Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time U.S. Release Date: August 18,2003 The GameCube Archives Score: 7.2/10 I can't express just how nuts gaming media went for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in late 2003. They fawned over the remake of the 1989 computer platformer like it was the second coming of Ocarina of Time , and even after that, they couldn't stop talking about it. "Why isn't The Sands of Time selling better?" was a frequent headline in the months after its release. Eventually, perhaps willed by the media blitz, the game made money and spawned two direct sequels and even a 2010 action film adaptation, starring sentient jar of mayonnaise, Jake Gyllenhaal, as the titular Middle Eastern royal. I filed the game back in my "maybe I'll play this one day" mental cabinet, and now that 20 years have passed, I've finally taken out the folder and played it. I'm not sure if that metaphor worked, but now I'm at least ready to answer t