Broken Sword: Sleeping Dragon

It’s hard to believe that Pendulo’s Runaway 2 is still looking for a North American publisher because this game kicks ass.

Now I’m not going to fib to you and rave about significant graphic advancements or an advanced game engine, for Runaway 2 plays and looks exactly like the first game. The graphics are cartoony 2D, from a third person point-of-view. Puzzles are inventory-based and there is a whimsical sense of humor underneath the otherwise serious undertakings.

Thanks to Christopher Kellner, the International PR Manager for German publisher dtp (Digital Tainment Pool), I had the pleasure of playing a lengthy demo of the game’s opening chapter.

The cut-scenes and animation are once again simply gorgeous. Brian and Gina are now a ‘couple’ and – as I don’t want to ruin any more surprises – there is a bedroom scene featuring Gina that, if it makes it into the North American release – will have grown men salivating (As a humorous sidebar, Christopher informed me that he often receives emails from gamers requesting nude pictures of Gina!).

The game will, like the first one, be broken into chapters with each chapter being self-containing. The first chapter is – by coincidence I am sure – mildly reminiscent of the beginning of Broken Sword: Sleeping Dragon as Brian finds himself stranded after a plane crash. Much like the first game, Brian and Gina will both find themselves placed in dangerous situations as they travel around the world.

We’ll have much more on Runaway 2 soon, but for now enjoy the screenshots.

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