Broken Sword 1
| Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars | ||
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| First release | 1996 | |
| Also known as | Broken Sword, BS1, Sword 1, Circle of Blood, Baphomet's Curse, Knights of Baphomet, Legend of the Templars | |
| Developed by | Revolution Software | |
| Published by | Astraware, Bam!, red fly, Sold Out, Sony, Virgin, THQ | |
| Distributed by | Sony | |
| Platforms | DOS, GameBoy Advance, Macintosh, PlayStation, Windows | |
| Resolution | 640x480, 256 colors | |
| Engine | Virtual Theatre | |
| Support | Since ScummVM 0.6.0 | |
| Available for Purchase |
Yes | |
The first installment in the Broken Sword series, Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars, also known as Circle of Blood in the United States, used a variant of Revolution's Virtual Theatre engine. The game follows an American tourist named George Stobbard and a French photographer named Nicole Collard, as they investigate a murder in which George is a suspect, and discover a conspiracy involving the ancient order of the Knights Templar, the group of men selected by the Papacy to fight in the Crusades.
Miscellaneous
- A list of boot params is available for this game.
- A list of data files is available for this game.