Agatha Christie: Evil Under The Sun
by Dreamcatcher Interactive
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Video Game Reviews of Agatha Christie: Evil Under The Sun
Customer Review: A little simple, but fun
Summary: 3 Stars
Pros:
* Staged gameplay: you progress in chunks, and you know you've accomplished what you need to when it allows you to move on.
* In-game hints: not the most helpful in-game hints, but between the journal instructions and the 'finger of suspicion' you can find your way through. Also, the dialogue gives a lot of hints and occasionally tells you what to do.
* Logical use of items for the most part - no combining dust bunnies with smarties to create a new sentient life form.
* Smooth gameplay and easy-to-use menus.
* Overall it was a well-programmed game with only a few minor continuity glitches (there's one point where you can still 'see' something that has already been retrieved and removed).
Cons:
* Auto-play sequences can be touchy to initiate - there's one time where you simply have to go back and look at something to get it to play, even if you've looked at that same thing dozens of times and it hasn't changed.
* Double-click to view inventory is a real pain - I had to click dozens of times to bring up the view screen. Why didn't they add a 'view' button to the main inventory page, or make it a right-click function?!
* Real veterans of this type of game might find it a bit on the easy side - there were very few brain-teaser-like puzzles and not a lot of action. The majority of the time you spend walking about, which reminds me:
* Too much time spend getting from place to place. I realize this is because you do bump into people on the way, but it was a lot of clicking, especially if you're not super-efficient in your moves. I prefer games with fixed locations that can be jumped between with the use of a map screen, but that's a personal preference.
Overall:
I quite enjoyed it, and even as impatient as I am I didn't have to cheat... much. There were a LOT of characters to keep track of, though, and that got a bit confusing. I would have really liked a cheat sheet with their names and faces just so I could keep them straight (but I have a problem with names, so maybe that's just me). I think the mystery was straightforward and Poirot really walks you through it, so it wasn't as much of a mind-bending challenge as games with tons of puzzles, but it was relaxing in a way, too. I think it's a great starter game for those not used to this type of game (but why would I combine a spaghetti strainer with a porkchop?! - the days of the old 'Day of the Tentacle' and 'Sam and Max') or even a veteran who wants to kick back and take it easy. On par with most of the Nancy Drew games out there.
Customer Review: Good game
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this game. I liked going back in time; I would love to vacation there =) I didn't have any trouble with the graphics and my computer is 4 yrs old. I have a gforce something or other from around the same time. It's not David Suchet unfortunately, but I thought the voice was very close. Remember to double click to make travel faster.Customer Review: agatha christie nut!
Summary: 3 Stars
This is my third Agatha Christie game and it is great! The only problem is that when I enter a certain part of the island, I see Poirot walking like a snowman through a blizzard. There is no color. I have written the tech support about this and have not received a response. Maybe it is the disk...I don't know. But overall, it is a great game.Customer Review: Evil Under the Sun
Summary: 4 Stars
I throughly enjoyed the game. The dialog was interesting and amusing.
The game was easy to play. You did not need to follow a certain route to get to the end of a chapter.
The only problem I had was with the cursor to use items in stock.
Otherwise the game is fun.
Customer Review: Please Read for Win. VISTA with AMD Processors
Summary: 3 Stars
Be careful purchasing this game if you run Windows Vista. It will not Load or Play if you have an AMD processor. It will only work with an Intel Processor