Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Demo

CDV and Focus Home Entertainment have released a demo for "Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened," giving players a chance to try out the upcoming adventure game by Frogwares.

"The new demo contains roughly one hour of gameplay and gives players a chance to learn what it's like to be the great detective Sherlock Holmes and his able assistant, Doctor Watson. The demo will immerse players in a shadowy world, where all is not as it seems, and followers of the dark cult of Cthulhu are working behind the scenes to an unknown but sinister end. Players will be challenged to investigate crime scenes, interview witnesses, search for clues and use a broad set of tools to examine them.

In the full game, players will solve deeper and more complex mysteries as they work their way to a final showdown with a cult of the elder god Cthulhu - made popular in the fictional writings of early 20th century American author H.P. Lovecraft. Sherlock Holmes:

The Awakened will ship to U.S. retail outlets on September 4, 2007."

The 495MB demo can be downloaded from FileFront, Gamer's Hell, or Worthplaying.