Use this as a running checklist. There are 10 Life Upgrades, 6 Extra Sand Tanks, and 48 Sand Clouds total (8 for each tank). The Sand Tank progress below uses the numbering from the GameFAQs walkthrough.
GameFAQs guide use as reference: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/589718-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/faqs/36021
RetroAchievements: https://retroachievements.org/game/2988
- Nothing missable for this checklist.
- Nothing for this checklist.
- Nothing for this checklist.
- Continue your pursuit of the mystery girl — Use the save point at the top of a bedroom and inside the hole in the wall.
- Sand Cloud #1/8 — after the collapsed staircase, underneath the broken staircase.
- Sand Cloud #2/8 — backtrack toward the doorway and wall-run up the nearby rock ledge.
- Sand Cloud #3/8 — after the first Premonition/Save Point, break the boxes/chair and enter the side doorway.
- Sand Cloud #4/8 — after the first fountain/vision section, jump the hole in the floor and collect it.
- Life Upgrade #1 — after Sand Cloud #3, follow the hidden corridor and cross the bridges to the fountain.
End of Chapter 4: 4/8 toward Sand Tank #1, Life #1.
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Sand Cloud #5/8 — side hallway after the initial scarab fight.
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Sand Cloud #6/8 — at the bottom of the large room after the pillar sequence.
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Sand Cloud #7/8 — across the gap near the poles/upper ledges.
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Sand Cloud #8/8 — on the final ledge/upper part of the room.
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Extra Sand Tank #1 obtained.
- Sand Cloud #1/8 — after moving the cabinet and going down the stairs, wall-run to the ledge.
- Sand Cloud #1/8 — already listed in Ch. 5's opening route if you collect it before the chapter transition.
Practical checkpoint: by the end of the early palace-defense route, make sure you have Tank #2 1/8.
- Sand Cloud #2/8 — far-right corner of the courtyard, beyond the rock ledge.
- Sand Cloud #3/8 — climb the ladder, cross to the ledge, make the diagonal jump, then take the cloud.
- Life Upgrade #2 — after the cloud, enter the hole in the wall and cross the bridges to the fountain.
- Sand Cloud #4/8 — upstairs on the far side of the balcony, hidden to the right.
- Sand Cloud #5/8 — break the barrels and drop to the balcony below.
- Sand Cloud #6/8 — later in the large room with Farah, near the boxes/platform route.
- Life Upgrade #3 — after the pole/upper-platform sequence, enter the hidden corridor and cross the bridges to the fountain.
- Nothing for this checklist.
- Sand Cloud #7/8 — go around the right side of the stairs at the beginning of the chapter.
- Sand Cloud #8/8 — later, after using the pole switch and opening the doorway, climb onto the ledge with the cloud.
- Extra Sand Tank #2 obtained.
- Nothing for this checklist.
- Sand Cloud #1/8 — climb down the tree near the waterfall route and slide down the tree containing the cloud.
- Sand Cloud #2/8 — after putting Farah on the water button and opening the side doorway.
- Nothing additional for this checklist.
- Sand Cloud #3/8 — near the beginning of the chapter, during the route through the upper sections.
- Sand Cloud #4/8 — after the pole/column sequence; jump/swing toward the wall to reach the cloud.
- Sand Cloud #5/8 — after the narrow-ledge/wall-jump section in ruins after the sword area; the cloud isn't easy to miss.
- Life Upgrade #4 — find the hidden passage and follow it across the bridges to the Life Upgrade fountain.
- Get the new sword — this is required for the Easter egg.
- Continue on to the room with the rotating handle in the ruins.
- Hit the apparently blank wall just past the handle with your new sword.
- Enter the hidden room.
- Enter the gate to play the original 1989 Prince of Persia.
Easter egg note: This is the original Prince of Persia from 1989, not a separate 1992 game.
- Nothing new for the collectible checklist.
- Nothing new for the collectible checklist.
- Sand Cloud #6/8 — in the Soldier's Mess Hall area, use the upper/narrow ledges to reach the cloud.
- Sand Cloud #7/8 — after following Farah through the gate, find the cloud along the walkway/ledge route before leaving the area.
- Sand Cloud #8/8 — after crossing the broken bridge, continue left past the Premonition/Save Point to find the final cloud.
- Extra Sand Tank #3 obtained.
- Sand Cloud #1/8 — in the area before the Chapter 23 save; follow the pillar/ledge route to reach the cloud.
- Sand Cloud #2/8 — down the ladder near the hanging-switch section.
- Sand Cloud #3/8 — on the ledge reached during the closing-gate/hanging-switch route.
