Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower (PC)

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower is a captivating game--the fourth adventure in the Nancy Drew series from Her Interactive finds Nancy on holiday at an old ski lodge. But, as usual, trouble is afoot. The library has been vandalised and a violent storm means that everyone has been snowed in. You must play as Nancy to unravel the mystery.

Similar to the other Nancy Drew adventures, you get to step into Nancy's shoes and explore the old lodge to uncover clues through objects you pick up along the way and conversations with the other guests. Things heat up when Nancy learns that the lodge contains an old tower that has been sealed off. You quickly learn that the tower was brought over from France, and was Marie Antoinette's hiding place in her final months before her beheading during the French Revolution. Could Marie's famed treasure be hidden in the tower? Is that why the library was vandalised? And why is everyone acting so suspiciously?

This game gives young girls an outstanding female role model, the likes of which haven't been encountered in any other kids' games to date. Playing in senior detective mode is challenging--even for adults. It moves quickly and is satisfying enough to keep anyone playing for long stretches.

Other outstanding things about Treasure in the Royal Tower include gorgeously designed backgrounds and 3-D environments, smooth gameplay, interesting and amusing characters and the ability to use the Second Chance feature to go back before you made a fatal mistake. If you're stuck you can ask the knowledgeable audience on the message board of the Her Interactive Web site for hints or clues that might help you out of a jam. --Ara Jane Olufson

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-09-05 rating:
Trés cool game! ; )
This game was a complete success from my point of view, as the first game I have ever played.
This is why: There were a lot of games, which were easy enough to play, an exciting storyline and wonderful scenery! The white snowy landscapes, the icicle encrusted benches where technically awesome!The storyline was pretty scary too since there is one scene where you get clobbered in the head, one where you get stuck in an elevator and one where you get stuck outside. I learned a lot about the french revoultion and Marie Antoinette. The game has a lot of humor, especially the catastrophic Professor Hotchkiss!!!
Anyway, the only downside would be that, like all other games, it ends.....
Just in time to buy another one! :)

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review by: date: 2008-01-04 rating:
Haunted Carousel
Several of the reviews on here are not for The Haunted Carousel but are for other Nancy Drew games.
My nine year old found this quite easy compared to other ND games and not as good as Treasure in the Royal Tower or Message in a Haunted Mansion. The Second Chance option is useful at the very end. Saving your game regularly is also recommended.

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review by: mystigal date: 2007-10-28 rating:
Great!
This game was enjoyable to play, and it was great to be able to travel around, whereas with some ther Nancy Drew games, you are stuck in one building. The only problem was that there was some kind of glitch with mine, I think this is rare as not many people seem to mention it, it meant that one part of the game was not possible to play, but there is a download from the her interactive website to solve it, and from then on it ran smoothly. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes a puzzle, and doesn't mind spending time on their games.

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review by: date: 2007-06-08 rating:
Okay but nothing special
I wasn't really into this game to be honest. It just didn't have that special ND magic that the other games I've played have.

It came across as being fairly basic with not a terribly strong story line and most of it I found quite dull. Some of the puzzles were good and there were some interesting surprises, but in general it just didn't do anything for me.




review by: date: 2007-04-29 rating:
Enjoyed it
One of the better Nancy Drew games, in my opinion. Better put together than the earlier ones, with a nice set of characters.

Had some trouble working out how to get where around the lodge, and the woods themselves can be confusing to the point of irritation, but that may be the fault of my impatience rather than the programme.

Strangely enough, there doesn't seem to be much of a mystery to the storyline, which seems just to get in the way of some fun games.

But an enjoyable game and well put together.

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