Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile - PC Game

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yoruichi's Review - June 15, 2007 - View all my reviews (6)

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Mystery + Seek and Find = Breath of fresh air

The moment I saw the title I knew I was going to love this game without even reading the reviews. I've always been a fan of mysteries, most especially Agatha Christie, who writes with the same formula, but producing unpredictable results every novel. In here, everyone's a suspect and it's time to play detective.

I'm a big fan of seek and find games and this is something new because of the mystery-solving part. I have to agree with others about it being short, but I loved every part of it. I have to admit I didn't solve all of the bonus rounds, but still it's a challenging game that would keep you playing for hours. This game is highly recommended, it's a breath of fresh air in the seek-and-find type games.

This review has an average score of 4.5 - Based on 4 ratings
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bjdibbins' Review - May 3, 2007 - View all my reviews (15)

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Not just another hidden object game - its a mystery as well

Bravo!

First off, to all of you hidden object game fans, this is one you are going to enjoy. I'm sure you've already hit the download button above, and you'll be glad you did.

The rooms are what you would expect from a good quality game of this type, and the hidden objects vary from being relatively obvious to very deceptively concealed - often in plain sight. For the occassional almost impossible to find object there are limited hints per round that will point them out for you ("oh there it is!)

Apart from the random objects in each room to find, there are also some variations on the theme where you need to pick objects up and place them in the right location.

Since this game is a murder mystery, the reason you are looking around these rooms is of course to find clues to help solve the crime. So some of the objects you pick up are also clues that you'll be working on in the between level puzzles - of which there are several.

But, finding clues and putting the pieces together is only part of it. You also need to interview the various subjects as you find these clues. This process is more a case of playing a preset conversation between Poirot and the suspects than actually interacting with them and choosing an approach to take (as in law and order).

Still, you'll need to play close attention to the clues and the conversations if you hope to put everything together. If you've played Bedazzled you'll have an idea of the sorts of interactions you'll need to keep in mind if you want to solve the mystery.

All in all a very good game, with lots to like about it.

Definitely a keeper.

This review has an average score of 4.5 - Based on 68 ratings
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meerahdxb's Review - May 4, 2007 - View all my reviews (76)

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Don't hesitate, just try it!

I think among all the puzzle solving/find and seek games, this game stands out as the best. Simply because there is alot of efforts that are visible for us to notice while playing the game.
In terms of graphics, the characters and the items suits the story line so well, and the concept art is very accepted. The music is so arabian to reflect the mood where the incident took place.
The story has been placed in a very nice way, and if you haven't read Agatha Christie's book, you will be very much excited to read it. I consider this game a very selling game and I have no doubt that many will have a positive impression after playing it.
Since the developers of the game made it so much fun and addictive, I would very much like to see Stephen king's books being made as well, I would certainly buy them all :)
Now that I have mentioned the pros, the only con I could point out is that some of the items are really hidden in a way I found it almost impossible to find since the clues are limited, but that what a mystery solving game is all about!
Enjoy a new sequel of hidden items game!

This review has an average score of 4.3 - Based on 27 ratings
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