Broken Sword 2: Remastered

About Broken Sword 2: Remastered

Broken Sword 2: Remastered is a single player casual puzzle game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Revolution Software Ltd and was released on December 16, 2010. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Sequel to smash hit 'Broken Sword: Director's Cut'.

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75%Audience ScoreBased on 760 reviews

story34 positive mentions

stability24 negative mentions

Excellent story and writing with humor and memorable characters that fans love.
The remastered graphics and art style are beautiful and faithful to the originals, providing a nostalgic yet fresh experience.
The port to mobile devices offers good touch controls and convenient features like Dropbox save syncing and achievements integration.

The game suffers from many bugs and crashes, especially on newer Android versions, causing it to be unplayable for many users.
Controls and UI can be fiddly or imprecise; clickable areas are sometimes small or offset, leading to player frustration.
The game is shorter and less challenging than the first installment, with fewer puzzles and more tedious or illogical gameplay sections.

story
59 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
58% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
The story is generally praised for being engaging, well-crafted, and nostalgic, often continuing the strong narrative from the first game with clever dialogue and memorable characters. However, some players find it less compelling, with a few mentioning disjointed plots, weaker side characters, and technical issues that hinder the storytelling experience. Overall, it remains a highlight for fans of point-and-click adventure games, despite occasional criticisms of pacing and puzzle integration.
- “Great story, ahead of its time back in the early PlayStation days and to this day a favorite of mine.”
- “Great story, gorgeous remade graphics and backgrounds, characters you will fall in love with, relaxing music, real clever dialogue with humorous elements that will make you laugh out loud.”
- “Fantastic story line, engaging characters, challenging puzzles... an absolute must play for fans of point and click adventure games!”
- “Game play is slightly worse than the first, with fewer puzzles and a terrible plot.”
- “At some point it skipped an entire scene involving George, missing vital parts of the story and leaving me very confused at the end.”
- “The story and plot were a little disjointed, with poorly developed side characters, less interesting and contrived puzzles, lower quality cutscenes, and bugs in the Android version that sometimes prevent clicking on key puzzle parts.”
stability
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
8% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 92% negative mentions
The game offers enjoyable content and remastered features but is frequently plagued by stability issues, including freezes, crashes, and lag, often requiring full device restarts. These bugs significantly hinder progression, with many users unable to advance past early scenes. Despite some improvements in updates, technical problems like unresponsive controls and screen freezes persist, impacting overall playability.
- “The game runs great and the remaster adds little extras like the character boxes, making it well worth playing again and again. If new to the series, start from the first game :)”
- “No glitches so far.”
- “I've had this game for over a year now, yet I've never gotten past the first room as the game always freezes my phone completely and forces me to do a full reboot of my device.”
- “Freezes every time I try to play.”
- “The game is great but after the station scene with Nico it switches to George climbing a cliff and freezes.”
graphics
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71% positive mentions, 16% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions
The graphics are widely praised for their beautiful, classic art style and impressive updates with higher resolution suited for modern devices, maintaining the series' signature charm. While some note the sequel's graphics as slightly less impressive than the original, overall the visuals are regarded as superb, enhancing the engaging story and atmosphere of the game.
- “The adventures of George Stobbart and Nicole Collard continue - and now in better graphics for modern devices!”
- “Great story, gorgeous remade graphics and backgrounds, characters you will fall in love with, relaxing music, real clever dialogue with humorous elements that will make you laugh out loud.”
- “Much better than the PSX version, graphics are great and the portraits of the characters are fantastic.”
- “Graphics poor.”
- “I love this game, but I'm willing to sacrifice some graphics and sound on Android if it means reducing the size; it doesn't leave room for much else.”
- “Apart from that, the graphics are basically how they were with a better resolution; this is great because the original's art style was fantastic.”
humor
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's humor is generally praised for being clever, witty, and genuinely funny, with many players enjoying its light, humorous dialogue and comedic scenes. While most find it amusing and engaging, a few note that some jokes fall flat in tone with the overall story. Overall, the humor enhances the story-driven adventure and adds a relaxing, entertaining element to the experience.
- “Great story, gorgeous remade graphics and backgrounds, characters you will fall in love with, relaxing music, real clever dialogue with humorous elements that will make you laugh out loud.”
- “Great game, I'll glad I forgot some of the puzzles, dialogue still funny over twenty years later.”
- “Funny, witty, challenging and unique.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63% positive mentions, 12% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for being smooth, entertaining, and supported by convenient save options like Dropbox. However, some users experience frustrating issues such as game crashes or glitches that prevent completion, which detracts from the overall experience. Meanwhile, the combination of engaging mechanics and humor adds to its appeal.
- “The plot and artwork are top notch and the gameplay is entertaining.”
- “Great gameplay with the same great humour.”
- “The gameplay is smooth on my phone.”
- “I would have left it at that, but what irritated me the most and drove me to write this spiteful review is the game mechanics.”
- “Can retrieve old game and save to Dropbox so won't lose it, but keeps going to grey screen after the gameplay starts.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The grinding aspect is criticized for being tedious and time-consuming, with many puzzles feeling like pointless filler rather than engaging challenges. Users find the puzzles either unintuitive or overly simplistic, leading to a frustrating experience that detracts from the game's enjoyment.
- “There are a lot more tedious 'puzzles' that seem designed merely to take up time to make the game feel longer.”
- “Most puzzles were tedious rather than fun.”
- “4 stars because the last puzzle with Nico was ridiculously tedious!”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users find the game emotionally engaging and nostalgic, evoking a sense of youth and wholesome enjoyment. However, technical issues with controls sometimes hinder the overall experience.
- “Made me feel young again.”
- “A wholesomely engaging experience.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The atmosphere is consistently praised for being immersive and polished, matching the high quality of the first installment. Users highlight the effective combination of voice acting and imagery in creating a compelling ambiance.
- “Equally as good as the first installment 'Shadow of the Templars' in atmosphere, voice acting, and imagery.”
- “Just as atmospheric and polished as the last one.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The music is praised for its relaxing and atmospheric qualities, complementing the game's story and visuals while enhancing the overall immersive experience.
- “Great story, gorgeous remade graphics and backgrounds, characters you will fall in love with, relaxing music, real clever dialogue with humorous elements that will make you laugh out loud.”
- “Can't see anything in the game, only hear music and I think rain after the starting video!”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game is highly optimized, running smoothly without any performance issues on the Samsung S3.

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Play Times

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5h Average play time

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Broken Sword 2: Remastered is a casual puzzle game with mystery theme. Common tags for Broken Sword 2: Remastered include stylized.

Broken Sword 2: Remastered is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Broken Sword 2: Remastered.

Broken Sword 2: Remastered was released on December 16, 2010.

Broken Sword 2: Remastered was developed by Revolution Software Ltd.

Broken Sword 2: Remastered has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Broken Sword 2: Remastered for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Broken Sword 2: Remastered is a single player game.

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