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Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake

Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake

List Price: $19.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: i loved it
Review: hey i loved this game! it was my first nacy drew game and it keep
me coming back and its is so far my favoret but i only played message in the haunted masion and stay tuned for danger and this one and i'm gonna order more soon. i lent the game to 2 of my freind and they liked it too and once i would beat a game they would ask if they could play it. leave nothing unturned and expect the unexpected and by the way it helped me in history class

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: All Herinteractive games rock!
Review: This is yet another great game for girls by Herinteractive. This game is not only very funny, it's a learning experience. It lets girls solve challenging puzzles, learn about different occurences in history, and the games are very interesting and fun. In the game, you, as Nancy Drew, go to your friend Emily's lakehouse on Moon Lake. These strange dogs, who Emily thinks are ghosts, attack the house at night, which everyone in the area has their opinion about. You'll meet Em, who has a small shop on the lake, Red Knott, a bird watcher, and Jeff Akers, a park ranger. Track down who, or what, is causing these attacks, and discover the truth behind the house's history.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The most challenging of all!
Review: I have played 5 Nancy Drew games. This was my 2nd. It was definetely the hardest. You investigate a theft in a Washington museum, as Nancy Drew! Everything was very challenging. You never had a moment of rest- there was always one thing or another that you could do. The tasks, the HAM radio, the 6 keys... Ok, I won't spoil anymore. All I can say, this one wasn't on my favorite list, but it was as great as the other Nancy Drews! Keep them coming!
P.S. Who says you have to follow the rules? In this museum, you are certainly going to have break some!
~Nancy Drew Fanatic

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Good Game!
Review: I love this game! It is so cool! The setting is so cool! There is a subway so that you can get from one place to another easily. And, BOY, does that come in handy! You end up visiting TONS of places, such a The Mexican Consulate, the hospital, your hotel, an office building, and many other places. You also learn all about Mayan culture.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The coolest game
Review: This game is very cool. It has awesome graphics... they almost look real. This game is full of unique characters who are all suspicious in their own way. You play the role of Nancy Drew, and you get to search for clues as to who is guitly. This game has two levels: senior detective and junior detective. Nancy Drew: The Final Scene has suspense and intrigue and it will keep you hooked the whole way through. It is the best computer game ever, it is so much fun.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Secret of the Scarlet Hand
Review: This game is reccommended to anyone who needs to catch up on their history! Very, Very educational game! Also full of adventure!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: ¿Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake¿ a spooky tale of dogs,gold,+ greed
Review: "Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake" is the seventh Nancy Drew game from Her Interactive. This time around Nancy is visiting family friend Sally McDonald at her new cabin in Ghost Lake, Pennsylvania, once home to notorious 1920s gangster Mickey Mallone. Sally has fled in fear, and when Nancy arrives she finds herself trapped at the cabin due to a fallen tree. Sally hurriedly calls her from her cell phone, warning her about the "ghost dogs." Soon after, Nancy sees them for herself: four snarling, lunging Rottweilers with glowing teeth and eyes attack the cabin, rattling the doors and throwing themselves at the house.

Nancy decides to stay and get to the bottom of her latest mystery: ghost dogs or flesh-and-blood ones? There are three suspects: Emily Griffen, owner of Em's Emporium (Moon Lake's general store), Jeff Akers, park ranger, and Red Knott, retired birdwatcher. All three have some direct connection to the reason behind the "hauntings," and the main motive is the rumoured cache of stolen gold that Mickey Mallone stashed somewhere near the cabin before being hauled off to jail (where he died). Nancy must navigate through a maze of woods to find the cemetery behind the cabin in order to search for clues, as well as interrogating suspects, snooping through secret passageways, and escaping danger.

As in all Nancy Drew games, Nancy can die in a number of ways if she's not careful. This time possible deaths include a motorboat explosion, falling through rotten floorboards, falling down a hole in the dark, being clubbed with a human bone, being tied up and left in a burning shed, and being drowned, so be careful and save often!

