Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion for Windows

Pros: It is packaged Nicely
Cons: Don't judge a book (or game) by it's cover

A follow-up to my previous post: I went and 'cheated' and got the walk-through after getting VERY frustrated with this game, and only THEN was I able to finish the game. Even with the walk-through, I was very aggrivated with this game. Again , back ...

Pros: loved the seance- very realistic graphic and special effects, cant die
Cons: stuck in one location- didnt get to visit town

Message in a Haunted Mansion is the 3rd in this series by Her Interactive based on the hit book featuring a young girl detective, Nancy Drew. Nancy Drew is invited by her housekeepers friend Rose to help in the renovation of a Victorian ...

Pros: Strong original story, good graphics, spooky atmosphere
Cons: Can be confusing if clues / puzzles are solved out of order

"Message in a Haunted Mansion" was my second Nancy Drew game (my first was "The Final Scene.") The graphics are beautiful, with numerous little details that really made the Victorian mansion come alive. Nancy is staying with a friend and helping her fix ...

Pros: good characters, great storyline, not too frustratingly hard; two difficulty levels
Cons: might be a bit too easy for hard core adventure players. Short

I am an adventure game purist, and started playing games back when they were text only adventures. It's getting harder and harder these days to find good adventure games, as most games are more action oriented. While this game is aimed at a younger...

Pros: Great graphics. Exciting and holds interest.
Cons: none

Great computer game for children and adults. Good family game and allows interaction between parent and adult. Great graphics and has scary effects without violence. Increases attention span as it entertains for hours with excitement and new clues....

Pros: fun, intriguing, mysterious, hard to solve
Cons: hard to solve :)

I really loved the Nancy Drew books as a kid, and I'm a little embarassed to admit, I still do. :) So of course I checked out Message in a Haunted Mansion. I was amazed at the incredible detail, and I thought the game was both fun and enjoyable....

Pros: Superb puzzles, stellar graphics for 2000!
Cons: Honestly, I can't think of any :-)

Contrary to ANOTHER review I've read about this game, MHM is truly excellent. It was the first one I've ever played. I was 9? when I played it the first time, and I was thoroughly engrossed. This game must be very good and entertaining to keep a 9-year-old with the attention span of a small animal focused on it. It was difficult, but not so difficult I had to resort to cheating. There was a certain amount of spookiness and mystery without being overwhelming. All in all, an excellent game. My thumbs are raised.