Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3190 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-12
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1

Synopsis
An interactive title based on the Agatha Christie murder mystery After the Funeral, featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Contains nine different puzzle types.

Customer Reviews

Well put together - but could be better
I was hoping (like others) to be able to play this more than once with a different culprit. Unfortunately it will always be the same person (and once the game started I remembered quickly who did it) If when you play the game both teams guess wrong then my advice is don't let Poirot tell you, that way the game can be played again with the mystery intact

However, the mix of puzzles and games are THE BEST I have seen. (I'm a fan of DVD games) and from end to end it should take a couple of hours or so. Though I did find when I played it a second time that a fair few questions are repeated (though none within a game)

It is probably best to compare this to a murder mystery party 'kit'. If you think of it that way then it is very good. I would also say if you are competing and playing more than 1 'chapter' write down the scores as they are reset between chapters.

You can also note down codes to skip to later chapters if you want to continue on another day. TOP TIP - if you want to skip the clips without questions you can with the fast-forward (skip-scene) button (though I would only do this when replaying the game)

Also another minus point is that it must be played as a 2 player game.

On the whole I think this is a great game that sets the bench-mark for future games.

A good way to pass the time!
I was really excited to receive this as a Christmas present and had a great time playing it. However if you are into Poirot and have either read the book or seen this episode on TV, then you will know who did it very quickly. It says on the box 'different game, every time', so hopefully it will be different next time we play, although I can't see how the outcome will alter. Still - a good way to pass a rainy afternoon!

Puzzling with Poirot
We found this enthralling and thoroughly enjoyed each section and the different tasks involved.

It comes in 4 different acts so you can spread it over a number of sessions, we did it over 2 days. At the end of the first act we thought we'd got to the end of it all because it had been in different sections so were agreably surprised to find we'd only done a quarter of it.

The tasks were fun, we all ended up clustered round the TV to check the choices and click on the different places to investigate.

The only downpoint from our point of view was the culprit, but I won't spoil your fun by explaining more, it wasn't enough to stop us getting any other versions like this that are released. If you like Poirot and love puzzles you'll enjoy this.