To have an indie game translated into another language is almost unheard of. To have an indie game translated into five languages is surely unheard of. But, from Modena, Italy, comes indie developer MaxMars. MaxMars new iPhone title, Jacques & Stella’s Mystery Files Club, is awaiting approval from Apple; the game, which is something of a detective story, has been translated fully to five languages.
In MaxMars’ title, the gamer will aid the two main characters, Jacques and Stella, solve mystery cases. Accompanying the two young detectives will earn you a randomly generated case each time. Every case is set in a building, contains items that may or may not have been used in the murder, and features six suspects. You must interview the building’s inhabitants and find out any background through dialogue you will share with the suspects. This will give way to motives or other information to aid you in your quest to solve the mystery. However, these actions can only be operated by completing challenges, which are 9 minigames divided into 3 categories: action, memory, and observation. Also at your disposal is a PDA that will archive all of the information you gather.
Each main game will last about five to ten minutes but there are also separate game modes available. These game modes are based on the minigames and contain their own leaderboards through Open Feint. Once approved, Jacques & Stella’s Mystery Files Club will be on sale at the App Store for $2.99. Here’s a video of the game in action!
For more info, here’s the game’s official website.

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