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INTRODUCTIONParis in the spring. Shots ring out from a gallery…

A robbery… a murder… and the beginning of another epic Broken Sword adventure.

Revolution presents the latest explosive episode in the classic Broken Sword series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy. A conspiracy whose roots lie in mysteries older than the written word...

Can you solve the secret of the Serpent’s Curse? Armed only with logic, integrity and a wry sense of humour - George and Nico must once again save the world from impending catastrophe.

Broken Sword 5 – the Serpent’s Curse is an adventure game requiring investigation and discovery. If you have never played an adventure before then don’t worry. The game has been designed to cater for both novice and expert alike, with intuitive ‘point and click’ controls.

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2

MAIN MENU 3

IN-GAME OPTION ICONS 5

GAME CONTROLS 6

MOVING AROUND 6

CHANGING LOCATION 6

EXAMINING THINGS 7

COLLECTING OBJECTS 7

INTERACTING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT 7

THE INVENTORY 8

CONVERSATION 9

INSPECT AN AREA 9

USING THE MAP SCREENS 10

MAKING PHONE CALLS 10

CLOSE-UP PUZZLES 11

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSTo play the game, your computer will need to meet the following minimum specification:

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MAIN MENUThe Main Menu will appear when you first load the game, or can be accessed while playing the game by moving the mouse cursor to the top of the game window and clicking the crossed hammer and spanner icon.

You will be offered the following options:

Continue – Resume playing the adventure from where you last stopped (not available the very first time you play).

New Game – Choose this option to start the game from the beginning.

Restore – this allows you to continue playing a previously saved game. Click on ‘Restore’ and a list of your saves is shown. Choose one to continue from that point.

Options – Offers you the opportunity to change aspects of the game. Click on:

Audio Settings - to adjust the volume levels of the Music, Speech and Sound Effects.

Visual Settings – to get the following options:

Speech Text: Toggle between Modern with the speech contained within speech bubbles and dialogue boxes, and Classic for a distinctly ‘90s feel.

Speech Subtitles: Toggle between displaying and not displaying the subtitles.

UI (User Interface): Allows you to toggle between seeing the Inventory items in a Modern bounding box, or the Classic ‘90s presentation where the items are displayed across the bottom of the screen.

Achievements Announce: Toggle between displaying and not displaying the title of achievements on screen as they are unlocked.

Full Screen / Windowed: Choose the display setting that you prefer – either one of the Full Screen options or Windowed screen.

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Operating system: Windows XP

Processor: 1.6 GHz

Memory: 1 GB

Graphics: 256 MB

Hard Drive: 7 GB available

Game Settings – to get the following options:

Hints: Toggle on and off the option to access hints which offer clues to solving the game’s puzzles.

Player Profile: Up to four players can select a Player Profile which will allow each person to store their individual gameplay profiles, save games and continue point.

Speech Text Language: Choose a language for the subtitles.

Speech Audio Language: Choose a language for the speech.

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Press Back when you have finished choosing your options, to take you back to the previous menu, then Continue (or Return to Game).

Exit Game – Quit the current game and return to your computer’s desktop.

IN-GAME OPTION ICONSSome options can be selected from within the game. Move the mouse cursor to the top of the game window and a row of icons will appear:

Clicking on this icon will take you to the Main Menu.

If you are stuck on a puzzle, you can click on this icon to receive Hints (unless Hints have been turned off in the Main Menu). The hints offer clues directly relating to your current predicament. Often there are several hints for each situation, the first offering just a vague clue as to what you need to do. Each subsequent hint on the same topic offers more detail.

Click on this icon to display the Achievements you have earned in the game.

Clicking on this icon will take you to the Save Menu.

Choosing this icon will take you to the Restore Menu.

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CHANGING LOCATIONTo leave a location, you will need to find and click on an exit hotspot – usually a door. Move the mouse pointer over that exit and if it changes to an animating pointing finger then click the left mouse button. The character will walk to and leave through the exit.

EXAMINING THINGSIt is important to examine things in the environment. To do this, move the mouse pointer over the hotspot and, when an action cursor appears, press the right mouse button (rather than the left mouse button which generally instigates an action). Clicking the right mouse button will give a voice-over description of that hotspot.

