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Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Via a point-and-click interface, the player guides protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world and…

17 October 1997 Free to play

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is an adventure developed by Revolution Software, released 17 October 1997 on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.

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What Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is an adventure game developed by Revolution Software and released in 1997. It was published by Crave Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Several months after the events of The Shadow of the Templars, George Stobbart and Nicole Collard visit an archaeologist named Professor Oubier to learn about a mysterious Mayan stone for a newspaper story, but soon caught in another conspiracy.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy, historical and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 7 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium or equivalent, 16 Mb of RAM and Direct X 5.0 compatible card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror launched on 17 October 1997, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto, Frogger, NFL Blitz and Bust-a-Move '99.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto, Frogger, NFL Blitz, Bust-a-Move '99.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Characters

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Dlc

Remasters

Quick answers

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror — frequently asked questions

When did Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror come out?
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror was released on 17 October 1997 for PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Is Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror free?
Yes — Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is free to play.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror?
At minimum, Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror needs Pentium or equivalent, 16 Mb of RAM, Direct X 5.0 compatible card graphics, 600 Mb of storage.
How many GB is Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror?
The PC version needs about 0.6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("600 Mb"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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