The Djinns

Lore & Background

In the console and Windows version, Razia is the queen of the Marid djinn. She creates a spiritual haven and later transfers herself into a magical sword to help the Prince defeat Ratash, an Ifrit djinni who leads Solomon's Army. In the Wii version, the Prince is aided by a djinni named Zahra. In the PSP version, the Prince seeks the fire spirit Ahihud and allies with Helem, a spirit of time. In the DS version, the Prince reunites with Razia to reclaim her power and defeat a cult master.

Reader's Guide

In the console and Windows version, the Prince gains elemental powers themed around Water, Earth, Wind, and Fire. Water powers allow freezing water flows to create walls and poles; Earth powers restore destroyed environment elements; Wind and Fire powers are used as offensive combat spells. The Prince also has a limited-use rewind function that resets time if he makes a mistake or takes damage. In the PSP version, the Prince's magical abilities revolve around manipulating the flow of time, allowing the environment to be sped up or slowed down, and rewinds that reverse time if the Prince dies.

In the DS version, the rewind ability is activated through an hourglass icon and can slow down time or revive the player, limited by changes of sand. The mobile version includes a selection of time and elemental abilities drawn from the console game. The web browser version incorporates the rewind and elemental powers.

Did You Know?

• The different versions of The Forgotten Sands were developed by different Ubisoft divisions worldwide.
• The console and Windows version features UPlay rewards including costumes based on Prince of Persia characters and Ezio from Assassin's Creed.
• The DS version is controlled exclusively through the touch screen using the DS stylus.