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Women's Murder Club: Darker Shade Grey | 
| From: Valusoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $9.99
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 10283
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 73151
Model: 73151
UPC: 755142731519
EAN: 0755142731519
ASIN: B001QTSGBY
Release Date: April 8, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 25 new and challenging puzzles that help solve the mystery | | • | Track your progress with an all new point system | | • | Eye-pleasing graphics and easy-to-follow on-screen instructions | | • | Satisfying murder mystery plot with plenty of twists and turns | | • | Play as three main characters who collectively help to solve the investigation |
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Product Description
Put on your crime solving hat and prepare to uncover the secrets surrounding a mysterious murder at a prestigious Southern military academy in Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey for your PC. As the second installment in a series of games based on famed novelist James Patterson's mystery books A Darker Shade of Grey lets you interrogate suspects and solve puzzles on your way to solving the mystery. 25 new and challenging puzzles that help solve the mystery Track your progress with an all new point system Eye-pleasing graphics and easy-to-follow on-screen instructions Satisfying murder mystery plot with plenty of twists and turns Play as three main characters who collectively help to solve the investigation Format: WIN XPVISTA Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Rating: T Age: 755142731519 UPC: 755142731519 Manufacturer No: 73151
Amazon.com Product Description
Put on your crime solving hat and prepare to uncover the secrets surrounding a mysterious murder at a prestigious Southern military academy in Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey for your PC. As the second installment in a series of games based on famed novelist James Patterson's mystery books, A Darker Shade of Grey lets you interrogate suspects and solve puzzles on your way to solving the mystery. 
Take the evidence back to the forensics lab to conduct tests. View larger. | 
Gather clues to help solve the crime. View larger. |
Gather Clues on Your Way to Solving the Investigation
Gather clues and forensic evidence in the case of a young man who mysteriously fell to his death from a tall cliff -- was it murder? Find out with help of the three main characters -- Lindsay Boxer (detective), Claire Washburn (medical examiner), and Cindy Thomas (reporter). You'll uncover clues as you progress through the various stages of the game, and you'll need to piece them together with the help of your team in order to solve the mysterious death. 
Interview others to piece together the whole story. View larger. | Clever Design and Plenty of Puzzles
Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey consists of well-crafted graphics and easy-to-follow instructions that help guide you along the way to solving the case. Aside from the eye-pleasing graphics, you'll also enjoy the 25 challenging puzzles that need to be completed in order to solve the mystery, as well as the cool forensic testing you'll be conducting back at the lab as Claire Washburn the medical examiner. There's also a point system to help track your progress during your investigation. Get points for solving puzzles and completing tasks and share them with friends for even more fun. Fun and Satisfying Murder Mystery Plot
A Darker Shade of Grey alternates between puzzle solving games and hidden object levels, which may consist of searching an office for remnants of a shredded fax, for instance. The plot flows nicely and leads up to a satisfying ending that is sure to indulge any murder mystery enthusiast. The simple on-screen directions make it easy to get to your next clue or puzzle, and there are plenty of twists and turns along the way.
| System Requirements | | OS | Windows XP or Vista | | Processor | Pentium III, 1 GHz | | Memory | 128 MB RAM | | DirectX Version | 9 | | Hard Drive Space | 150 MB |
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| Customer Reviews:
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 First one is much better July 31, 2010
cgat22
This game had many words that were spelled incorrectly as well as grammatical errors. It also was much shorter than the first one and noway near as much fun. The third game is more like the first game, but not as good. I definitely thought this game was a waste of time.
So easy a child could do it. June 10, 2010
Deborah Akers (Southeastern U.S.)
I loved, loved, LOVED the other two entries in the Women's Murder Club software franchise, so you can imagine my extreme disappointment with this one. There is absolutely no challenge to this AT ALL. For instance, you may be asked to find five things in a room...but ALL FIVE OBJECTS are highlighted so all you have to do is click on them! Clues are presented right in front of your face, and there is no thinking required whatsoever. In addition, the in-between scene dialog runs extremely slowly and there is no way to advance it by clicking without skipping the scene entirely.
It's a shame that this game is so poorly designed, because the storyline itself is actually quite interesting. One would assume this game is for a child due to the extreme ease, although the subject matter is hardly child-friendly. Skip your money and buy the other entries in this series. This one is a total dud.
