Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders
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Developer(s)	AWE Games/Black Lantern Studios
Publisher(s)	DreamCatcher Interactive
Director(s)	Matt Raithel
Programmer(s)	Ankur Sharma
Artist(s)	Gary Bedell
Composer(s)	Nathan Lee
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	November 12, 2009
Genre(s)	Point-and-click
Mode(s)	Single-player

Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is a mystery adventure game for the Nintendo DS, based on Agatha Christie's 1936 novel The ABC Murders. The game was co-developed by American companies AWE Games and Black Lantern Studios, and published by DreamCatcher Interactive.^[1]

Gameplay

The game follows Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings as they solve mysteries by inspecting crime scenes and questioning suspects.^[2] In order to appeal to players familiar with the original story, the game also offers the option to play with a different murderer, which results in different clues and testimony throughout the entire game.^[3]

Reception

The game was met with a poor reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 53.82%,^[4] while Metacritic gave it 53 out of 100.^[5]