History VideoGame / PrinceOfPErsiaTheSandsOfTime

** Hitting enemies with the Dagger freezes them in place, open to a OneHitKill. While this move consumes Sand, it can be abused in areas where there are plenty of enemies. In the third game, the Dagger acts like a typical weapon.
** Absorbing enough Sand fields (including those dropped by enemies) will increase the Prince's maximum Sand Tanks. In ''Warrior Within'' and ''The Two Thrones'', the Prince only obtains Sand Tank upgrades in specific locations.

* ArcWords: "Honor and glory." It's even the title of the final part of the game.

** More literally, the Prince says these exact words whenever you get a Game Over.

The game was originally released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. A UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance ReformulatedGame came out at the same time, [[CompressedAdaptation loosely following the console storyline]] (plus a few {{Call Back}}s to ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia1'') but with completely different gameplay. It could be [[OldSaveBonus linked with the GameCube version]] for extra bonuses in both games. [[UpdatedRerelease An HD rerelease]] of this game, along with its sequels, came out for UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 3}} in 2010.

* ApocalypseHow: The Prince and Farah are trying to prevent a Class 4 one throughout the game. If the Sands of Time are not re-sealed, they will eventually spread and consume the entire world, turning all humans and animals into sand monsters.

* ApocalypseHow: The Prince and Farah are trying to prevent a Class 4 one throughout the game. If the Sands of Time are not re-sealed, they will eventually spread and consume the entire the world, turning all humans and animals into sand monsters.

* InformingTheFourthWall: The Prince will occasionally gripe about Farah and her attitude, or reminisce about his love for her. This gets lampshaded twice, by the Prince himself, no less. "Why am I talking to myself?"

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Zig-zagged. The Prince loses the Dagger of Time, meaning no more rewinding, but does get a sword that {{One Hit Kill}}s all enemies. Even when he recovers the dagger, it's empty, and the one-hit-kill makes it harder to recharge the dagger.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Farah's hostile reaction to the Prince when he kisses her at the end. [[spoiler:Since the Prince ended up rewinding time to before the game began, all his adventures with Farah were undone, as were the feelings she developed for him. From her perspective, she's only known him for a few hours at most.]]

A 4K remake was announced on September 10th of 2020 for release in March 18th 2021. However, it has since been delayed. Peep the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38t8AA-vaDs here]].

* {{Claustrophobia}}: The Prince mentions this once. It doesn't come up at all afterwards.

* ZombifyTheLiving: The glittering dust clouds of the Sands of Time do this to any unprotected creatures they come in contact with, creating a localized ZombieApocalypse within the palace when the Hourglass is unlocked.

A remake was announced on September 10th of 2020 for release in March 18th 2021. However, it has since been delayed. Peep the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38t8AA-vaDs here]].

* ContinuityReboot: The critically-panned 1995 version of ''Prince of Persia'' led Jordan Mechner (the creator of the franchise) to create a new, likeable Prince with an interesting storyline, and an AppliedPhlebotinum that justifies the players' ability to rewind time rather than repeat a segment over and over again. It worked.

* LapPillow: The Prince finds himself later in the game being held like this twice by Farah while he's unconscious from entering the Sand Vortexes. The first time this happens, she's [[PleaseDontLeaveMe begging him not to leave her]] while calling him her love, and the second time, she's fondly stroking his head.

* StandardStatusEffects: Some enemies shoot projectiles that can cause Fire (extra damage), Poison (damage over time unless you use an Antidote) or Ice Paralysis (frozen in place until you mash B to break out). Also, touching a Sand Zombie causes Dizziness (reverses your D-pad controls for a short time).

* BulletTime: The Slow ability.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Zig-zagged. The Prince loses the Dagger of Time, meaning no more rewinding, but does get a sword that {{One Hit Kill}}s all enemies.