Product Description
From
the creators of the #1 selling PC Adventure series, comes a new Mystery
Hidden Object series - Nancy Drew Dossier. You, as Nancy Drew, are on
the set of a controversial remake of the famous 1930's film “Pharaoh!”
The studio original movie released with an alternate ending due to the
untimely death of Lois Manson, the film's star, and became a box office
smash. Now, Nancy Drew is undercover on the set to get to the bottom of
suspicious press leaks and uncanny accidents that have the production
schedule in jeopardy. Is someone trying to sabotage the movie or is it a
curse of the fallen film star?
Product
Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3686 in Video Games
- Brand:
Her Interactive
- Model: 767861603732
- Released on:
2009-05-05
- ESRB Rating: Everyone
- Platforms: Windows
Vista, Windows XP
- Format: CD-ROM
- Dimensions: .6 pounds
Features
- Find hidden clues and use them
together correctly to solve the case.
- Replay fun mini-games in
Aracade mode such as Digital Decrypter and Lock Pick
- Earn
points to unlock an alternate ending
- Meet and interrogate
suspicious suspects including a diva actress and wealthy financier
- Explore
19 beautifully detailed locations for clues
Editorial
Reviews
Amazon.com
Product Description
You, as
Nancy Drew, are on the set of a controversial remake of the famous
1930's film “Pharaoh!” The studio original movie released with an
alternate ending due to the untimely death of Lois Manson, the film's
star, and became a box office smash.
Now, Nancy Drew is
undercover on the set to get to the bottom of suspicious press leaks and
uncanny accidents that have the production schedule in jeopardy.
Is
someone trying to sabotage the movie or is it a curse of the fallen
film star?
About
Nancy Drew Dossier Games
Nancy Drew Dossier games are
fast fun for busy detectives. Dossier games are casual games that are
easy to pick up and play. You'll find lots of clues and the next steps
are aimed to be obvious and instantly gratifying with frequent rewards.
Additionally, you'll discover that there are alternate endings, bonus
levels, and an arcade mode for replayable video games.
Minimum
System Requirements:
| OS: | Windows XP/Vista |
| Processor: | 1 GHz or greater Pentium or equivalent class CPU |
| RAM: | 256 MB of RAM |
| Video Card: | 32 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card |
| Sound
Card: | 16 bit DirectX compatible
sound card, mouse, and speakers |
| DVD-ROM: | Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive |
| Hard
Drive Space: | 300 MB or more of hard
drive space |
Customer
Reviews
Quick fun for the busy pc
players
I really enjoy
Herinteractive's adventure pc series, but during semesters when I'm busy
with assignments from college, I don't have time to play them. When
Herinteractive came out with this new series that advertised "fast fun
for busy detectives" I was very pleased.
Positive aspects-
Hidden
object games do not appeal to me (I've played demos) but Herinteractive
has a neat twist to it which was fun. The player looks for objects that
need to be used together to solve various problems or obstacles. In
between levels, you can play other puzzles to get you more points. If
you get enough points, you will get a bonus ending. This makes the
dossier game great for replaying.
I felt that each level was easy
enough for me to figure out on my own, and because I did not have to
worry about lengthy conversations, I could finish a level in time to get
back to what I needed to do. It is fun to choose what you want to say
in the adventure series, but I was not disappointed with the new quiz
type of conversations. In fact, it is entertaining to read all the
choices since Herinteractive adds humor to them.
The music in
this game is a real bonus to me. I sometimes replayed the game just
because I wanted to hear the various pieces again. Besides that, I
really enjoyed the artwork that made the background for each level. It's
not like the adventure series, but I like it for its original style.
Negative
aspects-
I may be biased since I really enjoyed this game, but I
can't remember having a problem with anything. It is short, but that was
more of a positive for me since it meant that I could play Nancy Drew
during my last semester. I highly recommend trying the demo; that's how I
found out the game was going to be really fun.
Another side to Nancy
This game is produced by HER
Interactive, the makers of the well known Nancy Drew series. The same
actress voices Nancy in all the games including this game. I played a
download version of this game. There is a strong story throughout the
game. The player is presented with a series of scenarios in which the
objectives are well explained. It plays as a puzzle game, with easy to
medium puzzles. There are mini games too, to add more action. There is
replay value too. A score is awarded for each part of the game. The
overall aim is to amass enough points to unlock the last part of the
game. Here's a tip : pay attention to the conversations to get a high
score.
I played on an older computer running XP and had no
problems. Graphics and sound well well done.
All in all a very
enjoyable game.
A completely
different style of Nancy Drew game...
I got this game on a credit I
had from BigFishGames.com. It is one of their most downloaded (new)
games, which should give you an idea that this Nancy Drew game is
different. Now, I like the hidden item games BigFish offers and
apparently I'm not the only one considering the shift in style. Although
it was put out by HerInteractive, I really think they put this out with
the BigFish audience in mind. Normally BigFish offers a 1 hour demo but
not with Nancy Drew games (they offer the past titles for download as
well). There is a little video synopsis of the game there and you can
see for yourself before purchasing. This is a very easy game and the
player is spoon fed nearly every step of the way. The game is more
cartoon-ish and is over fairly quickly. As a previous reviewer said, the
game goes from one static scene to another. You're given items to look
for and some tasks to perform. Once you're done at one location another
will become available. Very typical point n'click hidden item play.
I
knew exactly what I was getting when I downloaded this, but if you're a
die hard Nancy Drew PC game player and want the same experience, save
your money and wait for the Seven Ships release in July. I think that
one will go back to the usual style.
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