Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
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| Developer(s) | Revolution Software |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive Entertainment (PC, MAC) Sony Computer Entertainment (PS1) BAM! Entertainment, Inc. (GBA) Astraware (Palm, WM) |
| Designer(s) | Charles Cecil (director) Barrington Pheloung (composer) |
| Series | Broken Sword series |
| Engine | Virtual Theatre |
| Release date(s) | November 5, 1996 (PC) December, 1996 (PS1) March 19, 2002 (GBA) November 23, 2005 (Palm) August 2, 2006 (WM) |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: K-A (Kids to Adults) (PC) ESRB: T (Teen) (PS1, GBA) USK: 12+ |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance, Mac OS, PC (DOS, Windows), PlayStation, Palm OS, Windows Mobile and many others with ScummVM |
| Media | 2 CD-ROMs (PC) 1 CD-ROM (PS1) 1 cartridge (GBA) |
| System requirements | 486 with 66 MHz, 8 MB RAM, VESA 2.0 compatible SVGA card, 100% Sound Blaster compatible sound card, 2X CD-ROM drive (PC) |
| Input | Keyboard, mouse (PC) |
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (originally known as Circle of Blood in the United States) is a third-person, point-and-click adventure computer game released to the PC on November 5, 1996. It was released on the PlayStation in December that same year and on the GBA 19 March, 2002. It has also been ported to the Palm OS by Astraware. It was followed by the sequels Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror, Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, and Broken Sword: The Angel of Death.
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[edit] General information
The game was developed by Revolution Software and has been hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the finest examples of point-and-click-style adventure games.[citation needed] It is a traditional point-and-click adventure, where the player has to logically come up with answers and solutions to riddles and problems that he or she encounters during the course of the game. Audio features of the game include recorded Foley and sound effects, orchestral music and recorded voices of voice actors. The game graphics are animated in a style which resembles classic animated films.[citation needed] The game was directed by Charles Cecil and the original score was composed by Barrington Pheloung.
[edit] Story
Opening in the city of Paris, George Stobbart is enjoying his autumn vacation when he narrowly escapes a bomb explosion outside a café. 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 legends of the Knights Templar. While most of the story (which spans five countries, involves a huge cast of characters, and is divided into eleven sequences) is the result of creative storytelling, the plot does contain some elements of fact. The Knights Templar, the medieval Christian military order George stumbles across as he attempts to solve the café bombing, existed in the 12th to 14th centuries. Also, a book mentioned by one of the characters, as "Holy something and the Holy other" is a reference to the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail which remains the most popular tome on the Templars.[citation needed] Relatively little is known about the game's chivalrous group of neo-knights whose order were officially destroyed and abolished in the early 14th century. Enlisting the help of a French journalist, Nicole Collard, they follow an intricate manuscript which points them in the direction of various locations such as Paris, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, and Syria.
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Paris - This city is where the adventure begins after an explosion at the small café, and most of the game is centred around this city. George will return here numerous times when new avenues have become available to explore in order to further his investigation.
Ireland - The small village of Lochmarne has been an area of great archeological interest recently from renowned personality Professor Peagram. The dig at the castle was soon terminated by Peagram himself. George is determined to find out what spooked the professor, though things go a bit awry when one of the locals experiences a hit and run abduction.
Syria - The town of Marib in Syria is George's next destination. George needs to find a way to get to a landmark known as the Bull's Head, but his driver is being very uncooperative. An empty matchbook George recovered from the killer in Paris reads "Club Alamut", an exclusive club in Marib.
Spain - George visits a Spanish villa, owned by an affluent elderly woman, in the hope that he can uncover the secrets of the old woman's ancestors, known to have been part of the Knights Templar.
Scotland - A dangerous train journey through Scotland brings Nico and George to an ancient church where the final confrontation with the mysterious alliance takes place.
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Broken Sword series
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The Shadow of the Templars • The Smoking Mirror • The Sleeping Dragon • The Angel of Death George Stobbart • Nico Collard • Broken Sword characters • Broken Sword II characters • Broken Sword III characters • Broken Sword IV characters |
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