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  Hero Profile - Gumshoe
Gumshoe primarily engages in political battle, but when he is called upon to engage in combat, his method of choice is hand to hand.
Gumshoe is the director of the elite police team known as A.P.E. Force.
Gumshoe hand picked each member of A.P.E. Force, and fights with politicians who believe that they are not a legitimate police squad.
www.apeforce.net /hero_profile__gumshoe.htm   (116 words)

  
 The Mavens' Word of the Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The primary modern use of gumshoe is as a noun meaning 'a private detective'.
The earliest examples show gumshoe used as an adjective meaning 'being a stealthy or surreptitious thief or tracker', and thus 'being a plainclothes police officer or a private detective'.
Some additional uses: the verb gumshoe 'to come or go stealthily; sneak', from 1902; 'to work as a private detective', from 1908; gum, gumfoot, gumboot, and gumheel, all meaning 'a private detective; and gumshoe artist and gumshoer, both also meaning 'a private detective'.
www.randomhouse.com /wotd/index.pperl?date=19981110   (297 words)

  
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This is a definite contrast to my first Gumshoe excursion a year or so ago when there was a ticking clock and the cases were on a time limit.
Gumshoe Online — the title gives a clue that it's an online product so there is nothing to install on your computer.
Set in the crime riddled City of Wheaton in the USA in the 1930s, Gumshoe is played in a window occupying about three quarters of the screen, accompanied by a side bar menu with access to general help, a map for easy travel, a notebook and your trusty office which is essentially the opening screen.
www.quandaryland.com /jsp/dispArticle.jsp?index=751   (1175 words)

  
 Gumshoe Lingo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
to informally describe a person who works as a private investigator or detective but the original gumshoe was quite literally something people would wear on their feet.
Gumshoes in the late 1800s were shoes or boots made of gum rubber.
At the start of the 1900s, "to gumshoe" meant to sneak around quietly.
www.gumshoeonline.net /lingo.html   (507 words)

  
 Gumshoe Granny - The Television Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Gumshoe Granny is the female version of Matlock, the popular series of years ago.
Gumshoe Granny evolved as the product of her many varied and colourful life experiences.
Gumshoe Granny also exposes the tenant from hell, hides in the alley of a ship illegally bound for foreign shores, uncovers a dog selling racket, reunites a family from cross the world, and even has morning tea up the mango tree.
suzanne.wallabywebhost.com /scripttvseries.htm   (595 words)

  
 Gumshoe Unveiled - Xbox
Hiding Buffalo, the company created by the winners of the 2002 Dare to be Digital competition, today unveiled "Gumshoe", an adventure game in which the player takes the role of a down-at-heel private detective taking jobs from a variety of clients.
Gumshoe was chosen by a majority of the judges thanks to it's unusual concept, naturalistic dialogue system and innovative gameplay and episodic approach.
Gumshoe is being developed for PC and current generation platforms such as the Xbox.
news.teamxbox.com /xbox/4069/Gumshoe-Unveiled   (327 words)

  
 Gumshoe Online: Something in the Water Review: Just Adventure - Reviews Walkthroughs and AdventureNews!
When it was originally reviewed several months ago, Gumshoe Online was a Web-based adventure game with some gameplay problems and a lot of potential.
What fundamentally sets Something in the Water apart from the other Gumshoe mysteries is the length of the case and the diversity of its challenges.
Gumshoe Online most certainly seems to be headed in the right direction, however all of the problems with the game have not been resolved.
www.justadventure.com /reviews/Gumshoe/GumshoeSITW.shtm   (1642 words)

  
 Adventure Gamers : Gumshoe Online
The cops are more crooked than the criminals, and there's always work for a gumshoe who can get the job done.
After assigning a name to your character, you'll assume the role of a (male) detective, and select one of the available cases to investigate.
Gumshoe's gameplay is ultra-basic point and click fare, and the interface simple and effective.
www.adventuregamers.com /article/id,488   (843 words)

  
 Iwan Roberts - Interview - Adventure Classic Gaming - ACG - Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games - Reviews, ...
Obviously we want Gumshoe Online to run on as many browsers as possible but because we rely so heavily on word of mouth to promote Gumshoe, we decided it’d be counterproductive to allow older browsers to run a cut-down version of the game.
Gumshoe Online features both free and paid contents, the latter of which requires the player to pay a small nominal fee to play a case online.
Gumshoe Online players tend to be a little older; about 60% are over the age of 40 and we also have a higher proportion of women than you might expect; 70% of our players are female.
www.adventureclassicgaming.com /index.php/site/interviews/192   (3046 words)

  
 Gumshoe Online Review: Just Adventure - Reviews Walkthroughs and AdventureNews!
Gumshoe Online is a Web community that puts players in the role of private investigators in a corrupt city.
Gumshoe Online uses a tolerance system to determine whether or not a character is willing to talk to the detective.
Gumshoe Online is a relatively new Web community, and it is unique in the sense that each case will give the development team the ability to improve the overall gameplay.
www.justadventure.com /reviews/Gumshoe/Gumshoe.shtm   (1445 words)

