PlayStation 2

Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon

Description

No less than six years have gone by before the third installment in the Broken Sword series saw the light of day. The first two games (The Shadow of the Templars and The Smoking Mirror) delved into the Knights Templar and Mayan mythology. This time, George Stobbart and Nico Collard are after the Voynich Manuscript to unravel its mysteries.

The Sleeping Dragon moves away from the 2D point-and-click concept from the earlier games and features a full 3D world, with a camera that does not rotate, but uses fixed cinematic perspectives, combined with full 5.1 sound. For the Windows version the game is no longer controlled through the mouse, but now through the keyboard, for the movement of the characters as well as all the actions. The player alternately controls George or Nico. Next to typical adventure gameplay such as exploration, conversations, and searching and combining items, there are also a few action sequences. The characters can duck, sneak, hang from ledges and move crates to reach higher areas.

The locations visited throughout the game include The Congo, Paris, England, Czech Republic and Egypt.

Alternate Titles

• "断剑：沉睡之龙" -- Chinese title (Simplified)
• "Сломанный Меч 3: Спящий Дракон" -- Russian spelling
• "Slomannyj Mech 3: Spjaschij Drakon" -- Russian title
• "Les Chevaliers de Baphomet: Le manuscrit de Voynich" -- French title
• "BS3" -- Common abbreviation
• "Broken Sword: Nenereru Ryuu no Densetsu" -- Japanese title
• "Broken Sword: Il Sonno del Drago" -- Italian title
• "Broken Sword: El sueño del dragón" -- Spanish title
• "Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon" -- GOG.com release
• "Broken Sword 3" -- Common title
• "Baphomets Fluch: Der schlafende Drache" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Broken Sword series
• Graphics Engine: RenderWare
• Technology: amBX

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User Reviews

Broken Sword, sadly a broken game too.	Searly (30)
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The Press Says

Futuregamez.net	Dec 18, 2003	91 out of 100	91
Game Shark	May 12, 2003	B+	83
Adventure Corner	Dec 21, 2003	82 out of 100	82
Thunderbolt Games	Jan 16, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Deaf Gamers	2003	8 out of 10	80
GameCell UK	2003	8 out of 10	80
Gamer.nl	Dec 29, 2003	7.8 out of 10	78
Jeuxvideo.com	Nov 19, 2003	15 out of 20	75
Game Critics	Sep 15, 2004	7.5 out of 10	75
Super Play	Nov, 2003	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

In the room of Vernon Blier, the geek, you can find some (funny) references. In his bedroom, there's a poster with the cover image of the first Broken Sword game against the wall. In the living room, there's a painting with an apple on it. If you observe it closely, Nico will say: "Another Steve Jobs original" - an obvious reference to Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple.