<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1996	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
series	O
,	O
co-written	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Charles	O
Cecil	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artwork	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Eoghan	O
Cahill	O
and	O
Neil	O
Breen	O
,	O
who	O
particularly	O
drew	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
pencil	O
and	O
digitally	O
colored	O
them	O
in	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Tony	O
Warriner	O
and	O
David	O
Sykes	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
musical	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Barrington	O
Pheloung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
with	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Theatre	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
and	O
Beneath	B-Application
a	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
between	O
1996	O
and	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
under	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
received	O
ports	O
to	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sequels	O
that	O
would	O
collectively	O
form	O
the	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
series	O
:	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Smoking	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
;	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
;	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
;	O
and	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Serpent	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
in	O
episodic	O
format	O
,	O
between	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
–	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
2009	O
and	O
2012	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
2D	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
converses	O
with	O
NPCs	O
via	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
presented	O
through	O
"	O
conversation	O
icons	O
"	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
and	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
most	O
adventure	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	B-Application
protagonist	I-Application
's	I-Application
death	I-Application
is	O
possible	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
save	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
September	O
interview	O
for	O
French	O
magazine	O
Génération	O
4	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Charles	O
Cecil	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
begun	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
scenario	O
for	O
Revolution	O
's	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
after	O
1992	O
's	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
and	O
1994	O
's	O
then-upcoming	O
Beneath	B-Application
a	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revolution	O
artist	O
Steve	O
Ince	O
created	O
initial	O
location	O
sketches	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
working	O
on	O
Beneath	B-Application
a	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
releasing	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
Virgin	O
was	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
only	O
3D	O
games	O
would	O
sell	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Circle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
however	O
,	O
THQ	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platform	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Cecil	O
's	O
goals	O
was	O
to	O
depart	O
from	O
the	O
humorous	O
adventure	O
games	O
more	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
good	O
pacing	O
and	O
a	O
complex	O
storyline	O
,	O
a	O
reason	O
he	O
thought	O
the	O
Knights	O
Templar	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
ideal	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
question-and-answer	O
conversation	O
system	O
,	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
offered	O
"	O
conversation	O
icons	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
not	O
reveal	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
what	O
the	O
protagonist	O
was	O
about	O
to	O
say	O
;	O
Cecil	O
's	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
cinematic	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
resemble	O
interactive	B-Application
movies	I-Application
of	O
that	O
time	O
;	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
mimicking	O
movies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eoghan	O
Cahill	O
and	O
Neil	O
Breen	O
of	O
Dublin	O
's	O
Don	O
Bluth	O
studios	O
drew	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
pencil	O
and	O
digitally	O
colored	O
them	O
in	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Theatre	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
and	O
Beneath	B-Application
a	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
entitled	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
–	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Gibbons	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
Revolution	O
worked	O
on	O
Beneath	B-Application
a	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
,	O
created	O
additional	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
'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>
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>
In	O
May	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
on	O
digital-distribution	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
Sold-Out	O
Software	O
and	O
GOG.com	O
with	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
purchases	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
free	O
DLC	O
for	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
particularly	O
a	O
hit	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
despite	O
low	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2001	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Broken	O
Swords	O
computer	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
releases	O
had	O
surpassed	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Charles	O
Cecil	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
alone	O
accounted	O
for	O
500,000	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
–	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
also	O
sold	O
well	O
—	O
particularly	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Smoking	I-Application
Mirrors	I-Application
remastered	O
edition	O
,	O
was	O
downloaded	O
by	O
over	O
fourmillion	O
people	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Cecil	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
's	O
sales	O
were	O
higher	O
than	O
those	O
of	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>
Edge	O
stated	O
that	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
,	O
and	O
believed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
adventure	O
gaming	O
milestone	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edges	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
legend	O
and	O
modern-day	O
intrigue	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
"	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
finally	O
escaped	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
et	O
al	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
cited	O
the	O
difficult	O
installation	O
which	O
causes	O
conflicts	O
with	O
standard	O