- Life Upgrade #5 — break the weak wall behind the barrels, follow the hidden corridor and cross the bridges to the fountain.
- Sand Cloud #4/8 — on the rock by the waterfall.
- Sand Cloud #5/8 — across the stalactites, before/near the wooden bridge.
- Nothing new for the collectible checklist.
- Sand Cloud #6/8 — jump across the pit with the clamp traps.
- Sand Cloud #7/8 — push the block to the ledge and wall-run up to the cloud.
- Sand Cloud #8/8 — at the last rope, don't climb up, and swing in into the side area.
- Extra Sand Tank #4 obtained.
- Life Upgrade #6 — after completing tank-4, break the weak wall above before going back to the rope.
- Sand Cloud #1/8 — directly behind the tree near the well.
- Sand Cloud #2/8 — at the bottom of the stairs after the rope/button sequence.
- Sand Cloud #3/8 — behind the curtains, in the room reached by breaking through the weak wall.
- Sand Cloud #4/8 — around the corner after the hanging-switch gate.
- Sand Cloud #5/8 — up the ladder/beam route near the clamp trap.
- Life Upgrade #7 — after the saw-blade section, break the weak wall and follow the hidden corridor to the fountain.
- Nothing new for the checklist.
- Sand Cloud #6/8 — drop onto the bookshelf below Farah's balcony.
- Sand Cloud #7/8 — on the ledge/platform route around the Observatory.
- Sand Cloud #8/8 — near the end of the courtyard route, after the spinning-blade section.
- Extra Sand Tank #5 obtained.
- Sand Cloud #1/8 — drop through the gap in the ramparts to the lower walkway.
- Sand Cloud #2/8 — turn around and continue along the walkway to the second cloud.
- Sand Cloud #3/8 — inside the prison cell area.
- Sand Cloud #4/8 — after the retracting-wall/switch section.
- Sand Cloud #5/8 — near the upper section reached after the wall-jump route.
- Life Upgrade #8 — after the prison section, break the weak wall and follow the hidden corridor to the fountain.
- Sand Cloud #6/8 — up the stairs at the beginning of the chapter.
- Sand Cloud #7/8 — through the gate opened by the orange button.
- Sand Cloud #8/8 — across the bridge, in the doorway on the other side.
- Extra Sand Tank #6 obtained — FINAL tank upgrade.
- Life Upgrade #9 — after collecting the final Sand Cloud. Continue down the corridor; before turning left at the end, break the cracked wall directly ahead.
- Nothing new. Order (Turning right, going left counter clockwise): 4157 (7) 615 (9)
- Nothing new.
- Life Upgrade #10 — near the save point, on the right. Drop down and follow the hidden path. Break the wooden door with your sword to reach the final fountain.
- Nothing new.
- Nothing new.
- Nothing new.
Before leaving the palace collectible portion of the game, you should have:
- 10 / 10 Life Upgrades
- 6 / 6 Extra Sand Tanks
- 48 / 48 Sand Clouds
- Original Prince of Persia Easter egg unlocked (PS2)
| Chapter | Collectibles |
|---|---|
| 4 | Tank 1: 4/8 + Life 1 |
| 5 | Tank 1: 8/8 → Tank 1; Tank 2: 1/8 |
| 7 | Tank 2: 2/8 |
| 8 | Tank 2: 3/8 + Life 2 |
| 9 | Tank 2: 4/8 |
| 10 | Tank 2: 6/8 + Life 3 |
| 12 | Tank 2: 8/8 → Tank 2 |
| 14 | Tank 3: 1/8 |
| 15 | Tank 3: 2/8 |
| 17 | Tank 3: 5/8 + Life 4 + PoP 1989 Easter egg |
| 20 | Tank 3: 6/8 |
| 21 | Tank 3: 7/8 |
| 22 | Tank 3: 8/8 → Tank 3 |
| 23 | Tank 4: 3/8 + Life 5 |
| 24 | Tank 4: 5/8 |
| 26 | Tank 4: 8/8 → Tank 4 + Life 6 |
| 27 | Tank 5: 3/8 |
| 28 | Tank 5: 5/8 + Life 7 |
| 30 | Tank 5: 6/8 |
| 31 | Tank 5: 7/8 |
| 32 | Tank 5: 8/8 → Tank 5 |
| 33 | Tank 6: 2/8 |
| 34 | Tank 6: 5/8 + Life 8 |
| 35 | Tank 6: 8/8 → Tank 6 + Life 9 |
| 38 | Life 10 |
- Start new game. While on the balcony hold L3 and quickly press: ✖▢△◯△✖▢◯
- Drop down right, and go left till you get the sword.
- Now go up right, and head back to where you originally dropped to, and keep going right.