Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

by Atari

Product Features

• Over 60 characters to interact with.
• Interact in a multitude of highly detailed locations.
• Explore and investigate hundreds and hundreds of mind bending puzzles and clues.
• Exceptional immersive award winning adventure gaming.
• PC: Windows 95/98/ME

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: B00004T1N5
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,776 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Intrepid adventurers George and Nico are embroiled in yet another mysterious escapade of brutality, calamity and immorality in this, the sequel to the highly successful Broken Sword Shadow Of The Templars. Evil spells and brutal reprisals haunt them as they face their most sinister challenge to date. As the threatening darkness of the eclipse smothers all, the sicovery of a sinister drug ring by chance reveals an arcane power of an ancient civilization. Torment and terror, sacrificial rituals and bloody masacre is unearthed beneath a veil of Maayan mystery. Kidnap, stolen treasure, astronomy and deadly drug barons are the least of the daredevil duo's worries, as divine forces threaten to annihilate mankind! Nerve, cunning and guile are essentials in order to conquer in this compelling adventure guaranteed to leave you with an aching brain and beating heart. Spectacular graphic adventure game!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun worldwide hunt, May 3, 2000

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Genesis Whitmore (Goldenrod, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror (CD-ROM)

This game is actually a sequel to 'Circle of Blood' and continues the adventures of George Stobard and his girlfriend Nico. Like its previous game the animation and artwork is excellent and the game makes you think hard in a lot of places.

That said, parents... be careful getting this game for young children. There's some blood and a couple of gory scenes (The game focuses on an Aztek theme, and we all know how Azteks sacrificed people).

It's best to consider Smoking Mirror as sort of a murder/mystery. You CAN die in this game, but not for doing things like clicking one pixel too far off the edge of a cliff. The art in the game is high quality animation and it's obvious that the crew that worked on it cared about what they were doing.

The game works hard to keep your interest though. One moment you're wandering through the subways of London and another you're hacking through the jungles of Brazil. Another cool side aspect is that the two main characters often split up and you get to adventure from two different perspectives, other times you work together as a team.

Your goal in this game is to locate three stones that will seal up an evil Aztek god that has been sealed for over a thousand years before he's freed by a power-hungry madman. The search takes you all across the globe and through all sorts of adventures... and then ends in a mighty climax in the Aztek Temple against the baddies. All the elements of a great adventure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sequel. Adventure game., January 26, 2006

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10catz (Houston or Moscow, depending on the time of the month) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror (CD-ROM)

This game is a sequel to Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars. (One of the reviewers mentioned that is it a sequel to the Cold Blood, but I'm pretty sure it's the Shadow of the Templars).

By itself, the game is great. It features the same characters - George and Nicole. In the beginning, George finds out that Nicole was kidnapped, then he learns that the whole world is in danger and he, again, is the only one who can save it. Throughout the game you will find George wandering the London subway (with a ghost), going to the Caribbeans, visiting the jungles, getting stuck in jail, getting involved with shooting a movie, and so much more!
The graphics are the same as in the first game: 2-D cartoon-like animation.

Compared to the original, I find The Smoking Mirrors inferior - I guess the story is not AS thrilling and the game is not AS charming, but by itself, as I already said, it is a great one. Lots of challenges, capability of dying in the game, great music, funny at times. Check it out. Do play the Shadow of the Templars first, if you haven't yet.

Cannot make a recommendation on the age restriction.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Last true adventure game, July 5, 2005

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Gerardo (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror (CD-ROM)

I have loved adventure games ever since I played the first one. Broken sword: the smoking mirror is a heck of a game. it has excellent graphics and a exciting story line, the puzzles are not too abstract so you can actually use common sense to solve the game.

In short, if you like classic point and click 2D adventure games you are going to love this one.