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Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler

A text adventure in which the player takes up the mantle of Sherlock, called upon to investigate into the business of George Wathley. His cousin Victor is suspicious that George has been importing contraband…

31 December 1988

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler is an adventure, released 31 December 1988 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler is

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler was released in 1988. It was published by Zenobi Software. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A text adventure in which the player takes up the mantle of Sherlock, called upon to investigate into the business of George Wathley. His cousin Victor is suspicious that George has been importing contraband and wants the famous sleuth to turns his skills to discover the truth.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler come out?
Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler was released on 31 December 1988 for ZX Spectrum.

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