Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor | 
| From: Her Interactive
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 9826
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Genre: Strategy Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: ND-CURSEBLACKM
UPC: 767861000579
EAN: 0767861000579
ASIN: B0002ZALES
Release Date: October 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Over 25 hours of spellbinding game play | | • | Enhanced challenges with two difficulty settings | | • | Suspects move, sleep and interact according to game time schedules | | • | Forgiving ""Second Chance" option erases blunders and rookie mistakes | | • | Play alone or with friends and family |
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Product Description
Delve into dark legends lurking in the shadows of an old English mansion! Something sinister lurks beyond Blackmoor Manor's creaking gates. Over 25 hours of spell-binding game play, and enhanced challenges with two difficulty settings. Are you up for the challenge?
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 104
 Can You Beat the "Curse"? **Minor Spoilers** July 1, 2009
The Curse of Blackmoor Manor was the first Nancy Drew game I had purchased, played, finished and thoroughly enjoyed. Nancy is called to the mysterious moors of England to check up on her old neighbor, Linda Petrov-Penvellyn who is ill under unusual circumstances. Shortly after moving into the ancient estate with her husband and step-daughter Jane, Linda came too close to a heavily veiled family secret, and now is suffering the consequences. Is she turning into the Blackmoor Beast, a werewolf-like creature rumored to have been created by Elinor Penvellyn, or is someone in the family up to no good?
The graphics in this game are very good. The characters are quite animated, the castle is highly realistic and all the locations are unique and interesting. Even though this game was intended to be a really scary game, personally I felt that while the creepy element was definitely called upon, the game is not as scary as it appears on the cover. Also, many people have felt that this game is "terrible" or "opposes Christianity" because of the supernatural elements in the game, such as the curse of the werewolf and the secret rituals and, my favorite, Alvin's Ghost Hunt. I feel that the previous are needed in the game as they are an important part of the plot line and sometimes add humor. (Fun slide, anyone?) All I have to say is that those closed minded people are missing out on a great experience.
Overall, I give this game 5 stars. The plot was original, the settings breathtaking and the supernatural elements quite refreshing. The puzzles are at first a bit daunting, but tie everything together perfectly. I would recommend this game to all Nancy Drew lovers of any age.
 A review from a 10 year old girl April 20, 2009
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I played this game with my dad and my cousin, we thought it would be a lot of fun, but it turned out to be close to impossible for us, even my dad. Getting through the maze, even with cheats, was incredibly hard and you need to do it many times. It says ages 10 and up. but it should say ages 20 and up , the only way to beat the game is with the cheats. Some of the game you play with the little girl are fun, but some just drive you crazy, and require way too much knowledge of astrology and chemistry and rune reading. for younger kids I would recommend a game like Shadow ranch which was easier and less scary. My little cousin (age 8) freaked out because it was so scary.
Excellent Mystery, a few tough puzzles! March 6, 2009
Charles E. Breiling (Philadelphia, PA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My wife and I love these point-and-click mysteries, and this one is the best of the five Nancy Drew ones we've tried. We've resorted to online walkthroughs in the past, but with this one we were able to do the entire thing on Senior Detective level, on our own. (Ok, so the game was written for teenagers, but who's counting?)
The puzzles really make you think, and you have to explore EVERYTHING to get all the clues. Some of the puzzles involve interpreting images which remind you of something you saw elsewhere in the castle... and when the Aha! moment comes, it's very satisfying.
Highly recommended.
Great Game, But More Difficult Than Some December 9, 2008
Josh S. (Orange County, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought the graphics and storyline for this game were great, but I was less satisfied with this title than some of the previous ones I've played.
Positives -
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1. Beautiful "scenery" and easy navigation (for the most part). In other titles, I have sometimes had a hard time making Nancy go just where I wanted, due primarily to poorly placed hotspots and the like.
2. I liked Jane's games, and spent a lot of time just playing them. These are simple games you play either alone or against one of the characters, and you can play them over and over if you'd like.
3. Interesting storyline, if you don't over-think it.
Negatives -
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1. I had to take far more notes for this game than I have before, and that is tedious to me.
2. I thought there were too many timed puzzles and tasks in this game. Maybe I am just too slow, but I had to repeat many of these things (like the typing test) several times in order to move forward.
3. You get very little help from your cellphone friends in this game, and there is also not much interaction with the other characters in the Manor.
4. I thought many of the puzzles were extremely difficult compared to other Nancy Drew titles. This game easily took me three times as long to complete as any of the previous games.
So, the final verdict is that I enjoyed the game and recommend it, but it's not my favorite by far. If someone were to play this as their first Nancy Drew, I fear they may never try another.
Nancy Drew; Blackmoor Manor November 30, 2008
S. Freilich
In this game, Nancy Drew, girl detective, is over in England at an old castle to check up on her neighbor's daughter, who just recently married. But all is not well. What started out as an innocent visit to an ailing friend turns into a search for a legendary 600 year old beast. Explore secret passageways, solve ancient puzzles and solve the mystery once and for all in Nancy Drew Curse of Blackmoor Manor.
Ok, now that that's done, this game was utterly amazing. once you start, you can't stop. it's like cashews in digital form!
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