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Broken Sword - The Shadow of the Templars (GBA)

Newest Review: ... to other European countries, in a bid to unravel the mysteries of "the Templars". The game controls are ... more

... straightforward, the d-pad moves our man around the screen, the A button interacts with the world and you can access your inventory with L. Interesting items are highlighted on screen by a large icon, which changes depending on the purpose of the object. If George can only look at the item, a magnifying glass appears over it; if the item can be manipulated in some way a cog icon is shown; if the item can be taken, a "pick-up" ; hand ap...more

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Broken Sword - The Shadow of the Templars (GBA): Broken Sword and, occasionally, broken game. (1015 words)
by quirky - written on 08/07/02 (Very useful, 469 readings)
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For those that have visited Paris, they will know that enjoying a lukewarm coffee and soggy croissant outside a Parisian street side café can be an expensive breakfast. For the hero of Broken Sword, American tourist George Stobbard, it nearly cost him his life. Not because the food was awful though, but because he narrowly avoided a bomb blast intended for a fellow patron... So begins Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars. The game was originally released on the PC in 1996 and ported to the Playstation a couple of years later. It was a "point and click" graphic adventure, so-called because you move the mouse around the screen, point at items and ...

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