Sword was a turning point for PC games and was one of the first games to use synthesised speech so effectively. So far it looks like a similar revelation for the pocket format.
In truth, the Pocket PC version appears to be an exact port from the original. When I say exact, I mean exact - from the funny accents to the sly jokes and all the cartoon graphics in between. Its not often that I wish people didn't read my reviews but in this case, if you are a fan of the original then stop wasting time reading the review and go and buy this game - it is pixel perfect (apart from one little thing - so you may want to read a little bit further).
Broken Sword, for the uninitiated, is a point and tap adventure/detective game. When you play the game, make sure you watch the intro as it??????s not just a matter of the artists showcasing their considerable talents but it also sets the scene for the whole game. You are an American in Paris, which is funny enough, but you also happen to witness a bomb explosion and you get all Dick Van Dyke and decide to solve the case yourself. It's pretty apparent that the game was first launched in the early nineties - life was simpler back then and the bomber was not of the suicide type and his religious persuasion was unknown. He was in fact a clown. A discussion about whether this was an intentional metaphor regarding terrorism is best saved for a conversation over a drink of warm Ribena and not here so back to the game. |
