William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery
As Hamlet, your task is to kill the murderer but to prevent the deaths of innocents. That provides an interesting take on original play giving the ability to change the course of events and save some important…
William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery is an adventure developed by Pantheon Productions, released 31 December 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery is
William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery is an adventure game developed by Pantheon Productions and released in 1997. It was published by EMME Interactive SA. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As young Hamlet, you must avenge the death of your father and become the new King of Denmark. You enter the court of Elsinore Palace to find clues about the mastermind that is behind the corruption in Denmark.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery launched on 31 December 1997, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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