extensions	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
slow	O
speed	O
even	O
on	O
high-end	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
acclaiming	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
deemed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
mediocre	O
,	O
criticizing	O
technical	O
deficiencies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
lengthy	O
load	O
times	O
and	O
muddy	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
frequent	O
load	O
times	O
are	O
annoying	O
but	O
were	O
highly	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
,	O
gushing	O
over	O
the	O
beautifully	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
that	O
blend	O
seamlessly	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
,	O
and	O
most	O
especially	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
complex	O
and	O
twisting	O
plot	O
"	O
,	O
quirky	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
compelling	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cecil	O
later	O
cited	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
his	O
"	O
one	O
big	O
regret	O
"	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
"	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Silver	O
Award	O
"	O
by	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
's	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game/RPG	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerfall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
British	O
Academy	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
the	O
"	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Silver	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
the	O
"	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Gold	O
Award	O
"	O
in	O
2010	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
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Port/Updated	O
Re-release	O
"	O
award	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
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure/RPG	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Pocket	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
"	O
Best	O
European	O
Adventure	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
European	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
listed	O
on	O
Bright	O
Hub	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
Games	O
Software	O
"	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
has	O
been	O
placed	O
on	O
top	O
lists	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
love	O
the	O
classic	O
,	O
older-style	O
adventure	O
games	O
too	O
,	O
but	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
pinnacle	O
for	O
me	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
puzzles	O
rooted	O
in	O
real-world	O
logic	O
,	O
a	O
fantastic	O
,	O
character-driven	O
story	O
etc.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
—	O
Telegraph	O
writer	O
and	O
Richard	B-Application
&	I-Application
Alice	I-Application
co-creator	O
Ashton	O
Raze	O
on	O
his	O
creative	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
book	O
Game	O
Plan	O
:	O
Great	O
Designs	O
that	O
Changed	O
the	O
Face	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
,	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
journalist	O
Ste	O
Curran	O
wrote	O
that	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
influenced	O
the	O
adventure	O
games	O
Toonstruck	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Cecil	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
Special	O
Thanks	O
"	O
credit	O
,	O
and	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
puzzle	O
that	O
involves	O
a	O
broken	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashton	O
Raze	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
The	O
Telegraph	O
and	O
the	O
co-creator	O
of	O
the	O
2013	O
adventure	O
game	O
Richard	B-Application
&	I-Application
Alice	I-Application
,	O
said	O
that	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	I-Application
his	O
biggest	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cecil	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fanbase	O
believes	O
Dan	O
Brown	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
influenced	O
by	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
when	O
writing	O
his	O
novel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
Code	I-Application
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
parallels	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
described	O
the	O
Knights	O
Templar	O
legend	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
mythology	O
to	O
base	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
"	O
came	O
out	O
years	O
before	O
the	B-Application
Da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
Code	I-Application
made	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
popular.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Smoking	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
retained	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
,	O
while	O
expanding	O
gameplay	O
by	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
both	O
George	O
and	O
Nicole	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Revolution	O
released	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
moved	O
towards	O
3D	O
graphics	O
via	O
the	O
RenderWare	O
engine	O
and	O
incorporating	O
a	O
direct-control	O
mechanism	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	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
,	O
which	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
,	O
Revolution	O
initiated	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
to	O
raise	O
capital	O
for	O
creating	O
a	O
fifth	O
installment	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Serpent	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
releasing	O
it	O
in	O
two	O
episodes	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
returned	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
system	O
used	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Cecil	O
decided	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
for	O
more	O
updated	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
released	O
between	O
2009	O
and	O
2012	O
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
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
version	O
of	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
,	O
Revolution	O
released	O
a	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Smoking	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
–	O
Remastered	O
,	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
followed	O
Manford	O
's	O
live	O
playthrough	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
the	O
course	O
of	O
several	O
weeks	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
UK	O
COVID-19	O
lockdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
ComingSoon.net	O
reported	O
that	O
Cecil	O
,	O
encouraged	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
,	O
had	O
begun	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
theatrical	O
film	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Cecil	O
said	O
that	O
Revolution	O
's	O
main	O
focus	O
was	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Serpent	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
he	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
sure	O
there	O
 [ would ] 	O
be	O
a	O
film	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
