cbbcgames: Nancy Drew: The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park

Product Description

Olde World, a multi-million dollar vacation spot celebrating history's greatest civilizations, promises to bring jobs, fun and tourism to the tiny town of River Heights. However, the project is dogged by rumors that the creator of the park, billionaire industrialist Thaddeus Belmont, is going broke. But even large problems come to life on the eve of the grand opening of Olde World, when it's discovered that Belmont has disappeared! In Nancy Drew and The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park, it's up to teenage supersleuth Nancy to solve the mystery. Players must collect clues, decipher puzzles, follow suspects, sneak into areas and much more as they use their deductive reasoning skills to progress through 15 increasingly difficult chapters. Touch Screen play is incorporated into unique conversation and unlocking mini-games, but players will also use the stylus in Nancy's Clue Journal to access maps, inventory and tasks. Use shadows to hide and sneak past danger Use your lock picking skills to search for clues Review and learn information in Nancy's Clue Journal ESRB Rated E for Everyone

Product Details

Brand: Majesco
Model: 01500
Released on: 2007-09-18
ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platform: Nintendo DS
Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

Play as Nancy Drew, the world's most recognizable teen sleuth, in this 3rd person action adventure game that mark's Nancy's first appearance on the Nintendo DS
Unique graphic novel format pays homage to the classic book series that introduced Nancy Drew to the world.
Use the Touch Screen to play conversation and unlocking mini-games. Nancy also accesses clues, tasks, maps and inventory information with the stylus.
Unravel more than 15 intriguing chapters as Nancy completes progressively difficult tasks including: delivery missions, push puzzles, following suspects, sneaking, interrogations, accessing areas, inspecting items & more.
Use Nancy's Clue Journal to check current objectives and discover new information.

Editorial Reviews

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Features:

Touch Screen play is incorporated into unique conversation and unlocking mini-games
Use the stylus to access maps, inventory and tasks
Use shadows to hide and sneak past danger
Use your lock picking skills to search for clues
Review and learn information in Nancy's Clue Journal

Customer Reviews

fun and super easy
This game is fun. Its very easy so it can be finished quickly with no problems. If you are looking for a challenge this is not the game for you. I'm not sure if it is even possible to lose at this game.

Great for younger Nancy Drew fans!
I bought this game for my 9-year-old daughter. Her older sister & I enjoy the computer Nancy Drew games, but they are a little too hard/scary for my youngest. She really enjoyed this game -- it is perfect for the girls who want to play the other games, but aren't quite ready. It took her a few days to complete, and was just challenging enough that it kept her interested, but not frustrated.

Not Exactly What I Expected
I was really interested in a mystery type game with Nancy Drew in it, especially since I grew up on the Nancy Drew mystery books.

I guess I expected too much from this game ... like more real clues and more "sleuthing."

After fiddling around with the repetitive "games" for several hours, I decided to save the game and shut it down and couldn't find any way to save it. Most games like this have a "save" feature. The "manual" wasn't any help, either.

A couple of days later, I got back to it and it wanted to start all over again from the beginning....ugh! I haven't touched it since. I figure I'll trade it in at "Game Stop" next time I pass there.

It wasn't what I had hoped for, but children might find it more entertaining.

I'd love to see some good mind boggling mysteries, with, perhaps, Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes? Even this Nancy Drew one would have been terrific if more thought had been put into it.

Apparently, it was designed for kids and not adults. Oh well. I guess I suckered in for the Nancy Drew name and the interesting picture on the box.