<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Red	O
Orb	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arabian	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
that	O
started	O
with	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
1989	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
sale	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
rebooted	O
under	O
Mechner	O
's	O
guidance	O
with	O
2003	O
's	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>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
began	O
active	O
development	O
in	O
1997	O
at	O
Mindscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
production	O
period	O
,	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
brand	O
changed	O
ownership	O
from	O
Broderbund	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
in	O
mid-1998	O
,	O
then	O
by	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
in	O
December	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
through	O
a	O
merger	O
with	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechner	O
was	O
brought	O
on	O
board	O
after	O
finishing	O
work	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Express	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechner	O
disliked	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
it	O
evolved	O
,	O
seeing	O
as	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
very	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
and	O
enemies	O
were	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
artist	O
Chris	O
Grun	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Mechner	O
as	O
someone	O
who	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
Disney	O
,	O
not	O
realistic	O
,	O
just	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
sequences	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
both	O
from	O
earlier	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
titles	O
including	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
style	O
,	O
while	O
not	O
true	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Mechner	O
's	O
rotoscoping	O
technique	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Broderbund	O
on	O
15	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
"	O
early	O
1999	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
retitled	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arabian	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
featuring	O
gameplay	O
alterations	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
action	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
cancelled	O
so	O
staff	O
could	O
focus	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
opinions	O
from	O
Mechner	O
and	O
game	O
journalists	O
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
weakest	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
key	O
reason	O
for	O
a	O
growing	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Zombie	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
solid	O
fun	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
providing	O
a	O
good	O
mix	O
of	O
action	O
with	O
challenging	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
go	O
far	O
beyond	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
poor	O
performance	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
Mechner	O
distanced	O
himself	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
feeling	O
burned	O
out	O
and	O
disconnected	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Mattel	O
sold	O
off	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
's	O
entertainment	O
division	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
catalogue	O
,	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
reboot	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
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
to	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
saw	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
players	O
and	O
critics	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
series	O
following	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
