Point and click game for the most part. | Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis

Quirky, funny, a blast! | Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis

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	• Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis Windows \| Dreamcatcher Interactive, 2008 average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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Not the typical point-n-click story game

Sherlock Holmes Nemesis features a completely new game engine that is not the usual Point-n-Click game. Instead of playing from a third person viewpoint, it is more like a First person shooting game. To others, this may be a bonus, but for me, who hates first person shooting games (they make me dizzy), I found it very disappointing.

On the plus side, this game presents great graphical details. The background music is quite pleasant and suited to the intrigue nature of the game.

As mentioned by other reviewers, most of the puzzles are too complex and sometimes involves pixel hunting. Not very rewarding.

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Point and click game for the most part.

Some of the puzzles are quite obscure in their reasoning. Sheer luck, rather than Sherlock is required in many scenerios.

Quirky, funny, a blast!

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is a real challenge for clever gamers, but it is very hard, and I resorted to using a walkthrough (MaGtRo) because without it, I would not have gotten through the thing. If you miss one clue or item you're supposed to pick up, you're stymied. I was unable to pick up two items in the armory and it took me two hours of back tracking to figure out why: I had missed picking up an obscure picture of a family called Mac Adams in a previous location. Be forewarned, but not deterred!

Victorian London is marvelous from our comfortable armchairs even though the reality under the thick fogs was anything but romantic. Jack the Ripper was a dilettante compared to a modern serial killer such as Ted Bundy, but the Ripper is romantic in a chill, creepy way and the scream of one poor victim down there under the 1890's fog vibrates along the years -we hear it, we shudder, we are titillated. Victorian England- the perfect game milieu.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are the perfect Victorians as we see them, gentlemen: no swearing or vulgarisms. And the cat and mouse antagonism of Holmes and the arch-thief Arsene Lupin in this game is a highly intellectual rivalry. Lupin the Frenchman strives to bring England (and Sherlock Holmes) to their knees by stealing the five most important objects to England, without which she can't endure. You are treated to a merry romp through the National Gallery, the Tower of London, the British Museum, and of all places, Buckingham Palace. Actually, you may learn a lot about paintings, even what the ravens in the Tower eat (but I imagine we're getting our leg pulled a bit on that). The locations are splendidly done and you feel very much a part of them, you are there.

The voice acting is very good throughout, but in contrast to the backdrops, the human characters are rather jerky, rigid and not as expertly done as, say, the characters in any Nancy Drew game. Don't be deterred, please. Holmes and Watson are OK.

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is made in heaven for you if you love London, especially Victorian London and if you love Holmes and Watson. Many hours of enjoyment await you and the game is a great escape. The plot may be totally unrealistic and sometimes it gets downright silly, but that matters not one whit. What matters is, you're back in Victorian London, peering through the fog, hearing the clop-clop of horses' feet, helping Holmes save the British Empire.

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Imagine you are Sherlock Holmes trying to catch a thief in late 19th century London. Arsene Lupin is a young French burglar who comes to town with one goal - defy Scotland Yard and Sherlock Holmes. He will steal five objects of great value in five days from famous sites around London. Throughout the game, you will meet more than 40 typical characters from the Victorian era who you can interact with, while uncovering hundreds of clues and objects, which you will need to use, and combine to complete your investigation. The handy game history reminds you at any time of the number of documents found, statements taken or events surrounding the story. Famous sites such as the British Museum, the National Gallery and even Buckingham Palace are faithfully reproduced down to the finest detail. Take a closer look at hundreds of works of art, objects, sculptures and paintings while listening to personal commentaries from Sherlock Holmes about the work.

Also known as Sherlock Holmes vs. Arsene Lupin

System Requirements Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista Processor - Pentium III 1.3 GHz or higher Memory - 512 MB RAM Graphics card - 64 MB DirectX 9 compatible Sound card - DirectX 9 compatible DVD-ROM - DVD 4x speed Hard disk space - 3 GB

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