Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (series)
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series logo used since mid-2007
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| Genres | Adventure |
| Developers | Frogwares |
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| First release |
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy 29 December 2002 |
| Latest release |
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter 10 June 2016 |
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a series of award-winning adventure games developed by Frogwares. The game is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's famous work The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, featuring the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. John H. Watson. While the franchise is based on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, each game has an original plot and storyline.
Each game in the series lets the player control Holmes or Dr. Watson from either a first-person or third-person perspective. This adventure game series mainly consists of puzzles to solve during the course of the game, both by the use of Holmes' abductive reasoning and Watson's assistance. It also requires gamers to find clues and evidence hidden in the environment. Holmes must take this information back to his labs, both in his flat at 221 B Baker St. and elsewhere. Clues are examined under a microscope or combined with solvents to separate pertinent elements.
The chief objective of the games is to solve the main mystery in the story, but the games also involve side investigations not central to the plot. The series takes Holmes all over the world, including to New Orleans, Switzerland, and Scotland.
Originally developed for Microsoft Windows, the series first began in September 2002 with Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy. The debut is in the first-person perspective and follows Sherlock Holmes' investigation of a British archaeologist's mansion. The game was resurrected and expanded for the Nintendo DS allowing puzzles to be solved with the stylus and touchscreen.
The second game in the series, Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring, followed in October 2004, and introduced the third-person perspective. In it, Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a construction tycoon, Sir Melvyn Bromsby; with his daughter, Lavinia, among the suspects.
The third game in the series, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, was released on 24 November 2006. It is the first game to feature first-person perspective in real-time 3D. The game follows an original plotline as Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a series of strange disappearances related to the Cthulhu Mythos. Among the more positive reviews for the game, GameSpot gave it a rating of 8.3 out of 10, praising the storyline and stating that it was told "brilliantly", calling it a "Cthulhu-infused Victoriana". A remastered version was released in 2008 offering a third-person perspective in addition to the first-person perspective. This game won GameSpot's Best Use of a License Award.
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