| Women's Murder Club Coming to DS, DSi | | Print | |
| Written by Tank |
 I know, it sounds like a chick game. But take a successful novelist's formula of four go-getting women, working their professional and personal talents to solve murders, and you've got a cop mystery show with a twist. Throw in a video game version? You've got a unique detective game you can put in your pocket. Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion will be available this fall from THQ. So far, the games have done better than the ABC show based on the same books. Previous Women's Murder Club mystery games for PC have gotten good ratings. The games involve a variety of puzzles with a murder mystery story attached. In addition to mini-games, gameplay in Games of Passion will also involve searching for clues, questioning witnesses and suspects, and a changing perspective that places the player behind three of the four main characters of the popular series of novels. They are: Lindsay Boxer, a police inspector who leads the club; Claire Washburn, a medical examiner with a family; and Cindy Thomas, a reporter with a photographic memory. Fourth member Jill Bernhardt, the Assistant District Attorney, is not mentioned in the announcement for Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion. The DSi version will have an editor feature, so users can invent their own mystery puzzles with photos taken using the unit's camera. |