I Found Sherlock Holmes Again

Where oh where has my reading habit gone?

It was always with me when I was young. I would pick up a book whenever and wherever possible. Started with Peter and Jane, I proceeded to Enid Blyton, then to Famous Five, Secret Seven and Sherlock Holmes and later to romance novels. It was ever so exciting to read about adventures of Sherlock Holmes and ended up guessing the culprit.

I guessed this reading habit of mine has been replaced by story telling while the story books on adventures and romance novels have been replaced by children’s story books.

Recently, I found something I have missed so much. I found Sherlock Holmes again, but this time, in the form of computer games. You can’t believe how excited I was when I clicked to play.

Being the first computer game officially licensed by the Conan Doyle Estate, “The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes” gets my rusty mind working again. With 16 cases of murder, theft, forgery, espionage and others, we are assigned a mission to help Sherlock Holmes by collecting clues through highlighting of differences in the crime scenes, solving of puzzles and playing hidden objects games. The game then leads us to analyze each suspect and narrow down the choices using our deduction skill.

Let’s take a look at a few screen shots from “The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes”.

Each book represents a case.

Spot the difference in crime scenes.

I would say that the game has the ability to capture many by its highlight of many famous characters such as Detective Sherlock Holmes, Watson, Inspector Lestrade, Mycroft and many more as well as the adventures and unique plot in each case. The illustrations, colors and sound effect make the whole game very alive and you even get to explore 40 historically accurate locations around London.

What I like most about this game is that it sharpens my ability to focus and my observation skill besides the exercise that my brain gets, while solving the cases.

If you love picture sudoku, picture memory game and challenging puzzles including anagrams, cryptograms and jigsaw, you are bound to love this game or if you simply adore adventures and mysteries, “The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes” is the right game for you.

Did I get you interested? “The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes” is ready for download at legacygames for USD19.95.

Sheryl Crow at Wal-Mart Soundcheck

“All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard”

I just can’t stop myself from moving and dancing to the music every time I hear this song, a wonderful song which is found in the album “Tuesday Night Music Club” which won multiple platinum awards.

Sheryl Crow, a pop singer and songwriter, has launched her latest album “Detour” which very much depicts what she has gone through in life or her life journey. It reveals the personal life of Sheryl which includes the breakup of her relationship with Lance Armstrong, her breast cancer and her adopted child, Wyatt, and it touches on political issues such as the high price of fuel and energy.

This is a fantastic album which is worth buying and keeping, just like her previous albums. What I like most about the production of this album is the spirit of Sheryl who doesn’t shy away from problems or to hide from the world but to face it with great courage.

To take a glimpse at the live performances of Sheryl Crow, check out Soundcheck, Wal-Mart’s original performance series where you get to see the latest music release, new artists and behind-the-scene footage of your favorite artists.