Prince of Persia 3D

Infobox VG
title = Prince of Persia 3D


developer = Red Orb Entertainment (PC)
Avalanche Software (Dreamcast)
publisher = The Learning Company (PC)
Mattel Interactive (Dreamcast)
version = 1.1 (Patch 1)
engine = NetImmerse
released = PC
vgrelease|United States of America|USA|September 25, 1999
vgrelease|PAL Region|PAL|October, 1999
Dreamcast
vgrelease|United States of America|USA|December 5, 2000
genre = Action adventure
modes = Single player
ratings = ESRB: T
platforms = PC, Dreamcast
requirements = Windows 95, 233Mhz Pentium with MMX or faster, 64 MB RAM, 300MB free hard disk space, 4X CD-Drive, DirectX 6.0, QuickTime 4.0 or higher

"Prince of Persia 3D", developed by Red Orb Entertainment and published by The Learning Company for the PC, is the third game in the "Prince of Persia" series. The game debuted in 1999, 10 years after the original, and incorporated 3D graphics in its gameplay.

The third game in the series, "Prince of Persia 3D" was released in 1999. This was the first 3D version of "Prince of Persia", but continued in the same vein as the original two games. To illustrate, it had the same lilting Middle Eastern music, the same smooth animation (but in 3D), excellent graphics, a romantic storyline and the same action-adventure-puzzles-traps.

In 2000, a Dreamcast version under the name "Prince of Persia: Arabian Nights" was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Mattel Interactive, which had previously purchased both Red Orb Entertainment and The Learning Company. Many of the control flaws from the original PC version were corrected and other notable bugs were fixed, improving the gameplay of this port, although it still suffers the same camera problems. This version was only released in North America.

tory

"Prince of Persia 3D" starts with a belly dance: the Prince and his father-in-law have been invited by Assan, the brother of the Prince's father-in-law. The dance ends with the belly dancer killing the Prince's personal bodyguards and the Prince himself being imprisoned in Assan's dungeons. Apparently, the Princess' father, the Sultan, had promised long ago that the Princess would be given away in marriage to Assan's son, Rugnor.

The prince, after fleeing from his cell, has to find a sword. Then he tries to make his way to the sultan and the princess. This gets him to the Ivory Tower where he finds a bow. He then goes to a Cistern.

He afterwards gets in to the palace. After killing the belly dancer, he gets to Assan's personal rooms where he finds Assan and his father.Assan, while attempting to kill the Prince, kills the Sultan.

Rugnor is an interesting creature: half man and half tiger, he is ruthless, cruel to the teeth and covets the Princess. He is also very powerful and a master Swordsman as well. The Prince has to escape from the dungeons and chase Rugnor, as he carries the Princess away. The Prince has to fight his way through several levels including the unique Dirigible levels.

In the final level, Rugnor sets a huge piece of machinery, a mechanical Gear as big as a room, to which he ties the Princess up. The Prince has a small window of time to fight and defeat Rugnor. The Prince slays Rugnor, and rescues the princess.

Development

It was released by Red Orb, which was hived off from Broderbund. However, due to financial difficulties, Red Orb was forced to release the game before it had gone through the bug detection and correction stage. Moreover, it was sold and re-sold, first to Mattel, then to The Learning Company.

External links

* [http://www.princeofpersia3d.com Prince of Persia 3D Official Website]
* [http://www.popuw.com/ Prince of Persia Unofficial Website]
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* [http://www.poplegacy.com/ Prince of Persia Legacy] A fansite dedicated to the Prince of Persia series.