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Great Deal!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 25
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought all of these games separately and love them (and I'm an adult--you definitely don't have to be a kid to enjoy these games). This package is a great deal--you get the first five Nancy Drew games for the price of one. This is a good starter pack for a ND newbie before because not only is it very affordable, it includes several of the best games of the series, including my favorite, Treasure in the Royal Tower. Just be sure not to start with Secrets Can Kill (or if you do, don't base your opinion of the series on it). It was the very first one made and the quality is not very good. Happy sleuthing!

Brilliantly sassy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have every single Nancy Drew game (there are 13 of them so far!)and I have loved all of games 3-13! The world of Nancy Drew is vast, and there are many sleuths and followers out there that religiously play these games. If you are ever stumped, there is always tips out there that can help. I recommend them, and please, start off with Message in a Haunted Mansion (It's my favorite! It got me hooked!)

Great Games!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: November 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have played all of the nancy games and beat each one... They are really awesome!!! You cannot just buy another series of games. These are the best games I've ever played!!! The preice is great too. I like all the games in the pack. Secrets can kill is definetly not too great, though, because you have to switch disks every 30 seconds (exageration). The graphics are great in all games except secrets can kill. My favorite in this pack might be either stay tuned for danger or treasure in a royal tower. I love final scene too.
GREAT BUY!

Not just for girls!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: December 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Nancy Drew games have become a family affair in our house! My 10 year old son enjoys them as much as my 12 year old daughter. And, honestly, I enjoy them as much as the kids. We gather around the computer as a group deciding which way to go, who to talk to, what to try next, etc. The games are good, clean, non-violent, stimulating fun. Start with Message in a Haunted Mansion and you will be hooked! And, the price on this anniversary package is fantastic.

Best Value for Computer Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Both my daughters ages 8 and 12 love this series --- and for this price, it's a tremendous value!

Entertaining Game Series, Best Price

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 31
Date: February 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I own all of the Nancy Drew PC games and even though I'm an adult, I have a great time playing them (I pass them down to my nieces afterwards -- it helps having played the game for when they call and need help!). Secrets Can Kill is the first in the series and the only one that has an actual murder in it (the others focus on items being stolen, treasures hidden, "ghosts", and so on). "Secrets" is the weakest of the series but that's to be expected since it was the first and Her Interactive has made many improvements with each game. The game is point-and-click and the cursors change color and look when there's something of interest. Navigation is pretty easy, the graphics are rich and colorful, and some of the puzzles can be very challenging. In the earliest games you could choose between Master, Senior and Junior Detective but later games just offer Junior and Senior. Junior Detective mode gives Nancy a little book where she keeps track of what to do next, so kids can refer to it and not get too lost. The games became more educational with the titles of Dolphin Cove (you learn about dolphins, whales, nautical terms and flags, etc.) and Secret of the Scarlet Hand (all about the Mayan culture with settings in a museum). Some titles are just spooky fun like Haunted Mansion, Blackmoor Manor, Treasure in the Royal Tower and so on. The voice work on these games is good, but sometimes you can tell the actor is faking an accent. There's not a lot of animation, and the suspects usually stay in one spot so you know where to find them when you need them. I would recommend these games for preteens and up because some of the effects could scare a small child (in a couple of the games there is an explosion effect when you choose the wrong thing -- luckily there is always the "Second Chance" button, but the suddeness of the bang could make you jump if you don't know it's coming.) Overall, this series just keeps improving. I'm looking forward to the next one which will see Nancy in Paris, France.

Nancy Drew 75th Anniversary

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: March 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this for my 7 year old daughter, she loves playing Nancy Drew. I would recommend it to anybody who loves mystery!

Not Just for Girls--Great Games, Great Value

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: June 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

In the course of my research for a book on graphical adventure games, I stumbled across a Nancy Drew title at my local discount store and brought it home. At first I was a bit skeptical about games based on a popular book franchise for adolescent girls would translate well into an adventure game. At least, I didn't think it would keep me, a 29-year old college professor, interested for very long. However, I was wrong. The Nancy Drew series by Her Interactive is a solid line of graphical adventure games. The production values are high, but, more importantly, these games are great fun for anyone. There are also at least two levels of difficulty in each game, with the "Senior Detective" level being the best for adults. Indeed, I found plenty here to challenge me!

The 75th Anniversary pack from The Adventure Company is a tremendous value. These games are usually $20-$25 or even $10 if you're lucky enough to find one in a bargain bin. The first five for this price is a steal. If you have the slightest interest in games like Myst, or are a Nancy Drew fan, these games are for you.

installation.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: June 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love the nancy drew computer games, so I was overjoyed when one of my best friends got me the 75th Anniversery pack for my birthday. When I got home from my party 2 days later, I tried all of them. I was very dissappointed to see that only 2 out of the 5 worked on my computer. Secrets can Kill, Message in the Haunted Mansion, and Stay Tuned for Danger all did not show an installation page on my computer screen. I also find this supriseing because my friend that gave me this game set also has it and enjoyed it very much. In fact I have played the games on her computer, all of them. I find it disturbing and strange that 3 of my games do not work and all of hers do work. In the next years I hope that Her Interactive will concentrate on making all of the games install properly on all computers.

Good games, difficult installation

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: September 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I first got the five pack, only two games would show an installation page. It was frustrating until I found out that the problem was because of DirectX. Now all of the games work, and there are fun. It is a tremendous value too.

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