This is a Hidden Object Game based on the novel, Crime and Punishment by the famous Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. I haven't read any of these novels myself and that may be one of the reasons I couldn't connect with this game. The year is 2058 G.I.A which stands for Genius-Intelligence-Agency. Agents Alex and Kate have been assigned to investigate Rodin Raskolnikov who has been accused of a murder. Alex and Kate jump into the G-I-A's company time machine and head to St. Petersburg Russia in the year 1866, completely adorned with clothing from that time period, such magic! One thing that totally annoyed me was the fact that I had to watch the credits before the game started and from what I could tell there was no option to skip this feature. Each scene has hidden axes to find for extra hints, a letter of the alphabet, a candelabra and a feather, which will restore the pages of the novel (one page at a time) There are a few interactions available in each scene such as zoomed in areas or locked drawers which require you to find and use keys for example. The HOS are mostly simple list finds or "find 12" object that are marked with red stripes, or 15 gold items. Some items are stored as inventory to use in that scene or the next scene. Other than the fact that you can travel to different countries and different time periods, there just isn't anything to keep your interest let alone keep you on the edge of your seat. I'm not even sure this game would interest me even if I had read the book, making this a no go for me.

A game that takes you inside the classic novel "Crime and Punishment." Well, I'm a big fan of Dostoyevsky's books, so I really enjoyed being able to talk to Raskolnikov, enter his room, the bar, and even play with him. Cutscene from the beginning is like a book and introduces the characters. After that, you're in 2058 and will make a trip back in time to unravel the reasons of the murder. The game itself is not very appealing to anyone who has not read the book, since the atmosphere - extremely well reproduced - of St. Petersburg in 1866 is dark and mysterious, and for being a classic novel, has no "special effects" or great adventure as current games. The game is not challenging, nor in the mini games or in HOS, except for the size of some objects to be found. In each scene you have to collect an ax (to earn hints), and: a letter, a candelabra and a feather - to restore book pages. Anyway, I really liked, so I bought the game, more because of the story than the game itself, and I had a great time!

Finished game in a little over 4 ? hours. I have a touchscreen, but found no option for a cursor (which I prefer). Might be 1/2 hour less with cursor since you would have a changing cursor. You don current local garb as you investigate Rodion?s motives for possible murder. There are several locations with cutscenes between changes in locations. HOS encompass the entire location. A couple HOS words were obscure ? such as ?bones? were actually dice. Puzzles were relatively easy; a few were time consuming. Find an axe for an additional hint, and a pen, letter and candelabra on each level to restore pages of the story. Story of who murdered a poor old woman (who was actually quite rich) was interesting, but why she was murdered was even more so. Didn?t care much for the ending ? seemed it was missing something.

I decided to give this game a try after seeing the review, and I actually liked it! Good Parts: The Hidden Object Scenes. I hardly needed to use any hints at all, as the objects were really easy to find. Pretty good graphics. They could use a little improvement but they were stil clear. A really good storyline. Still should've had some voice-overs though. I really enjoyed the way the game was set out. It was basically just find the Hidden Objects. With other games, this annoyed me, but with this one it seemed to work really well. OK Parts: Voice-overs would've made the game more interesting. The intro wasn't as pleasing as it should've been. Bad Parts: Limited hints really annoyed me. Once you used your hint, you had to wait for it to recharge. This was un-necessarily long and annoyed me so much!!! Overall, I thought this game was interesting, but it's missing the wow factor. Recommend it to anyone!

When you play through a scene in this game you have to do a series of things leading up to solving the scene itself. There are also three book items to find in each scene also. Find the three book items and unlock a new chapter in the book. I enjoyed this game although some of the objects are small. The puzzles weren't too hard to solve but were fun to play through. I wish it was a little harder because i thought this game was pretty easy.

This is not a question whether or not I like the book, because I read it and enjoyed it. This is a matter of not liking this so-called "game". It's nothing but a succesion of HOS with tiny, badly drawn objects. The storyline has nothing whatsoever to do with the book and there is absolutely no fun factor in it. If you want to be bored to the utmost, then give it a shot. If not, abstain.

I haven't read the book and I am unfamiliar with this case in history and after playing this game it will stay that way. The plot is that you have to travel back in time with two investigators Alex and Kat to find the motives behind the heinous murder of an old woman. The dialogue was a bit tedious with loads of Russian names that looked like alphabet soup that took forever to try and pronounce and most of the dialogue did not stay visible long enough to read and take in and allow you to understand the generat gist of the game. The graphics were rather dark and dingy and the cut scenes were not very expertly drawn, which made most of the hidden objects very hard to find. The puzzles, however, were quite straightforward and did not present much of a problem. The story line was probably quite feasible but as I said I have not read the 'book' and can not comment on the authenticity. A reasonable game but not one of the best by quite a degree.