Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull explained

Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull
Developer:Her Interactive
Publisher:Her Interactive
Engine:Her Interactive
Genre:Adventure
Modes:Single player
Platforms:Microsoft Windows

Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull is the 17th installment in the Nancy Drew point-and-click adventure game series by Her Interactive. It is available for play on Microsoft Windows platforms. It has an ESRB rating of E for moments of mild violence and peril. Players take on the first-person view of fictional amateur sleuth Nancy Drew and must solve the mystery through interrogation of suspects, solving puzzles, and discovering clues.[1] [2] There are two levels of gameplay, Junior and Senior detective modes, each offering a different difficulty level of puzzles and hints, however neither of these changes affect the plot of the game. The game is loosely based on the book The Mardi Gras Mystery (1988).

Plot

Nancy Drew goes on vacation to New Orleans with her best friend, Bess Marvin. As a favor, she stops to check in on Ned Nickerson's friend, Henry Bolet. Henry's last living family member, his Great Uncle Bruno, recently died and left him responsible for settling the estate. As soon as Nancy arrives, she is knocked out by someone wearing a skeleton costume, and she soon discovers that Bruno was the proud owner of the "Whisperer", a crystal skull rumored to protect its holder from almost any cause of death except murder. When Bruno died, it was not found among the clutter of the Bolet manor. Nancy teams up with Bess to find the mystical artifact before it falls into the wrong hands.

Development

Characters

Cast

Critical reception

IGN awarded 7.5 out of 10, highlighting the detailed environments, well-modeled characters and good voice acting, with interesting but hard puzzles. However, the movement system (clicking on arrows) and jerky turning animation was criticized, and it was not rated highly for lasting appeal.[4] Commonsensemedia gave it a rating of 5/5, deeming it a fulfilling mystery.[5] Gameboomers recommended the game, though criticized its difficult button mashing mini-game.[6] Adventure Gaming Magazine thought it was a bit of a letdown to its predecessors in the series, which featured "cleverly themed puzzles, captivating soundtracks, and fun characters".[7] Gamezone thought it was one of the better games in the series, and praised it for encouraging cooperative play.[8] Adventure Gamers said it was "arguably the best game in the series".[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f8cKVZ52xI Legend of the Crystal Skull Teaser Trailer
  2. Web site: Nancy Drew Legend of the Crystal Skull | Girl Games Online. Her Interactive. June 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130708122637/http://www.herinteractive.com/Mystery_Games/Nancy_Drew/Legend_of_the_Crystal_Skull/pc. July 8, 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Nancy Drew Legend of the Crystal Skull IMDb. IMDb.
  4. Web site: Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull Review. Balistrieri. Emily. 18 October 2007 . IGN. January 16, 2009.
  5. News: Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull - Game Review. 2017-03-12. en.
  6. Web site: review. www.gameboomers.com. 2017-03-12.
  7. Web site: Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull - Review - Adventure Classic Gaming - ACG - Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games - Reviews, Interviews, Features, Previews, Cheats, Galleries, Forums. www.adventureclassicgaming.com. 2017-03-12.
  8. News: Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull - PC - Review. GameZone. 2017-03-12. en.
  9. Web site: Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull review - AdventureGamers.com. www.adventuregamers.com. 5 November 2007. en. 2017-03-12.