"If Sherlock himself designed an app, it would probably look like this!"
Do you want to help Sherlock Holmes?
Fans of BBC One's hit TV drama Sherlock can now do just that with iPhone app Sherlock: The Network, which sees the user integrated into the great detective's digitally-savvy homeless network.
You can assist Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch), John (Martin Freeman) and Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) on ten new cases, virtually navigating your way around London on foot, by tube or by taxi - speaking to witnesses and gathering evidence.
"As the story progresses, you go from being Sherlock's eyes and ears - just doing legwork - to becoming somebody who is much more of a detective, doing much more deduction," explains app writer David Varela, with the user being called on to decrypt scrambled audio messages, decode secret letters and more.
Sherlock: The Network has replay value too, insists Rob Barnes,...
Do you want to help Sherlock Holmes?
Fans of BBC One's hit TV drama Sherlock can now do just that with iPhone app Sherlock: The Network, which sees the user integrated into the great detective's digitally-savvy homeless network.
You can assist Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch), John (Martin Freeman) and Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) on ten new cases, virtually navigating your way around London on foot, by tube or by taxi - speaking to witnesses and gathering evidence.
"As the story progresses, you go from being Sherlock's eyes and ears - just doing legwork - to becoming somebody who is much more of a detective, doing much more deduction," explains app writer David Varela, with the user being called on to decrypt scrambled audio messages, decode secret letters and more.
Sherlock: The Network has replay value too, insists Rob Barnes,...
- 1/20/2014
- Digital Spy
An official Sherlock mobile app is set to be released.
Sherlock: The Network will feature a set of cases separate to the third series of the BBC drama, which concluded on Sunday (January 12) with 'His Last Vow'.
Users will be invited to become part of the detective's 'Homeless Network' and help Sherlock Holmes and John Watson investigate ten available new cases.
Fans can virtually navigate their way around London on foot, by tube or by taxi, speaking to witnesses and gathering evidence along the way. There are also opportunities to play games, earn money and pick up valuable tools to progress with the mission.
The app - produced by The Project Factory and Hartswood Films - also includes exclusively shot video of the show's stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in their roles as Sherlock and John.
Sherlock series 3 'The Sign of Three' recap: The end of an era?...
Sherlock: The Network will feature a set of cases separate to the third series of the BBC drama, which concluded on Sunday (January 12) with 'His Last Vow'.
Users will be invited to become part of the detective's 'Homeless Network' and help Sherlock Holmes and John Watson investigate ten available new cases.
Fans can virtually navigate their way around London on foot, by tube or by taxi, speaking to witnesses and gathering evidence along the way. There are also opportunities to play games, earn money and pick up valuable tools to progress with the mission.
The app - produced by The Project Factory and Hartswood Films - also includes exclusively shot video of the show's stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in their roles as Sherlock and John.
Sherlock series 3 'The Sign of Three' recap: The end of an era?...
- 1/15/2014
- Digital Spy
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