Video Gaming News - March 2003
San Francisco, CA (March 3, 2003) - Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced it is developing a brand
new Prince of Persia game: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
From Ubi Soft:
Jordan Mechner, creator of Prince of Persia, is working hand in hand on the
latest title in the series with Ubi Soft's Montreal production studio, most
recently renowned for creating Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Scheduled to ship for
all platforms starting in Q4 2003, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is poised
to become the latest success story in a series of hit games from Ubi Soft.
First recognized for groundbreaking cinematic techniques in games like
Karateka, The Last Express and, of course, Prince of Persia, Mechner is now
widely heralded as one of the world's premier computer game designers. Ubi
Soft's partnership with Mechner is a reflection of its ongoing strategy to work
directly with the industry's best and brightest.
"With Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Ubi Soft and Jordan Mechner are
channeling their combined talents to breathe new life into the action/adventure
genre. They're creating rich characters, white-knuckle action and a plot with
more twists than the exotic, elaborate castle featured in the game," said Serge
Hascoėt, Editor in Chief, Ubi Soft Entertainment. "We're thrilled to move
forward with the legendary Prince of Persia brand and eagerly await the launch
of the next masterpiece from our world-famous Montreal studio."
A new Ubi Soft brand, Prince of Persia is credited with changing the face of
computer gaming in the 1990s by introducing lifelike animation and story-driven
action. The franchise was one of the first to gain success based on an appealing
human lead character and a dramatic storyline. The first three games in the
series boast combined sales of more than 3 million units.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time takes place within an exotic, mysterious
world representing Persian architecture, animals and attire. After his father
invades the palace of the Maharajah, the Prince, tricked by a treacherous
vizier, uses a magic dagger to release the dangerous Sands of Time from an
ornate hourglass. With the aid of a beautiful, mysterious, and potentially
untrustworthy ally, players embody the Prince to recapture the Sands of Time and
restore peace to the land.
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