Agatha Christie: Behind the Screen
Agatha Christie: Behind the Screen is an interactive murder mystery game published by Spinnaker Software in 1986 that requires the use of a VCR.
Description[edit]
Agatha Christie: Behind the Screen is an interactive murder mystery game in which players watch a 30-minute drama on a VHS videocassette.[1] The drama takes place in a boarding house, where the body of one of the boarders is discovered behind a Chinese screen during dinner. At certain times during the drama, the players stop the videotape and read clues read aloud from eight playing cards.[2] At the end of the drama, the players must deduce who is the murderer.
The game also comes with a Detective's Notepad, a Solution Decoder Sheet and several blue/red decoders, and a 36-Page Answer Book. There are more than 250 possible endings, so the game can be replayed by the same players.
Reception[edit]
In 1987, David M. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "The concept of players actively participating in the denouement is not wholly bad [...] because families need to learn how to interact more with each other instead of always viewing their forms of entertainment passively."[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Agatha Christie: Behind the Screen". spiele.tips. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ a b Wilson, David M. (June–July 1987). "Murders, They Wrote!". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 38. pp. 38–39.