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One of the Best Games I Have Ever Played, Too Bad It Took This Long

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Sands of Time has such a great variety that you always look for in a game. It has great gameplay, beautiful graphics/music and challenging puzzles. This isn't for amatuer gamers because the puzzles can be quite challenging to where it takes a little while to figure some out. The graphics for the game are some of the best for the PS2. Overall, it's as good as the hype says it is. The only downside is that the "boss" fights are easy, but you'll never hear me say that is a bad thing

Very FUN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I loved how in this game you could go back in time when you made a mistake. The combat was so realistic I fell off my chair.

A beautiful and strategic journey through the sands of time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: January 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game around the time it was released and I must have played it at least 10 times now if not more! This excellent game provides the player with an alluring storyline, challenging gameplay and above all, an enjoyable experience!

The game features beautiful environments, characters and cutscenes all crafted with an attention to fine detail! The colors are so vivid that there were times I had to stop and just look around with awe. The graphics found in this game had to be one of PS2's best.

The plot is very involved. From the beginning, the audience is drawn into the story as the protagonist reflects on the events which took place that led him to where he is now. It is the player's job to follow these events through to the end making sure to follow his footsteps as accurately as possible which in turn reveals more and more of the story. The tale that the prince divulges is truly unique and is entirely interwoven into gameplay by a series of "flashbacks" and internal discourse. I will not disclose any of the plot details here, because I do not want to ruin the experience for you.

The gameplay is very straightforward with easy to manipulate controls. The game offers not only puzzling environments with a variety of "traps", but the combat sequences are frequent enough to provide the player with enough practice to prevail in future battles. Each of the environments has a series of traps that you must learn to maneuver around, through and/or under in order to retrace the steps of the prince's story. Also, the surroundings require a lot of strategic planning to move from point A to point B. This may include hitting switches, moving objects, swinging on poles and even daredevilish feats thousands of feet in the air! I have a fear of heights and this "adventure" game does a good job evoking uneasy feelings. Combat does become intense at times, but it is very possible to overcome all of the "monsters" with little practice. During the quest, the prince discovers new weapons that get more and more powerful and this definitely helps to defeat more difficult enemies. It is common to be completely surrounded by adversaries that are stronger than you, but this is where perfect planning must come into play to get through these tough battles.

My favorite aspect of this game has to be the ability to manipulate time! Quite often, I found it helpful, even necessary, to "rewind" the story to get a second chance at a series of complicated maneuvers or to escape sticky situations involving enemies. This element is really exclusive as it is only found in the Prince of Persia series and provides a unique experience that you only get here!

I highly recommend this beautiful and exhilarating game for anyone who likes a challenging adventure where one is kept on his/her toes the whole time!

Beautiful Graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love this game, along with the others in the series. I like that you have to solve puzzles and have to actually think of what to do. I like games like that. And the graphics are amazing. It gives off that soft dream like glow and makes you feel as if you are really in an ancient land of Persia. Following the Prince as he journeys through the Palace is fun, as the Palace is huge and you never visit another place twice. There's always something new around every corner. And, you don't travel alone. I like that the Prince teams up with Farah and they work together as a team. The ending is awesome and I love the storyline, which only goes deeper in the next game. The music is wonderful and I love hearing it while playing, especially the fight scenes. I recommend this game to fantasy lovers who enjoy a good, fun game.

THE FIRST TIME !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well the Sands of Time, is the first of the saga, made in 2003. So the graphics are pretty well done for the time that was made, I personally love more the TWO TRONES, but the style of Sands of Time and Two Trones I really liked, the Warrior Within is the one that I didnt like that much.

A must have for any action-adventure fan

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Prince of Persia begins and plays out with the titular character recounting the tale of how he acquired the infamous Dagger of Time, and unwittingly condemned an entire kingdom. It all started as Sharaban, a Persian king and the hero's father, invaded the land of a Maharajah. There was betrayal from within as the kingdom's own vizier opened the gates to make way for the Persian invasion. In exchange, the vizier was promised his choice of the Maharajah's treasures, among which were the "Hourglass of Time", the "Dagger of Time", and the "Pearl of Time". During the invasion, the Prince aims to please his father by securing one of the legendary treasures himself from the treasure vault.

