Chris Forbis (MensaDad) of Platform Nation reviews Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper. "Far from the brutal death match sounding title is the actual leisurely style of this game. Not being exactly what I expected, it took me along for the journey anyway..."
PALGN writes: " The Sherlock Holmes series of adventure games hasn't had the highest profile over its seven-year lifespan. In fact, we'd wager you haven't heard of the original Mystery of the Mummy or the more recent Sherlock Holmes vs. Arsène Lupin. If you're a H.P. Lovecraft fan, you may recall The Awakened, which pitted the famous detective against Cthulhu in an interesting mish-mash of literature. However, there must be enough people buying these games for Frogwares to keep making them, and to be honest we say good on 'em for sticking to it. Their latest game, Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper aims to tighten up the series' formula, as well as introducing some new ideas to really help you get inside Holmes' head as he tackles his greatest mystery yet. So is this latest adventure truly worthy of the detective's wit, or is it simply too elementary?"
In spite of some mediocre voice acting, a bit of wooden animation and a strangely out of character climax, Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper is a fascinating re-imagining of the Whitechapel murders. Fans of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous consulting detective will have a blast rooting out all the Holmes references and in-jokes while adventure fans will be pulled along by the compelling story and varied range of gameplay.
Presentation - 8.0
Graphics - 7.5
Sound - 7.0
Gameplay - 8.0
Lasting Appeal - 7.0
Overall -
ooo how fun