Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders

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  • Summary: As easy as A...B...C? Agatha Christie’s A.B.C Murders tells the story of Captain Hastings and Hercule Poirot as they attempt to solve a series of bizarre murders committed by an elusive madman. [DreamCatcher]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. Just Adventure
    75
    While The ABC Murders does not possess the depth of plot or crisp dialogue of the full-length Christie mysteries published by The Adventure Company (Murder on the Orient Express, Evil Under the Sun, And Then There Were None), it is an impressive opening salvo in what one hopes will be an ongoing series of games on the DS.
  2. Cubed3
    70
    The ABC Murders may lack the attention to detail and high levels of presentation found in the Layton titles, yet it should definitely appeal to the same market sector thirsty for more puzzle solving.
  3. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    61
    Layton need not be worried. [Jan 2010, p.80]
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  4. Pocket Gamer UK
    60
    It's a good story, but those looking to emulate their favourite Belgium detective will find the repetitive brainteasers and limited sleuthing frustrating.
  5. GameZone
    60
    ABC Murders is a great story, but it wasn’t meant to be a video game and it shows. DS-owning Agatha Christie fans might get a kick out of it, but the game just isn’t as engaging or fun as the other point-and-click puzzlers on the system.
  6. Games Master UK
    50
    One case best left unsolved. [Feb 2010, p.82]
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  7. Adventure Gamers
    20
    Agatha Christie was obviously a masterful author, and The A.B.C. Murders could have been an engaging interactive companion to one of her most famous works. It's too bad the gameplay is so atrocious that even a good story couldn't make up for it.

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  1. storygamer
    Aug 28, 2020
    6
    I really was looking forward to the release of Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders. The idea of a detective game using the two displays of theI really was looking forward to the release of Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders. The idea of a detective game using the two displays of the Nintendo DS sounded very promising. Especially as a Christie and Poirot fan. Unfortunately I was very disappointed when it came out. Even though the story is brilliant, the gameplay is a disaster. Almost all of the puzzles are boring and repetitive. Missed the chance...… Expand
  2. ninjaguy454
    Jun 30, 2020
    5
    This seems like a fairly competent game, but I feel misled. At first glance I expect an engaging murder mystery, but am informed I am toThis seems like a fairly competent game, but I feel misled. At first glance I expect an engaging murder mystery, but am informed I am to expect something more akin to a seek-and-find game. Then I am given a multitude of math word problems to solve to progress through the story… I'm not playing a video game to learn arithmetic.… Expand

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#67 Most Discussed DS Game of 2009