"Whodunit" mysteries are common fodder for hidden object game stories - even ones involving serious crimes like murder. (For proof, we need look no further than I-Play's successful Women's Murder Club series.) Like its title implies, however, Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer puts a different spin on things in that the events of the game are based on a crime that actually happened in real life.
Check out our walkthrough for Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer. GENERAL TIPS There are two modes of play. In Rookie mode, there are no time limits or penalties for wrong clicks. In Detective Mode, you have 10 minutes to solve each investigation. While in Detective mode, if you click on four incorrect objects in a row you get a 45 second penalty. If you click on at least three objects within 15 seconds, you get the Eagle Eye Bonus, which adds 30 seconds to the timer. Successfully complet...
CD-ROM games never die. They are simply reborn as casual game downloads. Such is the case with 1996's Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express, a classic point-and-click adventure game based on the beloved murder mystery novel penned by Agatha Christie.While we admire the game's attractive graphics and atmosphere, the monotonous tasks and some trite puzzles hurt its overall appeal for both adventure gamers and casual players.
Rewind 10 years ago and it wasn't casual games that were all the rage among PC users - it was adventure games, where you play as the protagonist, walk around and talk with other characters for clues, collect items which you need to use to solve puzzles, and of course, unravel an interesting story as you progress throughout the game. My favorites were from LucasArts (Monkey Island, Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle), Sierra (Gabriel Knight, Return to Zork, King's Quest) and of course the Myst games from Broderbund.