"GDoML" features beautiful graphics of various locations to explore: Mallone's cabin, the woods, several locations on Moon Lake, a cemetery, an underground network of passageways, and a speakeasy. Playing as a Senior Detective, I found that the difficulty level was just about right, however, the woods maze drove me crazy and I had to go online to print off a decent map (the one included in the game didn't help me much). That was by far the most challenging part of the game, since Nancy has to go into the woods a number of times to search for clues, birds, bugs and more. Every screenshot looked the same, and the map had to be brought up each time, with no way to mark Nancy's progress onscreen.

One nifty feature was Nancy's PDA, which automatically records clues, phone numbers, and hints. You can also call Sally, a mystery woman connected to the case, and George and Bess if you need clues. Most of the puzzles were of two types: numeric/dials/switches or tasks. There are several dial puzzles, a letter block puzzle, a valve puzzle, and a safe combination to crack. The other three characters will assign Nancy tasks in return for necessary items such as batteries, camouflage gear, sandpaper and a spark plug, including stacking cola cans, finding bait in the woods, taking pictures of birds with a digital camera, and organizing file folders by Roman numerals. Nancy also performs tasks for Sally, such as testing the well water and repairing rotten floorboards. The puzzles in this game seem much more natural and integrated into the gaming environment than in some previous Nancy Drew games. As with previous Nancy Drew games, there is an "alarm clock" setting to change from day to night since some tasks (and events) can only be completed then.

Graphics were above average and voice work and sounds were above average as well. The ambient nature sounds were very well done (the forest sounds different between day and night, insects droning, individual bird calls, creaking wooden doors and stairs, the ghost dogs). The music was not memorable other than building tension in certain key scenes. The interface is simple: all actions are accomplished with the left mouse button. You can pan around some screens, making it closer to 360º rather than a static environment, but overall the Nancy Drew games are still in a slideshow format. One improvement is characters: in earlier games characters would only have one or two movements and repeat them while talking to Nancy, and the lip-synching was really bad. In "GDoML," at least one character moves very articulately and randomly and characters lip synch much more realistically. The attention to detail makes this game educational as well as fun: in the ranger station there is a computer with files on local wildlife, park regulations, and the history of Moon Lake. Nancy will do a good deal of reading old newspaper clippings and journals. Nearly everything is subtitled for hearing-impaired players (a very nice touch), including sounds, dialogue and cutscenes. One last feature that I appreciated was the short promos for the other six Nancy Drew games in the series and a trailer for the next Nancy Drew game "The Haunted Carousel." Overall this is a nice introduction to the Nancy Drew series from Her Interactive and a fun mystery to solve with plenty of details and creepy moments. Good luck and happy sleuthing!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A God One, But Not The Best
Review: It took me much less time to finish this one than all the others. In my opinion, the plot and secnery and everything was very good, but I think that they overloaded it with too many things. You have to go back and forth, right and left. It's like you never have time to really think, or to relax. Everytime you finish doing something, another thing pops up! I liked the ones before this better, but this one is really great for those who like a challenge!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best ND games
Review: When Nancy gets trapped in a ski resort castle because of a snowstorm, she sees that some accidents have been happening in the house, such as a vandalized libary and guests complaining of thiefs. Nancy finds out that what this person is after is Marie Antoinette's legendary treasure! In this game you might get really stuck- I think there are 5 ways to get kicked out of the game. Here is my top hint- sometimes you will get stuck, but you won't be able to use second chance. In this case, don't panic. There will be a way out of every situation! This was one of the best games in the series. I reccomend that you buy it!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very Awesome Game!!!
Review: I totally love ALL of the Nancy Drew games so of course this one is great too. Nancy Drew and the Ghost Gogs of Moon Lake is a really cool game and I love the plot to the game. It's mysterious and spooky!!! You won't regret buying this game or any other Nancy Drew games. I'm really looking forward to Nancy Drew and The Haunted Carousel to come out!! I can't wait!!!


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