Everyone loved Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Which is why the new Prince of Persia – out this week – is ostensibly a sequel to everyone’s favourite Prince of Persia game. And it’s really good. Wanna win it?
Thanks to Ubisoft we have EIGHT copies of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands to give away this week. That’s four copies on PlayStation 3 and four on Xbox 360.
We also have EIGHT Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands official Prima guides as well, pictured. So you win the game and the guide. If you win, that is.
We already gave away five copies last week. That means there are now just two left for today and tomorrow. And yes, this is the last PS3 copy up for grabs.
How do you enter?
Easy. It’s haiku time once more. All you have to do is write a Prince of Persia themed haiku in the comments below. Remember: a haiku has three lines consisting of five, seven and five syllables.
Entries for today’s PS3 draw will close at midnight tonight. No multiple entries please – but you may enter the next draw using a new haiku. Make sure you leave a valid email or comment via Facebook Connect.
And Monday’s 360 winner is…
Alex Dullard!
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Clever use of the rewind there, Alex. Also, if it’s any consolation to Mr Explody, Jimu_Hsien and lexielab, you guys ran Alex all the way.
Good choice, that one made me crack up!!
Now i can redo my one so its actually a limmerick this time around 😛
Gad dammint, just finished doing mine up… only to read the comp details properly… and see that its ONLY a haiku now. Dammit, i was so impressed with my new limmerick 😛
haha we all saw that coming – well done Alex – awesome entry
Sweet! Thanks David (& Ubisoft etc). Very happy with this, as I was really struggling with coming up with another haiku for tomorrow’s comp.
Nice work Alex! Congratulations!
Wall ran too early,
Dagger depleted, Prince falls.
Not how it happened!
I think that the “that’s not how it happened!” is the best death retcon tool in video game history. It really added to the immersion of the sand of time, and made me feel like i was actually having a fantastical story told to me. I guess it helped I played it when I was much younger, which helped add to that immersion, too. My fond memories of Sands of time almost rival my fond memories of Ocarina of Time. Haha, gushing over childhood memories. Nice.
dunno why it replied to yours…. oh well!
deserving winner..
Destiny beats prince.
Impossible, not just hard,
Is fate reversing.
The Prince of Persia games have taught me that reversing the normal flow of things can often give a more favourable outcome…
By the way, great work Alex.
I hadn’t actually read your poem when I put this together, so I’m going to claim independent invention of the whole reverse-the-words schtick. Hopefully readability both ways is unique enough.
‘Scool. Even if you had stolen the idea, I actually stole the idea from one of the haikus the other day that I thought was brilliant:
Prince, Persian. Save! To
battle! Rewinding battle,
to save persian prince.
His legs soar skyward
Sword glistening from above
Landing uncertain
Yeah, very well done Alex D.
Jump pit, avoid spike,
must rescue her from that fate.
Success; why so lost?
My baby girl stares
As I play Prince of Persia
She’ll pwn n00bs one day
Persian limerick
oops that was for yesterday
witness my failure
The sands flow swift and
sure; one direction. Time; an
ocean in a storm.
The Prince saves Persia
Dualshock 3 rumbles wildly
You have earned trophy
OK here goes…
The Prince travelled back
Nineteen Fifty Five; Great Scott
Be warned; Parkinsons
This actually made me laugh!
Loving the referance man, goodluck!
Thanks dude. I posted earlier saying I had no idea then BAM! I love BTTF!
Iranian Prince
News says not a terrorist
He is a good guy?
I recall the last
PoP game, all cell-shaded; try
reversing that, prince!
I’m terrible at hiaku’s, but gave it a shot…
Street date is broken
Forgotten Sands now released
Work not important
the prince had powers from djinns
which he used so that he could win
the many battles ahead
fraught with danger and dread
then finally get Farah into bed
Xbox 360
haiku is like spikes
on which i fall to my death
yay, i still have sand
Yes, having to think of a new one everyday is killing my brain!!
Skilled at dodging traps
But he doesn’t see the hole
Gravity laughs last.
Prince in sandy place
It must be very itchy
Sand in Spandex Tights
Jesus Elika,
A thong?! It’s freezing cold out!!
Put some more clothes on.
“Oh dagger of mine,
grant me the strength and speed to
change the sands of time”
Prince stuck in a pit
Can’t wall-climb with broken leg
Left dagger at home
Quick Question for everyone:
Is “Persia”, or “Persian” for that matter, 2 syllables or 3?
It’s 2 syllables.
