Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (2009 video game)
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders | |
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Developer(s) | AWE Games/Black Lantern Studios |
Publisher(s) | DreamCatcher Interactive |
Director(s) | Matt Raithel |
Programmer(s) | Ankur Sharma |
Artist(s) | Gary Bedell |
Composer(s) | Nathan Lee |
Engine | Unity |
Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
Release | November 12, 2009 |
Genre(s) | Point-and-click |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is a mystery adventure game for the Nintendo DS, based on Agatha Christie's 1936 novel The ABC Murders. The game was co-developed by American companies AWE Games and Black Lantern Studios, and published by DreamCatcher Interactive.[1]
Gameplay
[edit]The game follows Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings as they solve mysteries by inspecting crime scenes and questioning suspects.[2] In order to appeal to players familiar with the original story, the game also offers the option to play with a different murderer, which results in different clues and testimony throughout the entire game.[3]
Reception
[edit]Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 53.82%[4] |
Metacritic | 53/100[5] |
Publication | Score |
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Adventure Gamers | [6] |
GameZone | 6/10[7] |
Nintendo Life | [8] |
Official Nintendo Magazine | 61%[9] |
VideoGamer.com | 6/10[10] |
The game was met with a poor reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 53.82%,[4] while Metacritic gave it 53 out of 100.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders - IGN". Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ Simon Bull (December 3, 2009). "Game review: Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders - Nintendo DS". News Shopper. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ Will Wilson (25 November 2009). "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ a b "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders for DS". GameRankings. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ a b "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Emily Morganti (January 13, 2010). "Agatha Christie: The A.B.C. Murders review". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Dylan Platt (January 4, 2010). "Agatha Christie: ABC Murders - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ James Newton (November 25, 2009). "Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders (DS) Review". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: ABC Murders DS Review". Official Nintendo Magazine: 80. January 2010.
- ^ Wesley Yin-Poole (December 10, 2009). "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
External links
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- 2009 video games
- Adventure games
- Black Lantern Studios games
- Detective video games
- Nintendo DS games
- Nintendo DS-only games
- Single-player video games
- Video games based on novels
- Video games based on works by Agatha Christie
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games set in Devon
- Video games set in East Sussex
- Video games set in Hampshire
- AWE Productions games
- Adventure game stubs