Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring

$9.99

Release Date:: Aug 6, 2009
Metacritic:: 68
Developer:: Frogwares
Publisher:: Frogwares
Platforms:: Windows

About This Game

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About the Game

At a reception organised in honour of his daughter, Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make an important announcement concerning his future business affairs when, all of a sudden, a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses, having suffered a mortal wound to the heart...

A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and numerous places to visit around Victorian London. You play Sherlock Holmes, and use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.

Assume the role of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and meet all the heroes of the novels: Inspector Lestrade, Wiggins, Mycroft and many others!
Investigate 5 murders! Over 40 witnesses to question, 200 clues to uncover and over 25 hours of gameplay to solve the mystery.
Explore Victorian London, which is magnificently and faithfully reproduced in 3D.
Between each level Sherlock Holmes sets you a quiz which will validate your progress in the case.
The adventure is full of vivid cut scenes to heighten the dramatic aspect of the story.

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User Reviews

Very Positive

5 user reviews

80%

Positive

User #728918 english

15 hrs at review

Recommended

It still retains some of the criticisms of its predecessor, most importantly the pixelhunt, although some measures were taken to reduce the annoyance of it. All in all it is a charming point and click adventure with no moon-logic, which is always a plus for Sherlock Holmes game.

User #926798 english

9 hrs at review

Recommended

It was a much better than its predecessor Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet. I liked the storyline a lot more, and I actually enjoyed playing it. There are really only two main downsides. One is that it crashes frequently, so you really need to save often. The second downside is that there are segments that auto end the game if you are not successful, so again, frequently save the game. It is not fun going back through tons that you already completed.