Nancy Drew: Treasure In The Royal Tower
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower is such a captivating game that we could barely stop playing long enough to write this review. The fourth adventure in the Nancy Drew series from Her Interactive finds Nancy vacationing at an old ski lodge in Wisconsin. But, as usual, trouble is afoot. The library has been vandalized (as if someone was looking for something?), a violent storm has snowed in everyone, and you must play… Product details and pricing info |
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462 Customer Reviews Posted
- All-time favorite
- The ninth of the Nancy Drew Mystery Series. This is my favorite game, so I'm gonna go nuts here. Things are graded A-F, just like school.
The Crime: A +
Nancy tries to take another vacation, this time by spending some time on Katie Firestone's whale watching boat in Snake Horse Harbor. The minute she arrives, plans change! Katie's boat has been vandalized. An orphan orca has shown up in the bay and there are different opinions as to what to do with it. Did Katie's big mouth get her in trouble?
Suspects include fisherman Holt Scotto, cafe-owner Jenna Devlin, and rival whale watching tourguide Andy Jason.
I'd never had a chance to learn anything about whales or the ocean and thought this was an endlessly cool premise.
Puzzles: A +
Nancy has to figure out everything from nautical terms to knots to Morse code. People give her tasks and quizzes. It can be as easy as making a sandwich or as hard as traveling underground tunnels and counting rocks.
Gameplay: A +
This game has it all. You can spend time out on the water in a kayak, eat a bowl of hearty chowder (or maybe a blueberry muffin) in the Hot Kettle Cafe, read about the local sea monster, build sand castles on a remote beach and dig for clams in the sand.
The only thing missing is maybe romance. But you get to talk to Frank and Joe Hardy on the phone, so that's close enough. (I love those boys.)
Time Changes: None.
Voice Acting: A +
In a word, perfect.
Favorites -
"Ah. Nuts." Andy Jason
"Next one'll be on the house, too." Jenna Devlin
"Vote for Holt!" Holt Scotto
Music: A +
I loved, loved, loved the music. The travel music was jaunty and perfectly fit the ambiance of the tiny seaside town. Especially cool was the little flute trill that occurred as you finished a puzzle.
Graphics/Video: A +
Getting better and better all the time. Bonus points for the animated sequences such as the whale watching tour.
Technical: B
I'm one of a few people who have had this problem, but no matter what I did, DDI wouldn't fully install on my computer. There was an error copying files and no matter what I did, it wouldn't fix it, even following HI's advice on the technical support board. Running the game from the disc rather than installing to my computer fixed the problem completely though.
Overall, I think this one is the pinnacle of HI's goodness.
If you love Nancy Drew, this one's for you. All-time favorite. - 2007-04-03, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A great game!
- This is a great game and was worth while. It was full of surprises, adventures, mysterious suspects, and exiting puzzles. This game is the best Nancy Drew game so far!
- 2007-03-31, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A fine edition to the Nancy Drew library
- 'Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake' is one of the best Nancy Drew games yet. It's one of those few that are actually scary. The beginning when Nancy first hears the 'ghost dogs' is truly chilling. Game play is fun. The only thing is the repetition of walking in the woods. But the big picture is worth it! As in every ND game, there is a little lesson in it. This one teaches about the Depression and the prohibition of the '20s. You also learn how to read/write Roman numerals.
Overall, a winner! - 2007-03-26, 2 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Lots of fun!
- My 11-year-old daughter and I played this together, and we both enjoyed it very much. I enjoyed it because I really miss the adventure genre of computer gaming and wanted a break from the shooter-style games. She enjoyed it because she loves Nancy Drew mysteries, and enjoyed pretending she was Nancy herself! The graphics are great, and the user interface was simple but effective. Although she played on the Novice level, a couple of the puzzles would have been too frustrating and difficult for her alone if I had not been there to support her. This was also her first game of this type, so she didn't yet have a grasp of the flow and rhythm of this style of game. After either another year or another game or two of this type, though, she should be able to do it alone. There was at least one part in the game that she found pretty scary, and my 8-year-old son was completely frightened and had to stop watching us play. This is a great game for the 11 and up set, with a healthy sense of adventure. It was fun for me, too, though I like a little more challenge. The expert mode doesn't increase the difficulty of the puzzles themselves, but it does remove the information found on Nancy's laptop (clues), so you have less of an idea what to do next. Overall, this was an excellent game and a really great value. It's something kids and parents can do together and both will really enjoy.
- 2007-02-27, 2 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- AWESOME first time around.
- This is a very cool game. I was so happy to find something for my age group--it says the minimum age is 10, but I think some 10 year olds may find it to be too hard. The design is very mature--adults can play too! The graphics are pretty realistic, and the sound is good too. I found myself learning stuff along the way, like morse code and whale facts. The only cons I could find were that the game freezes often, and you have to wait for it to unfreeze again. Also, it's not as good the second time around if you play it again immediately. So I would wait a few weeks before starting again. But I did get my money's worth out of this adventure.
- 2007-02-11, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
