''The Detective'' is a

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video game by Sam Manthorpe and published by

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Gameplay

In the role of a

Scotland Yard Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...

detective, the player arrives at the McFungus estate in London, 1974. Angus McFungus is murdered and the player is challenged to collect evidence and reveal the murderer. The game functions on a strict time limit and the player loses the case if the murderer cannot be found in time.

Remake

A freeware version of the game was released for the

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on December 20, 2009. The game can be downloaded on the official website and cannot be purchased in stores.

References

External links

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''The Detective''
at Gamebase 64
''The Detective Game''
official website for the Nintendo DS remake {{DEFAULTSORT:Detective Game, The 1986 video games Adventure games Commodore 64 games Nintendo DS games Video games about police officers Video games set in 1974 Video games set in London Detective video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom