Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (Jewel Case)

by Adventure Company

Product Features

• For 1 player
• Help George and Nico save Earth in this exciting role-playing adventure game
• Travel from Congo jungles to the deceptive calm of the English West Country
• Fresh gameplay with keyboard and mouse navigation for full character control
• Engaging epic narrative; stunning graphics delivered by new graphic engine

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0009HGRS8
• Item Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 18, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,421 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The murder of an underground hacker in Paris is just the beginning of this extraordinary adventure for George Stobbart and Nico Collard in the highly anticipated Broken Sword III. Powerful seismic events are shaking the world. An ancient conspiracy, the secrets of the templars, and a fiendish source of pure evil are responsible...

From the jungles of the Congo to the deceptive calm of the English West Country and gothic castles--time is running out for the Earth and only George and Nico can save it...

Features:

• An epic narrative from Europe’s master interactive storytellers, Revolution Software
• Stunning graphics delivered by a radical new graphic engine
• Wholly intuitive direct control interface--fresh gameplay with keyboard and mouse navigation for full control of the character
• Movie-quality script and voice acting, with facial animation choreographed by Revolution’s proprietary Virtual Actor Engine

Product Description

Platform:  WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XP Publisher:  THE ADVENTURE COMPANY Packaging:  JEWEL CASE Rating:  TEEN The murder of an underground hacker in Paris is just the beginning of this extraordinary adventure for George Stobbart and Nico Collard in the highly anticipated Broken Sword III. Powerful seismic events are shaking the world. An Ancient Conspiracy the Secrets of the Templars and a fiendish source of pure Evil are responsible From the jungles of the Congo to the deceptive calm of the English West Country and gothic castles time is running out for the Earth and only George and Nico can save itFeatures:An epic narrative from Europe s master interactive storytellers - Revolution SoftwareStunning graphics delivered by a radical new graphic engineWholly intuitive direct control interface fresh gameplay with keyboard and mouse navigation for full control of the character.Movie quality script and voice acting with facial animation choreographed by Revolution s proprietary Virtual Actor Engine.System Requirements:Windows 98/2000/ME/XPPentium III 750 MHz (Pentium III 1.2 GHz Recommended)128MB RAM8x CD-ROM DriveDirectX 8.1GeForce2 64 MB or Equivalent (GeForce4 Ti 4200 or Equivalent Recommended)1 GB Hard Disk space

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT GAME!!!, August 28, 2006

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J. Mountford "vamptillan1" (United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Okay I'll admit I was weary of buying this game as I'd heard it wasn't really an adventure but more of a hybrid. I found this to be compeletly false. This is strictly a third person view, adventure game. While not the normal point and click (you have to use the arrow keys like in Grimg Fandango and SOMETIMES a choice of up to four keys). I disagree with the previous reiveiw that this was hard to do without a joystick. I don't own a joystick as the only games I play are adventure games. While I will admit the game controls took me about five minutes to figure out, it didn't take away any enjoyment of the game, in fact it feel as though I'd just sloved the first puzzle! Honestly from me I felt the use of these buttons incorperated more enjoyment, with this game as sometimes (when George or Nico would have to climb a wall by pressing w or do they jump by pressing s)was a puzzle all in itself. There by making the game feel more real and the puzzles fully a part of the game. Also while I only play adventure games I am mediocore at them at best often falling to the use of walkthroughs. I found I only had to look at a walkthrough for this on the first stealth sequence as I'd never had to do one before. Yes there are some places that require stealth however the timing is easy to do, and for a person who hasn't played a game other than an adventure since pac man, I still didn't have too much trouble with it I can honestly say it didn't distract from the game. My only complaint was I felt the story could have used a bit more of an ending but with broken sword 4 currently in the works I don't mind too much :). I really loved this game and I rarley say that, infact the last time I liked a game enough to review it was.... the longest journey. I love the direction and chance this company took with trying out something different from the same old point and click (I never thought I'd type that before!) and hope to see more games like it in the future. Trust me if you liked the Gaberial Knight series or if you just want a good adventure check this game out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Broken Sword goes 3-D, June 11, 2006

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M. R. Smith - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

This game has excellent visuals, a decent story, and good play control if you have a game controller because playing this game on the PC without one is very difficult. Aside from the 3-D graphics and different control style it is still a graphic adventure game like the first two Broken Sword games which makes it good if you are a fan of those or similar games.

4.0 out of 5 stars F U N, February 19, 2007

By 

C. Wiley "nomadic_mouse" (Hideaway, United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I would have given a 5 star rating for "overall" but there were a couple of random gameplay bugs - not everyone will experience these bugs.

The sound, graphics, and story were excellent. The adventure was fun. Can't wait to play the next one.