Flash Review #1: "Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Mummy" (2002)

In the first game in Frogwares’ Adventures series, Sherlock Holmes dons an inexplicable American twang as he investigates his cousin’s home for clues about her father’s disappearance. As the title hints, the family members in question are keen Egyptologists, and despite the game’s limited graphical capabilities and the fact that it’s restricted to a single location, it’s great to explore this eerily beautiful, museum-like mansion. The Holmes in this game holds the Guinness World Record for “most chilled-out response to a reanimated mummy crashing through a door and roaring in your face”. Watson is sadly relegated to a brief cameo.