GameSpot writes: "We couldn't deduce much from our short hands-on demo other than the fact that the game looks good, and it sounds promising in terms of delivering a captivating story and challenging puzzles. We were also keen to check out some of the mini-games mentioned. There is no doubt that this game will appeal to those who are fans of the portable mystery genre, but just how exciting the gameplay will get we can't tell".
About writes: "Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion for the Nintendo DS introduces some strange murders, and some stranger ways of solving them. The gameplay, which features the cast from James Patterson's Women's Murder Club novels, may remind mystery game fans of similar titles, such as Hotel Dusk: Room 215. However, Women's Murder Club isn't nearly as involved as other games in the mystery genre. The story's compelling enough, if not a bit cheesy, but the gameplay is overly simple."
Series fans may get a mild kick out of the latest case for Lindsay and the gang, but few others will find the point of exploring these Crimes of Passion, as there's just not enough of significance to seek out here.
So, unless you like condescendingly easy adventure games where the gameplay is only loosely tied to the story at best, you're better off reading a mystery novel instead.
