Sherlock Holmes: Trap for the Hunter

Review

The third eye of Kali, the Goddess of death has been stolen from Lord Crowley’s stunning collection, right in the middle of London. The only hope Lord Crowley has to recover this unique artefact is to call upon the greatest detective of all times. You guessed it, the one and only Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion, Mr. Watson, have been asked to take up this challenging case. So, Mr. Watson, any suggestions?

Sherlock Holmes: Trap for the Hunter is the latest Hidden object game from Crisp App Studio where you follow the steps of the Famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Mr. Watson.

This adventure will start at the residence of Lord Crowley in London from whence the artefact has been stolen. From here, you’ll have to successfully resolve all the puzzles which will lead you all the way to an underground temple in Calcutta, India.

There are over 30 puzzles to solve, divided into four categories, including:  1. finding well-hidden objects within a picture (you basically have to identify as many objects as possible from a given list) 2. Pairing objects, 3. Finding the ever-so tiny differences within the same picture side by side, and  4. Reconstructing an image as fast as possible in order to earn the maximum number of points and see your name on the puzzle leader board.   As soon as you click on the first object, the point system starts. Then you have a few seconds to either find the second item, find the second half of a pair, or identify the differences in the pictures, in order to multiply your points, and so on and so forth. If you don’t, the counter will restart from the next item. For the reconstruction puzzle, you need to work as fast as you can in order to receive the maximum number of points.  At the end of each puzzle you’ll be awarded with up to three golden stars, the number of which will depend on how many points you scored. For each of the stars you will acquire one extra point, which can be used in the next puzzle, to show you what an object on the list looks like if you’re unsure. An additional feature is the zoom function, which will help you to discover well-hidden items.

What I really enjoy in this game is the cartoon characters telling the story between each of the puzzles. It’s just fun, and the story is quite good. The entire game will probably take you around 60 minutes to complete in your first play through. Then it will be very quick on the second if you decide to play again, the only difference being a slight change to the position in which an item is listed.

Nice graphics and the game runs very well. A good combination of puzzles. The game is fairly short but very enjoyable.