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Enjoyable game but buggy software

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My daughter loves this game but I would warn parents to load it only on the child's computer. The software is very buggy and it's difficult to shut it down. I find that when my daughter finishes playing, my laptop becomes very unstable and I have to shut it down before continuing with my work.

Message in a Haunted Mansion

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game was fun but I won't be buying anymore of these Nancy Drew games. First of all, I finished it in about 6 hours (way less than the 20+ hours that the package promises). Secondly, there wasn't enough places to go. You can't go outside and there are very few rooms inside the mansion that you can go into. Third, this game is pretty much useless once you've finished it because it's not the type of game that you can play over and over again. Although I found the game enjoyable, I don't consider it to be worth the price I paid for it and I definitely will not be buying anymore of them.

ok not the best

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

well the game was great when I started out graphics great and every thing took me about 3 hours to complete the game and that was every so often had a break when I finshed the game I was excited then I thought I'm done that's it so I became really mad because that was it when you finish you start right back over

Message in a Haunted Mansion

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love all of the Nancy Drew games, but the 1st 3 are not as good as 4 (my favorite is 4) and up. This one is # 3 and it was kind of slow moving just because there wasn't as much to do as there is in the later games. I did like it, though, and it's fun to have played all of the games.

Kind of weird

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: May 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have this game on Gameboy and I suggest that you get the computer one, although I do not have it.
You know something weird? Why do you get in big trouble just because you ruined Rose's chandelier? I mean, isn't Nancy's friendship with Rose more important than a chandelier?
Charlie is strange but kind of cute. Louis is very suspicious and dumb anyway. Abby is a mental. Don't believe anything she says!! (why is Rose friends with Abby, anyway???)

Here's a hint: when you get stuck in the attic because Nancy carelessly pulls the string out, find the crowbar in the toolbox up in the attic and pry the trapdoor open.

ALSO: Abby can't really "talk" to ghosts. It's all some kind of tape-recorded light show. Don't fall for it!!!

Well, hope you like this game, because I didn't really.

TOO MYSTERIOUS

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is great in graphics and it has beautiful colors in it and with the music you really feel like your in the mansion. The characters look very realistic and it's cool when you talk to them. You can even choose the response you give them. It may be too spooky for some kids but not too much. Be warned you will see a GHOST! It'll freak you out. The bad news it can become soo frustrating that you want to scream and when you do get to the good part, it finishes. Some of the characters remain soo mysterious you never find out where they sleep and what they were really up to. Oh well that's my opinion. It'll be great for mystery lovers but they'll be thirsty for more.

Fun But Could Be A Lot Better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: December 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I read Nancy Drew religiously in my early teenage years and although I outgrew the books about ten years ago, I was still anxious to try these games when I heard of them. I have now played three of them (SCK and FIN are the other two) and The Final Scene is the only one of them that I would recommend to anyone. This one was fun, but it just isn't worth buying. It has some cool puzzles and clues to solve, but it just didn't take long enough. I finished it in about half of the 20 hours that the package promises and I played on senior level. And I'm not a genious or anything. I even failed a couple of classes in high school. The characters in the story were kind of flat and dull, too. And the game is just way too limited. From the title, I was expecting a big mansion with lots of rooms and secret passages to explore. Upstairs, you can only go in to one bedroom besides Nancy's and then the attic. Downstairs, you could only go into the front entrance area, the parlor, library, and dining room. Then there was the basement. There just wasn't enough places to explore. Another complaint I have about this game, along with the others I've played, is that, for the most part, the characters stay in the same places doing the same things. They leave at certain times so you can search the areas they're in, but other than that they're always in the same places doing the same things unless it's absolutely necessary that they be somewhere else. It would just add so much realism, not to mention length, to the games if you could go more places and if you had to search for someone when you wanted to talk with them instead of being able to just go right to them. It's not like the game designers have to put the characters in fifteen or twenty different places. Just having the characters in two or three places throughout the game would be enough. There should also be more interaction with the characters. It would also make the games a lot better if George, Bess, or Ned were actually in it instead of just being on the phone. Or maybe have Nancy's father or Hannah in it and Nancy could go home and discuss the case with them. Sure, this would make the designers' jobs harder, but if you're going to do something, do it right. Because I really do not feel like paying 20+ dollars for a game like this if it's only going to take me a few hours to play it. Because these games are really not that good after you've played them once. Most of the game is just searching for clues and talking with suspects and once you know where everything is and what everyone's going to say, the game is just not that fun. I'll play them a second time just to see if I missed anything the first time, but after that they're pretty much useless.

Not Bad

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This was a pretty decent game. It was fun, educational, and contained very little violence. However, I have to take off two stars. The game was too limited. I was surprised by how few places you could go in this game. The game also did not take very long to play. I finished it in about 5 hours and I was playing on senior level. It is also not really fun a second time. However, if you have enjoyed other games in the series, then you will probably enjoy this one as well.

just ok...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: September 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

MY kids are 8, and this game just did not keep their interest. Although as an adult, I thought it looked interesting.

Rich Graphics, Fun Gameplay, and Spooky Suspense

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 37 / 37
Date: January 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Let me preface this review: I am 22 years old. I am not a "gamer". I love to play computer games now and then, but it seems that 99% of those games are impossible to solve (or at least they aren't solved before I become frustrated enough to quit). I thought I would try this game out, as I love the Victorian age, and I grew up on Nancy Drew. Fantastic!

The player wanders around a richly done up Victorian mansion. Oil paintings and fine tapestries adorn the walls. There are plenty of secret passages and other neat "finds" along the way. Stuck? Just go down to the parlor, pick up the Victorian reproduction phone and dial Bess and George, your trusty friends. You can also dial home to talk to Hannah, your housekeeper, or call in a favor with a local journalist. I am certainly not in the age range of this game's target audience, and I still needed to refer to the parlor phone to get through a few binds.

The background music is suspenseful and appropriately creepy. The sound effects will raise goosebumps. This game was a 6 hour immersion for me, and I was thrilled with it.

The only problem? It was 6 hours. Now? The game is over and I know all the puzzles, I know where to find what I need to get through the game again. This game will be great to watch others play, but I don't know that I will get the same joy again. I just wish that there was some other "after you win" features. Maybe a chance to explore the mansion further? How about getting to decorate my own Bed and Breakfast? I guess its too much to ask. Regardless of its short gameplay, this software is phenomenal! I only wish this sort of treat was available ten years ago, when software for girls was almost unheard of!

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