Of course, the train isn't the only victim: One of the passengers is stabbed to death in his sleeping quarters. It seems Antoinette is an amateur detective, so she eagerly takes the lead as Poirot's eyes and ears after he is injured when the train is overtaken by a surprise avalanche. Murder on the Orient Express is a typical point-and-click adventure game, dropping you in the shoes of train company employee Antoinette Marceau. Only in an adventure game can you get a butter knife and a punch bowl to run a ham radio.
If nothing else, at least it nails the proper atmosphere, thanks to a largely solid voice cast with character actor David Suchet leading the way as Hercule Poirot. Adventure gamers may enjoy some rewarding puzzles but will be annoyed by multiple plot gaps. Christie purists will undoubtedly be annoyed with the story's liberties, not to mention the tacked-on "heartwarming" ending. Yet it's hard to say what audience AWE Games was seeking with this adaptation. Murder on the Orient Express is perhaps the late author's most recognizable title, so its transition to an adventure game was a certainty in light of last year's adventure adaptation of another of the author's works, And Then There Were None. Agatha Christie's mystery novels remain popular to this day, thanks to their skillful and compact blend of British sensibilities and tight plot.
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