In 1997 the sequel to one of the greatest game ever made was released, Broken Sword 2 the smoking mirror was unleashed upon the adventure gaming community and snuck once again into our hearts. Although critically the second sword wasn't as well received its mysterious aura and feeling still existed within. Now to the review:

Story
In the first game we see George Stobbart being caught in a web of mystery and danger and in this sequel it is no different. Arriving in Paris on holiday once again he catches up with his on and off girlfriend Nico collard. Whilst in Paris, Nico Invites George to come visit a professor to find information on a stone, which was given to her. But the meeting doesn't go as planned. George and Nico are both knocked unconscious and from there on the story unfolds, im not going to go into details because it will spoil this great story but I will say that some of the locations include Paris, England and beautiful paradise island.

Graphics
The second broken sword much like the first contains marvelous and eye pleasing visuals. Its cartoon style affects the story and propels you into its world. Its color rich, although very few there are some beautifully created 3d scenes, perfectly hand drawn backgrounds, lifelike drawn characters and an incredible sense of scale with in each scene are all present in this game. In this writers opinion Broken Sword 2 has some of the best 2d renderings ever to grace the computer screen.

Sound
The sound in this game is also just as pleasing as the graphics; its sense of style and famous score is also in existence within the sequel. The score, much like the first game, is one of the many strong points, evoking emotion and a connection with the character each time the music plays lets the player feel at ease while enjoying the game. Not only is music a crucial part but most importantly the voice acting. Rolf Saxon (George Stobbart) once again does a fantastic job, his witty and charming voice brings a smile to every adventurer and brings the character to life, but on the other hand Flaminia Cinque (Nico Collard) does an average job, her voice seeming bland and dry lets down the character who is otherwise fantastically funny and sexy, The rest of the characters within the game are voiced tremendously and there is no complaints there.

Gameplay
Simple and fun, that's what Revolution wanted to give to the adventure gaming community and they delivered. Its point and click interface is simple to use and an ease to get used too. Whilst in a conversation the player (unlike the monkey island games) does not have the option to chose what is said but rather the topic that is desired to be discussed, so whilst talking to someone, say you wished to ask him/her about a man for example, a picture of that man will be displayed down the bottom of the screen and it is as simple as clicking on that picture to start the topic. It's a very easy way to gather information and helps move the gameplay along fast and smoothly. The only major gripe to broken sword 2 is that some may say that its linear, but the reason for this is due to the first game being so free roaming, the sequel is much shorter thus the sense of it being quite linear. For this writer there was no problem at all.

Conclusion
In conclusion this game is great for people of all ages, It continues the tradition of fantastic games for revolution and for broken sword, the only major gripes about the game would have to be (on Playstation1) long load times, average voice acting for Nico and for some people it may feel a bit linear compared to the first. But other wise an incredible game.