Nancy Drew:
Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
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Introduction
Nancy finds herself stuck on a train with Frank and
Joe Hardy (who are part of ATAC during the events of this mystery) and
a few other "famous" people.
Positives
Having never played a Nancy Drew game before, I was unsure
what to expect. Going into the game, I was first thinking about this
was going to be similar to Myst. To be honest, I haven't really played
Myst, so I could be way off, but for some reason that game was sticking
in my mind.
Anyway, the reason I bought this game was because Frank
and Joe Hardy were making a special guest appearance. That gives the
game a couple bonus points right away.
I was very pleased with the graphics of the game. Both
the characters and the sets were very nicely done and fit the story line
nicely.
The sound was done very well too. For 20 dollars I honestly
didn't expect as much in both graphics and sound as was presented.
I think the puzzles were pretty much right on track in
difficulty. Not too hard and not too easy.
Negatives
A couple of the puzzles were a little too tough though
for this first time mystery gamer. The dolls were some of the hardest.
Especially when trying to figure out what doll had what name. This is
where a couple of the graphics could have been done a little clearer.
Hair? Black Hair? I couldn't tell that was black hair.
The hardcore gaming will say this game was too short. I
don't think so though. When taking into consideration that some of the
people that will be playing this game will be less of a hard core gamer
and more of a casual fan, the length of the game is probably perfect.
I did find myself getting a little frustrated at times
trying to figure out why I couldn't do something yet. The piano seemed
to take forever. When will the train stop?
Conclusion
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this game. It was a good change
of pace from the Day of Defeat: Source and Counter Strike: Source type
of games I have been playing lately.
Review Points
(50 points = average game)
| OVERALL |
20 |
of 30 |
| GRAPHICS |
17 |
of 25 |
| SOUND |
12 |
of 20 |
| INTERFACE |
9 |
of 20 |
| SPECIAL BONUS |
3 |
of 5 |
| TOTAL POINTS |
61 |
of 100 |
Min. System Requirements
| Operating System |
98, ME, 2000, XP |
| CPU Type and Speed |
1 Ghz |
| Hard Drive Space |
650 MB |
| Memory (Ram) |
128 MB |
| CD-Rom |
24x |
| Direct X |
v7 or greater |
| Sound |
16 bit DirectX compatible |
| Graphics |
32 MB DirectX compatible |
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