Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

0
Average:

1
Bad:

2

Pros:

Great visuals and voice acting bring the 1940 setting to life, Features all of the memorable characters from Christies great novel.

Cons:

Completely rewrites the original story, Detective work replaced by mundane scavenger hunting, Pace is weighed down by endless backtracking and endless conversations.

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Last revision on January 5, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Great visuals and voice acting bring the 1940 setting to life, Features all of the memorable characters from Christies great novel

Reviewers Didn't Like

Completely rewrites the original story, Detective work replaced by mundane scavenger hunting, Pace is weighed down by endless backtracking and endless conversations

Expert reviews and ratings

Hercule Poirot is the famous Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie in her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. She once said that if she’d known that he would become such a fixture of her novels, she would have not have given him...

By GameZone on November 02, 2007

At the end of the day, Agatha Christie: Evil Under The Sun was a very intriguing experience. Several times I found myself stuck and going to that Finger of Suspicion to help me out. If you have played the other two Agatha Christie games by The...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on October 24, 2007

The first thing a good mystery (or mystery adventure game!) needs is a great hook. This is the first thing that Agatha Christie Evil Under the Sun does underwhelmingly. The whole game is played as a flashback that Belgian detective Poirot relates most...

By IGN Gear on October 22, 2007

This adaptation of one of Agatha Christies classic mysteries ruins great acting and atmosphere with lots of tedious busywork....

By GameSpot on October 22, 2007