The Specialty Board Games company developed Nancy Drew games, along the lines of a party game. They were inspired by the Nancy Drew: Girl Detective Series and the first of these was titled One Step Ahead. Families sitting round the table playing board games has received competition from the electronic age and the young detective has been kept up to date in a series of computer games.
The adventure computer games are marketed for children aged ten or more and involve Nancy trying to interview suspects and spot clues, which lead her to solving the crime. Some of these Nancy Drew games can be played online and some of them are available for downloading. For anyone struggling, there is information on the Internet on walkthroughs and cheats.
PC games have been developed by Her Interactive and titles include Secrets Can Kill, Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake, and Danger by Design. In 2007, the Majesco Entertainment Company created a game for Nintendo DS, called Nancy Drew and the Deadly Secret of Olde World Park. Nancy Drew Games have also been developed as DVDs, so anyone without access to a computer can still play. All that is needed is a DVD player and a remote control. One of these is called Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor. It is set in an English mansion from the 14th century.
When all the books have been read and re-read, it’s good for fans to be able to re-live the tales once more in the form of games. They are a lot of fun and they teach young minds the art of deduction!
