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2. Broken
Sword: The Sleeping Dragon

Developer: Revolution Software Publisher: The Adventure Company Release Date: 2003 Just Adventure Grade: A

American-born George and French-bred Nico are a hot item in the
annals of adventure gaming. For years fans have been clamoring for
a continuation or some sort of closure to this relationship. Their
sarcastic, often-cutting dialogues reek of sexual frustration.

For this, the third game
in the Broken Sword series, JA Reviewer Ray Ivey wrote
that, “Time has been good to both George and Nico, the intrepid heroes
of the first two games. Nico is as lovely as ever, and has a pretty good job
at a Parisian newspaper. George has been working as a patent attorney in Idaho,
and has grown a bit handsomer and more athletic since he last saved the world.

The story begins as George
is flying to a remote location in the Congo to meet with a scientist
about some patent work. The woefully inadequate plane he’s
in crashes, and the adventure is afoot.”

Sleeping Dragon is surely
the perfect adventure game for couples as “Nico
and George begin the game separately, and the story dovetails their separate
journey toward each other beautifully. Once they do hook up, some sections of
the game are played with them together and cooperating in the puzzle solving
(“Hey, Nico, press this button while I stand on this block!”) and
other sections are played with each character separately.”

So do George and Nico
finally consummate their relationship at the end of the story?
Well, we’re not telling, but we’re sure that all this togetherness
will lead to shorter gaming hours and longer cuddling hours with your gaming
partner.

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