Facebook has a new game, one that features Alex Cross, the psychologist and homicide investigator created by bestselling mystery writer James Patterson. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley announced the game's availability in a press release dated yesterday, Dec.15, 2010.
"We have an incredible relationship with James Patterson and worked closely with him on the development of this game to explore interesting and creative ways we could approach his unique way of storytelling within a Facebook game environment," said Smedley. "Fans of James Patterson and crime dramas will enjoy James Patterson: Catch a Killer as it combines social gaming with the mystery and suspense of a Patterson novel to deliver an interactive and entertaining gameplay experience."
"Sony Online Entertainment has delivered a really unique online crime drama experience," responded Patterson. "I think fans of Alex Cross – and of crime stories in general – will really get into the experience of becoming a detective and solving mysteries online."
Alex Cross, whose role in “James Patterson: Catch A Killer” is to provide players with his expert assistance, is the central character in 17 Patterson novels. The Alex Cross series began in 1992 with the publication of Along Came a Spider. Cross Fire, the most recent series release, was published in November 2010.
“James Patterson: Catch A Killer” lets players become detectives – searching for clues in crime scene photos, scrutinizing fingerprints and analyzing DNA evidence. The game is free to use in its basic mode and offers the opportunity for fee-based advanced gameplay. With the social networking features of Facebook, players can invite their friends to play the game with them, using avatars and online chat.
Facebook users may access the game on its Facebook fan page. However, due to the scenes of violence the game contains, players must be over 18 years of age.
“James Patterson: Catch A Killer” is Patterson’s first game for Facebook and the first to use characters from his Alex Cross series. A second series by Patterson, The Women’s Murder Club, however, has provided the foundation for several adventure and hidden object computer games from I-play, Oberon Media’s publishing division.
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