Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director's Cut

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director's Cut
European Wii cover art
Developer(s)	Revolution Software
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft (Wii, Nintendo DS) Revolution Software (Mac OS X, iOS, Android) Kalypso Media (Windows)
Designer(s)	Charles Cecil (director) Barrington Pheloung (composer)
Series	Broken Sword
Platform(s)	Wii Nintendo DS iOS Microsoft Windows OS X Android Linux
Release	Wii AU: March 19, 2009 EU: March 20, 2009 NA: March 24, 2009 Nintendo DS AU: March 19, 2009 NA: March 24, 2009 EU: March 27, 2009 iOS NA: January 24, 2010 NA: May 26, 2010 (HD) Microsoft Windows, OS X NA: September 2, 2010 Android WW: June 28, 2012 Linux WW: June 18, 2013
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Review scores
Publication	Score
ONM	86%
VideoGamer.com	9/10
James Woodcock
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BeefJack	8.9/10

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director's Cut is an enhanced remake and director's cut of the classic 1996 point-and-click adventure game Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars developed by Revolution Software. It was released for Wii, Nintendo DS, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Android and Linux spanning 2009 to 2012. The player assumes the roles of George Stobbart and Nicole Collard, who was a pivotal but not a playable character in the original version.

After being petitioned to bring Broken Sword to the Wii and Nintendo DS, Charles Cecil and Revolution decided to create a director's cut. Comic book artist Dave Gibbons created additional artwork for the game. The game received positive reviews from critics, and is often listed as one of the best games on the Wii, DS and iOS/Android mobile devices. It was also a commercial success, outselling the third and fourth Broken Sword installments.

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director's Cut is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Unlike in the original game, where George Stobbart is the only playable character, Nicole "Nico" Collard is controllable for selected game sections. As a result of its release on various platforms, the game can be played through a point-and-click interface,touch user interface, and Wii Remote. While certain puzzles from the original segments were simplified, new first-person puzzles were also added. Hotspots are highlighted, and a diary in which the player character takes notes and a hint system is added. Some of the original game's dialogue and cutscenes were removed, with the blood edited out of retained cutscenes.