Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (demo)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (demo)
Dump status Released Dumped by Anonymous Released by Ubisoft Origin DVD-R Game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time System Xbox Genre Action-adventure, hack and slash, puzzle-platform Final build JP Oct 19, 2003 EU Jan 12, 2004 US Oct 19, 2003 Release date US Nov 18, 2003 EU Feb 20, 2004

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Notes

• This prototype comes from **Xbox Magazine November 2003 Issue #24**.
• Compared to the final retail release, the demo contains numerous differences, including altered level layouts, unfinished cutscenes, missing voice acting and sound effects, and several leftover assets from the game's beta development.
• One of the most significant discoveries is a complete sequence of hidden playable levels that remain inside the demo's files. These levels are inaccessible during normal gameplay and can only be reached by modifying the demo.
• None of these hidden levels are present in any of the known PlayStation 2 demo builds. Based on their internal filenames, it is unknown whether Ubisoft originally intended to extend the Xbox demo with additional content before cutting it, or if these stages were created for an internal preview build and accidentally left inside the Xbox demo.

Hidden Playable Levels

• 01_GP01_E3_Long
  • Unused variant of 01_GP01_E3_Cour.
  • Opening cutscene has no voice acting.
  • Unlike the final game, the Prince does not wear his hood.
  • Completing the level loads 03_GP11_GreatHall_Fight instead of 06_GP24_E3_Cour.

• 03_GP11_GreatHall_Fight
  • Completely unused in the demo.
  • Battle sequence differs significantly from the final game.
  • Contains several layout differences.

• 04_GP61_Cour_Interieure
  • Completely unused in the demo.
  • Features multiple layout differences.
  • Sand Birds have no sound effects.

• 06_GP24_E3_Long
  • Unused variant of 06_GP24_E3_Cour.
  • Contains layout differences.
  • Completing the level loads 05_GP14_E3_Long instead of 05_GP14_E3_Cour.

• 05_GP14_E3_Long
  • Unused variant of 05_GP14_E3_Cour.
  • Contains layout differences.
  • Trap sound effects are missing.
  • Ends prematurely before the Sand Vision sequence and loads 07_GP61_Remparts instead of 08_GP62_E3_Cour.

• 07_GP61_Remparts
  • Completely unused in the demo.
  • Contains layout differences.
  • Features the unused enemy Sand Archer.

• 08_GP62_E3_Long
  • Unused variant of 08_GP62_E3_Cour.
  • Cutscene has no voice acting.
  • Contains layout differences.
  • Completing the level loads 02_GP01_Hourglass instead of 09_GP81_Tomb.

• 02_GP01_Hourglass
  • Completely unused in the demo.
  • Contains layout differences.
  • The Prince appears shirtless, likely for continuity with the previous hidden level, although this does not match the final game's story.
  • Two Sand Archer enemies are present, whereas no enemies appear in the retail version.

• Miscellaneous Notes:
  • Game is emulatable (Xemu): Yes (as of July 14, 2026).
  • Game contains dongle protection: No.