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Release: 30 September 1996.
Developers: Virgin Interactive. Astraware (Palm OS).
Publisher: Revolution Software.
Director: Charles Cecil.
Producers: Charles Cecil, Chris Dudas, Steve Ince, Michael Merren.
Writers: Charles Cecil, Dave Cummins, Jonathan Howard.
Composer: Barrington Pheloung.
Series: Broken Sword.
Engine: Virtual Theatre.
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, Palm OS, Windows Mobile.
Genre: Point-and-click adventure.
Mode: Single-player.
Installation Media: 2 CD-ROMs.
Description: George Stobbart is an American tourist spending his autumn vacation in Paris. He barely escapes a bombing of a café and decides to investigate the
clues left behind by the killer. This eventually leads him to a mystery dating back to the legend of the Knights Templar. Circle of Blood is the first part in
the Broken Sword series. It is a third-person puzzle-solving point-and-click adventure game with 2D cartoon-like graphics. The player moves the character around
using the mouse, examines the environment, talks to other people and collects items stored in an inventory. These items need to be used or combined with other
items to solve puzzles. George gets help from Nicole Collard, a French journalist. The story is divided into eleven chapters and takes place in locations such
as Paris, Ireland, Syria, Spain and Scotland.
Animation: The game's animations and artwork were done by former animators and artists from Bluth Studios, makers of The Secret of NIMH, An American Tale,
The Land Before Time, and the Dragon's Lair and Space Ace interactive arcade laser games.
Music: The game contains over two hours of original music from Britain’s composer Barrington Pheloung, also known for his TV theme music on Central Independent
Television’s renowned Inspector Morse detective series starring John Thaw and Kevin Whately.
Extras: The original version of the game came with the “KNIGHTS TEMPLAR - SAVAGE WARRIOR” book written by Steve Jackson. You can view and read it in this
video: https://youtu.be/iBW5VsWGkuU in Old Video Games Anthology YouTube Channel.
Installation: The DOS/Windows installation program (2 CD-ROMs) instead of showing a progress bar during the copying phase runs a Breakout variant. The
paddle is controlled with the mouse.
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