The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St.

Today we would like to take to pieces a new hidden object game titled as The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St. developed by Legacy Interactive. Using the type of Sherlock Holmes as a main hero, the development team follows the path of least effort. Exploitation of a well-known image in some game is a low trick, but if it is executed in a good manner and has a fine dose of challenge, it can have a chance.

Surely, the type of Sherlock Holmes is ideal for hidden object genre but with no efforts a well-chosen character is not able to ensure game project success. Fortunately, Legacy Interactive managed not only to hold the fun and challenging gameplay, but bring in it some original features. While wandering about Victorian England to explore more than 40 locations, you will spend much of game time searching for well-hidden items in busy background. If have problem finding an object you can use particular tools which help you to clear up the item. Hidden objects puzzles, hint button, penalties for random clicks are the main indexes of the genre. And where is twist or so?

Contrary to similar games, The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St. can boast its original mini-games and other auxiliary puzzles. These include spot-the-differences, cryptograms, jigsaws, clock conundrums, and much more. We appreciate the creative approach to mini-games what let the developers make most of tasks fresh and relevant to the story and atmosphere. Moreover, you will be pleased with nice animated scenes, polished graphics and good voice-acting.

Honestly, we were ready to admit The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St. had become one of our favorites. But when we realize that items were always in the same place per level, we were really and very much disappointed as it killed its replay value. Thus, The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St. is a game for one-night stand.   

26, March 2010