'Broken Sword' coming to iPhone

Revolution Software has announced that classic adventure game Broken Sword will soon be made available on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Titled Broken Sword: The Director's Cut, the game is a "loving update" of George Stobbart and Nico Collard's quest to uncover a conspiracy around the Knights Templar.

The Director's Cut also includes additional content not featured in the original version, which adds around 20% to the playing time.

Revolution has updated Broken Sword's gameplay for touchscreen devices by utilising an improved version of the control mechanism developed for Beneath a Steel Sky (BASS) - Remastered.

The studio's managing director Charles Cecil said that reception to BASS - Remastered showed there is "considerable enthusiasm for updated versions of our classic adventures".

He added: "User feedback from our first release has been incorporated into this game - you can skip the opening cut-scene, for example, which, I must admit, was certainly an oversight in BASS.

"We're particularly excited to be introducing the game to a whole new audience. I am confident that the quality of the original adventure coupled with significant updates and new assets will ensure that the game appeals both to new players as well as those that played the original first time around."

Broken Sword: The Director's Cut will be released on Apple's App Store "within a month", but no specific pricing has been announced as yet.