Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder

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Description

The Elk Moon Murder is a full motion video adventure game. You take on the part of rookie detective with the Santa Fe police. Anna Elk Moon, a famous native American artist, has been murdered and you have five days to solve the mystery, before "the big boys muscle in", as your chief inspector tells you.

The game features a point & click interface. You have eight hours a day, while almost every action you take decreases 15 minutes of your time. Puzzle solving is not part of the game really. Instead you have to listen to the usual suspects, order forensics and shoot photos. Your goal is to come up with an arrest warrant at the end of the game.

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Alternate Titles

• "Santa Fe Mysteries: The Elk Moon Murder - Fear the Desert" -- Tag-lined title

Part of the Following Groups

• Live action cut-scenes
• Santa Fe Mysteries series
• Theme: Law enforcement

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Critic Reviews

Computer Games Magazine	Windows	1996		80
PC Player (Germany)	Windows	Aug, 1996		80
Mac Gamer	Macintosh	1997	70 out of 100	70
Gameplay (Benelux)	DOS	Oct, 1996	64 out of 100	64
Power Play	Windows	Aug, 1996	46 out of 100	46
Power Play	Macintosh	Aug, 1996	46 out of 100	46
Entertainment Weekly	Windows	Aug 16, 1996	C-	42
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Oct, 1996		40
GameSpot	Windows	Aug 01, 1996	4 out of 10	40
Adventure Classic Gaming	Windows	Nov 14, 1998	1 out of 5	20

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Trivia

Amanda Donohoe, who is a well known actor in the TV series "L.A. Law" makes a brief appearance as one of the suspects in the game.