Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer

by City Interactive

Product Features

• Intriguing plot, dark, tense climate and sudden twists of action
• Exceptionally carefully rendered and differentiated sceneries and views made by one of the best graphic artists of the genre
• Elaborately worked on, naturally moving 3D characters
• Original score and realistic sound effects
• A journey through murky nooks and corners of New Orleans, streets and lanes of Paris and Marseilles, Spanish Pyrenees and hot Havana

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001K4U0PK
• Item Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: February 17, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,239 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

FBI agent Nicole Bonnet returns! This time she has to face new challenges and solve another dark mystery that will take her to two continents – from France and Spain to exotic Cuba. Make a genuine investigation demanding courage, devotion and logical thinking. Find out why the perpetrator leaves mysterious dolls in 18th century costumes by the corpses of the murdered people. Check, what connects the victims, seemingly chosen by random. What are the motives behind the actions of the pitiless slayer? Point and click adventure game , intricate intrigue, interesting characters, absorbing dialogues and complicated puzzles!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hunt for the Puppeteer, March 24, 2009

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D. C. Petty "deepori" (Stockport, Cheshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer (DVD-ROM)

This is a point-and-click adventure. It starts and finishes in Paris with travel to Spain and Cuba between.

Control is entirely mouse driven and works well. The DVD disk is required to be in the drive to play. There are unlimited save slots each with a thumbnail picture to help remind the player.

I've not played the previous instalment, "FBI confidential" so no comparison can be made by me. I have played "Chronicles of Mystery : Scorpio Mystery" (this game was also produced by City Interactive) and both these games are of similar quality and attributes.

Graphics are fine. Settings are well reproduced. Acting is OK. There is very occasionally a lapse in vocabulary i.e. bin (trash can) becomes "basket" for instance. This betrays the European origin of the game. The plot is, of course, about a murder investigation. Actually its about a series of murders. Interest is kept up throughout the game which took me roughly 18 hours to complete. Puzzles are inventory based and mostly readily solvable. There are a couple of puzzles which involved several objects (one in each of Marseilles, Havana and Paris close to the end) which are tricky to complete. I had to consult a walkthrough for the Havana puzzle. There is one slider puzzle which I found fairly easy. There are a couple of timed puzzles where you can be killed. Fortunately the game automatically saves immediately before the timed section so no progress is lost and retries can be done easily. On the sound side, background music was unintrusive. Incidental sounds were well done.

The game is very linear. If you miss an object or action then the game prevents you from leaving that location. There is a hot-spot revealer which is useful to check nothing was missed. Items used are discarded from the inventory automatically.

So, to sum up. The game plays well. The story holds interest and is completed in this episode. The puzzles are reasonable (some perhaps a little harder than previous games from City Interactive). The game is a reasonable length. It played bug-free. This is a solid game.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good game, March 25, 2009

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Adventurer - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer (DVD-ROM)

I haven't finished this game yet but I enjoy it more then the first AofM & that was a good game too. Again we have an interesting story, decent voice acting, puzzles are fun, good graphics & no long dialogue trees...just one click and the conversation flows...I really like that!

I appreciate how there is more to this game then the first one. Some evidence is cleverly hidden, quite a few unexpected/surprising cut scenes, more travel/locations to explore, and the story keeps you wanting to know what's next. One character from the previous game is back and that personality is fun. :)

This game is another purchase I feel is well worth it.
If you like an adventure, crime detective, puzzles that are not difficult just fun, with a story that keeps your interest, this game delivers. I will definitely keep an eye out for more games from City Interactive.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To Catch A Murderer..., May 2, 2009

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T. Candelaria "batman144" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer (DVD-ROM)

Many have complained in regards to the fact that there are several items you can't pick up until some triggering event makes them available, and that is annoying. It's also just about the only negative thing you can say about this game. It's a very enjoyable play with stunning graphics, atmosphere, and general ambiance. The puzzles are not too easy, not too hard, although my machine did freeze at the slot machine section of the game. Not to worry; you can find savegames out there after the slot pays off so you can resume your play. There are some loose ends that are never followed through -- such as fingerprints that you go through the trouble to collect, but never do anything with -- but this is a somewhat minor complaint. Fans of the genre should definitely give this game a try. I also appreciated the lack of gore, nudity, and (for the most part) cursing, unlike some games out there. *cough* Still Life *cough*