Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger

by Her Interactive

Product Features

• Find hidden clues and use them together correctly to crack the case
• Uncover up to six endings depending on how you solve the case
• Replay fun mini-games in Arcade mode such as Bomb Defuse and Note Decode
• Meet and interrogate suspicious suspects including wealthy clients and disgruntled employees
• Explore beautifully detailed locations at the spa for clues

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002F8VGK8
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: August 25, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,286 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the creators of the #1 selling Adventure series comes a new Mystery Hidden Object series: Nancy Drew Dossier.You, as Nancy Drew, must stop a bomber from ruining the Redondo Spa clients’ rejuvenation and relaxation. The high maintenance clients won’t be happy if they find that their retreat is about to explode, even if the bombs are more prankster gross-outs than dangerous. Now, Nancy Drew is undercover as the spa gopher catering to the customers’ eccentric requests while defusing bombs. From celebrities who escape here to the receptionist at the front desk—everyone is a suspect! Who is sabotaging the spa and can Nancy catch the culprit before the spa loses all of its clients?

Customer Reviews

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A tough mini-puzzle awaits you near the end!, August 25, 2009

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P. B. Sharp (NM) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger (CD-ROM)

Following in the footsteps of "Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses" is this seek and find adventure in which you locate various objects and combine them to perform a function, like using a pair of nail clippers to jimmy a door lock. The scenes are nicely hand-painted, but you have no freedom to move around and explore on your own. You are plunked into an area and you stay there until the tasks for that location are completed.

Nancy is hired by a posh spa, the Redondo, to solve the mystery behind a series of non-lethal bombings. The bombs when exploded will deposit gooey stuff on a rich client, such as Mrs. Montague who is splattered with green goo while sitting in a hot tub, and is understandably irate.

Nancy as usual is a general factotum who has to perform many tasks such as giving facials while scouring the various rooms of the resort for evidence and talking to the suspects. The character-suspects are an especially interesting motley bunch, including the eccentric biochemist who has created the beauty products sold in the salon and the creepy janitor who lives in the basement with her pet rats. All the characters are disgruntled. The voice acting is terrific.

There are mini-games to be played along the way and these are fresh and pleasant but not very hard except for the last one. (You may have to go to Google as I did to look up information about Greek mythology to solve it). Only one mini-game is timed. You cannot by-pass the mini-games. Nancy has to remember clues pertaining to things people have said as she will be quizzed on their remarks. You have to select the right remark for the game to advance. (This feature I do not care for as it is disruptive and rather pointless). There are six different endings, depending on how the game is played so you can play again and again and take a different path to the solution each time.

I enjoyed playing "Resorting to Danger" but it is totally different from classic ND adventures such as "Curse of Blackmoor Manor." It is a fun escape. And because it is pleasurable, funny, and also easy it will appeal to many, including kids. This is a casual game and as such has its place and you can meander along and have a good time in the process without undue sweat...until you get to that last mini-game.

Trying to please Mama, Papa and Baby Bear in the same game is a formidable task as the porridge is always going to be too hot for somebody. For many "Ransom of the Seven Ships" is too hard; for many the "Dossier" games are too easy. Hopefully, HER's next offering, "Warnings in Waverly Academy" due out in October 2009, will be like "Curse of Blackmoor Manor".

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very short, December 12, 2009

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JJ - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger (CD-ROM)

"Nancy Drew:Resorting to Danger" is not like the traditional Nancy Drew games. It is a seek and find game, kind of like I Spy, except a little bit harder because you have to put two items together to get a result. This is what I thought of it:

Story-The story is that the Redondo, a luxury spa for the wealthy and beautiful, has called you to come pose as the general assistant and find out who has been exploding bombs in the spa. However at the same time you have to keep the customers happy.

Graphics-They are cartoony, not 3D like the other series. You have to find the items on a still, cartoony picture.

Sound-Happy music that might sound like elevator or shopping music. Not bad, but it does get annoying after playing the game through.

Gameplay-Like I said, there is a still picture on which you have to find objects to complete a task. For instance, you might have a locked door, so you see a key sticking out from under a rug. You select the rug, select lift, and the key is exposed for you to match with the locked door. Simplistic with a little bit of logic mixed in! Also there are a few minigame that you have to complete every now and then. Out of the 4 minigames, only one was really annoying, and only one did I really like.

Fun-It is a really fun game that has a lot of replay value. The replay value is because there are 6 different ending. Yes, SIX! You can change the ending about halfway through, and it's quite obvious how to do it. It's fun.

Length-The major downfall was the length. It lasted me about 3 hours. I was so disappointed that it was that short!

So, a word to the wise, only get this game if you can get it really cheap! Do you really want to pay $15-$20 for 3 hours? Yes, it is a really fun 3 hours. Yes, I gave it 4 stars, but it is still only 3 hours!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger, October 20, 2009

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Barbara A. Lukens "Nancy Drew fan" (Darlington, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger (CD-ROM)

If you do not have enough time to play the full Nancy Drew games, these dossiers are great. They progress quickly, are full of hidden objects, and I really liked the fact that they have an Arcade built in so you can play some of the games in the story as many times as you wish. All in all an enjoyable game. I'll probably buy a couple more.