If the action cursor is a blinking eye, then ‘examine’ is the only option available for that hotspot, however you can still try using an inventory item on it (see Inventory section below).

COLLECTING OBJECTSNico and George collect some truly bizarre objects as they progress – you will soon discover that almost anything can have a use. If you see an item you think could be useful, move the mouse pointer over it. If it can be picked up then the pointer will change to a cursor of a grasping hand. Click on the item to pick it up and it will go into your ‘inventory’. Note that some objects may require precise timing to swipe them - particularly if they’re right under the nose of unhelpful people.

INTERACTING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTA set of turning cogs indicates that George or Nico can interact with that background object. This could result in anything from pressing a button or opening a hatch to pushing a shopping trolley or stroking a goat.

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GAME CONTROLSAdventure games offer investigation and exploration – and this requires you to discover and interact with objects and people of interest. To do this, move your mouse pointer around the screen. As it passes over something of interest (we call these ‘hotspots’), the mouse pointer graphic will change to an action cursor to show the type of action you can perform.

The purpose of some hotspots may not be immediately obvious, but don’t worry, think logically and all will become clear. The game will not let you progress from a section until you have achieved everything that needs to be done there, so you’re not going to miss anything.

MOVING AROUNDTo move George or Nico around, simply move your mouse pointer to the point you want them to walk to, and click the left mouse button. If they can’t exactly walk to that point, then they will get as close as possible – so don’t worry about being too precise.

Some areas are larger than the screen you are playing on. In these cases, as your character walks towards the edge of the screen, the camera will pan to reveal more of the location.

THE INVENTORYThe inventory is a visual display of the all items that your character is carrying. It can be viewed by clicking on the bag icon at the bottom of the screen. This opens a window that shows everything in George or Nico’s possession. To exit the inventory and return to the game, simply click anywhere outside the inventory area.

Items in the inventory can be examined by moving the mouse pointer over them – when the pointer turns into a cross-hair cursor click the Right Mouse Button.

You may want to use inventory items on hotspots in the world, or give or show them to other characters. To do this, open the inventory and then click on the item you want to use. Move the item out of the inventory: after a moment the rest of the inventory will fade away. Now, move the item over the background object or person. When the pointer turns into an action cursor, click again and see what happens.

Some inventory items can be combined with each other to form a new item. To do this, select one inventory item - any item with which it can be combined will stay solid, the rest will grey out (unless you have disabled ‘hints’). Move the selected item over another item that has remained solid (if there are any) and click again to combine.

CONVERSATIONDuring your adventure, you will encounter many characters – some helpful, some indifferent, and a few downright dangerous. To start a conversation, move the mouse pointer over the person. Click when the pointer changes to a mouth cursor. Some characters may not want to talk to you immediately. If they do, a window will appear offering icons representing conversation subjects, and below these smaller icons representing objects in your inventory, which you can show to the person with whom you are in conversation.

Once a subject has been exhausted, the icon will be greyed out or removed – but if the icon remains in the topic bar, then there’s still more to be discussed about it. Likewise, an inventory object can continue to be talked about until its icon is greyed out.

The range of possible subjects will be dictated by knowledge already gained from chatting to other characters, witnessing other events, or visiting certain locations. Once you’ve discovered more, having another chat with a character may provide new things to talk about.

To end a conversation, tap on the red arrow icon. Note that sometime this icon may not be available until a particular conversation has been finished.

INSPECT AN AREAAn animating magnifying glass cursor shows that you have the opportunity to get a close-up view of an area of particular interest. It is always worth investigating further.

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USING THE MAP SCREENSAs you progress, your character will be offered a choice of locations to visit. On leaving some areas, a map will be displayed with available locations highlighted with red pins. To select a location, click on the pin that marks the location that you want to go to.

MAKING PHONE CALLSThrough careful and painstaking investigation, you will accumulate a selection of phone numbers. Open your inventory and left mouse click on your cellphone and you will be offered a list of numbers to call.

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CLOSE-UP PUZZLESSometimes you will need to solve a puzzle in a close-up view. Each of these puzzles has it’s own unique controls which are explained the first time you encounter each one.

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