Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy

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61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
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  1. Adrenaline Vault
    40
    Far from being a cranium-stretching taut and suspenseful Sherlock Holmes mystery, this release falls flat in almost every dimension of its design and execution.

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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
  1. ALBERELVIS
    Dec 29, 2020
    2
    It's a very very short game, in my case I completed it in just 2 hours, and I can't help but be astonished, this game is mechanically agileIt's a very very short game, in my case I completed it in just 2 hours, and I can't help but be astonished, this game is mechanically agile but tedious, lacking in rhythm, and has as its internal clock the completion of puzzles, at the very least, elemental, where the challenge revolves around finding some symbols or numbers that give you the answer to your question, or where in its most deplorable aspect, you have to slide squares to complete an image.

    I will not even mention how frustrating it can be to spend 10 mins searching for a pixel behind something, and that will definitely kill all the momentum of the player.

    Without a doubt, a great disappointment in all its aspects, from the grid he uses to separate his acts, as in his narrative.

    The only credit I can give him would surely be for many the least expected, and it is that the graphics are more than convincing for the time, although, I recognize that sometimes it can fail to try to be too ambitious, I will not judge for brave pioneering titles!    … Full Review »
  2. bergcamp101
    Oct 5, 2020
    7
    If technically this is not the best game, but in 2020 this genre of hardcore puzzle detective is dead, unfortunately. So, this game isIf technically this is not the best game, but in 2020 this genre of hardcore puzzle detective is dead, unfortunately. So, this game is actually a hidden brilliant today.… Full Review »
  3. StanW.
    Apr 30, 2003
    4
    This game involves more pixel hunting than logical deduction, forcing you to pass up obvious tools to solve problems in favor of obscure or This game involves more pixel hunting than logical deduction, forcing you to pass up obvious tools to solve problems in favor of obscure or Rube Goldberg solutions. Many of the inventory objects can only be seen by the hotspot indicator, even after turning the monitor brightness up and examining the screen closely. The hotspot indicators are often touchy, imprecise, or just wrong. The game is extremely linear. Few of the puzzles are natural consequences of the plot - in fact, you will spend much of the time looking for a puzzle to solve, rather than pursuing a goal. I found Sherlock's comments to vary from off the wall to annoying - he seems to like to hear himself talk, but seldom provides any information. The background music is okay, but there are only a few short pieces that are repeated incessantly. There are a number of ways to die in the game, and often they are so obscure that you can't tell why you are dead. The 'death' cutscene is canned and doesn't explain anything - we had to 'die' three times before figuring out that we had been bitten by a scorpion! All in all, a very weak game. … Full Review »
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