Poirot investigates again on PC

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Mar 22, 2007 7:59 am PT

Third instalment in the Agatha Christie adventure series announced.

The Adventure Company will be continuing its series of game remakes of classic Agatha Christie mystery novels with Evil Under the Sun.

The story will feature famous fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who is tasked with investigating the murder of a popular actress on a stunning tropical island. Poirot will interview more than 20 unique characters who all had some kind of ties with the actress and scour the island for clues.

The latest game will feature a number of improvements and added gameplay elements, which have been made as a response to player feedback. These include a new inventory system, dialogue choices that impact events, less repetition in sleuthing, and more diverse environments to explore.

Whereas the last Agatha Christie adventure game, Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express, featured Hercule Poirot as a non-playable character, in this game players will be able to step into his shoes.

AWE Games, the company that worked on the previous two Agatha Christie games, will also be developing this one. The game is likely to receive a T for Teen rating under ESRB, and 12+ under PEGI ratings. Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun will be Windows Vista compatible.

14 Comments

  • PS360Fanboy

    Posted Oct 8, 2007 5:01 am PT

    it look's rather good, might buy it

  • alexandregiroux

    Posted Mar 25, 2007 8:45 pm PT

    Great!
    I really enjoyed the two previous games.

  • Darth_Tyrranus

    Posted Mar 24, 2007 2:10 pm PT

    Yes!!

  • Butcher_ss

    Posted Mar 24, 2007 9:14 am PT

    Well an announcement in The Adventure Company website when they signed David Suchet for the voice role of Poirot in Murder on The Orient Express said that he signed for 3 upcoming games, so i would say that yes he will be lending his voice again.

  • zsc4

    Posted Mar 23, 2007 3:55 am PT

    Good news

  • jaredgood1

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 12:59 pm PT

    I applaud everyone who brought up David Suchet (that guy is phenomenal in just about everything he is in). I'm so glad that there are starting to be more adventure games (some of the old ones like Transylvania, Oo-Topos and Talisman were fantastic).

  • edubuccaneer Site moderator

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 11:55 am PT

    Great news, we need more adventure games coming from the huge source such as Agatha Christie. Poirot is a great character, I hope David Suchet reprises his role.

  • mach-stem

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 10:19 am PT

    I've always been interested in her stories but could never truly get into them. Are the games any good? I've found a couple in the bargin bin at BestBuy recently and hesitated..

  • mattxavier

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 9:23 am PT

    I'm a big fan of the tv series, not so sure if they can make a decent game out of it though?

  • wheezal

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 8:50 am PT

    that would be great if they could get David Suchet to reprise his role.

  • Darth_Tyrranus

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 8:14 am PT

    Sorry Zelda4evr, but it looks like I beat you to it.

  • bysmitty

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 8:10 am PT

    Great news though I haven't finished Murder On The Orient Express yet. ...bysmitty

  • Zelda4evr

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 8:10 am PT

    Sounds like it could be a great game. First.

  • Darth_Tyrranus

    Posted Mar 22, 2007 8:10 am PT

    Is David Suchet doing the voice acting in this?

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