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Agatha Christie : Murder on the Orient Express - PC

Platform : Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 |
Rated: Teen
3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 68 ratings
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The world-famous mystery novel Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, comes alive in this all-new exciting video game adaptation. Murder on the Orient Express is filled with spectacular twists-and-turns and also includes a surprise ending that is different from the original novel. Aboard the historic train, as Antoinette, a new character introduced in the game, you must help the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot solve the puzzling murder of Mr. Ratchett. Is the victim really who he claimed to be? What motive would any of the passengers have that would bring them to commit this heinous crime? It’s up to YOU to find out!

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3.4 out of 5 stars
3.4 out of 5
68 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the storyline, graphics and quality of the video game. They say it's a very engaging, fabulous and excellent adventure game. However, some customers find the gameplay tedious, repetitive and not very intuitive.

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16 customers mention16 positive0 negative

Customers find the game very engaging, fabulous, and excellent. They also say it's fun, absorbing, and enjoyable. Customers also appreciate the beautiful graphics, interaction, and story.

"...Overall, this was a very engaging game. I missed it when I had completed it, one of the hallmarks of a great adventure game." Read more

"...(Besides, I'd already "read the book".) It is TRULY worth it!I LOVE DELIGHTFUL SURPRISES - and this was one of them...." Read more

"...This is what I thought did make it a fantastic pc adventure game...." Read more

"...The game is worth playing as a presentation of a world that has disappeared forever...." Read more

12 customers mention9 positive3 negative

Customers like the graphics in the software. They mention that the backgrounds are lovely, the acting is good, and the box is beautiful. Some say that the graphics are solid and the picture is clear.

"This was a fabulous game. It has great graphics, wonderful voice-overs, and of course, the famous plot...." Read more

"...as Poirot; most of the other voice-acting was good, and the backgrounds were lovely..." Read more

"...is beautiful and I had a vision of beautiful graphics and beautiful people renditions! The romantic Orient Express- a perfect getaway!..." Read more

"...and finally we have an excellent game. Minimal walkthrough need, solid graphics and an involving atmosphere make orient express a classic, maybe..." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers find the storyline of the video game software good, thick, and a good take on the Christie story.

"...It has great graphics, wonderful voice-overs, and of course, the famous plot...." Read more

"Pretty good take on the Christie story.I do wish there was a choice on Avatars though.Suchets voice track is a bit wooden but...hey" Read more

"Despite this game's amazing graphics and ultimately an intriguing story line, the game play was not only monotonous..." Read more

"...The story is very good, the plot thick, the characters are very interesting, and the game is just wonderful. I had a lot of fun playing it." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers find the voice-acting in the software good and perfect. They also mention that the voices are the definitive Hercule, David Suchet.

"This was a fabulous game. It has great graphics, wonderful voice-overs, and of course, the famous plot...." Read more

"...the best, but they WERE tolerable, GIVEN ESPECIALLY that the voice acting was so good...." Read more

"...High points: David Suchet as Poirot; most of the other voice-acting was good, and the backgrounds were lovely..." Read more

"...The voices are perfect-after all you have the definitive Hercule, David Suchet, as the voice of the detective)...." Read more

11 customers mention3 positive8 negative

Customers find the gameplay tedious, monotonous, and hard to enjoy. They also say the game does require a lot of thinking and working with what isn't obvious. Some say the gameplay is poor, too short, and easy. They mention the puzzles are ridiculously easy.

"...HURRAY!No, there are some things about the game that aren't perfect, but on the whole I found them so trivial as almost to be beneath..." Read more

"...For one thing, there are very few puzzles; most of them are ridiculously easy, although one radio puzzle forced me to try random combinations until..." Read more

"...The many puzzles were mostly challenging, but not hair-pullingly frustrating...." Read more

"...the searching for items in "Murder on the Orient Express" gets to be a bit annoying, as other reviewers have pointed out, I don't mind the contrived..." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

J. A. Eastman
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, Especially For Poirot Fans
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2007
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This was a fabulous game. It has great graphics, wonderful voice-overs, and of course, the famous plot. I didn't really expect it to meet my expectations, but I was happily surprised.

David Suchet, the star of the TV series, did Poirot in the game, which gave it an air of authenticity. The young woman who played the main character did a very good job.

