Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (2009 video game)

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This article is about the 2009 videogame. For the novel, see The A.B.C. Murders. For the 2016 videogame, see Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (2016 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
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
ReleaseNovember 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]

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]

  1. ^ "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders - IGN".
  2. ^ Simon Bull (December 3, 2009). "Game review: Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders - Nintendo DS". News Shopper. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  3. ^ Will Wilson (25 November 2009). "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders for DS". GameRankings. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  6. ^ Emily Morganti (January 13, 2010). "Agatha Christie: The A.B.C. Murders review". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Dylan Platt (January 4, 2010). "Agatha Christie: ABC Murders - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  8. ^ James Newton (November 25, 2009). "Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders (DS) Review". NintendoLife. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  9. ^ "Agatha Christie: ABC Murders DS Review". Official Nintendo Magazine: 80. January 2010.
  10. ^ Wesley Yin-Poole (December 10, 2009). "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders Review". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved September 29, 2014.

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