Agatha Christie (video game series)
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| Genre(s) | Adventure Hidden object game |
| Developer(s) | AWE Productions DreamCatcher Interactive Blazing Griffin Floodlight Games Oberon Games Black Lantern Studios Microids |
| Publisher(s) | The Adventure Company DreamCatcher Interactive Hullabu Tri Synergy Microids |
| Platform(s) | Windows Wii Nintendo DS PlayStation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series Nintendo Switch iOS Android PlayStation 5 |
| First release | Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None September 30, 2005 |
| Latest release | Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express October 19, 2023 |
The Agatha Christie series is a series of adventure games developed by AWE Games and published by The Adventure Company and DreamCatcher Interactive, based on the works of the English mystery writer Agatha Christie.
Profile
[edit]The first three games were developed by American developer AWE Productions and published between 2005 and 2007 by The Adventure Company, a division of DreamCatcher Interactive. In 2006 Dreamcatcher Interactive and its intellectual property was bought by Austrian publishing company JoWooD Entertainment. Since the acquisition, DreamCatcher has continued to launch titles both under The Adventure Company and DreamCatcher labels including the fourth game in the Agatha Christie series (which was co-developed by AWE Productions and Black Lantern Studios for the Nintendo DS handheld console and was published by Dreamcatcher).
Four hidden object games were developed by Floodlight Games and published by Oberon Games between 2006 and 2010.
In 2011, both DreamCatcher Interactive, and its parent company, JoWood Entertainment went into administration and their assets were absorbed into Nordic Games[1] (which was later re-branded as THQ Nordic). The company did not acquire the rights to Agatha Christie games in the process.
In August 2013 the French video game publisher and distributor Anuman Interactive announced that its adventure label Microïds had purchased the rights to use Agatha Christie novels. The game, titled Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders was developed by Lyon-based Artefacts Studio and published in February 2016.
In September 2021 Anuman Interactive released a prequel, titled Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases, developed by Blazing Griffin.
In 2023, Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case was developed by Blazing Griffin Limited and published by Microids SA. The game is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.[2][3][4]
The following games in the series have been released:
References
[edit]- ^ "Who is Nordic Games?". Polygon. 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case Review".
- ^ "AGATHA CHRISTIE - HERCULE POIROT: The London Case".
- ^ "AGATHA CHRISTIE - HERCULE POIROT: THE LONDON CASE: THE INVESTIGATION GAME IS OUT, OUR REVIEW".
- ^ "Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Emma Boyes (22 March 2007). "Poirot investigates again on PC". GameSpot UK. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- ^ "Evil Under the Sun – The Next PC Game in the Agatha Christie Series" (PDF). The Adventure Company. 22 March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: Peril at End House". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Christopher Brown. "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders". Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases". Mobygames.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case". Mobygames.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express". Mobygames.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Agatha Christie - The Adventure Company". Archived from the original on 7 April 2011.