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 (Jewel Case)	Windows	$0.24
	In Cold Blood		$5.99
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User Reviews

Distinctive, fast and fun.

Ola Sverre Bauge (236)

unrated

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The Press Says

Game Vortex	2001	95 out of 100	95
Game Over Online	Nov 21, 2000	85 out of 100	85
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Oct, 2000	83 out of 100	83
Jeuxvideo.com	Nov 14, 2000	15 out of 20	75
GameStar (Germany)	Oct, 2000	75 out of 100	75
PC Games (Germany)	Mar 07, 2001	69 out of 100	69
PC Player (Germany)	Oct, 2000	68 out of 100	68
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Oct 24, 2000	65 out of 100	65
Just Adventure	2001	C+	58
Gamekult	Dec 01, 2000	5 out of 10	50

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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)