Product Description
Solve sixteen new crimes of murder, theft, kidnapping, and more in this highly anticipated sequel! Explore more than 40 beautiful locations around Victorian London and meet 100+ fascinating characters as you track down evidence and suspects. Scour scenes for clues using hidden object style gameplay and play more than 50 unique mini games. The graphic style romantically recreates the late Victorian England time period down to the smallest details to inspire the detective in you. The game's afoot! “Armchair sleuths who enjoy HOGs and other head-scratching puzzles will find this detective adventure a gratifying download.” - USA Today, Casual Encounters. “Once again, Sherlock Holmes is the biggest prat on Earth, and it is absolutely awesome.” - Diehard GameFAN.
User Reviews
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Summary: Simple for the nonaction gamer
Review: I purchased this game for my wife whom is NOT computer action type gaming person. She has played it to its end and says it is different as she plays it and really likes it. Funny, she used to give me crap for modern warfare gaming all night now shes doing this thing for hours. oh well, a good game.
Date: 2010-09-03
Rating: 4
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Summary: Best in small doses
Review: I downloaded "The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2" from another website, where it was called "The Lost Cases of 221B Baker Street." I'm not sure why there are two titles, but looking at the list of cases, it's definitely the same game. It's almost identical to the first game in this series, but somehow it's not quite as fun.
Part of the problem is the formula, which hardly varies: a client comes to Holmes and describes the case. You then visit several locations, where you either find a list of missing objects, or spot the differences between two nearly-identical pictures. In each scene, there's an object which contains a mini-game. Then you go back to Baker Street, where you have to arrange pictures of the suspects into a grid based on their characteristics, and then you play a memory game to narrow down the suspects until you find the criminal. It's fine in small doses, but if you play three or four cases in a row, it quickly becomes monotonous.
Gameplay: the hidden objects are definitely easier to find this time around. You get a certain number of hints per case, and can earn bonus hints by finding the hidden pipe in every scene. All of the mini-games are skippable after you've tried them for a certain length of time, which is a nice way of encouraging players to at least give the puzzles a shot. The mini-games are pretty easy (at one point there's actually a jigsaw puzzle with four - count `em - four pieces) although a few might take some trial and error.
There's almost nothing to say about the plots because they really don't matter. Each mystery starts off with an interesting premise - a murder in a restaurant, a woman disappearing at a carnival - but the game's insistence on creating as many suspects as possible means that none of them are developed. As you find various objects, new suspects are introduced. So after you find some balls of yarn, for example, someone might say, "That yarn belongs my aunt, who will inherit the house when I die." This is repeated for each suspect, and that's all you ever learn about them. Really, does it matter which suspect is actually guilty? They're all just one-sentence blurbs anyway.
I also have to mention the voice acting in this game, because it's bad. Some of the accents are just atrocious, including, sadly, Holmes himself, whose accent is noticeably Australian at times. I don't recall having that problem with the first game, although it's been a while since I've played it. Maybe I've just blocked that out.
Bottom line: this is a fine diversion if you just play one or two cases (approximately 15-25 minutes each) in a sitting. If you're looking for a casual game with more plot, though, I'd check out the recent "Murder She Wrote" game instead. The gameplay is similar, but the cases are longer and better developed.
Date: 2010-07-16
Rating: 3
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Summary: Great Game!
Review: I am a big time Video Game player with all the consoles etc... and this is one of the best games I've ever played as far as hidden object/puzzle games go. Couldn't recommend any game more than this one! It's just a lot of fun to play for any age and thankfully it's also on Mac. I really hope we see more sequels of these "Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes" games in the near future. Good Stuff!
Date: 2010-05-22
Rating: 5
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Summary: Good Hidden Object Game
Review: Not only good Sherlock Holmes stories but great hidden objects.
Hope there are more to come.
Date: 2010-04-25
Rating: 5
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Summary: Sherlock at his best
Review: I played the first Sherlock Holmes HOG and thoroughly enjoyed every minute. You really do think and that is what I like...a game that makes me think as well as learn. When I saw a second issue I immediately added it to my Wish List to buy or have bought for me. I can't wait to get started on it. Legacy created a unique game(HOG). I hope this turns into a series issue with more LOST CASES to solve with Sherlock and Dr. Watson.
Date: 2010-03-10
Rating: 4
