Installed and tried this nice adventure game for PPC called Broken Game by Astraware. see
http://www.astraware.com/ppc/featured/brok...e=0211-000-0466

It is pretty similar to Gilbert Goodmate in graphics and play, but is much better in terms of graphic resolution, voice dialogue, gameplay etc.

After having played other adventure games of the Tetragame Atlantis Redux series - Egyptian Prophecy and Return to the Mysterious Island, I must say Broken Sword scores big in terms of its more user friendly gameplay. It also has a good intriguing storyline, great dialogues with real voices. The story has a sense of humor. The Atlantis Redux genre then to be dead serious, mystical and spiritual.

Broken Sword is also easier to play and solve, it does not require great ingenuity or a high IQ, just plain common sense will do. The Atlantis Redux genre puzzles are pretty complex at times, hard to solve unless one spends much time and try every possible combinations and ways. One can get stuck easily and give up. Most people do not have that sort of time to spare so Broken Sword scores big here.

In terms of cinematographic animation, the Atlantis Redux genre have more dazzling graphics sequences in between episodes. Broken Sword is just normal cartoon animations.

For game control Broken Sword scores better as the stylus control is enough to move around, talk and select options. The Atlantis Redux genre needs a combination of hard button. D-pad and stylus control which at times can be a pain.

This game is also pretty big in memory storage requirement at more than 110 MB but smaller than Atlantis Redux which requires 180 MB.

Broken Sword is about an American tourist called George Stobbart in Paris sitting outside a cafe, a clown came by, an explosion occurred inside, someone was killed and a local police detective and assistant came to investigate followed by a female charming journalist Nico Collard from a French newspaper. Soon George together with the journalist was off on a trail to more secrets and intrigues....See
http://www.ppcsg.com/http://www.ppcsg.com/index.php?showtopic=80770

This game is a great time killer while attending a boring seminar,talk or board meeting. Highly recommended.

Screenshots from my PPC. The graphics and animation are quite fascinating.

The two main characters, tourist George and the French journalist Nico outside the shattered cafe

any bugs so far when playing this game?

So far so good, I am quarter way through. Nice game if you want to kill time.

This game is super nice to play!...have been playingwith it the past 1 hour....if there is only one adventure game you will ever play on your PPC/Phone, make it this one This game is real addictive.

Spoiler Alert: You can refer to this walkthrough if some parts of the game is driving you mad.

IMHO try to avoid the walkthrough if you want to enjoy this great game....just use common sense and you can move along....unless really stuck may be take a peek at walkthrough.

Actually this game came out ages ago on for windows. If you have the original CDs, you can play this game, and its sequel, on the PPC using scummvm, though you will need a large storage card. In fact scummvm plays all the older Lucas Arts and Lucas Film games perfectly.

Dear all,

Anyone completed this game yet (with or without the use of the walkthroughs)?

Was enthusiastic enough downloading the massive file and only played for 2 or 3 days thereafter .

In the final leg, nice game. Best play without the walkthrough but you may need to cheat a bit in some places otherwise may get stuck there for hours leh.

Managed to play until get that old map out of hotel and get back to discuss it with Nico without referring to walkthrough.

Bro did you get out of the hotel alive, in yr first attempt? Stupid me I walk straight out of the front door with the map and got killed by the two gansters guarding there leh.

No, was assasinated in broad daylight in first attempt. Good thing got revive mode otherwise will be RIP, have to redo some parts.

Btw getting the safe key behind that aquah's back was not easy too to figure out...took me quite awhile.

Yeah that’s not too bad; wait until you meet the bloody goat in the castle at Ireland then you will see the fun. I wasted my lunch hour because of this bloody goat.

Hi Symphony,

I think I went just a little further. Took a plane to Ireland, but stopped there.

How to get pass the silly goat at the castle ah? Always get gored by it.

Bro run to the ladder side first and this goat will knock you down then quickly get up and run behind the rake on the other side and hehehe this goat will get stuck there for good.

Rgds

I got past the goat and in the castle already. But cannot wet the plaster cast on the floor with the towel. I already used the tap at that Irish Inn cellar to wet it. Wonder why??

Go and wet it again lor.

Thanks. I am now on my way to the hospital in Paris to see one of the guy.