Prince of Persia (2008 video game)

Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
Developer(s)	Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Director(s)	Jean-Christophe Guyot
Producer(s)	Bertrand Helias; Ben Mattes;
Designer(s)	Thomas Delbuguet; Kevin Guillemette;
Programmer(s)	Charles Jacob
Artist(s)	Mickael Labat
Writer(s)	Andrew Walsh
Composer(s)	Stuart Chatwood; Inon Zur;
Series	Prince of Persia
Engine	Scimitar
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3; Xbox 360; Microsoft Windows; Mac OS X; Java ME;
Release	December 2, 2008 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 NA: December 2, 2008; AU: December 4, 2008; EU: December 5, 2008; Microsoft Windows NA: December 9, 2008; AU: December 11, 2008; EU: December 12, 2008; Mac OS X WW: March 24, 2009; ;
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

Prince of Persia is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the seventh main installment in the Prince of Persia franchise, and the second reboot, establishing a new continuity that is separate from other games in the series. It was released in the United States on December 2, 2008, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and on December 9 for Windows. It was released on March 24, 2009, for Mac OS X via the Cider engine. The game was also released on November 11, 2008, by Gameloft for mobile phones that runs on the Java platform taking place in a 2D environment, and has a feature of enabling the players to control a second character at certain points of levels.

The game is set in ancient Persia, and follows an unnamed player-character, who finds himself in a mysterious land after a large sandstorm diverted him from his course. Here, he meets a princess named Elika, and must work with her to re-imprison the evil entity Ahriman, who has corrupted the land after being released by Elika's father. Throughout the journey, players traverse many different environments using his acrobatic abilities to scale walls and even crawl on the ceilings, and combat various enemies. The game's storyline and setting borrowed some aspects from Zoroastrianism.

Prince of Persia received generally positive from critics, and has sold over 2.5 million copies as of November 2009. An expansion pack that serves as an epilogue to the story was released in March 2009. The only other game in the series set in this continuity is Prince of Persia: The Fallen King, also released in December 2008 for the Nintendo DS.

^ Parker, Laura (November 30, 2008). "AU Shippin' Out December 1–5: Grand Theft Auto IV PC". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d GameSpy Staff (November 11, 2008). "Prince of Persia Delayed a Week on PC". GameSpy. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^ Kozanecki, James (December 8, 2008). "AU Shippin' Out December 8–12: Prince of Persia". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^ Cook, Brad (February 19, 2009). "Prince of Persia, Shaun White Snowboarding Headed to the Mac". The Mac Observer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

[AU_Release-1] Parker, Laura (November 30, 2008). "AU Shippin' Out December 1–5: Grand Theft Auto IV PC". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

[Release-2] GameSpy Staff (November 11, 2008). "Prince of Persia Delayed a Week on PC". GameSpy. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

[AU_Release_PC-3] Kozanecki, James (December 8, 2008). "AU Shippin' Out December 8–12: Prince of Persia". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

[Mac_Release-4] Cook, Brad (February 19, 2009). "Prince of Persia, Shaun White Snowboarding Headed to the Mac". The Mac Observer. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

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