The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo

1996 graphic adventure video game

The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo is a graphic adventure game developed by Mythos Software and published by Electronic Arts in 1996. It features the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes created by Arthur Conan Doyle. The game is a sequel to The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel.

In October 1889, The graphics for Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty were made with the same actor, George Gregg. The story and game design were by R. J. Berg. The game's sound and music director was Rob Hubbard.

''PC Gamers Lisa M. Howie wrote that "the interface, animations, and story are all up to par with today’s hottest titles" but also commented that the game suffers from drawbacks found in other adventure games, such as when the player clicks on a suspect to speak with that character and "Holmes (or Watson) walks around the screen so he can stand in exactly the right spot". Howie gave the game a score of 80%. PC Games'''s Peter Olafson wrote a positive review of the game, writing that the characters "speak with distinctive voices rich in character and authenticity", and added that the game is "much harder" than the previous Lost Files game. Olafson gave the game an overall score of A−. Computer Games Strategy Pluss Tim Royal wrote that in the game, "a fantastic collection of scenery sets the artistic tone. Though it would never stand trial for being 'state of the art', the hand drawn images which comprise the gameworld really bring the settings to life". Royal scored the game 3.5/5.