DOS

Circle of Blood

Description

Circle of Blood is the first part in the Broken Sword series. It is a third-person point-and-click adventure entirely in 2D. The player controls George Stobbart, an American tourist spending his autumn vacation in Paris. He barely escapes a bombing of a café and decides to investigate the clues left behind by the killer. This eventually leads him to a mystery dating back to the legend of the Knights Templar.

The game is entirely in 2D and gameplay is in typical point-and-click fashion. The player moves the character around using the mouse, examines the environment, talks to other people and collect items stored in an inventory. These items need to be used or combined with other items to solve puzzles. George gets help from Nicole Collard, a French journalist.

The story has been divided into eleven chapters and takes place in locations such as Paris, Ireland, Syria, Spain and Scotland.

Alternate Titles

• "Сломанный Меч: Тень Тамплиеров " -- Russian spelling
• "Slomannyj Mech: Ten' Tamplierov" -- Russian title
• "Les Chevaliers de Baphomet" -- French title
• "BS1" -- Common abbreviation
• "Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars" -- US GBA/PSX title
• "Broken Sword: La leyenda de los Templarios" -- Spanish title
• "Broken Sword: Il Segreto dei Templari" -- Italian title
• "Baphomets Fluch" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Broken Sword series
• Game Engine: Virtual Theatre

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The Press Says

Aventura y Cía	Aug 14, 2001		100
PC Games	Dec, 1996	A	100
Adventure Corner	Mar 25, 2008		100
Adventure Lantern	Mar, 2006	95 out of 100	95
GameSpot	Oct 03, 1996	9.2 out of 10	92
Adventure Europe	Apr 30, 2005	90 out of 100	90
Adventure-Treff	Sep 24, 2000	86 out of 100	86
PC Games (Germany)	Sep, 1996	85 out of 100	85
GameBoomers	1996	4 out of 5	80
High Score	Dec, 1996	3 out of 5	60

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Trivia

Some versions of the game came with the Knights Templar book Savage Warrior written by Steve Jackson.