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* [[Death of the Hypotenuse]]:''The Two Thrones'' {{spoiler|features Kaileena being killed by the Vizier and becoming the Sands of Time in order to set off the plot make way for Farah. She is revived in the end, and declares that she will now seek out other worlds so that no one can ever abuse the power of the Sands again. This was actually quite well received given that most fans liked Farah better.}}
* [[Death of the Hypotenuse]]:''The Two Thrones'' {{spoiler|features Kaileena being killed by the Vizier and becoming the Sands of Time in order to set off the plot make way for Farah. She is revived in the end, and declares that she will now seek out other worlds so that no one can ever abuse the power of the Sands again. This was actually quite well received given that most fans liked Farah better.}}
* [[Game Breaker]]: In ''Sands'', the wall-bounce can knock down-thus basically killing-just about any enemy. Any enemy it can't take care of is vulnerable to the vaulting attack. [[Nerf|Nerfed]] in the sequels.
* [[Game Breaker]]: In ''Sands'', the wall-bounce can knock down-thus basically killing-just about any enemy. Any enemy it can't take care of is vulnerable to the vaulting attack. [[Nerf|Nerfed]] in the sequels.
* [[Genius Bonus]]: ''The Forgotten Sands'' contains several references to King Solomon that seem enormously out of place if you only know him from [[The Bible (Literature)|The Bible]]. However, in both Jewish and Islamic mythologies, Solomon was a powerful sorcerer. In ''The Sands of Time'', the Prince twice mentions [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostam Rostam], a famous hero in Persian mythology.
* [[Genius Bonus]]: ''The Forgotten Sands'' contains several references to King Solomon that seem enormously out of place if you only know him from [[The Bible (Literature)|The Bible]]. However, in both Jewish and Islamic mythologies, Solomon was a powerful sorcerer. In ''The Sands of Time'', the Prince twice mentions [[wikipedia:Rostam|Rostam]], a famous hero in Persian mythology.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: "[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|I smolder with generic rage]]."
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: "[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|I smolder with generic rage]]."
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: Wonder why the Dahaka scares the Prince so much in ''Warrior Within''? Because not even in his signature ability to rewind time is he safe from it. This is because [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ3Oz5UgV8s&feature=related you can only understand what the Dahaka is saying] ''when he rewinds time''.
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: Wonder why the Dahaka scares the Prince so much in ''Warrior Within''? Because not even in his signature ability to rewind time is he safe from it. This is because [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ3Oz5UgV8s&feature=related you can only understand what the Dahaka is saying] ''when he rewinds time''.
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{{quote| This isn't [[Obvious Beta|a game with bugs, this is a giant bug with bits of game]].}}
{{quote| This isn't [[Obvious Beta|a game with bugs, this is a giant bug with bits of game]].}}
** Fun fact: The game was made by [[Titus Software]], who would later go on to make [[Sarcasm Mode|classics]] like ''[[Superman 64]]'' and ''[[Carmageddon]] [[Porting Disaster|64]]''.
** Fun fact: The game was made by [[Titus Software]], who would later go on to make [[Sarcasm Mode|classics]] like ''[[Superman 64]]'' and ''[[Carmageddon]] [[Porting Disaster|64]]''.
* [[Rated M for Money]]: ''Warrior Within'' wasn't even trying to hide this.
* [[Rated "M" for Money]]: ''Warrior Within'' wasn't even trying to hide this.
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: ''[[Video Game Remake|Prince of Persia Classic]]'' replaced the [[Fat Bastard|fat guard]] in level 6 with an ogre-like creature. Fans were NOT pleased.
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: ''[[Video Game Remake|Prince of Persia Classic]]'' replaced the [[Fat Bastard|fat guard]] in level 6 with an ogre-like creature. Fans were NOT pleased.
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]: No matter what you do, The Two Thrones only has one ending, there is no bad ending where the dark prince wins.
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]: No matter what you do, The Two Thrones only has one ending, there is no bad ending where the dark prince wins.

Revision as of 19:15, 26 January 2014


  • Author's Saving Throw: The Two Thrones makes an amusing, fairly original and largely effective attempt to turn back from the approach taken by the gratingly Darker and Edgier Warrior Within without the need for a Retcon.
  • Crowning Music of Awesome: All of the games (as well as the movie) have truly remarkable music.
    • The entire soundtrack to Sands of Time, done by multi-instrumentalist Stuart Chatwood with extra help from session musicians. Glad to know his experience with the whole Mideastern-rock fusion thing from his days in The Tea Party was put to very good use.
  • Death of the Hypotenuse:The Two Thrones features Kaileena being killed by the Vizier and becoming the Sands of Time in order to set off the plot make way for Farah. She is revived in the end, and declares that she will now seek out other worlds so that no one can ever abuse the power of the Sands again. This was actually quite well received given that most fans liked Farah better.
  • Game Breaker: In Sands, the wall-bounce can knock down-thus basically killing-just about any enemy. Any enemy it can't take care of is vulnerable to the vaulting attack. Nerfed in the sequels.
  • Genius Bonus: The Forgotten Sands contains several references to King Solomon that seem enormously out of place if you only know him from The Bible. However, in both Jewish and Islamic mythologies, Solomon was a powerful sorcerer. In The Sands of Time, the Prince twice mentions Rostam, a famous hero in Persian mythology.
  • Memetic Mutation: "I smolder with generic rage."
  • Nightmare Fuel: Wonder why the Dahaka scares the Prince so much in Warrior Within? Because not even in his signature ability to rewind time is he safe from it. This is because you can only understand what the Dahaka is saying when he rewinds time.
  • Player Punch: The Prince's father is a boss in Sands of Time. Guess what happens.
  • Polished Port: The SNES version of the original game. Needless to say, this port was by a completely different developer from the one who did the port of its sequel.
  • Porting Disaster: Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame on the SNES. as one comment on a youtube put it:

 This isn't a game with bugs, this is a giant bug with bits of game.

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