Review by JJ

This is my favorite of the first 20 Nancy Drew games. Seriously, it was so much fun, and I was constantly getting chills from the scary storyline. I was really needing this game as before this game HERinteractive wasn’t really doing too great with their games.

Story-Your neighbor has asked you to go to England to check on her daughter, Linda. Linda has suddenly started hiding behind a curtain in her bedroom and refused to let anyone see her. She has also started to have temper tantrums, which according to her mother are totally unlike her. You soon realize that something supernatural may be behind this sudden change in behavior.

Graphics-Okay, so these didn’t get too much better, but they are still good. All the spooky areas are dark, while the mansion is always lit up, and I did find the artwork rather well done.

Sound-The voice acting was very good in my opinion as was the music. There are lots of songs in this game, I thought, and I liked them all.

Gameplay-Everything is the same except you don’t leave the manor ever and the puzzles are HARD. This was the first game where I found there were tons of puzzles and they were challenging without being frustrating. Whenever you get stuck you can ask a parrot for hints, but you cannot call Bess and George in this game although you can call Ned.

Fun-This game is so fun, and it is really scary, too. I just want to mention that some people will not want to play this game because it does talk of witches, werewolves, alchemy, and rituals. I didn’t find it satanic or anything, but I think some people will want to skip this game if they don’t like things like that.

Length-I must have played this 1 or 2 months! It was so fun! And, still, when I replay it, it takes me 12-15 hours to finish. It is really long, and I loved that!nnThis is the perfect PC game that I recommend to everyone except those who are concerned about the above mentioned. And, of course, small children should NOT play this game, but it is my favorite Nancy Drew game, if not my favorite PC game!