Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

0

Pros:

Challenging for all ages. Junior and senior levels. Junior level offers hints to help you complete tasks.
Amusing family-friendly plot; ‘Second Chance’ feature; Mostly good voice acting (including funny French accents); No pixel-hunting!

Cons:

Game doesnt lend itself to playing over and over again. Some of the tasks can be frustrating and time consuming.
Short & mostly easy; Some iffy voice acting (esp. Nancy Drew); Inability to skip dialogue.

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Last revision on April 7, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Challenging for all ages. Junior and senior levels. Junior level offers hints to help you complete tasks
Amusing family-friendly plot; ‘Second Chance’ feature; Mostly good voice acting (including funny French accents); No pixel-hunting!

Reviewers Didn't Like

Game doesnt lend itself to playing over and over again. Some of the tasks can be frustrating and time consuming
Short & mostly easy; Some iffy voice acting (esp. Nancy Drew); Inability to skip dialogue

Expert reviews and ratings

Carrying out a little background research following the arrival of Nancy Drew Danger by Design, I was surprised to discover that this mystery adventure game was the 14th title in the series and that this detective character was originally created in...

By GadgetSpeak on August 07, 2010

Nancy Drews adventures in Paris and lessons in French history keep players engaged until the satisfying...

By PC Mag on November 22, 2006

Even with its limitations, Nancy Drew: Danger by Design is a decently entertaining, albeit short, mystery adventure game with a diverse assortment of easy to moderately challenging puzzles. Family-friendly and easy to play, it may be a worthwhile and...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on August 15, 2006

Nancy Drew: Danger in Design is the 14th game in a long-running adventure series from Her Interactive. This time around, Nancy Drew is off to Paris to investigate the strange behavior of a fashion designer at the behest of one of the designer’s...

By GameZone on August 15, 2006

A short but pleasureable romp through France in the shoes of the best girl detective in the...

By GWN on August 14, 2006