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GREAT game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: October 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've loved all of the Agatha Christie games. They're well thought out and a true mystery game. Of course, being based off of the books does help! One reason I really love these games is because you get to meet different characters and investigate, interrogate, etc. It's not full of puzzles you HAVE to complete in order to continue on with the game. It doesn't have action sequences where you're worrying about your character being killed and having to go back and try again. The main characteristics are learning the suspects, finding the clues and coming to the conclusion of the murder.

It also has 7 different Acts, so the game lasts a good amount of time. I highly recommend this game for any adventure game lover and murder mystery fan!

Wicked, not Evil

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Evil under the sun

Having played the previous two games in this series by the Adventure Company, I looked forward my third instalment of murder mystery.

They did not let me down, but first I had a problem with the graphics. It turned out that the game spec requires DirectX 9 & 64 Mb graphic memory. This is the exact same spec required for the second instalment which played fine on my computer. It seems the previous game didn't really require this but this game does. So I bought a graphics card, an FX5200, which is the lowest spec (and cheapest - roughly the cost of one game) card which has DirectX 9 and 64 or more Mb graphic memory and is an AGP card. I got 256 Mb but there are 64Mb cards and 128 Mb versions which would enable playing of this game. The symptom of the problem is a loss of background image leaving a white screen [blizzard conditions!] which makes the game unplayable. Exchanging the card is easy and should take no more than a few minutes. For the record, my old card was an Nvidea MX/MX400 which supports DirectX 7 and has 32 Mb graphic memory. If your computer has PCI then there are many more cards to choose from.

Once the technical aspects were settled, I played the game.

The story is a complicated one. It is more involved than the previous games in the series. I'd not read the book, so this was new to me. You play as Hastings, Poirot's friend, following in his footsteps. This is a novel device to have Poirot knowing all the outcomes and thus able to advise the player. The avatar on screen has Poirot's body and voice. This gave the developers opportunity to inject some humour which I much appreciated. The game is in chapters, seven in all. The end of each chapter is marked by the player being whisked to Poirot's office and some advice given by him. An innovation is "the finger of suspicion" which serves as a hint system as well as an extra puzzle. Initially I was wary of this but soon came to value its efficiency particularly at the end of chapters where there is usually one last action to trigger the chapter end, but nothing suggests itself. Much time was saved by consulting "the finger of suspicion".

The graphics are good, the acting fine. In the final chapter Poirot outlines his case, with prompts from the player. I had my suspicions, but didn't work out who the murder was.

I enjoyed the game. The scenario was memorable. Puzzles are perhaps on the easy side, but the game is none the worse for that. This is definitely a 20 hours plus game, unless you make repeated use of the hint system.

This is the best of the three games in the series. I recommend it. Just make sure your graphics set up is capable.

Fantastic Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: December 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was awesome. If you liked the first game, "And Then There Were None", you will definately love this one. Similar gameplay and length. I thought that Murder on the Orient Express was a disappointment, but this game was great.

I didn't have any technical problems with this game. It is not fair to give the game a poor rating because of technical problems. If your computer has all of the requiremtnts, it will play fine!

Another good Christie mystery

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have really enjoyed following Hercule Poirot and his sidekick as they try to solve the murder of an actress who seemed to be disliked by many people staying at the hotel. Hope there are more Agatha Christie mystery games in the works.

Mystery

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you love Agatha Christie or love mystery games this is the game for you. All the agatha Christie games are good but I like this one the best. It's a very challeging game, so if you are looking for something easy this the game for you

A must have for Agatha Christe lovers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have all the games of Agatha Christie and I just loved this one. Yes, it's true that sometimes Monsieur Poirot is white and the rest of the screen is black - so it's a glitch. But if you play this game on Windows Vista and don't rush Poirot, everything works perfectly. The game has an AMAZING twist at the end, which I always love in these Agatha Christie games. This game requires thinking outside of the box, trying everything - yes, even if you think it's stupid - possible for instance combining things or talking to people. Don't forget to ask the Finger of Suspicion for hints. Another key to the working if this game is PATIENCE. I have to say, this game was a tinsy bit shorter than the rest of Agatha Christie's games, but it's still very good and challenging. I recommend this game a lot and this is a great adventure. TWO BIG THUMBS UP!

