<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
and	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
1996	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
spanning	O
2009	O
to	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
petitioned	O
to	O
bring	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Revolution	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
often	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
iOS/Android	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
outselling	O
the	O
third	B-Application
and	O
fourth	B-Application
Broken	O
Sword	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
through	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
,	O
touch	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotspots	O
are	O
highlighted	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hint	O
system	O
is	O
added	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
diary	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
takes	O
notes	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
hint	O
system	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
from	O
making	O
fatal	O
mistakes	O
that	O
get	O
their	O
character	O
killed	O
,	O
as	O
player	O
death	O
scenes	O
were	O
removed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
effort	O
to	O
censor	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
"	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Revolution	O
's	O
managing	O
director	O
,	O
Charles	O
Cecil	O
,	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
came	O
about	O
thanks	O
to	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
fans	O
,	O
who	O
started	O
an	O
online	O
petition	O
begging	O
him	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
only	O
porting	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Cecil	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
time	O
to	O
reward	O
fans	O
with	O
something	O
new	O
and	O
different	O
–	O
hence	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cuts	O
additional	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
this	O
version	O
due	O
to	O
ease	O
by	O
which	O
to	O
build	O
upon	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
had	O
less	O
content	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
more	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
still	O
some	O
features	O
absent	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
visual	O
references	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Gibbons	O
also	O
produced	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
DS	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
platform	B-Device
's	O
size	O
limits	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
contains	O
no	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
,	O
only	O
subtitles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
player	O
death	O
scenes	O
and	O
scenarios	O
were	O
also	O
among	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
censored	O
out	O
,	O
consequently	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
in	O
this	O
updated	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
with	O
higher	O
resolution	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
comic	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
–	O
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
purchases	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
the	O
consumer	O
also	O
receives	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
original	O
manual	O
,	O
high-definition	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
eleven	O
avatars	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
book	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Cecil	O
and	O
artist	O
Dave	O
Gibbons	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
release	O
of	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Revolution	O
managing	O
director	O
Charles	O
Cecil	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
were	O
higher	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
third	B-Application
and	O
fourth	B-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
and	O
the	O
rerelease	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Smoking	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
–	O
Remastered	O
,	O
together	O
sold	O
around	O
500	O
thousand	O
copies	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
alone	O
and	O
had	O
around	O
five	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
UK	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
puzzles	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
and	O
complimented	O
the	O
new	O
hint	O
system	O
,	O
finishing	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
point-and-click	O
games	O
ever	O
,	O
this	O
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
both	O
newcomers	O
and	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slide	O
to	O
Play	O
also	O
complimented	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
version	O
to	O
get	O
"	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
holding	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
as	O
"[truly]	O
the	O
ideal	O
platform	B-Device
for	O
adventure	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Gold	O
Award	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
Best	O
Adventure/RPG	O
Game	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Port/Updated	O
Re-release	O
at	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
2010	O
Aggie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
was	O
nPocket	O
Gamer	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
European	O
Adventure	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
European	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
edition	O
is	O
often	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameYum	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
5	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
placed	O
it	O
first	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
5	O
iPhone	B-Device
Adventure	O
Games	O
"	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
PCWorld	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
25	O
Best	O
iPad	B-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
its	O
lists	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
"	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
point-and-click	O
adventures	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
"	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Smoking	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
–	O
Remastered	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
iOS	B-Application
games	O
with	O
Game	O
Center	O
"	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
ranked	O
it	O
ninth	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Games	O
of	O
2010	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trusted	O
Reviews	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
31	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
iPhone	B-Device
Games	O
Ever	O
"	O
list	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameranx	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
10	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
Best	O
iOS	B-Application
Games	O
"	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
com	O
's	O
fifth-best-reviewed	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
best	O
reviewed	O
DS	B-Device
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
