Broken Sword for iPad released

By Tom Bramwell Published 26 May, 2010

Director's Cut HD for five quid.

The iPad version of Revolution Software's Broken Sword: Director's Cut HD has just gone live on the iTunes App Store.

The app costs £4.99 from the UK version of the store and you can grab it through these handsome blue words.

The 558MB download is your gateway to a sexy higher-resolution version of the classic adventure game, in which Nico Collard travels to Paris and finds herself drawn into conspiracy.

"This really is the definitive version," Revolution's Charles Cecil said in a statement. "Rather than rush the game out for the US launch, we have taken the time to get it just right, and with the higher resolution graphics, and the addition of the digital comic as a bonus feature, there's a lot of new content to enjoy."

Broken Sword: Director's Cut was released for iPhone and iPod Touch in February and is still available for £2.99. It's a 353MB download.

Check out our Broken Sword: Director's Cut iPhone review for more on what to expect.

The iPad itself is out now in the US and is available internationally on 28th May. Check out Digital Foundry's iPad hardware test for more on whether it's worth four zillion quid or whatever.

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (21) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • LHH #1 2 years ago

    fuck off apple! only faggot hipsters buy your over priced, last gen shit.
    Edited by 1 at 26/05/10 @ 08:14

  • GamesConnoisseur #2 2 years ago

    What an angry rant!! You would give people a wrong impression of actually bring envious of getting one?!!

    Don't like iPad? Just don't buy it!

    Simple as that.

    If it's will bound to fail under it's weights of flaws then it will, but if it's gonna be a reasonable success then Apple got it right and we don't.

  • devilmyarse #3 2 years ago

    Go away LHH. If you don't like Apple or their products, don't read the section dedicated to it. It's just common sense.

  • Weezer #4 2 years ago

    Oh. I have one on pre-order. I guess that makes me a 'faggot hipster'. Which is weird, cos I'm not gay and have absolutely no fashion sense.

    Not sure I really understand your 'last gen' comment. Perhaps - and this is is just a suggestion - you've actually never used one and have no fucking idea what you're talking about?

    I wonder if you hate all popular brands, or have reserved some special loathing for Apple based entirely other people's opinions you've read online and decided to join in with. You're the kind of retard that makes me want to buy two iPads, just to make your undersized brain boil just that little bit more...
    Edited by 1 at 26/05/10 @ 08:23

  • lucindus #5 2 years ago

    Hasn't Nico always lived in Paris? George is the one who's only there on vacation.

    And can we expect a review? Considering the iPad is being hyped as the perfect point & clicker platform, it might be interesting to see how well ports of oldies work. And the review's comment thread could help our ignore lists grow strong and healthy (see above).

  • LHH #6 2 years ago

    I wonder if you hate all popular brands, or have reserved some special loathing for Apple

    Just Apple. But please, go ahead and buy two of those retarded products that are berift of decent features and has shit wireless. But atleast you can touch the screen and rub the apple logo. hey whilst you at it, better go upgrade to a ATI 4850 on your mac to play some steam games for £300 lol

  • ColdShoulder #7 2 years ago

    Eurogamer should save future column inches and report now that Broken Sword will come out on every format ever.

  • Ninja_Tino #8 2 years ago

    My family picked one up from America last month and, while I haven't particularly used it much (uni), my dad absolutely loves it for an easy access Internet browser when he's lying down. Apart from a few Apps that's about of all its uses, I feel. So, if that sounds good, good; if it doesn't, then great, nice for you, now shut up!

  • Ninja_Tino #9 2 years ago

    Oh and the more consoles Broken Sword can appear on the merrier!

  • superdelphinus #10 2 years ago

    best game on the iphone (apart from FM2010!)

  • superdelphinus #11 2 years ago

    "If it's will bound to fail under it's weights of flaws "

    what

  • taurus82 #12 2 years ago

    ...and the PSN edition/version should be (hopefully) just around the corner, and if Revolution chooses to implement Move, make it optional, I'm quite comfortable using DualShock3 for P'n'C adventures.

  • kangarootoo #13 2 years ago

    The iPhone version is ace. If I had an iPad, I'd bag this quick smart.

  • Marshall2008 #14 2 years ago

    @LHH

    It must eat you up inside that Apple is LEADING the mobile industry and everyone else is playing catchup and copying Apples designs. Over a million units shifted in its first month, the iPad will be as huge a success as the iPod and iPhone are.

    Maybe you are just a poor penny-less pikey and can't afford Apple kit, whatever the reason for your venomous posts you are probably better off trolling elsewhere.

  • Weezer #15 2 years ago

    Yep: what he said...

  • jambii267 #16 2 years ago

    What about a PC version, you know where the main fanbase was built.

  • LHH #17 2 years ago

    Mobile phones are mobiles. I'm not the one to sit on a bus messing with gimmicky features. I don't buy apple kit due to its style over substance ethos, particularly now with the desktops and laptops - the only market I would consider for it's reliability - are now using x86 hardware, so is nothing more than a PC with OSX on it.
    Yet you idiots still buy it lol
    But yeah, phones... no thanks, I like to make calls and send texts, nothing else. Plus white ear phones and wearing them like a fashion accessory does not appeal to me. I guess those ultra thin ipods will fit in your skinny jeans though
    Edited by 1 at 26/05/10 @ 11:55

  • sonicyoda #18 2 years ago

    Blah blah blah Ipad sucks balls doop-dee-doo.

    What really matters is this Director's Cut version of the original Broken Sword is the mutt's nuts. Got it on Wii and it hasn't aged since its' original release one bit. The new scenes really help it instead of feeling tacked on. If you have dished out on an Ipad, I'd say this was a worthy investment.

  • Simonkey75 #19 2 years ago

    Everyone should own Broken Sword on at least one format, whatever that format may be. Truly fantastic, lovingly made game.

  • septimus #20 2 years ago

    Don't worry LHH, you can get an Apple something soon. Just means leaving The council estate and going into the city to mug someone there for a change.

    On topic, shame it isn't a universal app. Not buying it twice.

  • kangarootoo #21 2 years ago

    So buying the iPad version doesn't get you the iPhone version too? Hmm. I thought that was a standard thing. Shame.