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Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders

What golf does to walks, this game does to classic detective fiction novels

Words: on January 5, 2010

How would you go about making a classic ‘whodunnit’ mystery novel even better? If your answer is “By turning it into a videogame where your time is divided between furiously tapping the touchscreen to keep the dialogue moving, answering sub-Layton calibre logic puzzles (usually about train times – Poirot gives this kind of thing too much thought) and desperately fighting against an overly-fussy handwriting recognition system,” you answered… incorrectly!

The ABC Murders, originally released in 1936, is a cracking yarn (although clearly not ‘Poirot’s latest adventure’, as the back of the box claims), but this digital version is barely more interactive than its paperback origin, and infinitely more annoying.

Jan 4, 2010

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Mediocre
YOU'LL LOVE
  • Digital sleuthing
  • Won't sprain the brain
  • Based on a great story
YOU'LL HATE
  • Tons of dialogue to flick through
  • Overly-fussy handwriting recognition system
  • Weak-ass puzzles
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Release date: US
Nov 03 2009 (DS)
UK
Nov 20 2009 (DS)
Available Platforms: DS
Genre: Adventure
Published by: DreamCatcher Interactive
Developed by: DreamCatcher Interactive
ESRB Rating:
Teen: Mild Language, Violent References
PEGI Rating:
12+
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