Today, Ubisoft introduced Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake for PS4, Xbox One, and PC a remake of 2003’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, a PS2, Nintendo GameCube, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo GameBoy game that is extensively thought of the most effective games of its era. And to accompany this announcement — which was made throughout Ubisoft Forward — the French games maker has revealed our first-ever take a look at the game, courtesy of a debut trailer, in addition to the remake’s launch date: January 21, 2020.
“Embark on a journey because the Prince to forestall the highly effective Sands of Time from falling into the palms of the treacherous Vizier,” reads an official pitch of the game. “Master the Sands of Time and use your dagger to manage time itself. Fight cursed enemies and remedy puzzles alongside the way in which.
For people who do not know: Prince of Persia, created by Jordan Mechner, started again in 1989 with “Prince of Persia,” a fantasy cinematic platformer revealed on the Apple II by Broderbund. At the time, the game was critically-acclaimed, and to at the present time it is thought of one of many biggest games of all time, or on the very least, one of many biggest games of its period.
That mentioned, Prince of Persia as we all know it right this moment, did not start till 2003 when Ubisoft bought it palms on the IP and launched Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The third-person action-adventure meets puzzle-platformer launched in November 2003 by way of the PS2, Nintendo GameCube, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo GameBoy, and now it is being remade for contemporary consoles.
A reboot of the collection, it debuted to nice acclaim similar to the unique 1989 game, although it actually would not maintain as distinguished of a spot within the historical past books of video games. It did nonetheless put its director Patrice Desilets on the map, who would go on to create the Assassin’s Creed collection a number of years later. As for Mechner, he was introduced on as a designer and advisor.
Despite being a essential stumble on launch and one of many highest-rated games of the 12 months, gross sales had been initially sluggish for the title, nonetheless, it did ultimately develop into a business success. In reality, as of 2014, it is bought greater than 14 million models, which is a really spectacular quantity. As you’ll count on, a 12 months later a sequel adopted dubbed: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.
The final time we bought a brand new launch within the collection was in 2010 when The Forgotten Sands launched. In different phrases — bar one remake in 2013 — the collection has been dormant for 10 years, which is why so many are excited to see it again.
