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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring US demo

8.0

Editors Rating


License Free to try
Requirements Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, 500MHz CPU, 128 MB RAM
Downloads 122 Limitations None
Publisher UbiSoft Entertainment File Size 348.8M
Date added 23 Sep 2004 Check your speed

Unlike some detective games, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring really rewards attention to detail. Is that a smudge on the door frame? You'd better examine it. Because the demo limits only the locations you visit, not total playing time, you can explore thoroughly. You can even save and load games. We appreciated the excellent notebook, which recorded all dialogue with the houseguests as you investigate the shooting death of a wealthy industrialist. Characters who are in the room, but out of sight, generally alert you to their presence by coughing or sobbing or sweeping.

The long installation pays off with detailed graphics and excellent voice work. In fact, the only graphical weak spot is poor lip-syncing. You can access (or hide) your collection of clues and tools through a right click. Navigating becomes tricky at points, notably in the bathroom of the manor house. The demo of Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring provides hours of detection for mystery and adventure fans.

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Brocade File Insight 2.0

Brocade File Insight is a free Windows-based reporting utility that provides a quick and easy way to understand your SMB/CIFS network file environments.

  • Downloads: 4,557
  • Requirements: Microsoft 32-bit Windows Server 2003, XP Professional, or newer
  • License: Free Tool / Utility
  • Publisher: Brocade
  • Size: 0

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