Broken Sword is an adventure game series created by game designer Charles Cecil of Revolution Software. An adventure game is a type of Video game characterized by investigation exploration puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters and a focus on Narrative A "game designer" is a person who designs Video games or one who designs traditional games such as Board games Video Games Designer A video game designer Charles Cecil has been a key figure in the interactive entertainment industry for 25 years Revolution Software Ltd is a British Adventure game company based in York in north east England. The game series revolves around the adventures of George Stobbart and Nico Collard in several fictitious stories based on history and mythology. George Stobbart (born 1968 in Idaho, USA) is the main character in the Broken Sword Adventure game series by Revolution Nicole "Nico" Collard is a fictional character in the Broken Sword series of computer games The first two games in the series are controlled by a traditional point-and-click interface that the player uses to interact with the cartoon animated backdrops. Point-and-click is the action of a Computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen ( point) and The last two games are based on a 3D graphics engine that the player operates through a direct control system. 3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer The latest game, Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, is also using a point-and-click interface similar to the first two. Broken Sword The Angel of Death, known in North America as Secrets of the Ark A Broken Sword Game, is the fourth installment in the Point-and-click is the action of a Computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen ( point) and A movie, based on the first Broken Sword game, has been planned and is ready to be written.
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Official games
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
The first game in the series was released on September 30, 1996, published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment world wide. Broken Sword The Shadow of the Templars (known as Circle of Blood in the United States) is a third-person, Point-and-click The following is a list of relevant characters from the video game Broken Sword The Shadow of the Templars. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Virgin Interactive was a successful and influential British Video game publisher. George Stobbart is an American tourist on holiday in Paris in the autumn. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four Temperate Seasons Autumn marks the transition from Summer The story opens with George's quiet coffee at a café rudely interrupted by the explosion of a bomb planted by a man dressed up as a clown. He sets off investigating the explosion and, gradually, he and photo-journalist Nico Collard are drawn into a globe-trotting adventure involving conspiracies, cults and murder, all revolving around the Knights Templar. Nicole "Nico" Collard is a fictional character in the Broken Sword series of computer games The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order
The game, which was a critical and commercial success, was released as Circle of Blood in the United States, Baphomets Fluch (Baphomet's Curse) in Germany, Les Chevaliers de Baphomet (Knights of Baphomet) in France, Il segreto dei Templari (The Secret of the Templars) in Italy and La leyenda de los Templarios (Legend of the Templars) in Spain and Сломанный Меч: Тень Тамплиеров (Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars) in Russia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
Ports of the game were released on the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Palm OS and Windows Mobile. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) is an embedded Operating system initially developed by U Windows Mobile is a compact Operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for Mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
The second game in the series, released in 1997, opens with George Stobbart witnessing the kidnapping of his now girlfriend Nico Collard. Broken Sword II The Smoking Mirror is the second game in the Broken Sword series of Computer games and was released on October 31 The following is a list of relevant characters from the video game Broken Sword II The Smoking Mirror. It is up to George to break Nico out, and uncover a secret drug ring that relates to the redemption of a sinister mayan god.
The game was released as Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror in the United States, Baphomets Fluch II: Die Spiegel der Finsternis (Baphomet's Curse II: The Mirror of Darkness) in Germany, Les Boucliers de Quetzalcoatl (Shields of Quetzalcoatl) in France, Broken Sword II: La Profezia dei Maya (Broken Sword II: The Prophecy of Mayans) in Italy and Broken Sword: Las Fuerzas del Mal (Broken Sword: The Forces of Evil) in Spain. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, released 2003, is the third game in the Broken Sword series. Broken Sword The Sleeping Dragon is the third installment in the Broken Sword series of Computer games and was released on November The following is a list of relevant characters from the video game Broken Sword The Sleeping Dragon. At the start of the game, George and Nico are no longer together, obviously separating between this game and its predecessor. However, as the game progresses, George and Nico realise that they are uncovering the same mystery, and begin working together again to stop the evil that threatens the world once again.