The many puzzles were mostly challenging, but not hair-pullingly frustrating. One does considerable walking back and forth on the train, which could be quite irritating after awhile, but the programmers gave us car links at the top of the screen. These enable one to jump from any car (once it has been opened) to any other car, saving a lot of steps.

Overall, this was a very engaging game. I missed it when I had completed it, one of the hallmarks of a great adventure game.
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B. E. Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2006
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Having already played the earlier attempt to put an Agatha Christie on a video game format, I was somewhat hesitant to buy "Murder on the Orient Express". I was so glad that I decided to order it anyway. HURRAY!

No, there are some things about the game that aren't perfect, but on the whole I found them so trivial as almost to be beneath complaining about.

No, the graphics aren't of the best - and I'm a graphics freak. It's very hard to match voices with the graphic rendition, and with "Murder" they weren't of the best, but they WERE tolerable, GIVEN ESPECIALLY that the voice acting was so good. Who could complain about the "Hercule Poiroit" - David Suchet - as THE voice of HP? I'm not about to do so.

The device of using the plucky Antoinette as his "legs" was utterly delightlful, and gave the video game all the more validity in it's own right. I should also say that I had no complaints about the other characters either. They weren't perfect, but they worked!

Other minor complaints I might express are just that. Too minor to mention.

I have only given 4 stars because I am SUPER, SUPER PICKY! If there were a 4 1/2 star rating, that is what I'd be giving it. I found playing "Murder on the Orient Express" an utter DELIGHT, and I highly recommend it. (Besides, I'd already "read the book".) It is TRULY worth it!

I LOVE DELIGHTFUL SURPRISES - and this was one of them.

B. Taylor
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D. J. B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Very Good 5 Stars and 5 Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2010
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I think this PC game deserves a high rating. The game plays fairly straight forward (there are some tough spots), as an adventure game is suppose to be. One truly needs to be skilled at adventure game, as one should know, to play such a game. I do not think the game like the longest journey, journey to the center of the earth, and other games, had extremely difficulties. One does need to remember as an Agatha Christie fan, that you need to remember and take notes (I have a Network, that I used for the first time for note-taking) about everything each character says and does !!! This is what I thought did make it a fantastic pc adventure game.

If you did see the movie or read the book recently, then you might want to be warned that the plot of the game does follow this trend. There is a book included with the game, so you can read this soon after.
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natafine
1.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the orient express
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2008
This is one of the most longest and most boring games I have ever played. It mainly consists of talking to characters. There is no action. The game moves very slow, so that talking to the characters takes forever. If you have the patience for this game, then it is for you. I love Agatha Christie, but this game was terrible.
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Laika
2.0 out of 5 stars A major disappointment...
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2007
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I really wanted to like this game; after all, I enjoyed "And Then There Were None" despite some flaws. But this game was simply bad from the get-go.

For one thing, there are very few puzzles; most of them are ridiculously easy, although one radio puzzle forced me to try random combinations until I finally worked it out. Either way, I didn't get a feeling of satisfaction from solving them. It also made for a very short game (less than 10 hours for me).

Secondly, this "game" is really more of an animated movie than a game. You spend most of your time tracking down your suspects and then patiently working your way through the dialogue tree until you've exhausted their information. It's incredibly tedious, especially because most of the dialogue is word-for-word from the novel. I appreciate the respect they showed the book, but seriously, if the game isn't any different from the book then there's no point in playing.

Which brings me to my biggest complaint with the game: the "original" ending. "And Then There Were None" had a genuinely different ending which made sense, and which you could figure out through the clues. I don't want to give away the ending to "Murder on the Orient Express," but I will say that adding a single twist to the ending is an infuriatingly cheap way of creating a "new" ending. And if that weren't irritating enough, you really don't get to do anything for the last half hour of the game, as Poirot sums up the case and occasionally tosses you a multiple-choice question just to make sure that you're still awake.

High points: David Suchet as Poirot; most of the other voice-acting was good, and the backgrounds were lovely

Low points: Poor gameplay, too short and easy, ending likely to disappoint fans of the novel
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Jeanne
1.0 out of 5 stars Can't say much as it wouldn't install.
Reviewed in Canada on August 18, 2013
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Diappointed that some programs install and others do not. I checked the 2 that I use and this one had the same requirements but wouldn't open. I shall now think twice before ordering as when this happens it's disappointing
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