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From canoeing to playing games in a whale-watching headquarters, this well-thought out game had it all.
I have played most of the games in the series and was very pleased with this one. It was on my Christmas list and the first one I played, partly because of the intriguing-looking cover. I'm now very glad I chose this one as my first to play, because I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm going to divide this review into sections and rate each particular area how many stars I think it deserves.
Setting/Graphics- Okay, the graphics were incredible!! The characters looked genuine, and the beaches were pretty. The water looked amazing: it was just so REAL-looking!! I loved the graphics!! Unfortunately, the setting disappointed me just a little bit because it was dark, gloomy, and foggy on Snake Horse Harbor. I prefer the bright, sunny games to the dark, gloomy ones, but that is okay. It didn't ruin the game, and I suppose that it looked realistic, though depressing. That is the only reason I'm giving the setting/graphics a measly 4 stars.
Plot- You don't really know there is one until you start the game. But just moments after you begin, you see that the boat you're staying on has been vandalized!! You learn later in the game that the boat is not the first place to be vandalized or stolen from recently. But why? Your goal is to find out why all these strange accidents are happening, and by who. Nice plot that is a little different from other ND games, I'll rate 5 stars easily.
Characters- There are the typical ND amount of characters in this game, plus the usual Bess and George, Frank and Joe Hardy and such. I'll separate the characters and briefly describe each one.
Katie Firestone is the young lady whose boat you are staying on. She is really into sea life, but spends most of her time in this game fixing her engine that the culprit tore apart. Katie is not well-liked in the harbor, and often doesn't see eye-to-eye with the other characters, but accepts that fact pretty well This character is a good asset to Deception Island.
Jenna Deblin runs the Hot Kettle Cafe and has for two years. She is kind, and you can eat her delicious clam chowder and blueberry muffins if you're bored. Jenna is a sort of average person, and nothing about her really stands out that much. But that does not at ALL whatsoever make her a bad character; she's probably my favorite.
Holt Scotto spends his day usually at the Hot Kettle drinking coffee. He's running for harbormaster, and the time he spends not in the cafe he usually spends at campaign meetings, but that's funny because he isn't exactly what you'd call a politician. Katie despises him, and the feeling is pretty mutual. Holt's a little amusing at times, especially when he flips out if you try to get into the lighthouse when he's watching you. A good, solid character.
Andy Jason runs a whale-watching business just like Katie. But his is all decked out, and is at a special place called Whale World. You can play games in her center, and he is the friendliest of all the characters to Nancy, though I find him slightly obnoxious and WAYYYYYY too enthusiastic about what he does. Even so, he fits well into the game.
A character you can never meet face-to-face but is a HUGE and crucial part of the game is an older lady named Hilda Swenson. She went "crazy" after her husband died, and moved to land across from Snake Horse Harbor without taking any possessions along with her so she could escape all the people of the harbor, whom she grew bored of. Hilda has a lively personality and is very active, and a request she makes to Nancy is a major part of the case.
I have nothing to complain about the characters, they are all very different and have different stories to tell. Great characters!! I'll give them 5 stars.
Transportation- There are two methods of transportation in this game: bike and canoe. By bike you can go to 4 places: Katie's boat, the Hot Kettle Cafe, Whale World, and the Lighthouse. If you're traveling by canoe, you can get lost and go anywhere you want, but sophisticated places to go are the beach, the sea caves, and a few places in the water that Hilda assigns you where to go. Unlike some ND games, there are plenty different atmospheres and places to go. All the transportation stuff I'll present with 5 stars.
Puzzles- Great!! The puzzles were fun and didn't usually require cheats, but not so easy that they took you five minutes to figure out. There weren't really any "big" puzzles, and you wouldn't know right off the bat that it was a puzzle, but you can't really qualify them as anything else. They were fun to solve and as usual about half the game. The puzzles were brilliant, so I'll easily give them 5 stars.
Ending- I was very, very, very pleased with the ending of this game!! It all happened so well and fit together perfectly. I won't give you too many details, but I'll say that this ending is one of the best ones!! There was a bit of a twist and it made playing this game all worth it. Unlike some of the ND games, this ending was brilliant. It didn't leave you feeling cheated, and it fit well as a part of the game. I'll give it 5stars before you can say "Alacadabra!!"
Extras- This game, along with most Nancy Drew games, had various things you could do other than solving the case. You could go to Whale World's centers and play 4 different mini-games. Also, you could visit the Hot Kettle Cafe and eat lots of clam chowder and muffins. Lastly, you could go to the beach and build sandcatles or tickle a goldfish. The extras came in fun bundles, and I'm glad they were there. They deserve 5 stars. They were great to play when you got bored of or stuck in the mystery. Though I didn't find myself get bored, they were fun do anyway.
Overall- Altogether, this game was FAB!! It was SO much fun to play the first time, and the second, and the third, and on and on and on. You will not be disappointed if you purchase Danger on Deception Island.
And, for the final tally-
Setting/Graphics- 4 stars
Plot- 5 stars
Characters- 5 stars
Transportation- 5 stars
Puzzles- 5 stars
Ending- 5 stars
Extras- 5 stars
Add those up: 34, and divide by 7, and round to a total of: 4.9 stars!! Yay!!
Thanks so much for taking the time to read my review!! I really hope it helped!!
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Got what I wanted
I'm in the process of completing my Nancy Drew PC Games collection (nearly there).I wanted Danger on Deception Island for a long time especially since I've never actually played the game for more than twenty minutes when my friend had it. So I thought a three dollar price tag was a bit off and I expected it to be damaged, used, or something crazy like that.But no. The game came today, and I just ordered it Friday afternoon. The company even gave me RUSH processing so the game could get here even faster. Wish the other things I ordered had RUSH processing as well!When I opened the package, I was a bit surprised as well. It wasn't ONLY a Nancy Drew game. It was brand new (still had the plastic on it) and contained three separate games! Now, I probably will try the other games, but won't play them much. I just wanted the Nancy Drew game. Each game have their own discs so you won't be burdened with the other games if you don't like them, you can just give them away.I got what I wanted for a VERY good price considering the game was twenty when it first came out.
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