Ms. Holmes: The Case of the Dancing Men > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

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5 / 5

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MS HOLMES. AT HER BEST YET!!!!

PostedMay 5, 2023

1955raven

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

THE DANCING MEN, WAS VERY ENTERTAINING, SUPENSEFUL, AND FUN TO PLAY. MUSIC WAS DEAD ON THE BEST I'VE HEARD IN A WHILE!!

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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THE BEST GAME IN THIS SERIES!

PostedMay 5, 2023

pennmom36

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Completed Game approximately 4.5 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
17 Main Game Scene Locations +8 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Expert

Let me start by saying that I'm really becoming disgusted by the review system here at Big Fish Games. We're not competing for the position of vice presidency at a major corporation here; we're submitting reviews to help others make decisions on purchasing or playing games, right? At least that's what I thought the objective was, yet we have some reviewers who feel the need to "acquire" the games a day early just so they can be the first to submit a review (why, what's the rush?) This option isn't available to everyone, therefore, it shouldn't be an option for anyone.

Then there are those who decide to abuse the voting system to bash individuals with a ridiculous amount of No votes as if they were a seven-year-old elementary school child pushing kids off the monkey bars at recess. (that's fancy talk for "grow up!") Most Reviewers are submitting reviews because they want to help others; we certainly aren't getting paid to do this, and it's certainly easier to just play a game and not worry about writing a review. Reviews are simply opinions; you may disagree with a reviewer's opinion, and there's nothing wrong with that because differences are what make the world go round!

Lately, the reputation of the review process at Big Fish Games has become about as tarnished as tarnished gets! Piracy and Fraudulent Voting were practices that Paul Thelen would never have tolerated in the past; now, they seem to openly support cyberbullying and cyber fraud. Is this what we've become?

As for Ms. Holmes: The Case of the Dancing Men, it is my opinion that this is absolutely the best game in the series. In fact, I would venture to say that it is one of the best quality games Elephant Games has developed in a long time. The plot pushes along at a good pace, and the tasks are fairly non-repetitive. It did have a few dull moments, but for the most part, it held my interest.

DIALOGUE CHOICES:
Throughout the game, you will choose a conversation response with your sidekick, Oscar. Supposedly, the choices you make affect your relationship with Oscar, and you will probably figure out pretty quickly where it is heading. I felt this option didn't add anything to the story, and I could have done without this overused feature. (used 4 times)

DEDUCTIONS:
Ms. Homes puts the pieces together to make 4 Deductions by playing a repetitive mini-game where you draw an arrow between tokens in the correct time-line sequence. I grew very board with this mini-game quickly!

COLLECTIBLES & MORPHS (CE Bonus Chapter only)
This was the only feature in the game that I felt was a letdown. I miss having Morphing Objects in an Elephant game. The Collectibles were not very interesting, and the Magnifying Glasses in each scene are so obvious it's the first thing you see when entering a new room. Each magnifying Glass converts to a Jigsaw Puzzle piece, allowing you to assemble a 25-piece jigsaw puzzle in the Secret Room (what's so secret about it?) After completing the main game, you can return to any of the scenes to search for missed Collectibles & Magnifying Glass Puzzle Pieces in the Expedition Room.

HIDDEN OBJECT SCENES:
There are only 9 Hidden Object Scenes +4 in the CE Bonus Chapter, however, there are also 6 Zoom Zone HO's throughout the main game that is actually pretty decent. There are Listed Item Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Keywords in Sentence Finds, Spot the Difference Finds, and Swatches (actually quite challenging) Two of my favorites were finding matching Pairs by removing the hats from gnomes two at a time and one where you had to place items on the shelves according to partial images shown on fragments of a photo.

MINI-GAMES:
There are 21 Mini-Games +7 in the CE Bonus Chapter. Elephant Games rarely disappoint me when it comes to their mini-games because they usually have several mechanical-type puzzles which require some tinkering & thinkering to solve. I enjoyed several of the mini-games, such as swapping rings on hands so the chains in between were related to two similar images, and another where you had to use directional arrows to move two emblems along tracks, using them as bumpers to align them with the slots to their matching places. I didn't have any issues completing the puzzles and didn't feel that any of the mini-games were frustrating. I did have an issue with the Reset button that didn't want to work until I exited out of the puzzle and back in.

BONUS CHAPTER: (Collector's Edition version only)
Olivia rushes to the hospital when her friend Elizabeth is hospitalized. There have been an unusual number of teachers and students becoming mysteriously ill, so Olivia calls in the expert, Sharlotte Holmes, of course! There are 7 additional Mini-Games and 4 Hidden Object Scenes across an additional 8 scene locations. You'll continue your search for the final 3 Collectibles and 8 Magnifying Glasses that convert to jigsaw puzzle pieces.

COLLECTOR'S EDITION EXTRA'S:
6 Wallpaper, 1 Screensaver, 0 Video Movie Sequences, 0 Concept Art Pictures, 4 Music Soundtracks, 20 Achievements, replay 13 Hidden Object Scenes, and 13 Mini-games, 12 Collectibles, 25 Magnifying Glasses that convert to Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces to assemble a Jigsaw Puzzle in the Secret Room, an Expedition Room (return to scenes to search for missed Collectibles & Magnifying Glasses) 3 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

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I recommend this game!

+31points

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4 / 5

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Review of Pennmom's Review დ

PostedMay 6, 2023

5uzen

fromShame on those who aren't playing nicely!

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

As always, beautifully and perfectly stated!
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And the game is good too.

"Nice effort" shout-out to the devs on this one.

A must try&buy for HO fans. ALWAYS play the demo first to be sure,
but true fans won't be disappointed.

I recommend this game!

+12points

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2 / 5

3 of 4 found this review helpful

Not My Favorite Elephant Game

PostedMay 13, 2023

gocrossfire

fromLas Vegas, NV

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

While I usually enjoy Elephant Games, Ms. Holmes: The Case of the Dancing Men was a miss for me. The story-line was disjointed, the graphics seemed muddy and the puzzles reminded me of those back in the early days of gaming.

I don't recommend this game.

+2points

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