Despite the ominous-sounding title, Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is actually a colourfully animated adventure game that casts you as an American tourist vacationing in Paris.

But dont let cartoonish graphics fool you into thinking this is kiddie fare, as the game opens with a malevolent-looking clown bombing a café where youre sitting, leaving a man dead and many questions unanswered. Fancying himself to be a better detective than the local authorities, your nosy to..