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Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to report that there has been... a *murder* (gasp!). Actually, there's been nearly three million of 'em (flippin' heck!) and guess who's got to solve them? Yep, you, and you've only got two hours to do each one before Scotland Yard turn up and take over.

You can select which murder to solve by picking a date between 1914 and 1945, the name and type of the location, and the difficulty level. You can also fiddle with the appearance of your detective alter-ego, and this determines your sleuth's name.

Once into the game (after finding out who's been bumped off and how) you get to search the house, investigating objects, checking for fingerprints, questioning the suspects, and make notes to build up concrete, convicting evidence. But you'd better hurry, 'cos time is running out, and Scotland Yard's getting ever nearer.

Murder is the sort of game that takes a little bit of lateral thinking, a touch of intuition and a whole lot of skill to play. It's all too easy to point the finger at the wrong person, but think like a detective and you'll find yourself getting more and more into the thick of things, and the excellent monochrome graphics lend the game that essential period atmosphere.

Interrogating each and every person about where they've been and what they've been up to unveils some pretty interesting info (some of the relationships that crop up are scandalous to say the least!).

There are also lots of little touches, such as the ability to change the appearance of your sleuth (I'm sure one looks like the great Hercule Poirot), and these add to the game no end.

Overall, a top-notch product, and with three million levels, one that can be played again and again.