Good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed this game. I liked going back in time; I would love to vacation there =) I didn't have any trouble with the graphics and my computer is 4 yrs old. I have a gforce something or other from around the same time. It's not David Suchet unfortunately, but I thought the voice was very close. Remember to double click to make travel faster.

My favorite so far...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First off, let me say that I had absolutely no technical issues with this game. It ran flawlessly. Second of all, I loved it. Out of the three Agatha Christie games that I've played, this one was my favorite. The scenery was great, and there was a lot to explore. There were many character interactions as well. I almost thought twice about getting it because of the somewhat negative reviews on this site, but I am glad that I did anyway. Lots of fun!

The good continues, the evil begins...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: October 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The 3rd episode, long awaited Evil Under the Sun is here.

Graphics? Good as you are used of TAC. Close-ups of the characters are not the best - but it is a minor flaw only.

Sound ? The best of the three games. I very much liked the door and ambient effects, and the fact that, almost on each act, the background music changes.

Dialogs? Very good. Emphasizing Poirot's humor. Poor Hastings can almost never put his own little gray cells to work! The voices are also loud and very clear.

Plot? Interesting. Everyone who has read the book will agree that the plot in the game does not resemble the book with accuracy. Although this might be considered a flaw, I am satisfied - because you will encounter things that were not in the book.

And a nice gift, a very innovative hint system with a moving finger (say, is the Moving Finger the next TAC Agatha Christie game ?).

Advantages:

- Nice gfx, sound, and control system (unlimited (as far as I could see) saves).
- Good plot, no flaws.
- Lots of humor.
- Includes text for the dialogs. (Very important for me).
- Nice and logic , inventory-based riddles. Oh yes, and 1 rather easy puzzle-type riddle found in Linda Marshall's room.
- Full install, play without CDs.

Disadvantages:

- A bit short
- A bit easy
- A bit non-evil ; Good as a game - but no match for the book as far as the atmosphere is considered.
- Some bugs in the graphics ; Not critical, but annoying. Save F2 and Load F3 will do a needed job.
- No book included - Why ? Previous 2 games included the book in the box :(
- No alternative ending. The murderer is the same as in the book - what differs is the method of their 'arrest'. The 'And then there were none' was the only one of the three that had actually changed the plot to introduce a new finale.

Overall:
Although the game is very good overall,it is inevitably compared with the book masterpiece, and it most probably fails in the comparison. I congratulate the TAC developer's efforts, but I would suggest they spend their programming hours and talends in designing new games and not copies of the Great Lady's books, because a copy of a masterpiece is bound to be an eventual failure.

Christie fans will enjoy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: November 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the second AC game I've played in the series. I thought overall, it was more enjoyable than Murder on the Orient Express. What I liked about EUTS is that you don't seem to spend as much time doing silly things that don't relate to the story (although you still have to do some.) Another helpful feature is that you have a list of tasks to complete during the scene; i.e. "Read article about Miss Porter's School" and "Help Linda build a blind for birds." I felt like with MOTOE you could wander around helplessly lost for hours. As with the other AC games, you still collect items and use combinations of them to help you on your way--but what's great about EUTS is that you can tell if something is a combination by just hovering over the second tool, you don't have to click on each combo and hear the annoying "I don't think that's a good idea" speech 20 times.

The graphics are beautiful, and the voices aren't bad (although Christine Redfern is a bit annoying and I miss David Suchet as Poirot.) On the flip side, unless you save your current game frequently, you might have to repeat your moves because there are quite a few system crashes that you'll experience.

Overall, I think if you are a fan of AC and Poirot, you will enjoy the game despite the glitches. The games seem to be as addicting as the books are to read; I just hope we don't have to wait a year inbetween releases!

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