<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Arthur	O
Conan	O
Doyle	O
's	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
stories	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
detective	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
and	O
his	O
companion	O
Dr.	O
John	O
H	O
.	O
Watson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
first	O
began	O
in	O
September	O
2002	O
with	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mummy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debut	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
follows	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
 '	O
investigation	O
of	O
a	O
British	O
archaeologist	O
's	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
resurrected	O
and	O
expanded	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
allowing	O
puzzles	O
to	O
be	O
solved	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	O
and	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	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
followed	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Awakened	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
Arsène	I-Application
Lupin	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
begins	O
at	O
Holmes	O
 '	O
residence	O
at	O
221B	B-Device
Baker	I-Device
Street	I-Device
in	O
London	O
,	O
where	O
Holmes	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Watson	O
find	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Lupin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fifth	O
installment	O
,	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
Jack	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
and	O
had	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
against	O
the	O
infamous	O
serial	O
killer	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
console	O
,	O
specifically	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
installment	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Testament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sherlock	I-Application
Holmes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2012.The	O
Testament	O
of	O
Sherlock	O
Holmes	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
London	O
of	O
1895	O
,	O
with	O
Holmes	O
presented	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
suspect	O
in	O
a	O
case	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
prove	O
his	O
innocence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimes	O
&	O
PunishmentsSherlock	O
Holmes	O
:	O
Crimes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Punishments	I-Application
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth	O
game	O
,	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
's	I-Application
Daughter	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kerry	O
Shale	O
was	O
originally	O
expected	O
to	O
reprise	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Sherlock	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
and	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
actor	O
Alex	O
Jordan	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninth	O
game	O
,	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Series	O
X	O
and	O
PS5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frogwares	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
,	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
One	I-Application
has	O
been	O
delayed	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
on	O
hiatus	O
indefinitely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
as	O
an	O
origin	O
story	O
with	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
,	O
being	O
aged	O
twenty-one	O
,	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Cordona	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
spent	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
childhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
self-published	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
and	O
mechanically	O
takes	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
their	O
previous	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Sinking	I-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open-world	O
environment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
first	O
or	O
third	O
personThe	O
Testament	O
of	O
Sherlock	O
Holmes20127th•••AdventureSherlock	O
Holmes	O
:	O
Crimes	O
&	O
Punishments20144th•••••AdventureSherlock	O
Holmes	O
:	O
The	O
Devil	O
's	O
Daughter20169th•••AdventureSherlock	O
Holmes	O
Chapter	O
One20211st•••••Adventure	O
,	O
MysterySherlock	O
Holmes	O
:	O
The	O
Awakened20233rdA	O
remake	O
from	O
2007	O
,	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Awakened	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
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
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
(	O
mouse-controlled	O
)	O
third-person	O
adventure	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
perspective	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
games	O
by	O
Frogwares	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
in	O
every	O
location	O
that	O
can	O
have	O
hidden	O
clues	O
and	O
interactions	O
with	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
and	O
Dr.	O
Watson	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
are	O
modeled	O
using	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
ITV	O
series	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
and	O
the	O
portrayals	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Brett	O
and	O
David	O
Burke	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|Holmes	O
 '	O
face	O
showing	O
a	O
leap	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
,	O
Frogwares	O
got	O
feedback	O
,	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
players	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
more	O
adventure	O
games	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
also	O
production	O
values	O
to	O
match	O
what	O
other	O
genres	O
are	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
differ	O
from	O
this	O
(	O
especially	O
The	B-Application
Testament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sherlock	I-Application
Holmes	I-Application
)	O
;	O
holding	O
no	O
restraint	O
in	O
displaying	O
the	O
grisly	O
murders	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
characters	O
depicted	O
are	O
purely	O
fictional.The	O
Testament	O
of	O
Sherlock	O
Holmes	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
leap	O
in	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designers	O
used	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
get	O
realism	O
in	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Persian	O
CarpetSherlock	O
Holmes	O
:	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Persian	O
Carpet	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rated	O
poorly	O
and	O
was	O
generally	O
considered	O
a	O
disappointing	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
Jack	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Mystery	O
of	O
Osborne	O
HouseSherlock	O
Holmes	O
and	O
the	O
Mystery	O
of	O
Osborne	O
House	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Hound	O
of	O
the	O
BaskervillesSherlock	O
Holmes	O
and	O
the	O
Hound	O
of	O
the	O
Baskervilles	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
hidden	B-Application
object	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
features	O
heavy	O
supernatural	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Frozen	O
CitySherlock	O
Holmes	O
:	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Frozen	O
City	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Awakened	I-Application
earned	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
a	O
License	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Awakened	I-Application
the	O
80th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released.The	O
Testament	O
of	O
Sherlock	O
Holmes''	O
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
the	O
Rest	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Honorary	O
Aggie	O
Award	O
category	O
by	O
the	O
website	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
surprising	O
story	O
of	O
Sherlock	O
's	O
apparent	O
fall	O
from	O
grace	O
was	O
thoroughly	O
engaging	O
right	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
kept	O
the	O
momentum	O
up	O
through	O
well-crafted	O
characters	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
twists	O
and	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
