<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Awakened	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
an	O
original	O
plotline	O
as	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
and	O
his	O
companion	O
Dr.	O
John	O
H	O
.	O
Watson	O
investigate	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
strange	O
disappearances	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Cthulhu	O
Mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
,	O
The	O
Awakened	O
was	O
preceded	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mummy	I-Application
and	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Case	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Earring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
"	O
game	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
M	O
(	O
Mature	O
17+	O
)	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
ESRB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2023	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
1894	O
,	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
stares	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
window	O
,	O
bored	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
case	O
to	O
solve	O
that	O
is	O
worthy	O
of	O
his	O
talents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finding	O
a	O
crate	O
labelled	O
"	O
Black	O
Edelweiss	O
Institute	O
"	O
,	O
Holmes	O
recalls	O
that	O
the	O
mountain	O
flower	O
Edelweiss	O
(	O
Leontopodium	O
alpinum	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
national	O
symbol	O
of	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holmes	O
unexpectedly	O
discovers	O
that	O
his	O
nemesis	B-Application
Moriarty	O
is	O
a	O
patient	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
weakened	O
shadow	O
of	O
his	O
former	O
self	O
having	O
survived	O
the	O
fall	O
at	O
Reichenbach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
games	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
it	O
gives	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
in	O
every	O
location	O
that	O
can	O
hide	O
clues	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
NPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
allows	O
for	O
gameplay	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Frogwares	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Earring	I-Application
and	O
Dracula	B-Application
:	I-Application
Origin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
features	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Awakened	I-Application
Remastered	O
Edition	O
include	O
two	O
view	O
modes	O
(	O
the	O
original	O
1st-person	O
mode	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
3rd-person	O
mode	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Help	O
Bar	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
3rd-person	O
mode	O
to	O
instantly	O
discover	O
all	O
the	O
available	O
actions	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
help	O
system	O
that	O
offers	O
gamers	O
step-by-step	O
solutions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
graphics	O
which	O
feature	O
new	O
lighting	O
,	O
HD	O
effects	O
,	O
shaders	O
,	O
shadows	O
and	O
new	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
a	O
substantially	O
rewritten	O
script	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
titles	O
from	O
Frogwares	O
—	O
Mummy	B-Application
,	O
Silver	B-Application
Earring	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Awakened	O
and	O
Nemesis	B-Application
—	O
totaled	O
roughly	O
1.5	O
million	O
global	O
sales	O
by	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
