In the near future, Cold War has reignited between USA and People's Republic of China. CIA has requested assistance of British MI6 to send an agent into Volgia, a fictional state under control of General Nagarov which he founded after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The player takes control of John Cord, MI6 agent chosen for the assignment. His investigation turns out to be anything but simple.

In Cold Blood has characteristics of an adventure game, a stealth game, and a shooter. It relies on puzzle-solving but also includes action segments. Progress in the game is mostly achieved by collecting items and talking to various characters to find clues. Many conversations consist of multiple-choice dialogues. At certain points it is necessary to use stealth to proceed undetected, or attempt to solve the situation violently. Combat is fairly simple and consists of melee fighting (punches) or shooting.

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Alternate Titles

"Не зная страха" -- Russian spelling
"ICB" -- Abbreviated title
"De Sang Froid" -- French title
"Cold Blood" -- German title
"A Sangue Frio" -- Brazilian title
"A Sangue Freddo" -- Italian title
"A Sangre Fría" -- Spanish title

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PlayStation Platinum Range releases

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	In Cold Blood	PlayStation	$2.49
	In Cold Blood (Jewel Case)	Windows	$0.24
	In Cold Blood		$5.99
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User Reviews

Distinctive, fast and fun.

Windows

Ola Sverre Bauge (236)

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The Press Says

Absolute Playstation	PlayStation	2000	86 out of 100	86
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation	Aug 02, 2000	17 out of 20	85
Computer Games Magazine	Windows	Mar 05, 2001		80
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Windows	Jan, 2002		80
Joystick (French)	Windows	Oct, 2000	76 out of 100	76
Power Unlimited	Windows	Nov, 2000	7.5 out of 10	75
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Mar 07, 2001	69 out of 100	69
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Oct, 2000	68 out of 100	68
Quandary	Windows	Apr, 2001		60
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	PlayStation	Aug 15, 2001	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

Development

Charles Cecil, interviewed in PC Review of November 1997, in conjunction with the release of Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror:

At the moment 3D games tend to look very samey. If we use the 3Dfx card then they tend to look like every other 3Dfx game. At the moment this is the very thing we're trying to decide - whether or not we'll be using 3D graphics in what we do next.

Plot

The plot of the game strangely resembles Andrew Plotkin's text adventure Spider and Web (1998). Whether or not Revolution Software nicked plot elements remains unknown.

Mobile version

In October 2000, In Cold Blood was the first popular commercial PC game to get a simultaneous release as a mobile phone game, stripped down in graphics and gameplay at hand-held standards. The game used WAP technology and was published by Ludiwap. The first episode was available for a free trial.

Information also contributed by Mo and Ola Sverre Bauge.

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This entry was contributed by Kasey Chang (3664) and Grant McLellan (546)