Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Once you have about 98% of the game completed and are prepared to have a showdown with the evil Vizier, the best way to kill him is with counter strikes. Defend against the clone with R. Unlike his underlings, he cannot figure out a way past your sword. As soon as he strikes at you, press X to counter with your sword. You can also use your dagger, but it is much less effective due to the fact you cannot freeze him. If desired, you can hit him by jumping over and slicing with your sword, but this may not work and is slower.

When entering the room with the defense system in it, follow these steps to complete the puzzle.

Step on the glowing "full moon" panel to retrieve the first axle.

Approach the levers on the middle of the platform, and turn it on these steps: right, up, left three times, and up two times. Step on the glowing New Moon to retrieve it.

Next, turn the levers up, right two times, and up two times. Then, step on the half moon panel to gain the third axle.

A "quarter moon" insignia marks the last axle. Turn the levers right and down. Step on the quarter moon to receive the last axle.

To bring the entire platform up, move the levers up, left and up.

Use the dagger to stab the enemy so that he becomes frozen. Then, hit him once with your sword so that he floats in the air. When he lands, he will be lying on the ground. Stab him with the dagger to take his sand.

The quickest way to knock down an enemy is to vault over him, by pressing Towards + A, then striking with your sword. However, more powerful monsters block this move. All monsters throughout the game are either red or blue in color. All the red monsters can be vaulted over. The blue ones block and strike back. During a battle, quickly dispatch all the red monsters first by vaulting, striking, and retrieving. Then finish off the blue ones by either blocking until they strike, then counter-attacking (they will be off-guard), or by freezing them with a dagger stab, then slicing with your sword. This method will get you through battles quickly and more efficiently, while still allowing the retrieval of a decent amount of sand.

When near Princess Farah, switch to first person view and look at her for a long time. At the beginning of the game, she will soon tell you to stop staring at her. Later in the game, she will tell you that your eyes are green and you can look at her if you want.

Hold R when drinking from a fountain or pond and you you will drink repeatedly.

Near the end of the game, you are in a tomb with infinite doors. You have to find the correct series of doors to progress. Go to the landscape view. Always start at the door with the face above it and go clockwise. The order is:

1. Fourth door from the entrance
2. Seventh door from the entrance
3. Third door from the entrance

After you have successfully done this you will be taken to the second level of this room. It is almost the same, just with more doors. The order is:

1. Fourth door from the entrance
2. Ninth door from the entrance
3. Fifth door from the entrance

An intermission sequence will then follow.

In the circular room you find in the tomb, there are doors that you must enter in the correct order, or be teleported back to the start. One way to make sure you go through the correct door is to listen carefully. When you are in front of the next door that you need to enter, you will hear the sound of trickling water. This indicates that you are standing in front of the correct door. Repeat this until you have solved the maze.

When you are almost at the end of the game, you will be trapped in a room with a lot of doors. Every time you go in one, you end up back where you started. An easy way to find the correct doors is to run by the doors until you hear a splash of water. As soon as you do, stop and go into the door. Repeat this three more times and you will be at the second set of doors. Do the same thing four times and you will pass the level.

When you are swinging on the ropes (by holding R) and you are at the end of a swing and close to the object that you want to swing to, press A, then release R. When you hit the rope, press A. Note: You should make it most of the time.