By Ian Mc Cabe Broken Sword is a title synonymous with adventure games fans around the world, having spawned numerous sequels and establishing itself as one of the most loved and successful game franchises of all time. This month, the director’s cut of the original game Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars finally saw a release on PC and Mac, proving that there is still life in the title fourteen years later. However, in 2006 The Angel of Death, the most recent addition to the Broken Sword canon, came and went without so much as a blip on the gaming radar. Now, the time feels just right to take a step back and remember the one that got away. But does it live up to its older and more popular siblings? The early to mid-2000s wasn’t a time of fond memories for adventures games. Depending on whom you listened to, 2 D point and click games weren’t commercially viable and the adventure genre was as good as dead. The production houses that were once booming and creating the much loved titles of the 1980’s and 90’s began to close their doors one by one. Charles Cecil’s Revolution Software was one of the few adventure game studios who were still keeping their heads above water, even if it meant making some sacrifices. In 2003, they moved away from the 2 D point and click games with which they had made their name, and released the third instalment of their Broken Sword series ( The Sleeping Dragon) in 3 D, with directional controls replacing the traditional mouse lead point and click mechanic. Although the game was successful and popular amongst the majority of adventure game fans, many of the series’ hardcore fans felt alienated by the shift. The decision to jump to 3 D was a hand which Revolution simply had no choice with however. 2 D would no longer sell, so if they wanted to attract a publisher for the game, they’d have to comply with the trends. 2006 saw the release of the.
Reviews “ As an example of classic, back to basics point and click adventuring, there can perhaps be no finer recent example in the genre than The Angel of Death - it's a nailed-down must-buy if you're an adventure diehard. It's got excellent production values, a great script, solid cast, a delightful orchestral score and some of the most challenging puzzles seen in a videogame for ages.” Eurogamer About This Game After reluctantly battling dragons, Mayan gods, and becoming a knight of a long lost Holy Order, unwitting hero George Stobbart determines to settle down to a life of mundane 9-5 office work. Who would have thought that a mysterious and beautiful woman would enter his life; a woman whose sudden disappearance draws him into a desperate search for a nefarious artefact of great and terrible power? As forces of ancient worlds and past forgotten myths clash, current emotions will conflict with past regrets. Emotion, humor, and puzzling combine to draw the player into a dark world of conspiracy theories, daring adventures, and ancient societies. For George, it looks like the world needs saving. Again. System Requirements Minimum: OS: Windows XP thr Windows 8 Processor: Pentium Memory: 64 MB RAM Graphics: Any video card with 64 Mb video RAM Hard Drive: 15 GB available space Sound Card: Any Copyright Revolution Software Ltd. Broken Sword is a trademark of Revolution Software Ltd. All Rights Reserved. There are no public reviews for this product yet You can write your own review for this product to share your experience with the community. Use the area above the purchase buttons on this page to write your review.
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