Product Description

Travel the length and breadth of England and track down a ruthless killer before he strikes again! Play as world-renowned Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Interact with 20 unique characters, each with their own motives. Uncover clues and evidence tied directly to the story. When you have enough evidence, question the passengers in the salon and discover the identity of the real murderer. An all new ending to the original mystery keeps you in suspense for hours.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3489 in Video Games
• Brand: Dreamcatcher
• Model: DRM70075
• Released on: 2008-10-13
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
• Format: CD-ROM

Features

• Play as world-renowned Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot
• Interact with 20 unique characters, each with their own motives
• An all-new ending to the original mystery keeps you in suspense for hours.
• 12 challenging investigation levels
• 24 rooms with hidden clues

Customer Reviews

A good seek & find game
First, a caveat. This is a hidden object game -- that is, game play consists of searching through various scenes to find a list of objects hidden in the landscape, while the story of "Death on the Nile" plays out in the background. It is NOT an adventure game in which you interview suspects, collect evidence, and solve puzzles, like the other Agatha Christie games that have been published recently.

That being said, it does what it does quite well. The scenes are well designed and game play is challenging without being impossible. It's actually quite amusing -- as long as you weren't expecting an adventure game, that is.

An entertaining hidden object game
After making several adventure games from Agatha Christie novels, The Adventure Company has switched things up and made a hidden object game out of "Death on the Nile." The result is a surprisingly fun little game.

In each round, players inspect three or four rooms at a time, trying to find a list of hidden objects. Most of the items are random, but some are clues which contribute to the murder mystery. Players can also question witnesses for more information, and in between each round is a little (very easy) puzzle that provides you with some kind of evidence - you may have to re-create a letter, for example, or test an unknown liquid.

Overall, this game is a lot of fun. Nearly all of the objects are reasonably disguised. I might not have found them all, but when I used the hint feature, my reaction was generally, "Oh, I should have caught that." The plot is a somewhat stripped-down version of Christie's novel; most of the subplots are gone, but it will probably entertain people who aren't familiar with the story. I particularly like the way that the objects in each person's room helped define their character - Colonel Race, for instance, has a hunting theme in his room, while Miss Bowers has a lot of medical objects. The music was also really well done, although the game probably could have used more variety.

If I have one complaint about this game, it's that it is really a bit short, considering the price tag. The game was originally available as a download, and it shows: there is no spoken dialogue (just subtitles), very little animation, and only 12 game levels. It seems like $20 is a bit much to pay for that. Still, if you like Agatha Christie and/or hidden object games, this is a great way to spend an afternoon.

should have read the description
I purchased the previous Agatha Christie games: And Then There Were None, Murder On The Orient Express, and Evil Under The Sun and enjoyed all three adventure games. I thought that Death On The Nile was a lower-priced similar game in the series. It's not! I played this hidden object game before as a download. The cover makes it look deceptively like the other role-playing games. I've bought over a thousand items on Amazon.com and this is the first time I've felt ripped off.