Mata Hari (Windows)

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Description

The famous exotic dancer and femme fatale Mata Hari is brought to life in this adventure game which builds its story upon the idea that she actually became a spy in Europe during the World War I era.

Because she is beautiful and seductive, Mata Hari has many men pursuing her. Some of her admirers are wealthy politicians and officers in the military on both sides of the war (France and Germany). Being a material girl of the time, she loves the expensive gifts and money that her suitors give her, and through her connections she has risen to new heights of society. Then she meets the dapper Oscar Somerset who has political ambitions of his own. He convinces her to become a spy and offers to pay her handsomely for any secrets she can uncover. But problems inevitably ensue and she finds herself entangled in a web of love, betrayal, secrecy and mystery. The game challenges the player to change history with actions and choices to see if her tragic death can be avoided.

The game features the traditional adventure elements that include a point-and-click interface, finding and using inventory objects, solving puzzles and problems and conversing with numerous in-game characters. In addition, players can control Mata Hari's dance performances on stage in a series of optional mini games.

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Alternate Titles

• "Mata Hari: Шпионка-соблазнительница" -- Russian spelling
• "Mata Hari: Betrayal is Only a Kiss Away" -- Tag-lined title

Part of the Following Groups

• Historical conflict: World War I
• Mata Hari games
• Protagonist: Female
• Scripting language: Lua
• Setting: City - Berlin
• Setting: City - Madrid
• Setting: City - Monaco
• Setting: City - Paris

User Reviews

Strong pedigree, weak results.

András Gregorik (65)

Critic Reviews

Adventure Gamers	Aug 07, 2009		70
Adventure-Treff	Nov 28, 2008	70 out of 100	70
Game Captain	Nov 28, 2008	66 out of 100	66
Gameplay (Benelux)	Oct 28, 2009	62 out of 100	62
Adventurearchiv	Dec 05, 2008	61 out of 100	61
Adventure Classic Gaming	Sep 29, 2009		60
Gamesmania.de	Nov 28, 2008	58 out of 100	58
GameStar (Germany)	Dec, 2008	57 out of 100	57
Just Adventure	Sep 18, 2009	C-	42
CanardPC	Jun 01, 2009	3 out of 10	30

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Related Web Sites

• Adventure-Treff: Interview - Hal Barwood (Barwood talks about Mata Hari on Adventure Treff)
• Hal Barwood - Finite Arts (interview concerning the creation of Mata Hari on Adventure Classic Gaming (4th January 2009))
• Mata Hari (Official website.)
• Mata Hari walkthrough (by MaGtRo, posted on Gameboomers.com)