Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister (Windows, Mac)
common sense media says
Enigmatic puzzles and scary storms highlight this mystery.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister is a mystery experience from the first-person perspective of the world-famous teen sleuth. As Nancy, players will experience some scary moments -- most involving the weather, but a few that feature genuine bad guys. The story features a large number of pretty challenging puzzles, too -- kids will need a good deal of patience to work their way through. This is a good game for a mother and daughter or two friends to play together.
Educational value:
Aside from the logical, analytical thinking required to solve the puzzles within this game, there's also a good deal of genuine factual information to pick up. Kids will come across loads of facts and data on weather and meteorology, as well as informational, museum-like displays about the Dust Bowl, the Trail of Tears, and other bits of history about the game's Oklahoma setting.
Positive role models:
Nancy is a smart, resourceful female role model. She's polite, helpful, earnest, and yet strong and independent at the same time. She admits to a bit of a sweet tooth, though.
Ease of play:
Players can choose to play as either a Junior or Senior Detective, the latter being quite a bit more difficult. Either way, though, the puzzles you'll find here are real brainteasers, all requiring a lot of trial and error. Don't expect to breeze through any part of this game.
Violence:
In one scene, you experience -- from a first-person perspective -- Nancy getting knocked to the ground and blacking out. There are some scary storm moments, too, in which dark clouds and whipping winds make for an ominous atmosphere. You see a tornado destroy an abandoned house.
Sex:
Not applicable.
Language:
"Gosh," is about as rough as the language gets here.
Consumerism:
From the opening screen, set in Nancy's home office, you can look at her "scrapbook" of previous adventures, which is essentially a catalog of the 21 previous Nancy Drew games by Her Interactive.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
More on Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister
Screenshots
Review It
Most useful reviews by all members
eatacookiegirl
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
Perfect
It's really awesome I loved playing it it's not really that scary though.
Flag as inappropriate
was this review useful?
|
|
disneyliz
kid, 13 years old
kid, 13 years old
Great Thinking Game
I have played almost every Nancy Drew game and never had a problem. The only scary thing is the power goes out, and there is some bad weather. Otherwise it is a great game. I totally recommend it!
Flag as inappropriate
was this review useful?
|
|
navypeas
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
Awesome for little kids!
I thought this game was really good!
It was easier than most and had good messages and little fun things to do when you want to take a break from mystery solving!
I started playing ND games when I was 8 and my older sister played them to. (YAY IM A BIG GIRL ^.^)
*sigh* If only they had this game when I was younger!
This game is quit easy for young childerine and teh scariness depends.
WARNING: This game has storm scenes so if your child doesnt like stuff like that! DONT PLAY IT!
Flag as inappropriate
was this review useful?
|
|
butterfly99
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
i loved it it was the best game ever
Flag as inappropriate
was this review useful?
|
|
DangerRanger101
teen, 13 years old
teen, 13 years old
Great game! but, know you kids before buying
This is a really good game. It's not as scary as some of the other games in the series and it delivers alot of information on Tornados, disaster preparation, and historical events (mostly The Dust Bowl and The Trail of tears). But it's not absoluptely flawless for there are a few moments you may want to take note of so you can know your kids. Most of the scary scenes involve the weather. Like, in one part of the game Nancy gets caught on a violent thunderstorm and the scene scared me a bit. Also, you experience a tornado in the first part of the game, and in the middle of the night and they may be scary, depending on the kid. Finally, near the end of the game Nancy gets knocked out by the culprit. But if you look past those you have yourselves a fun, educational game with a positive role model, Nancy.
Flag as inappropriate
was this review useful?
|
|
Music/Movies
parent
parent
Good game, but a tad scary
Very fun and good puzzles to works the brains. This wasn't as good as all the others. I will state the issues one by one that parents may need to look out for. -- Sex : No sex. Some refrances to a man's love dying, but nothing bad in this category. -- Violence: Nancy can die and you can see a tornado coming at you and tearing up things. You have to hide in a storm cellar and stuff. -- Language: None, but one charactor is a bit snooby. -- Drinking : None -- Good message: Yes, it teaches to help solve things, but some charactors have bad behavior and one spicificly likes to destory things and sabitoge others.
Flag as inappropriate
was this review useful?
|
|
An independent voice for families
Advice on the big issues
Already played it? What do you think?
Great alternatives handpicked by our editors
