
strict	O
time	O
limit	O
from	O
75	O
minutes	O
(	O
which	O
start	O
after	O
a	O
certain	O
point	O
in	O
game	O
)	O
that	O
passes	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
eleven	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finally	O
escapes	O
on	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magic	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
takes	O
the	O
Prince	O
to	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Basra	O
filled	O
with	O
screaming	O
flying	O
goblin	O
heads	O
,	O
snakes	O
and	O
traps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	B-Application
shadow	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
flame	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
burns	O
Jaffar	O
,	O
killing	O
him	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
on	O
a	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
when	O
an	O
old	O
witch	B-Device
is	O
shown	O
watching	O
the	O
happy	O
couple	O
through	O
a	O
crystal	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jordan	O
Mechner	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
witch	B-Device
and	O
the	O
"	O
armies	O
of	O
darkness	O
"	O
were	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
resolved	O
in	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
which	O
never	O
came	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titus	O
Software	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
leaked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
NTSC	O
version	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
by	O
finding	O
a	O
secret	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
PAL	O
versions	O
feature	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
instead	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
lacks	O
the	O
secret	O
area	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Application
version	O
has	O
high	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
(	O
640×480	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
only	O
low	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
(	O
320×200	O
)	O
and	O
(	O
256×224	O
)	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
which	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Pune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jordan	O
Mechner	O
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
750,000	O
units	O
by	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Ardai	O
wrote	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
that	O
"	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
2	I-Application
not	O
only	O
is	O
in	O
every	O
dimension	O
better	O
than	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
but	O
...	O
is	O
the	O
cruelest	O
,	O
most	O
infuriating	O
,	O
least	O
merciful	O
—	O
in	O
short	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
—	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
played	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
appeal	O
that	O
is	O
absolutely	O
irresistible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Play	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Application
versions	O
a	O
68%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
2	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coach	O
Kyle	O
of	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
has	O
just	O
as	O
smooth	O
animations	O
and	O
beautiful	O
sounds	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
falls	O
short	O
because	O
the	O
levels	O
are	O
less	O
well	O
designed	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
the	O
puzzles	O
have	O
become	O
too	O
difficult.	O
"	O
</s>
