<s>
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
previous	O
instalment	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Smoking	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
moved	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Theatre	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
RenderWare	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
previous	O
instalments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
using	O
a	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>
As	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
player	O
character	O
death	O
is	O
possible	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
penalty	O
for	O
death	O
is	O
less	O
severe	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
simply	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
repeat	O
the	O
scene	O
where	O
the	O
death	O
occurred	O
rather	O
than	O
wipe	O
unsaved	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
these	O
events	O
,	O
in	O
Paris	O
,	O
Nico	O
Collard	O
prepares	O
to	O
meet	O
and	O
interview	O
a	O
hacker	O
named	O
Vernon	O
Blier	O
in	O
his	O
apartment	O
,	O
who	O
recently	O
decoded	O
the	B-Library
Voynich	I-Library
manuscript	I-Library
,	O
but	O
is	O
afraid	O
for	O
his	O
life	O
because	O
of	O
what	O
he	O
found	O
out	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
similar	O
cartoon-quality	O
visuals	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
games	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Revolution	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
flat	O
"	O
look	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
lacked	O
visual	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
script	O
is	O
6,000	O
lines	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
may	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Mastertronic	O
and	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
Complete	O
package	O
from	O
Mastertronic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
most	O
critics	O
and	O
sold	O
a	O
few	O
hundred	O
thousand	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eToychest	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shining	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
this	O
genre	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
comes	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
perfection	O
as	O
any	O
recent	O
adventure	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
The	B-Application
Sleeping	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
version	O
for	O
their	O
2003	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
likewise	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
this	O
prize	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
