Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger

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The entire game only takes about 3-4 hours to play which was really my main disappointment with this purchase. However, you can purchase it for less then seven dollars as a video download on Amazon -- and then it is a bargain. This is a new format for HER Interactive. It eliminates many of the aspects of the other Nancy Drew games that I find frustrating/boring. The dialog is snappier and there is much less of it. You spend less time navigating Nancy from location to location. There are plenty of mini games and the hidden object component is fun. The objects are very easy to find as your curser glows and sparkles as you pass over (or get close to) an object. Some of the mini games are repetitive although they do get more challenging as you progress through the game. If I was able to change the game, I would make it longer and add more puzzles. I was able to complete the entire game easily without resorting to the Internet for hints. I would definitely buy more in this series if they were available as inexpensive video downloads. They are definitely not worth the full price.

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Fun game for a senior, bought it to get more familiar with my computer. It is challenging and helps me to have to think and use my brain more. My grandkids enjoy it when they are over.

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"Nancy Drew:Resorting to Danger" is not like the traditional Nancy Drew games. It is a seek and find game, kind of like I Spy, except a little bit harder because you have to put two items together to get a result. This is what I thought of it:

Story-The story is that the Redondo, a luxury spa for the wealthy and beautiful, has called you to come pose as the general assistant and find out who has been exploding bombs in the spa. However at the same time you have to keep the customers happy.

Graphics-They are cartoony, not 3D like the other series. You have to find the items on a still, cartoony picture.

Sound-Happy music that might sound like elevator or shopping music. Not bad, but it does get annoying after playing the game through.

Gameplay-Like I said, there is a still picture on which you have to find objects to complete a task. For instance, you might have a locked door, so you see a key sticking out from under a rug. You select the rug, select lift, and the key is exposed for you to match with the locked door. Simplistic with a little bit of logic mixed in! Also there are a few minigame that you have to complete every now and then. Out of the 4 minigames, only one was really annoying, and only one did I really like.

Fun-It is a really fun game that has a lot of replay value. The replay value is because there are 6 different ending. Yes, SIX! You can change the ending about halfway through, and it's quite obvious how to do it. It's fun.

Length-The major downfall was the length. It lasted me about 3 hours. I was so disappointed that it was that short!

So, a word to the wise, only get this game if you can get it really cheap! Do you really want to pay $15-$20 for 3 hours? Yes, it is a really fun 3 hours. Yes, I gave it 4 stars, but it is still only 3 hours!

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This was a fun game, but wasn't quite as fun as the usual Nancy Drews. Fairly good plot, functions of play were functional. Everything was scaled down and it played to quickly. But I do appreciate them making another game to get us ND junkies through until the next release of their bigger games :).

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If you do not have enough time to play the full Nancy Drew games, these dossiers are great. They progress quickly, are full of hidden objects, and I really liked the fact that they have an Arcade built in so you can play some of the games in the story as many times as you wish. All in all an enjoyable game. I'll probably buy a couple more.