Nancy Drew Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (PC)

• Platform:   Windows 98 / 2000 / 95 / XP / Me
• Media: CD-ROM

Players are taken to a dreamy summer cabin at Moon Lake and here the nightmare begins. Nancy is informed by the nearby lake's residents that a well-known gangster had lived here long ago with his pet dogs. Howls can be heard. The locals believe the dogs have come back from the grave to protect their master's villainous past. Are the legends true? Or is there a simpler explanation? What about the neighbours--are they telling the truth? What secrets might be lurking in the dark caverns beneath the lake? Don't waste time--you must find the answers before the hounds discover your presence.

Installation is quite straightforward, but as the game is aimed at children aged 10 years and above, it may need overseeing by a more competent adult. On completion, players are immediately invited to choose the level of difficulty and it is a particularly good idea to take advantage of the excellent tutorial session. Here you learn how to navigate, and explanations are also given about different mouse, cursor and arrow commands, with tips being offered about "Hot Spots" and how to view objects. Accompanying the CD-ROM is an excellent pamphlet dealing with all aspects of the game. The language is simple and straightforward and help can be accessed from the menu screen, where useful directions can be found.

Before commencing, it is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the Menu screen, particularly the Game Setup option which, on clicking, allows you to personalise the game in the way you prefer to play, changing options for voice, music, special effects, and closed captioning, which when switched on, makes written descriptions appear in the text window for sounds and noises. This is especially helpful as for some the written word, accompanied by the spoken word, is more helpful when absorbing instructions. --Susan Naylor

From Children's Software Revue®
Seventh in the series. Players assume the identity of teenage super-sleu th Nancy Drew as she rushes to help a friend tormented by a pack of phantom houn ds. Players must pick up the cold trail left by a sinister character from long a go in this intriguing 3-D interactive mystery as they solve cryptic puzzles, sea rch through shadowy woods and creepy old houses, interview a cast of suspicious characters, and dodge danger to sniff out the truth behind local legends. Player s can get in-game assistance by phoning Nancy's friends Ned, Bess and George, as well as Nancy's longtime sleuthing partners, The Hardy Boys. They can also expl ore 200 hot spots that give players more clues, and use the in-game Journal Mode to track their progress. If players need more tips, they can visit one of the p opular online message boards found at www.herinteractive.com to ask for and shar e information with other Nancy Drew fans. As with all the Nancy Drew titles, Gho st Dogs features two levels of difficulty: Junior and Senior Detective.

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