 Not nearly as good as the first Death in Scarlet January 9, 2010
Deborah J. Brisbois (Framingham, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I played Death in Scarlet and found it fun and mildly challenging. So I was eager to try Darker Shade of Grey. This game, however, turned out to be quite the disappointment. Beyond the fairly interesting plot and good music, the puzzles were so simple I think a 5-year-old could finish them. There were no seek and finds in this one and they changed the forensics lab from a fun logic puzzle to just finding the right bottle from the moving bottles and counting the drops.
All the clues were either highlighted for you to find or it was a "find the 20 pieces of paper" type of puzzle.
VERY disappointed. I can't figure out if they decided the first game was too easy (hardly) so they made this game even easier. Again, a child could solve these puzzles as the computer pratically does it for you.
 Great story, but too easy. January 5, 2010
Anonymity (USA)
Pros:
The story is -great-. It was engaging and suspenseful, and I really wanted to know what happened next. It had a solid pace, and I was never stuck sitting there going, 'now what?'
The 2D graphics really are pretty. ^^
All the locations are immersive, and artfully done.
There really was a sense of danger, which added to the suspense. Woot!
It is basically impossible to get stuck. Your notebook tells you exactly what to do, and if you can't find that last hiding bit of paper, the hint button gives you its exact location. Depending on how you like your games, this could also be a con.
For once, at the end of the game, they don't tell you -everything- you need to know -- so you -do- actually have to bend your brain to figure out how all the pieces fit together. That was fun. ^^
Cons:
The game was too easy. It took me all of... four hours, while I'm used to 20-30 hour mystery games. Which really bummed me out. X)
It's -extremely- linear. There's basically one way of doing things, and you're along for the ride. A good introductory level game, but not much of a challenge.
The cut-scenes are really more like comics, and could have used a bit more sound to liven them up.
I get the feeling that the game was relatively low-budget, though I will say that if it was, they did a good job with what they had.
Quirks: If you were paying attention, you could totally tell that different 'cutscenes' were drawn by different artists. X) bothered me at first, but I got used to it.
Comments: On the one hand, A Darker Shade of Grey was a fun romp around a suspenseful plot. On the other hand, said plot made for a better novel than a video game... heh, surprise surprise! Still very enjoyable.
Though the game is rated T, I'd say it's easy enough for most youngin's to complete. Thus being said, respect the T warning -- One of the characters does stumble across a murdered animal, and a message written in blood, along with several instances of mild violence/peril.
If you're a seasoned mystery game player, this game will go by in a depressingly short amount of time. I'd say it's certainly over-priced.
Then again, if you're a teen or adult wanting to wet your toes in the mystery game arena, then this is definitely the one for you. Just try to rent it, or something. It's still over-priced. X)
 A quick (and easy) investigation July 10, 2009
Laika (Portland, OR)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
"Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey" isn't particularly challenging, but it is fun while it lasts. You play as various detective-types (a policewoman, a reporter, etc.) investigating the death of a cadet at a military academy. I've never read any of Patterson's books, so I don't know how well the game captures his characters, but they all seem blandly pleasant. Gameplay consists of some hidden object searches mixed in with various puzzles. Unlike the previous game in this series, "Death in Scarlet," there are very few random objects to find here; the object searches are all along the lines of "find 10 pieces of a torn-up note," which you then piece together to find a clue. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but the game is very short and I wouldn't have minded finding the occasional samurai sword or wine glass just to stretch things out a bit.
The other puzzles are varied and include organizing microfiche, running chemical tests, and sneaking around the cadet's dorm after dark. These puzzles are all pretty simple and very forgiving - I got caught by the security guard in the dorm, for example, and just got a "try again" pop-up before the game put me right back at the dorm entrance. Some of the puzzles are insultingly simple, like the chemical tests that require you to...count, but they're all pretty quick and generally fun. The plot is interesting (although it gets a bit silly at the end), and the clues come at a nice pace that really gives you a sense that you're investigating the mystery.
This game is definitely overpriced, considering that it took me less than three hours to complete the whole thing. Still, it's fun for a while, and it's a good entry-level adventure/hidden object game for casual gamers.
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