Circle of Blood

Circle of Blood

October 14, 1996·Single player
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Ratings

83
User Score
189 ratings
75
Critic Score
2 reviews
79
Total Score
191 combined

About

Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world. To solve puzzles and progress in the game, the player collects items that may be combined with one another, used on the environment, or given to non-player characters. The protagonist converses with NPCs via dialogue trees presented through "conversation icons" to learn about the game's puzzles and plot. Clues and other information are obtained by clicking on items in the inventory and on objects in the environment. The player navigates with a map, to which new locations are added as the story unfolds. Unlike in most adventure games at the time, the protagonist's death is possible, after which the player starts from the last save point.

Storyline

As George Stobbart, an American in Paris, you find it odd when an accordion-playing clown darts out of a cafe clutching a briefcase. Moments later, you're sent flying, violently thrown through the air by the force of a massive explosion, right into a sinister, global intrigue. The coveted contents of that briefcase? A fiercely guarded manuscript penned by a clandestine medieval order - the Knights Templar. Reveal the truth behind a secret conspiracy and save the world from the Templars' evil plan.

Release Dates

PlatformDate
DOSOct 14, 1996
MacOct 14, 1996
PC (Microsoft Windows)Oct 14, 1996
DOSNov 06, 1996
PC (Microsoft Windows)Nov 06, 1996
MacNov 06, 1996
PlayStationDec 1996
PlayStationMar 24, 1998

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Game Info

Developer
Revolution Software
Publisher
THQ, Sony Computer Entertainment, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Release Date
October 14, 1996
Collection
Broken Sword
Perspective
Third person, Side view

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Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)MacDOSPlayStation

Genres

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventure

Themes

FantasyThrillerHistoricalMystery

Game Modes

Single player

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