Thus is the stage set for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. Players must combine their own resourcefulness with the Prince's athleticism and skill in combat to make their way through the Kingdom of Azad, and eventually confront the Vizier for his treachery. Along the way, the Prince meets up with Farah, the Maharajah's daughter, and the two must work together to stave off the attacks of the sand creatures, and create their own path through the ruined palace. The journey will be laden with difficulty as the Prince must jump from one platform to another, scale ladders and pillars, swing from poles and ropes, dodge rotating blades and moving columns of spikes. At times he will even defy the laws of physics by literally running along walls, and repel from them to reach an opposing location.

Once the player has gotten used to the basic mechanics of the game, it becomes a matter of figuring out which combination of actions will allow them to advance. There may be a locked gate on the ground floor of a vast multi-level room, and the switch to open it is high on some balcony. Of course there will be no staircase or gondola to take you there, and so the Prince will have to make use of his skills and the environment to reach it. There are various puzzles as well, of the traditional block pushing and plate-stepping variety, but all of which seem logical within the context of the game.

The entire adventure takes place in the various parts of the palace of Azad, from the reception room to great halls, from the Sultan's personal zoo to the depths of the dungeon. The environments are spacious and meticulously designed, and so diverse that it seems hard to believe they're all part of the same castle. There is considerable attention to detail, from reflections in water to the cracks in aging concrete structures. The character models are designed economically, using lower poly counts than some of the other graphical powerhouse games out there, but probably as a compromise for the vast environments. Still they are more than adequate within the gestalt of the game's visuals, and are not likely to draw many complaints.

In conclusion, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is a quick adventure; With its simple control scheme, intuitive and fast-paced battles, there is little to stop most players completing it in around ten hours. With gameplay reminiscent of Sony's ICO, only with a more in-depth combat system, it should fit well into the collections of platform and action-adventure gamers alike.

Nothing Special, But Good for Quick Fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well, I started Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time late Thursday/early Friday. Here it is late Friday/early Saturday and I just finished the game! Dude, that really was a seriously short game! It was mostly fun, though it features a lot of unbalanced battles at the start that can be very frustrating. The Sands of Time rewind affect is a nice tool to even up the odds, however, and to recover yourself if you mess up during any of the games many jumping/climbing challenges. The game story is interesting, though obviously very short with little depth. It does have a cute twist at the end, and the ending theme is very nice. All in all, though, this one has pretty much no re-playability since it is very very linear. Still, less than 10 hours of game play time to complete makes it nice "mind candy" between playing longer games.

Loved It

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game, the first in the series~be sure you have good platforming skills or don't mind working on them, because platforming is a HUGE part of the game. I can't wait to play the next two games!

Jumping and Pumping makes you healthy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Very interesting game... It's not on the game where you have to solve puzzles and mystries but also good fight... Story and theme is good and keeps your mood... It gives the glimpses what's coming next to you and how you have to tackle it... It has 2 sequals and that makes it very interesting... The graphics are rally good and clarity is also suparb... The background music is really good... You have to do lot of acrobatic movements to play this... This movemmnts gives you hints about what's next..
The only problem is that sometimes you can not control the camera... You wish that it would have looked good other way... But it's ok, atleast not bad...
Go for it guys and also play the next two sequals.. This game just rocks

Dont get this game!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 15
Date: April 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If your looking for some adventure dont be fooled by the cover of this game. This game is so hard and mind boggling its really challenging The graphics are good and stuff but there is almost no fighting at all you have to solve puzzles and all kinds of mazes IT HURTS MY MIND EVERYTIME I PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DONT BUY THIS GAME IM WARNING YOU!!!!!!!!

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