Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is a mystery adventure game for the Nintendo DS , based on the Agatha Christie 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
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
The game was met with very mixed reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 53.82%,[4] while Metacritic gave it 53 out of 100.[5]
References
^ http://www.ign.com/games/agatha-christie-the-abc-murders/nds-14351712
^ Simon Bull (December 3, 2009). "Game review: Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders - Nintendo DS" . News Shopper . Retrieved October 19, 2010 .
^ Will Wilson. "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders" . Pocket Gamer. Retrieved October 19, 2010 .
^ a b "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders for DS" . GameRankings . 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 . 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. 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 .
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