Excellent remake of a point 'n' click classic (Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (Wii))

Member Name: Midnight_Walker

Product:	Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (Wii)
Date:	26/06/09 (20 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fantastic story, perfect difficulty, good length

Disadvantages: Graphics not up to much by today's standards

Broken Sword: Shadow of The Templars is a Wii port of the original Broken Sword game. Anyone who's familiar with the original games, or indeed any of the early 90s Point 'n' Click games will love this game.

As I said, it's a point 'n' click, in a similar vein to Monkey Island or Day of The Tentacle, but somewhat more serious. You alternate control between the hero George Stobbart and the object of his desires, Nico Collard. It's a nice way of doing things, and it's interesting to see one character visit locations that the other has visited previously. The story is excellent, although it doesn't really pick up until a few hours into the game. This is partly because the story takes something of a turn around that point, and it's just a more interesting plot at that point.

The graphics aren't up to much by today's standards, but any fan of the old Scumm engine games will be right at home - personally I loved them, but that's perhaps because I'm one of the oldies who loved those games when they were new! Newcomers my be somewhat offended by how basic it looks today.

The difficulty of the game is perfect in my eyes - unlike similar games of old where the game developers would throw in some crazy idea that you would have no chance of figuring out on your own (Use Max with Water, I'm looking at you!) - Broken Sword always makes sense, which is excellent. That's not to say it's a walk in the park, because there are still moments where you'll be scratching your head, but sooner or later you'll figure out what to do next out on your own. And if you're REALLY strggling, there's a handy hint system.

Not really sure what else I can say about this, because the game is so story driven, to delve further would perhaps spoil the game for those wanting to play it. I will say that anyone who remembers Lucas Arts in their heyday, or indeed the original Broken Sword games will absolutely love this. Anyone who's fallen in love with the genre recently through DS titles like Phoenix Wright, Another Code or Hotel Dusk should also pick this up for similar exciting story driven action.

Summary: An absolute must for any point 'n' click fan