JA’S BEST ADVENTURE GAME OF 2003
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The Best Adventure Games of 2003
by Randy Sluganski
February 13, 2004
JA’S BEST ADVENTURE GAME OF 2003
| Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon Developer: Revolution Studios Publisher: The Adventure Company Release Date: November 2003 |
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It’s great to finally have enough excellent adventure games released to compete for Game-Of-The-Year honors: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Runaway & Mysterious Journey II were but a few of the nominees. With any luck next year’s competition will also be teeming with quality products, but easily the hands-down ‘Best Adventure Game’ of 2003 was Revolution Software’s Broken Sword: Sleeping Dragon.
It is an excellent game for both newcomers to the adventure genre and experienced gamers alike. The plot moves quickly and logically, the graphics are sparkling and the witty dialogue and crisp give-and-take between the hero and heroine is top-notch and rivals -and at times even surpasses – the acclaimed Gabriel Knight series.
In fact, when the worse that any reviewer can say about a game is that it has too many puzzles that involve moving crates, then you know you’ve done something right.
Ray Ivey – probably our sternest reviewer – has this to say in his JA review:
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon is a triumph. It’s at the same time a real 3D game and a crackerjack pure adventure. High levels of craftsmanship and designer TLC are evident throughout the game. Playing it is like falling into an exciting movie thriller. This game is recommended for anyone, and for adventure lovers it’s absolutely not to be missed.
The initial brouhaha over a remark from BSSD creator Charles Cecil that the point-and-click concept was dead has since died down and we are glad that Charles finally came out of hiding so we could present him and his team with this award:
We are enormously flattered to receive this award. Our move away from point and click caused controversy, but throughout JA has given us enormous support for which we are very grateful. Thanks also to our publisher in North America, DreamCatcher, and to every member of the team who put in long hours of hard work to make this possible!
