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.

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Alternate Titles

"断剑：沉睡之龙" -- Chinese spelling (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

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	Broken Sword: Sleeping Dragon	Windows	$1.94
	Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon		$5.99
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User Reviews

George and Nico together again -- what a great team!	Jeanne (73931)
Wow, there's actually a sword in this game	B14ck W01f (37398)
A partly successful attempt to breath new life into the adventure genre	Cadorna (190)	unrated
Amazing experience, from the beginning to the very (cool) end	Mark Papadakis (31)
An excellent job from Revolution Software to try to awake the long lost adventure game spirit!!!	ggfournar (6)
A broken sword fixes the adventure Genre	Isdaron (675)

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The Press Says

GameBoomers	2004	A	100
UHS (Universal Hint System)	Feb 03, 2004		90
ESC Magazine	Mar 11, 2004	9 out of 10	90
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec, 2003	88 out of 100	88
JeuxVideoPC.com	Dec 10, 2003	17 out of 20	85
PC Action	Jan 12, 2004	81 out of 100	81
Quandary	Dec, 2003		80
Adventure Classic Gaming	May 23, 2009		80
Playback	Dec, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Netjak	Jan 02, 2004	7.5 out of 10	75