Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror

Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
European cover art
Developer(s)Revolution Software
Publisher(s)
Virgin Interactive
  • Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
    Microsoft Windows
    Virgin Interactive
    PlayStation
    Remastered
    Microsoft Windows & OS X
    Kalypso Media
    iOS & Android
    Revolution Software
Director(s)Charles Cecil
Producer(s)Steve Ince
Michael Merren
Writer(s)Charles Cecil
Dave Cummins
Jonathan Howard
Steve Ince
Composer(s)Barrington Pheloung
SeriesBroken Sword
EngineVirtual Theatre
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation
Remastered
OS X
iOS
Android
Release
14 October 1997
  • Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
    Microsoft Windows
    PlayStation
    Remastered
    Microsoft Windows & OS X
    • NA: 7 September 2010
    • EU: 9 April 2011[5]
    iOS
    • WW: 16 December 2010
    Android
    • WW: 11 December 2012
Genre(s)Point-and-click adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror is a point-and-click adventure video game developed by Revolution Software for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It was re-released on Microsoft Windows, OS X and iOS as a remastered edition in 2010 and on Android in 2012. It is the second installment in the Broken Sword series, and the first game in the series that does not follow the Knights Templar storyline. The player assumes the role of George Stobbart, a young American who is an eyewitness to the kidnapping of his girlfriend Nicole Collard.

Though serious in tone, The Smoking Mirror incorporates some humour and graphics animated in the style of classic animated films. It was the fourth and last game built with the Virtual Theatre engine, which was used to render the locations of the game's events.

Unlike the first Broken Sword game, which garnered critical acclaim, The Smoking Mirror received mixed to positive reviews, mostly for not living up to its predecessor. Nevertheless, it was a commercial success, selling 750,000 copies by August 2000. Revolution released a remastered version of the game in 2010, which unlike the original version, received highly favorable reviews from critics.

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  5. ^ "Mac App Store: Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.