  
 XYZZYnews Issue #9: Game Reviews
These private detective cliches are the opening of Gumshoe, an IF investigation that may not add anything new to the detective genre as a whole, but manages to take text adventures in a direction relatively explored.
Still, Gumshoe manages to be fairly convincing, and contains a fair amount of depth for such a small game.
Overall Gumshoe is not difficult, but it's easy to get stuck if you miss an important clue or item somewhere.
www.xyzzynews.com /xyzzy.9g.html   (1090 words)

  
 Gumshoe Online - free private detective adventure game mystery rpg puzzles brain teasers browser online web
Gumshoe Online is a private detective game that transports the player to the crime-ridden streets of 1930's America, a time when everyone has something to hide.
Gumshoe Online's collection of thrilling mysteries is the perfect test for budding detectives wanting to test their powers of deduction.
To succeed as a top private detective, players must explore locations, interview suspects, examine objects, uncover clues, solve puzzles and finally build a watertight case that ensures the guilty are punished.
www.gumshoe-online.com   (220 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Gumshoe Gorilla: Books: Keith Hartman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Set in 2025 Atlanta, this sequel to Hartman's first novel, The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse (2001), features gay detective Drew Parke, his Wiccan partner Jennifer Grey and a large supporting cast of strange people.
Unlike 'The Gumshoe, the Witch & the Virtual Corpse,' where no one was in charge, Parker and Gray are clearly the stars.
While I enjoyed Gumshoe Gorilla, it didn't have quite the impact of the first novel.
www.amazon.com /Gumshoe-Gorilla-Keith-Hartman/dp/189206524X   (2118 words)

  
 Gumshoe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gumshoe Gumshoe unveiled - UK-based Hiding Buffalo has just unveiled new title Gumshoe, an adventure game set in 1930s America that sees players playing a private detective and taking jobs from numerous clients.
The concept of the game, and a working prototype, won the developer Dare to be Digital 2002, a competition that challenges groups of students to create new and original pieces of digital content.
Interview: Gumshoe exposed - In development at UK-based Hiding Buffalo, Gumshoe is an adventure-style game set in 1930s America that sees players donning trench coat and Trilby hat and taking on the role of private investigator.
www.computerandvideogames.com /t/product/pc/gumshoe/id5337   (136 words)

  
 eBay - Book: G Is for Gumshoe (ISBN: 0449219364)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
G Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton (1991)
G Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton (1991), MMPB
G Is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton (1991) pb
product.ebay.com /G-Is-for-Gumshoe_ISBN_0449219364_W0QQfvcsZ2178QQsoprZ392673   (1122 words)

  
 PC: Gumshoe unveiled - Gumshoe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The concept of the game, and a working prototype, won the programmer Dare to be Digital 2002, a competition that challenges groups of students to create new and original pieces of digital content.
Hiding Buffalo has already approached a number of the UK's leading crime fiction authors as it seeks to embellish it's title with numerous different cases their players will be required to solve.
Hiding Buffalo is currently at a process of seeking a publisher for Gumshoe.
www.computerandvideogames.com /t/details/pc/gumshoeunveiled/id86561   (177 words)

  
 GOPGumshoe
The Gumshoe is searching from Quarryville to Ephrata, Columbia to Christiana, and all points in between to find the TRUTH!
The Gumshoe will have lots of interesting information for you, from the county convention to the primary election, and even from around the state.
A Gumshoe tipster in the Capitol caught Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll traipsing about with dog Boomer.
www.gopgumshoe.blogspot.com   (263 words)

  
 Gumshoe Online - Adventure Forums
I don't think Gumshoe is there yet, which I tried to make clear, but if they could clean up some of the fundamental design flaws and then go nuts with quality writing, it's a pretty low maintenance vehicle for creating small value games...
On Gumshoe, I do think they have a good idea in theory and even in execution for some parts.
I would assume tha down the road GumShoe would at least entertain the idea of packaging a set of the cases on CD format.
forums.adventuregamers.com /showthread.php?t=6820   (3368 words)

  
 Nintendo City - NES Games: Gumshoe
Gumshoe is a more adventure take on the use of the Zapper gun.
The only way to get her back is to collect diamonds located around the land.
If you are looking for a Zapper game that isn't one screen of shooting ducks or bad guys, then Gumshoe is the perfect game for you.
www.nintendocity.com /games/nes/gumshoe.shtml   (173 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Gumshoe: Books: Neville Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gumshoe fut d'abord le premier film réalisé par Stephen Frears d'après un scénario de Neville Smith, qui écrivit par la suite ce roman noir.
"##Gumshoe## (allusion aux semelles de crêpe du détective privé) fut d'abord le scénario du premier film de Stephen Frears, réalisé en 1971, avec Albert Finney.
La vivacité et l'humour des dialogues, les hommages subtils rendus à Hammett et Chandler font de ##Gumshoe## un must pour les amateurs de romans noirs" (quatrième de couverture).
www.amazon.ca /Gumshoe-Neville-Smith/dp/2743607157   (427 words)

