SHERLOCK HOLMES CONSULTING DETECTIVE: The Case of the Mummy’s Curse Travel down the fog-filled streets of London with Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart companion Dr. John Watson in this original full-motion video mystery! Search the London Times for clues, peruse Holmes' personal files and scour his Directory for pertinent names and places. Send the infamous “Baker Street Irregulars” to discover critical information as well. Most importantly, direct Holmes and the good doctor toward investigating suspects and gathering facts before presenting the findings to the Queen's magistrate - all the while, measuring your formidable sleuthing skills against those of the Consulting Detective himself. The Case of the Mummy's Curse features: • Over 30 minutes of full-screen video • Holmes, Watson and a cast of over 20 characters • Great sleuthing game play and storytelling • Faithful adaptation of the award-winning board game • Video subtitle support • Seamless save-game system • Hint system
Unfortunately it is terrible. I wanted to like this game. I love the videos, this part is quite charming.
But: the case is far too easy to solve. There's not much to do but to click some buttons and you'll know how did it very soon. The writing is also horrble.
The story must have been written by a 14 year old.