<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
(	O
Secrets	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
Game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
and	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
and	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
released	O
only	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
any	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
director	O
Charles	O
Cecil	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
demand	O
from	O
fans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
overwhelming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
benefited	O
commercially	O
from	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
console	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
the	O
constraints	O
of	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
The	O
Angel	O
of	O
Death	O
was	O
written	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
critics	O
agreed	O
the	O
game	O
addressed	O
many	O
flaws	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
rushed	O
ending	O
and	O
poor	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
uses	O
both	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
and	O
direct	O
control	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
George	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
dialogue	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
through	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
to	O
gain	O
hints	O
of	O
what	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
puzzles	O
or	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
George	O
Stobbart	O
is	O
running	O
a	O
bail	O
bonds	O
office	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
with	O
his	O
partner	O
Virgil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revolution	O
Software	O
and	O
THQ	O
announced	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
on	O
17	O
August	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Charles	O
Cecil	O
,	O
the	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
series	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
demand	O
from	O
fans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
overwhelming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
benefited	O
commercially	O
from	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
console	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
this	O
approach	O
required	O
certain	O
development	O
compromises	O
as	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
superior	O
graphics	O
and	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
was	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
the	O
constraints	O
of	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Revolution	O
agreed	O
with	O
THQ	O
to	O
write	O
The	O
Angel	O
of	O
Death	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
only	O
"	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
really	O
push	O
the	O
boundaries	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
and	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
featuring	O
a	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
action	O
elements	O
,	O
which	O
aimed	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
player	O
under	O
pressure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
crate	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
13	O
February	O
2007	O
as	O
Secrets	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
:	O
Soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
Video	O
Game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
on	O
12	O
September	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
only	O
the	O
game	O
succeeds	O
in	O
addressing	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
flaws	O
in	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
that	O
have	O
plagued	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
this	O
sequel	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
surpass	O
the	O
high	O
standard	O
and	O
expectation	O
set	O
forth	O
by	O
past	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
create	O
yet	O
another	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
legend	O
of	O
the	O
Knights	O
Templar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
