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The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park (Nintendo DS)

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James Whittle

You'll need your wits about you as you help everyone's favourite female teenage sleuth Nancy Drew solve the many mysteries in the new Nintendo DS game Nancy Drew: The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park.

Miss Drew has been an iconic literary heroine for some 80 years. In her NDS debut, she has been given a modern day makeover to help her appeal to today's young girls.

The game is set up as a linear adventure game with an engaging storyline, which is the game's main strength. As Nancy Drew, you start by looking for your friend Bess's stolen dress, a search which leads you to the gala opening of River Heights' new amusement park, Olde World.

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But you soon find out that there is more afoot than a stolen dress: Thaddeus Belmont, the billionaire owner of the park, has been missing for days. And this is just the beginning of your quest.

The game is presented in a comic book style with a touch of anime style. Each panel is very colourful, with pop-up speech bubbles conveying dialogue between characters.

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The visuals switch to 3D when Nancy is searching for clues and items of interest. It's clear what to approach, as clues are labelled with a magnifying glass icon and suspects have an exclamation mark above their head, identifying who you need to interrogate.

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