Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (PC)

Turning such a familiar story into a crime solving puzzler must have been a tough challenge for the designers but they've actually done it rather well. The game imerses you in the world of the book through the medium of an entirely new character, Antoinette, who is the player's representative in the game and allows Poirot to hide in his compartment claiming illness. Antoinette is not the only change to the novel and there is a strange second plot hiding underneath the familiar one lending the game a much needed element of surprise and mystery and even the potential of a happy ending. The puzzles are tough, some might say a little too ...  Read the complete review

I have recently become somewhat obsessed with crime solving games for the PC. Murder On The Orient Express is one of the better ones. Based around the novel of the same name the user takes on the role of Antoinette who works for the train company. It is up to Antoinette to hunt for clues whilst Poirot is incapacitated. Antoinette reports her finding back to Poirot to solve the mystery. Most of the game is set on the Orient Express, except the the beginning which is set in the station itself. And a small section part way through that requires you to wander into the woods. Some parts of the game are a little tedious, for example collecting all ...  Read the complete review