From Alladania,
"Death in Scarlet stars the characters from the James Patterson series, but this story is completely new for the game. It's not a long story, but I found it meaty and satisfying none-the-less. While there are four main characters in the Patterson stories, you'll only actually be playing three of the characters in Death in Scarlet. Lindsay is the homicide detective. Claire is the forensic examiner. Cindy is the newspaper reports. Jill, the assistant district attorney, makes some appearances during the game, but you won't actually play as that character. Of the main characters from the books, Jacobi, Lindsay's partner, is also part of the story. You'll see him and he'll be part of keeping things moving along, but you won't be playing him either."
This week’s ‘Deal of the Week’ promotion on Windows Phone 7 sees the surprisingly under-populated Hidden Object genre receive some of the attention. James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet, a spine-tingling murder mystery, is available at a reduced price now, and for one week only.
Games based upon the novels of James Patterson have become remarkably popular in recent years. With a number of releases across many formats – including PC and Nintendo DS – the series comes to Windows Phone 7, beginning back at the start with James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet. While the story is the same as on other formats, the gameplay is an altogether different situation.
The main storyline is delivered through comic book styled panels with fantastic artwork, drawing parallels to some of the top tier hand-drawn works intended for an adult audience. However, the gloss doesn't last too long and minor plot developments are handled with almost characterless by comparison profiles. Playing as three female characters with their own professional interest in the unravelling murder mystery is a superficial adjustment and has little bearing on the gameplay, though does allow for areas to be utilised in multiple ways for varying objectives.