So “Per-shuh” as opposed to “Per-Shee-Uh”
Something like that.
exibit a –> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Persia
See how it is listed as per-sia and the phonetic spelling is two syllables.
Prince he rips his clothes,
His whole shirt he will remove,
Farrah drools a bit.
Jake’s chest is mighty
Increasing blood flow below
Hit rewind to replay
The dagger is thrust
Ubisoft releases sands;
No more emo prince
Torch on the wall burns,
Prince runs step by step sideways,
Burnt sandals got stink.
I miss that fine ass
To ride beneath the hot sun
Come back, my donkey
what is persian time
To be re-written it is
with Dagger of Time
A Prince from Persia
With American accent
Learn geography
How many Princes?
The first, timely and cel-shaded.
Oh, and of course Jake.
Very Dark Dungeon
60 Minutes to save Princess
Thud! Oh no I died.
Falling to my death
Misjudged how far the wall was
Really miss 2D
Well done Alex, best one so far!
The Prince had his balls in a vice,
It appears it’s happened more than thrice,
But along came the quack,
Whom with sand in his crack,
Remarked, “Cooooor blimey that couldn’t be nice!”
Haiku this time dude ;D
He won the Kommunity service award this week.. he can do whatever he likes!
That is like a free pass to do and say whatever you like for the remainder of the week.
Qumulys – You carry on being you.
OH Hell!!, have I an arse on my face or what! Heheheh I don’t care, I’m content anyways. as just checking to make sure your all paying attention. 😉
Persian sands rule time
In the U.S, hot tubs do
users’ girth differ.
All the girls I meet
Want me to help save the world.
I just want a hug.
blood-slickened fingers
grasp cold steel, remembering
the first time we met
Nowhere to go Donnie Darko
With just a step to the left
Prince does the time warp
Finally, Prince
Your return is heralded
to the seventh gen
Run along walls, Prince!
Save Persia into the night!
I think you are cool.
Prince of Persia ad,
Courage, Destiny, Revenge
Coming soon, near you!
(The ad for the movie appears in the right side of my screen on pretty much every page on Kotaku). The haiku is technically still Prince of Persia related 🙂 (I hope?)
Prince in great despair
Why release his adventure?
Against that “Red Dead”
A perilious leap,
Tried and failed numerous times,
Why not use the bridge?
Time, slowly reverse;
Jump, fly, fall then fall, fly, jump,
Reverse, slowly time!
Classic Persian Prince
Leaps through a blocky jail
Like we need 3D!
You were born pixels,
You found fame through polygons,
You scored big through film.
Different vein of thought this time, I realise it’s corny >.>
Prince can save the world
Will never have met true love
The sand turns to rock
Hey, check out that guy
He looks just like me – why is
He drawing his- AAAAA!
That’s a reference to the first game – when you meet your ‘mirror self’. I’ll never forget that moment – and the many times I died trying to figure it out 🙂
As Purple Rain falls,
When doves cry, the Prince appears!
Wrong era? Wrong disc =_=;
Spend an entire game
Healing the land – undo it
All in five minutes
Just ignore that one…just realised no multiple entries :O
Steak ala Persia;
Sprinkled with sand, sword and time,
Jumping off the plate!
CRAP please replace time with thyme >.< so it reads:
Steak ala Persia;
Sprinkled with sand, sword and thyme,
Jumping off the plate!
The lost dagger, altering time;
Changed too much, look apon the hilt
Made in China, Damn it!
Vizier subterfuge
Once again threatens the world
Who keeps hiring them?
“All of this hard work…
Being a hero is tough!
Save yourself, princess!”
The Prince leaves his prints
On the sandy shores of time
Far from lapping waves
Illustrious coat
Round face and shortened muzzle
The Prince of Persia
Counting syllables
If I had Prince’s dagger
Steal winning haiku
David, let me win!
Or else, I will use the sands,
to turn back time
Prince, flamboyant star
Persia, can’t get there by car
For the win, RAGA!
It was 23:49 when I entered…or is this on AUS EST? :S
Approaching chompers…
O.K, leap of faith, here goes!
…look at that mess. Look!
http://retromedia.ign.com/retro/image/article/877/877923/ign-presents-the-history-of-prince-of-persia-20080530042316507.jpg
Enter Tuesday’s Comp
Reminder for me was lost
Turn back time, Entered
:p
Watch the Persian Prince
rewriting old adventures
with time’s magic blade
Nameless Persian Prince;
The hell did Dastan come from?
Producers don’t game.
One of the producers is the game’s creator 🙂