Description
George Stobbart is 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.
Circle of Blood is the first part in the Broken Sword series. It is a third-person puzzle-solving point-and-click adventure game with 2D cartoon-like graphics. The player moves the character around using the mouse, examines the environment, talks to other people and collects 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 is divided into eleven chapters and takes place in locations such as Paris, Ireland, Syria, and others.
Alternate Titles
- "断剑：圣殿骑士的阴影" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "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
User Reviews
The Press Says
| Adventure Classic Gaming |
Nov 24, 1997 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| Adventure Corner |
Mar 25, 2008 |
 |
100 |
| Adventurespiele |
Jun 07, 2005 |
|
100 |
| The DOS Spirit |
Dec 25, 2012 |
6 out of 6 |
100 |
| Adventure Lantern |
Mar, 2006 |
95 out of 100 |
95 |
| Adventurearchiv |
Aug 27, 2008 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| Coming Soon Magazine |
Nov, 1996 |
93 out of 100 |
93 |
| Adventure-Treff |
Sep 24, 2000 |
86 out of 100 |
86 |
| Yiya |
Aug 20, 2005 |
11 out of 15 |
73 |
| GamesAreFun.com (GAF) |
Feb 08, 2004 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
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Trivia
Animation
The game's animations and artwork were done by former animators and artists from Bluth Studios, makers of
The Secret of NIMH,
An American Tale,
The Land Before Time, and the
Dragon's Lair and
Space Ace interactive arcade laser games.
Engine
The Game Boy Advance version does not use the Virtual Theatre game engine.
Extras
Some versions of the game came with the Knights Templar book
Savage Warrior written by
Steve Jackson.
Installation
The DOS/Windows installation program instead of showing a progress bar during the copying phase runs a
Breakout variant. The paddle is controlled with the mouse.
Music
The game contains over two hours of original music from Britain’s composer
Barrington Pheloung, also known for his TV theme music on Central Independent Television’s renowned
Inspector Morse detective series starring
John Thaw and
Kevin Whately.
Information also contributed by
Garcia,
Rola and
Sciere
