AGATHA CHRISTIE: THE ABC MURDERS NINTENDO DS

Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is based on the famous book of the same title. The player assumes the role of Captain Hastings and assists Hercule Poirot in his search for a serial killer. The killer finds his victims according to an alphabetical pattern, the first victim is a woman named Ascher from Andover, the second victim is from Bexhill and so on. 'Classic Story' mode follows the original story of the novel, while 'Free Story' mode has the same victims, suspects and witnesses but their testimonies and motives are different - as well as the identity of the killer.

To stop the murderer in his tracks, players travel from location to location to inspect crime scenes, interview suspects, and interview witnesses. Before traveling and talking to people, math and logic problems need to be solved. Some of them are directly related to the story, such as calculating which train is the fastest or which suspect might have been around when the murder took place. Answers are given by writing them on the touch screen. Scattered throughout the location are hidden small icons which, when touched, will give you anecdotes about Agatha Christie and her work, as well as clues to the final puzzle, "Poirot's Lost Puzzle".