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THE SEARCH FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Dick Caron
In this text adventure, you see
the world of late 19th Century London
through the eyes of a 15-year old
waif, Toby Stubbins. You are not an
ordinary street urchin, however;
you're part of the information network
that connects the great detective,
Sherlock Holmes, with London's
underworld.
But as you arrive outside of
Holmes' Baker Street apartment, you
embark on an adventure that will test
every bit of your street smarts--
Sherlock Holmes has been kidnapped.
Supplied with a single clue by the
distraught Dr. Watson, you must find
and save your patron from a horrible
fate.
PLAYING....
Text adventure aficianados will
probably find THE SEARCH FOR SHERLOCK
HOLMES to be a unique experience--
most adventures are filled with
descriptions such as:
"You are at an intersection. There
are exits to the north, south, east,
and west."
and require you to continually type in
the direction you want to move. Your
character moves around in the created
world like a piece in a board game--
one step at a time.
THE SEARCH FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES
takes a different, more intuitive,
approach to moving your character
around his world. This adventure
supplies you with a list of "verbs"
and "modifiers" that you use to create
two word commands.
Thus, unlike other adventure
games, making a map of the
surroundings isn't really necessary--
if you want to go to Cheapside
(London's shopping district), you may
get there in a flash by typing in "go
cheapside."
You must remember, however, that
you sometimes cannot skip every point
between your location and destination.
If you want to "go smokeshop", you
must first "go cheapside". The same
advice applies when you want to
manipulate objects-- if you want to
open a chest, you must first "go
chest".
Obviously, THE SEARCH FOR SHERLOCK
HOLMES requires familiarity with it's
command list. Fortunately, you may
view this list at any time by entering
"go list". In any case, learning the
list is a small price to pay to enter
a world as intriguing as this one!