The game was released as Baphomets Fluch: Der schlafende Drache (Baphomet's Curse: The Sleeping Dragon) in Germany, Les Chevaliers de Baphomet: Le manuscrit de Voynich (Knights of Baphomet: The Manuscript of Voynich) in France, Broken Sword: Il Sonno del Drago (Broken Sword: The Sleep of the Dragon) in Italy, Broken Sword: El sueño del dragón (Broken Sword: The Dream of the Dragon) in Spain, Сломанный Меч 3: Спящий Дракон (Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon) in Russia and 断剑：沉睡之龙 (Stands: The Sleeping Dragon) in China. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, released 2006, is the fourth installment in the Broken Sword series. Broken Sword The Angel of Death, known in North America as Secrets of the Ark A Broken Sword Game, is the fourth installment in the The following is a list of relevant characters from the video game Broken Sword[[Broken Sword The Angel of Death| The Angel of Death]]. Since the events of the third game, George Stobbart has hit an incredible low in his life. He can no longer find decent work as a patent lawyer, and so he now works as a bail bonds clerk. Decent Work refers to opportunities for Women and Men to obtain work in conditions of freedom equity security and human dignity When a mysterious woman, Anna Maria, enters George's life, he is thrown into another adventure. This fourth installment returns to the point 'n' click system used in the first two games.
The game was released as Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game in the United States, Baphomets Fluch 4: Der Engel des Todes (Baphomet's Curse 4: The Angel of Death) in Germany, Broken Sword: Les Gardiens du Temple de Salomon (Broken Sword: The Guards of the Temple of Solomon) in France, Broken Sword: L'Angelo della Morte (Broken Sword: The Angel of Death) in Italy, Broken Sword: El Ángel de la Muerte (Broken Sword: The Angel of Death) in Spain, Broken Sword: Anioł Śmierci (Broken Sword: The Angel of Death) in Poland and Сломанный меч: Ангел смерти (Broken Sword: The Angel of Death) in Russia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
As a gaming first, the game allows the soundtrack to be purchased, from a direct link in the game to iTunes. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc
Technical information
The first two games use an enhanced version of Revolution's in-house Virtual Theatre game engine. The Virtual Theatre was a computer Game engine designed by Revolution Software to easily produce Adventure games for computer platforms A game engine is a software system designed for the creation and development of computer and video games While these games were originally produced for DOS and Windows, it is now possible to play them on a variety of operating systems using ScummVM. DOS, short for "Disk Operating System" is a shorthand term for several closely related Operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination ScummVM is a collection of Game engine recreations Originally designed to play LucasArts adventure games that use the SCUMM system (the VM in Both games were also released for PlayStation, and the first one for Mac OS and later also for the Game Boy Advance, Palm OS and Windows Mobile. The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console Mac OS is the trademarked name for a series of Graphical user interface -based Operating systems developed by Apple Inc The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. Palm OS (also known as Garnet OS) is an embedded Operating system initially developed by U Windows Mobile is a compact Operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for Mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 The Sleeping Dragon is based on the RenderWare engine. RenderWare ( RW) is computer and Video game middleware from Criterion Software. The Angel of Death runs on Sumo Digital's own graphics engine, while scripting of the game utilizes a tweaked version of its predecessor.
Other media and petitions
Broken Sword 2. 5: The Return of The Templars
Broken Sword 2. 5: The Return of The Templars is an unofficial Broken Sword game created by the fans of the series and it is planned for an underground release on 21 August, 2008. [1] The story takes place between Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror and Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon. Two versions of the demo are available online; one in German with English subtitles and one with English subtitles and no voices. The game is designed in 2D to follow the steps of the first two games.
Broken Sword games on the Nintendo DS
Revolution Software is currently attempting to gauge interest in bringing the Broken Sword series to the Nintendo DS hand held gaming system. Revolution Software Ltd is a British Adventure game company based in York in north east England. The is a dual-screen Handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. To that end, Tony Warriner posted a link to an online petition at the Revolution Chat website. Tony Warriner wrote his first video game Obsidian for Amstrad CPC in 1986 The petition is an attempt to gauge interest in such titles on Nintendo's hand held in a more traditional 2D format. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on
Movie
On May 21, 2007, it was announced that Charles Cecil had begun work of bringing the popular game franchise to the silver screen. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Charles Cecil has been a key figure in the interactive entertainment industry for 25 years [2]
External links
- Revolution Software Ltd.
- Official Broken Sword: The Angel of Death website
- Official Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon website
- The Unofficial Broken Sword 2.5 website
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