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Genre and what to do:
Seek-and-find game. Play as the famous detective Hercule Poirot and unmask the killer of Linnet Doyle onboard the Nile cruise liner. Your task is to examine closely rooms on the ship to find items from the given list. As you find items you uncover the clues that help you to solve the case. The game consists of twelve investigations; you are given 25 minutes and 5 hints to accomplish each investigation. At the end of each investigation you have to complete a bonus round, where you are to assemble a picture, a letter, etc. All the clues, that you⮮ve collected, are placed in the special clue room and you may review them at any moment. You may also visit the salon, where you may read suspects⮮ biographies and question them. On completion all the investigations you⮮ll be asked to name the criminal.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:
.Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile is a fascinating game, based on the original Agatha Christie⮮s whodunit. It features high quality graphics, diverse sound effects and thrilling music. The story itself and its presentation is outstanding; it begins with introduction and develops in cut-scenes between levels. Each investigation contains several rooms, which must be examined; they are marked on the ship map and you may jump from one to another whenever you want. You may also visit the salon and the clue room at any moment; they are well done and handy. All in all, Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile is one of the best games of this genre due to impressive storyline, superb design and variety of innovative twists.
Offline gameplay: 1 player |
Multiplayer: No |
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Publisher:
Oberon Media |
ESRB Ratio: Everyone |
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Extras and features: |
. High Quality Themed Graphics. . 12 Painstaking Investigations. . 24 Rooms to Examine. . Find Clues and Question Suspects. . Original Bonus Rounds. |
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Drawbacks: |
. There is one game mode only. |
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Requirements:
OS: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Memory: 64 MB DirectX: 9.1 or later CPU: P800 |
Alternative names:
Agata Christie: Death on the Nile, AgathaChristie:DeathontheNile, Agatha Crhistie: Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie: Daeth on the Nile |