Mystery buffs such as me are always looking for the next great mind-busting case. ...And this isn't it. Although to its respect, a very formidable try in capturing the "go-to-different-places-and-collect-clues" fun of... Clue. Yes this is basically all 221B Baker St. is. A game of Clue, with 4 selectable players, including the famed Sherlock Holmes. And in similar Board Game style fashion... You roll the 6-sided die, and make your moves. Along the way buildings may be entered and you collect clues.
Many cases can be chosen. With different clues to collect, you enter each building and the people within it give you some personal information about the suspects, or other info. Along the way you look for clues marked as "General Motive" which is sort of like a riddle telling you why they did it. And killer clues which gives a crucial piece of information about obviously; the killer. It's most likely an appearance hint, or something similar.
Once you think you know who the killer is, what he/she killed with, and why they did it. Go to the Police Station, or some other special locations that harbor "Badges" and ask for one. You can then take your badge back to 221B Baker St. and solve the crime. By answering the three inquiries I stated above. If you're right. Congrats, a couple of screens appear telling you in detail why the killer did it, his motive, and how he committed the crime. If you're wrong... The game doesn't end surprisingly. You can go look for more clues, or be a loser and get another free badge. Meaning if you have enough patience... You could basically solve the crime by guessing. And there’s just no fun in that.
That’s really all there is to this game. Although simple, there are a few cases within that truly make you think. You also have the option of making ALL the clues "Coded" meaning they're in some sort of code, my guess scrambled. I didn't play on this mode allot, cause I wanted to solve mysteries, not play Jumble.
All-in-all a pretty fun game, certainly worth a look if you enjoy any sort of mystery game, and casual gamers might find promise in this. Otherwise, it's nothing that special to write home about (Although I don't know why you would write home about a game).