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Lost Cases Of Sherlock Holmes, The pc Game Reviews
Lost Cases Of Sherlock Holmes, The
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Metascore: 70 Metascore out of 100
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The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes is a lavish mystery adventure game, featuring 16 unique cases of forgery, espionage, theft, murder and more. Investigate hundreds of potentially relevant clues and lively characters in each mysterious story. Explore 40 historically accurate locations around London, as you track down suspects and evidence. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes is the first computer game officially licensed by the Conan Doyle Estate and features your favorite characters such as Watson, Mycroft, and Inspector Lestrade as well as more than 100 historical characters. Solve more than 100 mind-bending puzzles plus bonus minigames. [Legacy Interactive]

PUBLISHER: Legacy Interactive
DEVELOPER: Legacy Interactive
GENRE(S): Adventure
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2008

What The Critics Said

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100
Just Adventure
Overall, it is a fun experience. Some parts are easy and some are challenging, so the result is a balance in difficulty that provides for several hours of mystery-solving delight.
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80
Game Chronicles
The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes will definitely keep you busy for a while. With 16 cases and more than 100 different puzzles, I find this title a great deal.
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80
Game Over Online
So if you enjoy casual games and Sherlock Holmes, The Lost Cases is a game to check out.
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70
Gamer's Hell
The hardcore puzzler might find The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes a bit elementary...yes, I went there. But a casual gamer and certainly a younger sleuth will have a lot of fun with this game.
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70
GameZone
These games are enjoyable, but more for light, casual fun than an exercise in deep thinking. The interface is easy to navigate and the gameplay easy to understand.
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70
AceGamez
A thoroughly enjoyable game that's made distinctive by the excellent use of graphics, sound and writing to immerse you into the world of Sherlock Holmes.
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60
Total PC Gaming
Simple, but fun. It's a decent game that needs more depth. [Issue#9, p.60]
60
SpazioGames
The choice to structure the game on a series of consecutive minigames, instead of the traditional point-and-click scheme, makes this game suitable for casual gamers, and not for the average graphic adventure fan.
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57
PC Gamer UK
Where the Great Detective failed, a quick trip to the shops prevailed. [Jan 2009, p.71]
43
Jolt Online Gaming UK
To be frank, we found the whole set up to be utterly bizarre. The simplicity of the puzzles and the interface coupled with the almost embarrassingly slender storylines mean that this might suit an undemanding ten year old if you’d rather them play something that didn’t involve machine-gunning Nazis.
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