                               MYSTERY

                            by S & A Software

Mystery beckons.  You have just received an invitation to
solve a gruesome murder in the swank mansion of Mr. Vic Tim.

When you arrive, all the suspects and possible murder
weapons have already been assembled in the Drawing Room.
You must carefully analyse all the clues given in order to
determine who killed Mr. Tim, in what room, and with which
weapon.  The killer is sly and devious.  You must use all
your powers of deduction and have some faith in Lady Luck to
find all the correct answers as quickly as possible.

Using the joystick, you first move the cursor to the room of
your choice.  You have a choice of five rooms:  the Gym
room, the Bedroom, the Hall, the Pool room, and the Steam
room.

Next you pick the murderer from clips of several lethal
beauties on the left side of the screen by placing the
cursor on your selection.  Then you move the cursor to the
left side of the screen to choose the weapon.

After your selections are made, the computer goes over your
choices and then gives you hints as to which ones are
correct or incorrect.  This hints range from rather vague to
extremely helpful.  It would help to make a chart and check
off all eliminated persons/items/rooms as you go.

On solving the mystery correctly, you are told how many
turns it took, what your final score is, and asks if you
wish to play again.  In all the times I played this game, I
never noticed any repetition and found the game enjoyable
each time.

This game reminds me of similar games previously released
for the Adam--but the presentation and ease of use were much
better than in the other similar type games.  I liked the
use of what appeared to be clip art of women's faces as the
murder suspects as opposed to just lists of names that has
been used before.  This is a great game and I hope there
will be more games in the future from S & A Software.

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