Dead Reckoning: Lethal Knowledge Collector's Edition

Crime stories are usually written with suspense as the main ingredient, given the fact that few people are actually curious about the bureaucracy behind a police department or a PI agency. Hence, most video games that deal with subject put you in the role of a detective and allow you to tackle the mystery from a personal point of view, which only makes the experience more engaging.

Dead Reckoning: Lethal Knowledge is a hidden object adventure game in which you are not exactly a certified detective, yet you are the only one who can stop a dangerous murderer from taking more victims. Hence, the game is a combination of mystery, crime and horror, because there are moments when the main character himself is in danger of being killed by the criminal in question.

It all starts with the main character finds out that he is to receive a prestigious award for his writing, and the ceremony is going to be held at the Discipulus University. Once he gets there, however, a maniac starts killing faculty members left and right, and it is your job to pick up his trail and find a way to stop the murder spree. Naturally, there are all sorts of obstacles to overcome and puzzles to solve.

Speaking of which, finding useful items is your primary task, since you cannot advance from one scene to the next without some essential objects. The puzzles themselves sometimes require additional parts that are scattered all over the environment, so it’s important to keep your eyes peeled for anything that looks useful. You can also engage in a variety of mini-games along the way, although they can be skipped on the lower difficulty levels.

The visual presentation is spot on most of the time, even if the characters can appear a bit stiff and out of place when they make an appearance in some of the scenes. The hand-drawn environments are gorgeous, on the other hand, since you cannot beat that level of detail in a fully-rendered game. The music and the sound effects do their part as well.

In the end, Dead Reckoning: Lethal Knowledge is far from a special adventure game, but at least it is well-executed. Hence, you can enjoy it from start to finish if you are a fan of murder mysteries. NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

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