Virgin Interactive

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Game First reported release Sep 30, 1996

Game details

First release year: 1996

Platforms

Classic Mac OS
Microsoft Windows
macOS
DOS
Linux
Windows^*
Mac OS^*
PlayStation^*
Palm OS^*
Windows Mobile^*

Genres

point-and-click adventure

Play modes

single-player video game
Single-player^*

Series

Broken Sword

Engines

Virtual Theatre

Localized titles

Broken Sword: Il segreto dei Templari

Studios & publishers

Developers

Revolution Software
Astraware (Palm OS)^*

Publishers

Virgin Interactive
, · Virgin Interactive · Windows^*
Virgin Interactive · Virgin Interactive · Mac OS^*
Sony Computer Entertainment · Virgin Interactive · PlayStation · Europe^*
THQ · Virgin Interactive · PlayStation · North America^*
Palm OS & · Virgin Interactive · PlayStation^*
Astraware · Virgin Interactive · Windows Mobile^*

Release history

1996-09-30
Date precision
Exact date

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications · 12 fields

Writers

Charles Cecil^*
Dave Cummins^*
Jonathan Howard^*

Composers

Barrington Pheloung^*

Series

Broken Sword^*

Engine

Virtual Theatre^*

Platforms

Windows^*
Mac OS^*
PlayStation^*
Palm OS^*
Windows Mobile^*

Release history

Scope
- 14 October 1996^*
- Windows^*
Value
&^*
Region
Europe^*
Scope
- 14 October 1996^*
- Mac OS^*
Value
14 October 1996^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- 14 October 1996^*
- Mac OS^*
Value
6 November 1996^*
Region
Europe^*
Scope
- 14 October 1996^*
- PlayStation^*
Value
December 1996^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- 14 October 1996^*
- PlayStation^*
Value
24 March 1998^*
Scope
- 14 October 1996^*
- PlayStation^*
Value
Palm OS^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- 14 October 1996^*
- PlayStation^*
Value
23 November 2005^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- 14 October 1996^*
- Windows Mobile^*
Value
2 August 2006^*

Genres and style

Point-and-click adventure^*

Play modes

Single-player^*

Developers

Revolution Software^*
Astraware (Palm OS)^*

Publishers

Scope
- Virgin Interactive^*
- Windows^*
Value
,^*
Scope
- Virgin Interactive^*
- Mac OS^*
Value
Virgin Interactive^*
Region
Europe^*
Scope
- Virgin Interactive^*
- PlayStation^*
Value
Sony Computer Entertainment^*
Region
North America^*
Scope
- Virgin Interactive^*
- PlayStation^*
Value
THQ^*
Scope
- Virgin Interactive^*
- PlayStation^*
Value
Palm OS &^*
Scope
- Virgin Interactive^*
- Windows Mobile^*
Value
Astraware^*

Directors

Charles Cecil^*

Producers

Charles Cecil^*
Chris Dudas^*
Steve Ince^*
Michael Merren^*

* Provisional data