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Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II

Publisher: Sega

Genre: Adventure

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-06^[1]	$49.9949.99^[2]	4653
EU	1993		4653
DE	1993-10^[6]	DM 99.9599.95^[6]	4653
FR	1993-09^[3]		4653
UK	1993-11^[4]	£44.9944.99^[4]^[5]	4653
AU	1993	$129.95129.95^[7]

Non-Sega versions
CD-ROM² IBM PC Macintosh

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Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II is an adventure game for the Sega Mega-CD based on the Sherlock Holmes series of books and a sequel to Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. I.

Gameplay

The game uses live actors and sets as the player controls Sherlock Holmes and his longtime partner Dr. Watson, trying to solve three separate crimes by visiting various locations, listening to the dialogue, reading the included mock London newspapers, and, when the player gets enough evidence, answering the judge's questions.

At the beginning of each case, a full-motion video clip depicts Holmes and Watson meeting a client and learning a few background clues about the case. Then the player must choose a particular location or person from the directory to visit, read the London newspapers for clues, or ask one of the young "Baker Street Irregulars" to investigate. A video clip plays each time the player visits a relevant person or location. Selecting an irrelevant location to visit results in a short audio clip of dialogue between Holmes and Watson and negatively impacts the player's score. The object of each case is to gather enough clues in the lowest number of visits possible, then go before a judge who then asks the player to answer the important questions about the case. If the player is successful, Dr. Watson reveals the player's score, based on the number of visits it took to solve the case. The player can view a video clip set in Holmes' and Watson's study that reviews the events that transpired.

There are several general informants (also portrayed by actors) who can be visited in multiple cases across the Consulting Detective games, including characters from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories such as Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, former criminal Shinwell Johnson, and gossip columnist Langdale Pike.

Cases

	The Two Lions
	This investigation takes place on 17 August 1888. Holmes receives a mysterious note on his door leading him and Watson to investigate the death of two lions who were part of a traveling animal show. At the same time a mysterious death is discovered that might tie the two cases together.
	The Pilfered Paintings
	This case is set on 22 January 1891. A pair of paintings, from a recently famed artist known as DeKuyper, are stolen from the National Gallery just days before they were to be revealed to the public in an art show. The unusual circumstances in which the paintings were originally acquired by the gallery only deepen the mystery.
	The Murdered Munitions Magnate
	This case takes place on 20 March 1888. Courtney Allen, a wealthy industrialist of a gun factory, is murdered in an alley just outside his office. Scotland Yard believes it was a robbery as certain valuable contents that Allen had on him were also stolen. As Holmes and Watson investigate, they learn of a secret government project that Allen's company was involved in and its possible connection to the crime.

Magazine articles

Main article: Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

62

^[4]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[9]

GamesMaster (UK)

NTSC

72

^[10]

Hyper (AU)

70

^[11]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

78

^[12]

Mega Force (FR)

75

^[13]

Mega Power (UK)

PAL

60

^[14]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC

84

^[15]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

87

^[16]

Megazone (AU)

72

^[7]

Player One (FR)

70

^[17]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

77

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

^[19]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[20]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

78

^[21]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

75

^[22]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[2]

	72
Based on 17 reviews

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc 2 Manual Hint Guide

Mega-CD, EU
Cover
Spinecard Disc 1 Disc 2 Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

540,310,848

CD-ROM (EU)

4653 (disc 1)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

337,145,088

CD-ROM (EU)

4653 (disc 2)

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

540,310,848

CD-ROM (US)

4653 (disc 1)

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

337,145,088

CD-ROM (US)

4653 (disc 2)

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume 2

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception No results

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[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_55.pdf_p54-2] 2.0 ^2.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:SelectRound_FR_01.pdf_p2-3] Select Round, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:CVG_UK_145.pdf_p84-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Computer & Video Games, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-15), page 84

[:File:MegaPower_UK_07.pdf_p79-5] Mega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 79

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-09.pdf_p43-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 43

[:File:Megazone_AU_32.pdf_p41-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 41

[8] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-0x-xx)

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0611.pdf_p171-9] Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 11 November 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 171

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_009.pdf_p80-10] GamesMaster, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 80

[:File:Hyper_AU_001.pdf_p62-11] Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:Mega_UK_12.pdf_p41-12] Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 41

[:File:MegaForce_FR_Supplement_20.pdf_p22-13] Mega Force, "Mega-CD Force: Le Supplément Spécial Mega-CD" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:MegaPower_UK_02.pdf_p40-14] Mega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 40

[:File:MegaTech_UK_21.pdf_p63-15] MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 63

[:File:MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf_p68-16] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 68

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_038.pdf_p112-17] Player One, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 112

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p60-18] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_23.pdf_p81-19] Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 81

[:File:SegaZone_UK_15.pdf_p76-20] Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 76

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_03.pdf_p120-21] Sega Force Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 120

[22] Sonic the Comic, "October 16th 1993" (UK; 1993-10-16), page 19

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 ==Gameplay==
+The game uses live actors and sets as the player controls Sherlock Holmes and his longtime partner Dr. Watson, trying to solve three separate crimes by visiting various locations, listening to the dialogue, reading the included mock London newspapers, and, when the player gets enough evidence, answering the judge's questions.
+At the beginning of each case, a [[full-motion video]] clip depicts Holmes and Watson meeting a client and learning a few background clues about the case. Then the player must choose a particular location or person from the directory to visit, read the London newspapers for clues, or ask one of the young "Baker Street Irregulars" to investigate. A video clip plays each time the player visits a relevant person or location. Selecting an irrelevant location to visit results in a short audio clip of dialogue between Holmes and Watson and negatively impacts the player's score. The object of each case is to gather enough clues in the lowest number of visits possible, then go before a judge who then asks the player to answer the important questions about the case. If the player is successful, Dr. Watson reveals the player's score, based on the number of visits it took to solve the case. The player can view a video clip set in Holmes' and Watson's study that reviews the events that transpired.
+There are several general informants (also portrayed by actors) who can be visited in multiple cases across the Consulting Detective games, including characters from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories such as Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, former criminal Shinwell Johnson, and gossip columnist Langdale Pike.
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Difference between revisions of "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II"

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Revision as of 14:56, 1 January 2023

Contents

Gameplay

Cases

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References