<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimes	I-Application
&	I-Application
Punishments	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
mystery	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
series	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
from	O
2014	O
to	O
2019	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frogwares	O
regained	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
game	O
reappeared	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	O
novel	O
Crime	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
by	O
author	O
Fyodor	O
Dostoyevsky	O
,	O
which	O
Sherlock	O
is	O
frequently	O
seen	O
reading	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
is	O
the	O
main	O
playable	O
character	O
with	O
Dr.	O
Watson	O
,	O
Toby	O
(	O
a	O
Basset	O
Hound	O
)	O
and	O
Constable	O
Marrow	O
playable	O
briefly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
14	O
investigation	O
mechanics	O
,	O
including	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
 '	O
skill	O
to	O
deduce	O
many	O
details	O
about	O
someone	O
's	O
life	O
simply	O
by	O
glancing	O
at	O
them	O
or	O
to	O
imagine	O
and	O
reconstruct	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
event	O
by	O
carefully	O
observing	O
all	O
the	O
key	O
details	O
of	O
a	O
crime	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1894	O
and	O
reaching	O
into	O
1895	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Testament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sherlock	I-Application
Holmes	I-Application
,	O
the	O
overarching	O
plot	O
is	O
that	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
terrorists	O
calling	O
themselves	O
the	O
Merry	O
Men	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
government	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
from	O
debt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
six	O
separate	O
cases	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
direct	O
adaptations	O
of	O
original	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
canon	O
by	O
Sir	O
Arthur	O
Conan	O
Doyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
specific	O
case	O
likely	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
versus	I-Application
Jack	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
,	O
which	O
largely	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
September	O
and	O
November	O
1888	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
murder	O
weapon	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
wall	O
of	O
221B	O
Baker	O
Street	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
agree	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
a	O
renowned	O
archaeologist	O
who	O
was	O
found	O
dead	O
in	O
the	O
locked	O
steam	B-Application
room	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Baths	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kew	O
Gardens	O
Drama	O
:	O
An	O
old	O
friend	O
(	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Testament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sherlock	I-Application
Holmes	I-Application
)	O
asks	O
Holmes	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
theft	O
of	O
some	O
exotic	O
plants	O
at	O
the	O
Kew	O
Gardens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frogwares	O
tweaked	O
its	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
be	O
more	O
modern	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
"	O
Sherlock	O
Vision	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
mechanic	O
that	O
will	O
help	O
in	O
highlighting	O
evidence	O
that	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
missed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryzhko	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Sherlock	O
Vision	O
"	O
mechanic	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	O
television	O
series	O
Sherlock	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
on-screen	O
text	O
to	O
show	O
what	O
Sherlock	O
is	O
thinking	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
described	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
"	O
very	O
thoughtful	O
and	O
very	O
respectful	O
of	O
the	O
canon	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kerry	O
Shale	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Watson	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Nick	O
Brimble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimes	I-Application
&	I-Application
Punishments	I-Application
was	O
previewed	O
by	O
several	O
major	O
gaming	O
news	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Crimes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Punishments	I-Application
shows	O
us	O
the	O
very	O
manipulative	O
side	O
of	O
Sherlock	O
that	O
modern	O
audiences	O
expect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Cromwell	O
of	O
PCGMedia	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
self	O
confessed	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
prosaic	O
and	O
amoral	O
,	O
with	O
Frogwares	O
pushing	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
hands-on	O
,	O
ethically	O
involved	O
experience	O
–	O
putting	O
you	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
mind	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Punishments	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
77/100	O
based	O
on	O
32	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
36	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
71/100	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
77/100	O
based	O
on	O
5	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
Crimes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Punishments	I-Application
alone	O
sold	O
above	O
300,000	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
