Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny
Developer(s)	City Interactive
Publisher(s)	City Interactive
Series	Art of Murder
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	USA: February 23, 2009 UK: March 26, 2010 RU: February 24, 2011
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny, also known as Art of Murder 3 or Art of Murder 3: Cards of Destiny, is an adventure game developed and published by City Interactive in 2009 and is the third installment in the Art of Murder series.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Art of Murder 3, just like its predecessor, is linear, its in 3-D and have a third-person perspective. The player moves the character by clicking on locations shown in the main display; the scene will only crossfade when a character is finished with all the actions on the screen. Players can interact with specific objects on screens by clicking or dragging them, and NPCs. The player can use an in-game hint system, which is located on the bottom left corner of a screen (in a shape of question mark). The items are carried by the player, and can be combined with other items, when its possible. Unlike the previous version of the game, you can rotate an object inside your inventory. The items return to their original position when dropped. The game have interactive cutcenes which will show up after a player will be done with the location, and before moving to a next one. To complete the game, the player must explore real life locations, such as; Bronx, and Manhattan. The game is non-violent, however, you can die in it. Before you die, the game saves your progress automatically, which means that if you die, you can start from your last save. Some game stages have a time limit as well, which, if you won't complete, is punishable by the death of your character.

Reception

The game received 4.0 from GameZone, which mentioned that "looking at Wikipedias 'wet paint' sign is more fun then listening to an atrocious dialogue."