72
The visuals are nice, but the majority of the puzzles are lightweight, and you’ll probably spend more time endlessly searching rooms for inventory objects than you will using your brain.
70
What it lacks in refinement it makes up for in its enthusiasm for its subject. It's a good length game with lots to do and the puzzles are generally satisfying and befitting Holmes' powers of deduction.
70
If you like solving mysteries you should really enjoy The Mystery of the Mummy. It blends old-fashioned analytical detective work with state-of-the-art computer-based puzzles while maintaining the atmosphere of a period piece.
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 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!
7
If 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.
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Released On:
Dec 29, 2002
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61
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75
Despite being plunged once again into the dizzying swirl of an interface-whipping adventure game, I enjoyed my sometimes-perilous trip through Lord Montcalfe's mansion.
70
If you like solving mysteries you should really enjoy The Mystery of the Mummy. It blends old-fashioned analytical detective work with state-of-the-art computer-based puzzles while maintaining the atmosphere of a period piece.
67
Other than the “save” issue, I found this to be a very professionally produced and enjoyable game. If you enjoy puzzles, this game is for you, and given the relatively low MSRP, there’s a lot of bang for the buck.
62
The Adventure Company's latest mystery has some good ideas, but is often poorly executed and frustrating to play.
60
You've seen these types of puzzles before, but they are decently difficult and varied enough to please most adventure gamers.
54
The game's blurry graphics, sparse sound, and unimaginative puzzles probably won't impress anyone, though true-blue adventure-game fans will at least appreciate the fact that Mystery of the Mummy is a fairly lengthy game that sells for a budget price of just $20 at retail.
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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7
If 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.
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 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!
SummaryBecome Sherlock Holmes as you embark on a remarkable adventure. Investigate a mysterious case, full of suspense, of the disappearance of a famous archaeologist and a valuable Egyptian Mummy, in turn-of-the-century England. What begins as a simple case quickly becomes a web of intrigue, robbery, priceless artifacts, and potentially, a mur... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
Platforms:
- Wii
- PC
- DS
Initial Release Date:Dec 29, 2002
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