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Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek

(2007, Computer Software - Role Playing Games, Rated E, Play it on: Windows, Nintendo Wii)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    A "chilling" mystery of sabotage for tweens & up.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Many of the puzzles teach logical thinking.
  • Messages:

    Nancy is a great role model because she is clever and resourceful.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence :

    Bombs explode in the distance.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Based on the Nancy Drew book series.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek

Parents need to know that Nancy gets into scary situations, including being trapped by an avalanche and witnessing bomb explosions. The game provides you with a "redo" so that any time you make a fatal mistake, you're automatically brought back in time to the spot before you made the wrong decision. Because several of the puzzles are quite challenging, even when played on the "Easy" level, the game is best for ages 9 and up.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about whether playing this version of a Nancy Drew mystery is better or worse than reading a Nancy Drew book or watching the Nancy Drew movie. Did you mind being the maid and cook? Was it a good undercover disguise? Did you figure out the mystery before Nancy did? Parents might want to use this game as a way of introducing the classic Nancy Drew books to their kids.
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  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 4.0

    Sashasimba123 says 4 stars

    IT WAS SO Boring at first but i rate it 4 stars.

  2. Kid Reviewer
    Age 8
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  3. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Anonymous
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Great Game

    Like all the other Nancy Drew games, this was really fun! The game is suspenseful, yet totally clean. Its a great mystery great for young sleuths.

  4. Teen Reviewer
    Age 15
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Great Game Series . . . Not the Best Game

    Nancy Drew games in general are fantastic for learning things and developing the thinking process when it comes to logic puzzles and such. I sometimes say, "Everything I learned before it was taught in school, I learned from Nancy Drew." This includes history of alchemy and Geiger counters (for my PAP Chem class) all sorts of small tidbits about history (PAP World Geography/PAP World history), Latin phrases (Believe it or not, I take PAP Latin), and random other information. Now, getting more specific, HI has been getting really lazy with the storylines of these games recently. I cannot bring myself to believe the stories of Creature of Kapu Cave and White Wolf of Icicle Creek were this underdeveloped in the books. It's all about graphics now! And ick, these graphics are getting a little TOO realistic for teenage girls like me. I miss the days of Dave from Secret of Shadow Ranch and Nick Falcone from The Final Scene. This game hardly has any good puzzles as well. The only stumping one was the duck and goose game which MANY players grew frusterated with. Now, personally, I'm the kind of person who likes the chores because I like to go back and imagine a different situation. "Nancy isn't trying to solve the case this time and she really is just working here. She must work from so-and-so time to so-and-so time . . . " etc. The worst thing they did, however was get rid of the startup screen. =(

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    i think it is okay personally

    I just want to say what are you doing with the violence and the language. You are using the Lord's name in vain. Would you do it if instead of the Lord's it was your Mother's would you being cursing her out. Well, I wouldn't want someone cursing my mother out either. So if you are gonna continue the games cut out the violence and cursing and I will quit sending these types of Reviews.

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