Murder on the Atlantic

aka: Homicidio en el Atlántico, Meurtres Sur L'Atlantique
Moby ID: 53065

Murder on the Atlantic™

*"BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR" - COMMODORE COMPUTING INTERNATIONAL

BOARD THE S.S. BOURGOGNE FOR THE CRUISE OF YOUR LIFE!*

It is the year 1938 you and your companion have just boarded the S. S. Bourgogne luxury cruise liner. With 14 decks, and countless staff to serve you, this will be the vacation of a lifetime. Or will it be?

Unexpectedly and with lightning speed and terror a murder has just occurred on the ship. A cruise of pleasure has now been turned into a case of survival, horror, and suspense!

An urgent cable awaits you in your cabin. By order of your government, you have been chosen to investigate this hideous crime. With more than 600 cabins and 40 suspects, where do you begin? And while investigating, what other horrors will occur to further complicate your mission?

In this challenge of a lifetime, you will be assisted by dozens of clues and evidence supplied with this program. However, your most important asset will be your logic, determination, and skill.

Good luck! Untold riches, or untold terror awaits!

Source:

Back of Box - C64/DOS (US)

MURDER ON THE ATLANTIC

Murder On the Atlantic takes place in the thrilling 1930s atmosphere of Le Bourgogne, a luxurious transtlantic liner. You play the part of the detective who finds himself mixed up in murder against a background of pre-war tensions, transatlantic speed records, spies, champagne and masked balls.

Beside the computer game programm, the games comes with actual ship reports, love notes, letters, coded informations, photographs, a bullet case, button, lenght of string and lots more.

There are 40 people to cross-examine, ranging from glamorous movie stars, jazz musicians and chambermaids.

These new and original settings for computer games make a refreshing change from the seemingly endless procession of games involving knights, magicians and lost beauties. ». Computer and Video Games - Aug. 86 The clues on the photo are included in the box except for the ashtray, the cigar, the gun and the folder.

Source:

Back of Plastic Case - C64 (UK)


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