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GBA | Adventure | Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars

Boxart for Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars 30 screen shots
  • GRAPHICS: 4.5
  • SOUND: 2.5
  • CONTROL: 4.0
  • FUN FACTOR 4.5
  • AVG USER SCORE 4.5
  • AVG CRITIC SCORE 4.0
Winner of the GamePro Editor's Choice Award

Review: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars

Review by FENNECFOX | 03/22/2002 | 15:08:20 PM PST

The PC and PlayStation adventure game makes an appearance on the Game Boy Advance?and it?s not at all the worse for wear.

It?s rare to see good, old-fashioned adventure games these days, and it?s even rarer to see one on the Game Boy Advance. In Broken Sword, you play George Stobbart, an American tourist who witnesses the bombing of a Paris caf?. While investigating the explosion, George finds out that the bomber was after a manuscript about the Knights Templar, a legendary order of fighters. Someone is after the Knights? powers, and George soon finds himself in a web of intrigue that stretches across the entire European continent.

Any PC-to-GBA port is going to be an ambitious project, but Revolution has done an amazing job. The beautiful backgrounds and fluid animation of the original are all spot-on. The standard mouse interface has been replaced with a cursor that points out everything onscreen that George can interact with. This system works perfectly on the GBA and makes the game far less frustrating than it could have been. The only disappointment is the music, which didn?t survive the port too well. Still, Broken Sword?s simple interface and engrossing story makes it a must for anyone who hasn?t played the PC version. There should be more adventures like this one.


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