| Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders | |
| Developer: | AWE Games/Black Lantern Studios |
| Publisher: | DreamCatcher Interactive |
| Director: | Matt Raithel |
| Programmer: | Ankur Sharma |
| Artist: | Gary Bedell |
| Composer: | Nathan Lee |
| Engine: | Unity |
| Platforms: | Nintendo DS |
| Released: | November 12, 2009 |
| Genre: | Point-and-click |
| Modes: | 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]
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]
The game was met with a poor reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 53.82%, while Metacritic gave it 53 out of 100.