software.wikisort.org - Video_gameAgatha 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]
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).
2009 video game
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders |
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Developer(s) | AWE Games/Black Lantern Studios |
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Publisher(s) | DreamCatcher Interactive |
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Director(s) | Matt Raithel |
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Programmer(s) | Ankur Sharma |
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Artist(s) | Gary Bedell |
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Composer(s) | Nathan Lee |
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Engine | Unity |
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Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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Release | November 12, 2009 |
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Genre(s) | Point-and-click |
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Mode(s) | Single-player |
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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 a poor reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 53.82%,[4] while Metacritic gave it 53 out of 100.[5]
References
- "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders - IGN".
- 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.
- "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders for DS". GameRankings. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- "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.
External links
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Agatha Christie series |
- And Then There Were None
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Evil Under the Sun
- The ABC Murders (2009)
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Other games |
- The Scoop
- The ABC Murders (2016)
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Characters | |
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Books | Novels by Agatha Christie |
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
- The Murder on the Links (1923)
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
- The Big Four (1927)
- The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)
- Peril at End House (1932)
- Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
- Murder on the Orient Express (1934)
- Three Act Tragedy (1934)
- Death in the Clouds (1935)
- The A.B.C. Murders (1936)
- Murder in Mesopotamia (1936)
- Cards on the Table (1936)
- Dumb Witness (1937)
- Death on the Nile (1937)
- Appointment with Death (1938)
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1938)
- Sad Cypress (1940)
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940)
- Evil Under the Sun (1941)
- Five Little Pigs (1942)
- The Hollow (1946)
- Taken at the Flood (1948)
- Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952)
- After the Funeral (1953)
- Hickory Dickory Dock (1955)
- Dead Man's Folly (1956)
- Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)
- The Clocks (1963)
- Third Girl (1966)
- Hallowe'en Party (1969)
- Elephants Can Remember (1972)
- Curtain (1975)
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Short story collections by Christie |
- Poirot Investigates (1924)
- Murder in the Mews (1937)
- The Regatta Mystery (1939)
- The Labours of Hercules (1947)
- The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (1948)
- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories (1950)
- The Under Dog and Other Stories (1951)
- The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)
- Double Sin and Other Stories (1961)
- Poirot's Early Cases (1974)
- Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories (1991)
- The Harlequin Tea Set (1997)
- While the Light Lasts and Other Stories (1997)
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Novels by Sophie Hannah |
- The Monogram Murders (2014)
- Closed Casket (2016)
- The Mystery of Three Quarters (2018)
- The Killings at Kingfisher Hill (2020)
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Plays by Christie |
- Black Coffee (1930, stage)
- Wasp's Nest (1937, television)
- The Yellow Iris (1937, radio)
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Film adaptations | |
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Television adaptations | |
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Video games |
- Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (2006)
- Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile (2007)
- Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun (2007)
- Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (2009)
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Other adaptations |
- Alibi (1928, stage)
- Peril at End House (1940, stage)
- Orient Express (1985, board game)
- Hercule Poirot (1985–2007, radio series)
- Black Coffee (1998, novel)
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See also |
- Agatha Christie's fictional universe
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Category
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