  
 Suzanne Hammond, the Gumshoe Granny, is an inspirational professional public speaker, author, life skills coach, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Suzanne Hammond, the Gumshoe Granny, is an inspirational speaker, author, life skills coach, private investigator and numerologist.
Known as "The Investigative Speaker" and Workshop Facilitator, her years as a specialist private investigator are described in her new book "Gumshoe Granny -Highlights in the Life of a Female Private Investigator".
Suzanne is developing a television series of the exploits of Gumshoe Granny, and a mini series of the life of Sunshine.
suzanne.wallabywebhost.com   (579 words)

  
 Gumshoe Online (pc: 2005): Reviews
Gumshoe Online requires all your powers of deduction to unravel a host of mysteries, and find out who is the greatest online detective.
Unlike traditional computer games, Gumshoe Online uses web technology and is therefore available to anyone with an Internet connection; because no software is downloaded you can play Gumshoe Online at any computer, just log on and continue the case from where you last played.
More than just a game, Gumshoe Online is a detective community where online sleuths discuss cases and compete against each other to become the top detective.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/pc/gumshoeonline   (747 words)

  
 Hiding Buffalo’s Gumshoe Looking for a Publisher
Now the company is looking for a publisher for their award winning title, Gumshoe.
Eschewing the fantasy and Sci-Fi conventions of the industry, Gumshoe is set in 1930's America and is the gaming equivalent of classic film noir.
Gumshoe is a slang word for a private dick (back in the day that is).
www.xbox365.com /news.cgi?id=EpuupFFVluQhDZDyEH3584   (877 words)

  
 January Magazine Wins 2005 Gumshoe Award
Although this is the fourth year that Mystery Ink has handed out Gumshoe Awards, it is only the second time an award has been given to a Web site covering the genre as a whole.
The Gumshoes are given by Mystery Ink each year to recognize the best achievements in the world of crime fiction.
He is among the finest writers that literature has to offer, and there is no one that deserves it more.
www.januarymagazine.com /features/gumshoe.html   (638 words)

  
 gumshoe - Band page with free MP3 music downloads on SoundClick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gumshoe doesn't play out live much, seeing as it's mainly a recording project and I do everything myself.
An offshoot of Hampshire with Corey Hohnerlein who is also a sometimes Gumshoe contributor.
Somewhere around the time of Hampshire's demise and before the start of The Magnificent Bastards Gumshoe came to fruition.
www.soundclick.com /bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=295413   (395 words)

  
 GameSpy: Gumshoe Online: Web of Mystery
Gumshoe Online: Web of Mystery is a private detective game set in the crime ridden streets of 1930’s America.
The focus here is in giving the player a real sense of satisfaction when they unravel a mystery.
In Gumshoe Online, understanding the evidence is just as important as uncovering it.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/gumshoe   (201 words)

  
 HonestGamers - Gumshoe Online (PC) Video Game Coverage
Gumshoe Online gives players the chance to emulate their favorite fictional detectives and crack the big case.
We wanted to make deduction a key part of Gumshoe Online’s gameplay; give the player a real sense of satisfaction when they unravel a mystery.
Gumshoe Online is currently compatible with 90% of all Internet browsers.
www.honestgamers.com /news.php?console_id=13&article_id=859&game_id=21033   (608 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Gumshoe (WV)
Gumshoe is a third wave ska band in the vein of the Hippos or Jeffries Fan Club.
It was formed in the fall of 2000.
All songs, lyrics and pictures © Gumshoe (WV).
www.purevolume.com /gumshoewv/photos   (107 words)

  
 Gumshoe - Movie Info - Moviefone
Gumshoe - Movie Info - Moviefone Gumshoe stars, Gumshoe MPAA rating, movie showtimes, Gumshoe info, trailer, Gumshoe plot summary, Gumshoe preview, and more on Moviefone.
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Gumshoe - Cast & Crew, movie showtimes, plot, synopsis, exclusive features, trailers, clips, theater listings, reviews, message boards, dvd, videos, rentals and more on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /movie/gumshoe/1014732/main   (125 words)

  
 Gumshoe
Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Gumshoe to receive a rating.
GUMSHOE, the directorial debut of British director Stephen Frears, is an entertaining salute to Hollywood's classic private eye movies.
He finally gets the chance to make his fantasies a reality when there's a murder and he plays "gumshoe" to find the killer, much to the chagrin of his level-headed brother (Frank Finlay) and sister-in-law (Billie Whitelaw).
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/gumshoe   (374 words)

  
 GUMSHOE: HOW DID WE GET THAT NAME!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
the "gum" in gumshoe being he soft gum material that a PI might have for
referred to as a 'gumshoe' and encouraged to were shoes made with 'gum' soles.
gumshoe started in the days when most private investigators walked the
www.pimall.com /nais/n.gumshoe.html   (301 words)

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