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Played all Nancy Drew games thus far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Like always the games are wonderfully written and the graphics are beautiful!!! As all players would agree this games are not just for kids; the games are challenging as well as unique in their own way. Thus far I have not seen any redundancy on the stories, strategies, characters, or endings. The makers of this games are doing such a good job in making the games a bit more challenging and yet enjoyable for all of us that have played the series since the beginning, and have become a bit of "experts on the field" For anyone that has not played the games before I encourage you to do so, you will love the suspense and the clues that you find as you go along. Although the games are not design to be played in order, is always a good idea to play them that way. For anyone that has already experience the thrill from these games, I can only say that like all other Nancy Drews this one will not disappoint you.

Great for all ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I grew up with Myst and Riven, and I still have as much fun today playing the ND games with my daughter. She stayed excited and inquisitive the entire game. It lasted two weekends of nonstop riddle-solving. My daughter loved interacting with all of the characters, and reasoning out on what to ask each suspect. She also enjoyed all of the logic-based riddles and puzzles. We had to help her on a few of them. But the hint book and the interactive help with Nancy Drew's friends was a big plus, and didn't let my daughter get too frustrated. I recommend this for ages 8 and up. With some of the younger kids, the parents will have to help them along. Some of the puzzles were complex. We took notes the whole time (even though the game stores notes that you can call up at any point in the game). The interactive notebook also has a check list for the user to check off when a task has been completed. This really helped to keep my daughter organized and focused on the task at hand.

THIS ONE TOPS THE CAKE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Herinteractive! has done an outstanding job once again. All of the new features they give you. It gets better with every game. This one definately blew me away. How beautiful everything looks. I've played it 7 times haha. It never gets old.

Great!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Although its not my favorite it was still very exciting! I love these games so much, and so do my older sister (18) and younger (12). Although im the fanatic =). The only problem i had with this one was it got very irritating going back and forth through the train, most of the other games have more places to go...this one was for the most part the train. But the story plot was so cool and interesting it kept me going so i could find out more! So many turns and twists it will have you guessing until the very end!

Nancy Drew Rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've done most of the Nancy Drew games now, and a couple CSI and Law and Order games. Nancy Drew has better graphics and is actually harder in some cases than CSI. I also had so many problems with bugs with the CSI and Law and Order games, not so with Nancy Drew. And a real plus is my 7 year old can play them with me.

Might be the best ND game yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've played four ND games so far and I've had mixed results. LTBMC is absolutely one of the games on the far "fun" side of the spectrum! Interview, collect evidence, solve puzzles (and not get stumped) I had a great time with this and recommend it to anyone!

Excellent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The thirteenth of the Nancy Drew Mystery Series. Things are graded A-F, just like school.

The Crime: A -

Rich and famous wannabe Natalie has invited her favorite celebrites (including a New York cop, a television paranormal expert, a romance author and the Hardy Boys) to delve deep into the mysteries of a century-old train car. The owner of the train mysteriously vanished amid rumors of a gold mine somewhere in the American West. What's going on there? Before you can ask a single question about that, disaster strikes! Natalie vanishes! And it's up to you to figure out what happened.

Puzzles: A -

Some I thought were far too silly (like the dolls) but there was a huge variety of puzzles, from word puzzles to math puzzles (aargh!). For sheer inventiveness, Nancy Drew cannot be beat.

Gameplay: B -

Everything flows from one point to the next, and I rarely got "stuck" because the game (and the game's characters) do a good job of informing you (as Nancy) of what's going on and what you need to do next.

Unfortunately, I found this game to be a huge letdown in hours of gameplay. The box promises 20+ hours, but I finished my game in about 8. The same thing has happened for the last Nancy Drew game, Secret of the Old Clock. VERY disappointing.

Time Changes: This game operates in stages. The train travels endlessly until certain events trigger stops, such as the arrival in an old mining town in the Southwest.

Voice Acting: A -

I found some of the character's voices rather colorless, but the Hardy Boy's good cheer and friendly banter made up for that.

One character I loathed, in look and voice, was Fatima. You'll decide for yourself when you get to that point in the game, but it left me completely cold.

Music: A

Always in the background, never invasive, the looping soundtrack was pleasant but not particularly memorable.

IGraphics/Video: A +

The graphics improve with each new game. Stunning visuals.

Technical: A

This game comes with two discs necessary for installation, but you only use one disc to play. No switching is necessary. Perfect, as usual.

Overall, despite the extremely short gameplay time, if you love Nancy Drew, this one's for you. A Must-have.

Not My Favorite, But Good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I happen to be a die hard Nancy Drew fan and I have a lot of their games. This one was one of my favorites. I loved the new cell phone idea and that you can take pictures. The story line is good and there are some definite plot twists. I won't give anything away, but the whole kidnapping and finding sequence is great! I loved how that turned out! Well, the ending is ok, i guess. It wasn't as scary and high energy as some of them. I recommend Secret of Shadow Ranch. It's got a majorly suspensful ending and it's kind of a new expierence in the Nancy Drew games. But overall, this game gets 4 stars. It's definitly worth buying. I think this is good more for teenagers, but its good for adults too. The puzzles are definitly challenging and i noticed that in this one, there are a lot more puzzles than usual. Enjoy!

Great game, great fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Do you imagine yourself solving a century-old mystery about an old miner, Jake Hurley, and his mysterious wife, Camille?

Do you see yourself meeting the Hardy Boys?

Do you daydream about helping one of the Hardys to make burgers?

Are YOU Nancy Drew?

If you said yes to one or more of those questions, this game is absolutely for you.

The Nancy Drew games are AMAZING! They're quite difficult to solve (seeing as I need walkthroughs!) but possible, and hugely entertaining. The nice thing is, parents don't have to be worried that their children will be glued to the computer monitor for hours not thinking at all--Nancy Drew completely requires you to think. My best friend and I played this game together and had such fun with it! I'd also like to point out that the graphics are magnificent--basically as life-like as it can get. Frank and Joe Hardy are a great addition to the game... in the last few games in the series, Nancy was able to call them, but never actually see them, so it was a nice part of the game (and pretty funny at times). And creating burgers to help Frank (or was it Joe?) in his part time job making..take a wild guess... burgers.

Anyhow, the only annoying part of the game was the ending. I found it to be a bit weak and not really worked on as well as it could be. In Stay Tuned for Danger, the ending is completely creepy and thrilling--I got goosebumps! But this one... well...you'll have to see for yourself.

On a lighter note, I'm sure you'll enjoy the game, despite the odd ending, and I hope you have a WONDERFUL time with it.

Go solve that mystery, super sleuth.

A breathe of fresh air!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game proved key to reviving a series several feared was staggering. Through innovative new concepts, such as the addition of the Hardy Boys and confining Miss Drew to a train for the duration of her sleuthing, even fans growing weary of the series will quickly fall in love.

Perhaps most pleasant about the game was the delightful variety amongst the characters and their personalities. This game, by far, introduced the most widespread array of personalities I've seen in the series.

I felt the game ended a bit too quickly, not in a sense of ease, but rather in the sense that I desired to continue playing! After this game I am very eagerly awaiting the release of the next game in the series "Danger By Design."

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