Nancy Drew: The Legend of the Crystal Skull | 
| From: Her Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $11.69
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 1146
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: INSTANTHOMEDES3
UPC: 767861000654
EAN: 0767861000654
ASIN: B000V728P2
Release Date: October 8, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: brand new/sealed
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| Features:
| • | Play as Nancy Drew as you explore the Bolet mansion as her best friend Bess Marvin in the French Quarter | | • | Plunge into darkness and navigate your way through the mansion and cemetery by candlelight | | • | Outwit an alligator, a spider, and an iguana | | • | Infiltrate a secret society, unlock crypts, and collect glass eyeballs | | • | Play arcade-style games--bowl, blast angry wasps, and dodge chomping teeth |
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Product Description
Bruno Bolet 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 Passed Away His Nephew Henry Came To Wrap Up His Affairs But He Couldnt Find The Skull Among The Clutter Of The Creepy Bolet Manor. Youll Need To Team Up With Nancys Best Friend Bess Marvin To Find This Mystical Artifact Before It Falls Into The Wrong Hands!if The Price Is Right You Can Take Creepy Artifacts And Priceless Treasures.did A Deadly Plot Sprout Among The Plants In The Lush Garden Surrounding The Bolet Mansion?bruno Maintained A Graveyard - Did He Know About Confidential Matters That People Took To Their Graves?assume The Role Of Bess And Go Undercover In The French Quarter Of New Orleans.meet The Suspects:henry Bolet Jr.henrys Parents Passed Away While He Was Young And He Was Sent To Live With His Great-uncle Bruno. Bruno Acted As His Guardian But He Never Spent Much Time With Henry Although He Left Him A Sizable Portion Of His Estate. Could Emotional And Cunning Henry Schemed To Control His Last Living Relatives Assets And Secrets?lamont Warricklamont Warrick Loves His Job. Hes The Proud Owner Of Zekes A Colorful Curio Shop Crammed With Unusual And Eclectic Merchandise. Hes Always Looking For Treasure Amongst Another Persons Junk - Its A Great Way To Make A Quick Buck. There Are A Few Precious Items That Are Authentic Antiques Priceless Pieces He Likes To Procure. A Crystal Skull Would Attract A Lot Of Buyers - And A Lot Of Money..renee Amanderenee Amande Was The Housekeep For Bruno Bolet And Practices Hoodoo. Since She Spent So Much Time In His Presence She Also Knows A Lot Of His Secrets - Dark Secrets He Didnt Want Anyone To Know But Others Would Have Killed To Discover. Would She Have Resorted To Murder Just To Possess A Mystical Skull?system Requirements:windows Xp/vista1 Ghz Or Greater Pentium Or Equivalent Class Cpu128 Mb Of Ram1 Gb Or More Of Hard Drive Space32 Mb Directx Compati...
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Nancy Drew and a missing crystal skull. November 28, 2008
Another Nancy Drew game from herintractive. In this one, Nancy and her friend Bess, go to New Orleans to have a holiday. Nancy's boyfriend Ned wants Nancy to visit a friend of his. So off Nancy goes to visit Henry Bolet Jr. Henry's uncle Bruno has recently passed away, leaving Henry in charge of his estate. There are a few interesting characters to meet here: Henry, the housekeeper Renee, Bruno's friend Dr Gilbert Buford
and a storeowner, Lamont Warrick.
The game itself is centred on Nancy finding out what happened to Bruno (Did he die of natural causes or was he murdered?), and what happened to the crystal skull - believed to protect its owner from death - that belonged to Bruno. There are lots of puzzles to solve, different places to go, and people to see. I found the game hard at times especially with the puzzles, but other times, the interaction with the characters was really interesting and fun. Playing Bess as well as Nancy was a good move, and something fun to do!
Overall, this is a really good game!
 Great Fun November 11, 2008
Loved this Nancy Drew mystery. Fun and challenging puzzles, Nothing tedious or repetitive. Kept me on the edge wanting more.
Very creepy! October 20, 2008
This Nancy Drew game was very good, but very creepy. Everything was dark and the rainy atmosphere sent shivers up my spine! Every character seemed to be hiding dark secrets. The puzzles were very challenging and I loved the graveyard riddles. The graveyard is very spooky, and the house is filled with shimmering candles that make for very, very creepy atmosphere! Another super cool feature is you can switch back and forth between Nancy at the mansion and Bess in the heart of New Orleans. It was very fun sampling gumbo and sneaking into secret meetings as Bess, although I wish there were more things to do in New Orleans and more background info.
I really felt sorry for Henry, he seemed depressed and needed to get rid of his nasty girlfriend! The mansion seemed unfinished and only has a few rooms, a living room, office, the housekeeper's bedroom, a secret room, and a tiny bare bedroom(if Henry lives in that tiny cell I wouldn't blame him for being depressed!!). We can only hope that there are whole suites of rooms we aren't allowed to explore.
Even though it is a very fun and challenging game I wouldn't recommend it to younger players because of the extremely spooky atmosphere.
Pretty good! Creepy and Intriguing October 11, 2008
Take the advice in the beginning. Play this with the lights off, and Halloween is coming up, it's a great day to play it (I've tried it on Halloween, it was terrifyingly great.)
This game is another great addition to the ND series, and HerInteractive did it justice. It's set in New Orleans, in an eerie mansion and a great mystery to solve.. Time for Nancy to get endangered and solve another mystery again!
Pros
-Gets spookier as it goes along
-Pretty good graphics, not the best, but still pretty good (HerInteractive is great at it.)
-Great characters (I personally love Henry)
-Keeps you at the edge of your seat
-Still has your notebook
-No need to worry about time or going to bed by your bedtime! You don't see your own bed once in the game.
-SO much better music than its predecessor, Icicle Creek (IC didn't have much music at all in fact.)
-Your cell is back and perky! You can call anyone, anywhere (almost.)
Cons
-Puzzles were OK at best. I like puzzles, but honestly? There's a part in the game where you have a string of difficult puzzles! I got lazy in the middle and used a walkthrough, and gave a sigh of relief when I had something else to do. Then again, if you like that kind of thing, this is a good game for you.
-I generally don't like those games where you switch back and forth between Nancy and some other person. This is one of those games. Bess is alright, but... I just prefer to keep Nancy as the main character you play, rather than add more people.
-(Don't worry, no spoilers here.) The ending is kind of unsatisfying. The final chase is mediocre, at best, and before that was a weird matching puzzle. Of course, it's always scary to be running away from someone and having to get a few second chances (in Shadow Ranch, my hands were shaking...)but in the end, it's SUPER satisfying when you beat the game. This one was kind of like... Old Clock, or Danger by Design in it's ending type. Nothing that gets your heart beating too fast... it's kind of unfitting, when the other parts of the game were pretty scary at parts.
Conclusion
Overall pretty good, but some things that don't satisfy me at least. Good for a scary game if you need one, and is quite a bit different from some of the other ND games. Nice one, HerInteractive.
Thanks for reading!
 Did not work with my computer August 18, 2008
I know they say it works with XP, but it really doesn't. I think those who have XP have to get an updated video card before playing this game. The newer mysteries won't work on one of my computers. The older mysteries work.
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