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Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny

A mysterious package begins an epic duel of minds between FBI agent Nicole Bonnet and a ruthless serial killer, who leaves playing cards by the bodies of his victims as signature. Does Nicole have what it…

65 23 February 2009 ESRB T

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny is an adventure developed by City Interactive, released 23 February 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny is

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny is an adventure game developed by City Interactive and released in 2009. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A mysterious package begins an epic duel of minds between FBI agent Nicole Bonnet and a ruthless serial killer, who leaves playing cards by the bodies of his victims as signature. Does Nicole have what it takes to understand the mind of a psychopath, as complicated as his puzzles?
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 24% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 2 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 2 GB RAM and GeForce (6800/7600-7950/8600-8800/9600-9800/GTX 260-280) or Radeon (X1650-1950/HD2400-2900/3650-3870/4650-4870). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny launched on 23 February 2009, within three weeks of Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5 and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny — frequently asked questions

When did Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny come out?
Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny was released on 23 February 2009 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny?
At minimum, Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny needs Intel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 2 GB RAM, GeForce (6800/7600-7950/8600-8800/9600-9800/GTX 260-280) or Radeon (X1650-1950/HD2400-2900/3650-3870/4650-4870) graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny?
The main story of Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny takes around 12 hrs.
How many GB is Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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