Am I alone in thinking this sounds like an incredibly interesting premise for a game? The ultimate literary detective, versus one of the most notorious serial killers in history. And the fact that they both lived (albeit one of them fictionally) during the late 1800s in England just makes this perfect. The ultimate showdown. Like dinosaurs versus robots. Its just something I have to see.

The gameplay puts you in the well heeled shoes of Sherlock Holmes as he tracks down the feared Jack the Ripper in 1888 London. Users will comb recreated crime scenes for details while investigating the atrocious murders in London’s East End, choosing from either a third person or first person perspective with ease.

While so far its only slated for an overseas release, I’m hoping that with some NA support that they’ll consider it for the States. With our love of literature and utter fascination with serial killers, I think it’d have a good run. Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper debuts in Europe on XBOX 360, November 26th.

We are pleased to announce that the adventure game Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper will be available in Europe fall November on Xbox 360! To celebrate this, we are also pleased to unveil a new series of images of this great investigation and adventure game!

« Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper » offers you to embody the most popular of the detectives in London in 1888. A series of particularly horrible murders takes place in this district of the East End of London where atrociously mutilated prostitutes’ bodies are found. The police are unable to find a serious lead and the murders increase, creating a real psychosis. Sherlock Holmes starts looking for clues in the dark and sinister alleys of Whitechapel in order to follow the macabre trail of the one the press now calls Jack the Ripper. During a frightening adventure, Sherlock Holmes will try to bring out the true identity and the motives of the one who hides behind this scary alias.

The Sherlock Holmes series is known as one of the best franchises in adventure games and is acclaimed by critics worldwide. The detective starts his very first case on Xbox 360 in this game specially adapted for the console by the French studio Spiders. The game benefits from the specificities of the Xbox 360. This console version has its own new visual effects such as a new and realistic light and shadow system that truly gives life to the many characters and adds more realism to each one of the gorgeous scenes. Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper on Xbox 360 offers players 2 different views that are accessible at any time: a 3rd person mode that offers a new cinematic perspective allowing the player to catch every detail of the scene, and a 1st person mode for total immersion. The player will also find an original crime scene reconstitution system that will allow him to test his theories during his progress in the investigation to follow the bloody trail of the terrifying serial killer.

Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper will be available on Xbox 360 on November 26th in Europe.