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Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor | 
| From: Her Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Seller: Robert Strach
Rating:  109 reviews
Sales Rank: 3996
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Genre: puzzle-game-genre
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 26321J
UPC: 767861000579
EAN: 5031366017871
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
Something sinister lurks beyond Blackmoor Manor's creakinggates!Product InformationAll is not well in Blackmoor Manor a Fourteenth Century English mansionhaunted by a tragic past. You as Nancy Drew embark on your first internationaladventure to visit Linda Penvellyn your neighbor's daughter and newlywed wifeof a British diplomat. A mysterious malady keeps Linda hidden behind thick bedcurtains. Is she hiding from something or someone or is a more menacing threatstalking her? Face your fears to find the truth! Enter the gates at your own risk. Townsfolk whisper tales of beasts warriors witches explorers and astronomers but no one can explain why newlywed Linda Penvellyn hides from all. Is it a curse or a conspiracy? The hopes and fears of hundreds of years echo through the Great Hall of Blackmoor Manor. For nearly a millennium the Penvellyns have called this place home but few of these eclectic inhabitants found happy endings. Take heed; someone or something is threatening Blackmoor Manor’s newest resident and you might be next on the list Every nook and cranny of this ancient mansion holds reminders of those who have gone before alongside clues left by modern-day residents.Blackmoor Manor is a centuries-old mansion located in the moors of England.It is the ancestral home to the Penvellyn family an old eclectic family with along history of fascinating ancestors. Heraldry astronomy and alchemyhave fascinated generations of Penvellyns. You must look to the past for cluesto the future. Beauty and whimsy are everywhere in this huge estate butbe wary; all is not what it seems.Gather up your Courage to Confront the Myths of Blackmoor Manor!Product HighlightsHere’s who you'll meet at Blackmoor Manor:Nigel MookerjeeA historian currently researching and cataloguing the Blackmoor Manor library.Nigel is interested in writing a history of the Penvellyn family. Could he bethe one who ca
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 109
 Great Game! June 18, 2005
Katie (PA , USA)
57 out of 59 found this review helpful
I read all of the Nancy Drew books when I was a kid, so I was intrigued when I saw that there are now computer games based on the books. Although I'm now 35, I decided to purchase a few and see how I liked them (I figured that if they were too "childish" for me, I could always give them to my niece...). However, that was not to happen, as I absolutely love playing them!
One of the best features of these games is that there's several levels to choose from - beginner to expert - and this will allow you to decide just how hard you want the game to be. The difference between the levels is the number & type of hints you get along the way.
This particular game is one of my favorites. It was actually quite difficult, and so I found it to be a wonderful challenge. The graphics are excellent, and you really get that mysterious feeling as you traverse this old, spooky castle.
If you liked reading Nancy Drew, you'll absolutely love playing these games! They are great for kids and adults alike. However, regardless of your age, if you haven't played too many Nancy Drew games, I'd recommend that you go with the beginner level for this game - if not, you may get frustrated quite easily.
Best Nancy Drew game yet! December 10, 2004
Margaret M. Scheperle (Ozark, MO USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Overall, this game is excellent! It has several new elements that previous Nancy Drew games do not. To begin with, this is the first game to have an animal that you can interact with. Also, this is the first game to have a younger character in the game at all. I really liked this game because it has quite a few games to play and "tasks" to complete. The characters interesting; however; you don't get to interact with some of them very often. This Nancy Drew game is definitely one of the scariest and most "real." It doesn't leave you feeling incomplete-it took me the most time out of all the games to finish. I would absolutely suggest buying it!
Fun and challenging January 24, 2007
Mon (Houston, TX United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This was the first Nancy Drew game I played and it got me hooked. My husband was walking by during one of the puzzles I was trying to solve and he sat down to see what it was about and ended up playing the entire game with me. We both found this game to be very challenging and addictive. This is a great game for all ages although it might be a little scary for some youngsters.
One thing that we found amusing about this game was a little hidden text. There is a challenge where you will go downstairs to a room (kind of like a lab) and read some letters and notes. This is towards the end of the game. The main part you are supposed to read is darker than the rest of the text. If you strain and read the lighter text, you will see some interesting things there. It's been a while since we played it so I don't remember the exact text but it had to do with views towards the current president. We thought it was amusing that the writer/programmer put that in there.
Overall a great game with some difficult puzzles.
Hard but Fun! November 14, 2006
P. B. Sharp (Las Cruces, NM)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am surprised at the number of mediocre reviews for this splendid game.I loved it! I am rather amused at the "10 years old and up" on the cover..they had probably no idea that "up" in one case at least is aged 76, me- and that's really up.
The graphics are very fine. The puzzles are hard and you are obliged to play several games with the little girl in the story, Jane, in order to obtain certain tools to proceed. These games within the game did get a bit tedious, but I am was hopelessly slow at "Petroglyph Punch" and the like. And it took me five tries to gather up 13 ghosts milling around the manor. When something is timed I panic. I'm like my cats who vanish if I even look at the door where the vacuum cleaner is kept.
The voice acting is very good, and if the British accents aren't authentic, so what. The images of the characters are very well done, the gestures and mouth synchronization very natural. Mrs. Drake is particularly good, she's rather like a watered down version of Mrs. Danvers.
I could not have finished this game without the help of a walkthrough. The puzzles are hard. But the fact that I always cheat like mad doesn't bother me ar all and I never have felt that the game is spoiled one whit with the heavy use of a walkthrough. If you can finish this game without assistance, more power to you. But take it from an old lady- this game is fun and if you have to sweat a bit here and there, that's part of the whole adventure game enchilda.
This game totally rox! November 27, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got this game as soon as it game out, and it is the best game I ever played! It was more thrilling than all of the other Nancy Drew games. Curse of Blackmoor Manor also had great, not to mention interesting, characters.
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