William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery

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DeveloperPantheon Productions
PublisherEMME Interactive
Release1997[2]
William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery
DeveloperPantheon Productions
PublisherEMME Interactive
PlatformsWindows
Macintosh[1]
Release1997[2]

William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery is a 1997 video game from EMME Interactive.[3] It was a co-production by Pantheon and Castle Rock Entertainment.[2] Players wander through the castle trying to locate the killer.[4]

Young Hamlet moves through five levels in which he must survive dangers, gather the ten "wits of man" to become whole in body and spirit, use clues scattered throughout the palace and its surroundings along with guidance from his father's ghost and the fifteen Books of Lore, prevent harm to innocent members of the court, uncover the mastermind behind Denmark's corruption, and ultimately confront and kill King Claudius in a final sabre duel in cyberspace.[3]

Development

William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Murder Mystery was announced in September 1996.[1][5] The project cost more than $400,000 to make and includes 30 minutes of original footage, 20 minutes of animated video, and 25 games and puzzles.[2]

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