Following the clues left behind by the killer, who is dressed as a clown, George discovers there is something much larger and more dangerous going on that stretches back in time as far as the Knights Templar. So what is the game about? “Opening in the city of Paris, George Stobbart is enjoying his autumn vacation when he narrowly escapes an explosion outside a café. These games are very nicely suited to stylus-controlled devices such as PDA’s and the Nintendo DS. There are generally loads of puzzles of various difficulties throughout as well as clues to help you to make choices about where to go and what to do. In that genre, the screen is mostly static and you need to click to interact with various objects in order to make progress and uncover the story. Now, nearly three years later it has arrived in a ‘Director’s Cut’ on the Nintendo DS and Wii.īroken Sword is a classic ‘point & click’ adventure game. A few years after that it was ported to PalmOS and soon after to Windows Mobile. More than five years later it was brought to the GBA (GameBoy Advance), along with a bug that could kill your game if you chose to go somewhere before you were supposed to. Expanding on the original classic storyline, The Director’s Cut features tight scripting and an intense atmosphere from the explosive opening sequence to the gripping finale, where the full threat of the conspiracy is revealed.īroken Sword: Shadow of the Templars was originally released for the PC and Mac in late 1996, followed quickly by a release for the original Playstation. Together, they are drawn into a terrifying conspiracy rooted in a long-forgotten medieval legend. ![]() During her investigations, which feature exclusive new locations, Nico meets amiable American George Stobbart, who has been unwittingly caught up in the sinister and bloody theft of an ancient manuscript. There is another game to add to that list – Broken Sword, which I have now bought and played for the fifth time.īroken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director’s Cut starts with the player in control of charming Parisian photo-journalist Nicole Collard, who witnesses the brutal and horrifying murder of one of Paris’s richest and most influential statesmen. All except the Wii version (which has terrible controls) have gotten enough playtime to justify the cost. Also, I recently bought ‘Puzzle Quest’ for the iPhone, which is now my 8th copy – I bought it for the PSP, two copies for the DS to play multiplayer with my kids, the PC, Mac, Wii, and normal cell phone version. ![]() For example, there are several games I own for both Mac & PC so I can play whatever platform is available. Generally she is right, and I seldom do it – but there are also times I go overboard. My wife thinks I am insane when I buy something more than once – she considers it extraneous.
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