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Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House

Also known as Sherlock Holmes DS and the Mystery of Osborne House, Sherlock Holmes DS und das Geheimnis der Königin, Sherlock Holmes DS: Le Secret de la Reine

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House is a 2010 NDS game by Frogwares.

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About the game

Some days before Christmas, Dr. Watson finishes work with his patients and returns to Baker Street to find his friend Sherlock Holmes in a depressive mood. Watson tries to reanimate Holmes by showing him some unsolved problems of some of Holmes' clients and finally comes up with an invitation to Lord Brainstorming. The visit soon leads Holmes to a mysterious case: finding Queen Victoria's genealogical records.

Sherlock Holmes DS and the Mystery of Osborne House is a hidden object game where players entirely rely on the stylus to play. Players try to find the right items to proceed. Sometimes players need to combine items or try them in different places. There is a question mark on top of the touch screen, which helps players find hidden items. Some items lead to puzzles; while playing, the difficulty of the puzzles increase. Players are given a choice to get a little or total help for puzzles, which will decrease points from their score. When having solved a puzzle, players can play it again in the "puzzle" section and can earn points to unlock puzzles.

The game's graphics are 2D. You can save your process manually anytime in the "info" section. The maximum number of save slots is 3.

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Facts

Platforms
NDS
First released
2010-06-24
Developers
Frogwares
Publishers
Focus Entertainment
Genres
adventure video game
Ratings
MobyGames score 5.6 (4 votes) · MobyGames

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Front Cover (NDS · United States)
    Front Cover (NDS · United States)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Front Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Front Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Front Cover (NDS · Germany)
    Front Cover (NDS · Germany)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Back Cover (NDS · United States)
    Back Cover (NDS · United States)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Back Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Back Cover (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Back Cover (NDS · Germany)
    Back Cover (NDS · Germany)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Media (NDS · United Kingdom)
    Media (NDS · United Kingdom)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Media (NDS · Germany)
    Media (NDS · Germany)

Screenshots

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Title screen (NDS)
    Title screen (NDS)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Choose your language (NDS)
    Choose your language (NDS)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Menu (NDS)
    Menu (NDS)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: I know, I know! Who say that it's an old adventure? (NDS)
    I know, I know! Who say that it's an old adventure? (NDS)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: Dr. Watson... (NDS)
    Dr. Watson... (NDS)
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House: ... and the funny-looking Sherlock Holmes (NDS)
    ... and the funny-looking Sherlock Holmes (NDS)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
NDS2010-06-24United KingdomFocus Entertainment

Barcodes

  • 3512289017237

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