sleeping dragon sleeping dragon adventure game released windows xbox playstation japan playstation version released europe japan released september version planned cancelled instalment series released years previous instalment sleeping dragon moved series graphics game series use point click interface player assumes role american patent lawyer flies write patent scientist claims found source unlimited energy idea discussed game feel like film revolution brought cinematic consultant sure game conveyed emotions atmosphere appropriate scene game originally planned similar cartoon quality visuals developers decided aim style similar japanese animated films unlike games engine sleeping dragon built engine game music composed returned voice game received highly positive reviews critics praised game story writing humour cinematic feel graphics game music lauded criticism focused primarily control interface repetitive puzzles according game sold thousand copies gameplay gameplay sleeping dragon departure previous series direct control interface player guides movements keyboard playable character certain times george collect objects objects parts scenery people game world order solve puzzles progress game george engage dialogue characters conversation trees gain hints needs solve puzzles progress plot player action choices right screen circles actions available time player desired action corresponding key games sleeping dragon player character death possible plot following events years ago returned life lawyer finds flying alongside pilot meet scientist claims created machine energy storm forces pair plane crash land cliff right close scientist lab escaping wreckage george makes way lab arriving time scientist pale man known bodyguard questioned unknown subject hidden lab prompts george travel england search man named friend scientist advised flee attempts find quickly learns disappeared arrival danger knowing exactly visiting fortune george spots building caught fire goes deal saving old man trapped chat quickly learns old man scientist met hotel paris reveals george left group events shadows led took renamed cult dragon seeking gain use earth lines experiments explains able track special device believing going site paris find important prompting pair follow events paris prepares meet interview named apartment recently manuscript afraid life found unfortunately murdered home woman named gets confront inside apartment fails kill flees leaving clues quickly tries find needs prove innocence police arrive investigate murder detective charge chooses arrest based witness account following arrest subsequent release days later decides find found returns apartment finding girlfriend residing inside loss finding managing open hidden safe finds dvd plays apartment showing old friend finding contained message found believing bizarre storms happening world sign global making finding abandoned theatre louis paris connected mask killer fled murder heads investigate gets captured boss shortly george arrive theatre following device energy source tracing george decides break finding survived falling train shadows investigations george quickly rescues left knocking process pair reveal led crossing paths decide continue searching theatre looking source energy detected process find keys safe stone decorated crystals energy source detected stone found weird chamber column energy bearing symbol heading outside escaping dealing mysterious man george unknown takes strange energy key apartment reveals stolen key key solomon need access special ancient building location unknown whilst looking stone george realises saw symbol exactly style key leading travel investigate pair quickly find stone alpha symbol manage evade come site returning paris pair learn captured whilst apartment taken prague leaving find exactly returning abandoned theatre searching clues quickly finding taken large castle owned whilst manage track discovery egypt key solomon taken chapter surviving remnant exist known promptly returns paris confront taken egypt george decides track chapter returns paris based arrive late stop base invaded despite finding bodies george manages find survivors attack including chapter temple tasks george stopping revealing key taken handing stone key needed bearing psi symbol george locating building egypt stone keys george sneak building forcing activate powers george subdue arrives man seen twice adventure proceeds kill supernatural powers figure turns grand master thought killed survived having work learnt grand master needed active location large power site displayed grand master sets dynamite building escapes trapping george inside killing group find way escape sacrifice puzzle rooms forcing responsibility hoping past sins george stop grand master george quickly arrive power site located bad storms world begin strike town badly flooded reach area confronts george tries stop grand master arriving time grand master absorb energy site turning dragon causing ground beneath collapse george finds sword lands uses dragon save world arrives dying dragon death george sword pair wonder things future development revolution discussed idea game sleeping dragon planned similar cartoon quality visuals games revolution decided use flat look claiming lacked visual depth team wanted game look believable necessarily realistic similar japanese animated films textures hand drawn achieve cartoon look light map employed create realistic lighting advances hardware plus changes allowed game bit colour director game responsible programming aspects game design game feel like film revolution brought cinematic consultant sure game conveyed emotions atmosphere appropriate scene music game composed voice recording scheduled days entire process took days voices recorded voice actors enabling better acting interaction script lines total similar returned voice played revolution held casting session studio called spotlight leicester square london multiple parts auditioned multiple actors originally planned voiced native french speaker right accent ended voiced native english speaker rest credited voice actors simon cecil stated interview development costs million game million developer revolution suffered massive loss playstation xbox versions longer available version purchased steam package reception sleeping dragon received highly positive reviews critics sold thousand copies gave game saying broken sword sleeping dragon shining example genre capable comes close perfection recent adventure game adventure gave game saying triumph time real game pure adventure high levels designer evident game playing like falling exciting movie thriller gaming chronicles gave saying adventure gaming alive thanks designers like revolution stunning achievement interactive entertainment praising story characters visuals dialogue calling title looking golden era adventure gaming indicate controls easy times edge magazine gave game praising storytelling dialogues visuals pointing sporadic break illusion edge magazine refers game comeback adventure glorious return ign gave game rating placing impressive category noted interface difficult use puzzles game repetitive adventure gamers gave stars called technical masterpiece praised cinematic introduction cutscenes character faces said certainly raise bar seen adventures date criticised controls repetitive puzzles gamespot overall positive review praised plot characters setting unlike found interface points frustrated times quick required bored like puzzles ran sound problem appear happened reviewer bill panned repetitive puzzles called instant classic praised story controls characters music game online positive criticising plot interface puzzles calling easy praise general appearance voice acting music positive mainly heavily criticising interface
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