Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper

Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper

Released: May 24, 2009
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox 360

Genres:

Point-and-click Puzzle Role-playing (RPG) Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Fantasy Thriller Historical Drama Mystery

Player Perspectives:

First person Third person

Ratings

User Rating

73.5
Based on 42 ratings

Critics Rating

66.0
Based on 3 ratings

Total Rating

69.8
Based on 45 ratings

Summary

Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation in this adventure game. The famous detective chases against the most threatening serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.

Storyline

It’s 1888, London, in the Whitechapel area, and a series of grisly crimes in the heart of the East End leave a gory trail of mutilated female bodies. The police struggle to pick up the scent as the bodies pile up and paranoia sweeps the city. Sherlock Holmes immerses himself in the dark, sordid alleyways of Whitechapel in order to follow the trail of the one that the press calls Jack the Ripper. During a terrifying investigation, Holmes will attempt to lift the veil of mystery that shrouds the motives and the face behind that horrific nickname.

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Involved Companies

Spiders

Role:

Frogwares

Role:
Developer

Focus Entertainment

Role:
Publisher

Keywords

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Alternative Names

Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper Sherlock Holmes contre Jack l'Eventreur

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