Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun
Fourth Agatha Christie game featuring Poirot as protagonist.
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun is a video game by AWE Productions released for Windows and Nintendo Wii. It is the fourth installment of The Adventure Company's Agatha Christie series, based on Agatha Christie's 1941 novel Evil Under the Sun. The game features Hercule Poirot as the protagonist, just like the previous game in the series, which had also featured Poirot as a playable protagonist.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun
- Developer
- AWE Productions
- Publisher
- The Adventure Company
- Series
- Agatha Christie series
- Designer
- Lee Sheldon
- Artist
- Kris Creco
- Programmer
- Jamie Nye
- Director
- Scott Nixon
- Composer
- Joshua Nosley
- Released
- Windows / NA · October 15, 2007 · EU · November 23, 2007Wii / NA · November 18, 2008 · EU · December 5, 2008
- Genre
- Adventure
- Modes
- Single-player
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Lore & Background
The game's plot follows Poirot as he investigates the murder of a noted actress on an island. It is divided into two sections: story-time, in which Poirot uncovers the secrets of Seadrift Island, and real-time, in Poirot's office in London, in which the player, as Captain Hastings, can request hints, review information and consult the locations of the suspects on a wall map. Despite the fact that the murderer remains the same, new plot aspects are included, such as new characters, a slight change of location, and the fact that Hastings becomes a part of the plot. Poirot's voice is performed by actor Kevin Delaney.
Reader's Guide
Evil Under the Sun features numerous improvements and expanded gameplay elements, with a new inventory system, dialogue choices, and more environments. While players take the role of Poirot, they are actually playing as Captain Hastings playing as Poirot, in an interactive scenario designed by Poirot in order to allow his long-time friend a chance to solve the mystery in the way Poirot would. Reviews of the game ranged from mixed to negative. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 69% and 66 out of 100 for the PC version, and 49% and 46 out of 100 for the Wii version. The game is notable for its narrative framing device and for being the first in the series to feature Poirot as a playable character.
Did You Know?
- The Windows version was released in 2007, and the Wii version one year later.
- The game includes new characters and a slight change of location compared to the novel.
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