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The Darksword series consists of the initial three books of The Darksword Trilogy, a supplemental role-playing volume, and a single-volume sequel. It was written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman with cover art by Larry Elmore. It is the story of a young man, born without magic in a society where magic is life, who has been prophesied to ...
Darksword Adventures is a book that describes a role-playing game set in Thimhallen, the world of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Darksword novels. The rules for the game are largely found in the final chapter of the book, while the previous chapters give an in-depth background of the world:
Broken Sword; Genre(s) Point-and-click adventure Adventure: Developer(s) Revolution Software (in partnership with Sumo Digital in 2006): Creator(s) Charles Cecil: Platform(s) Android, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Linux, Mac OS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, Palm OS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii, Windows, Windows Mobile, Xbox, Xbox One
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective.Via a point-and-click interface, [6] the player guides protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world and interacts with the environment by selecting from multiple commands, while Nicole Collard is also a playable character in selected portions of the game. [7]
The game has topped several listings of the best adventures games, with many developers citing Broken Sword as an influence in future adventure games. After its initial release on Microsoft Windows , Mac OS , and PlayStation between 1996 and 1998, the game was released on the Game Boy Advance under the same title , and later received ports to ...
For a time, it was the highest-grossing game in the world, generating more than $5 billion during its first full year — all while being free to play. On certain days, it brought in $100 million.
As a result, Revolution agreed with THQ to write The Angel of Death for Windows only "so as to really push the boundaries in terms of the technology and graphics." [3] The Angel of Death was co-developed by Revolution and Sumo Digital, as opposed to the other games in the Broken Sword series, which had Revolution as the sole game developer. [3]
eToychest gave the game a 5 out of 5, saying that "Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon is a shining example of what this genre is capable of, and it comes as close to perfection as any recent adventure game has". [21] Just Adventure gave the game an A+, saying: "A triumph. It’s at the same time a real 3D game and a crackerjack pure adventure.