Nancy Drew: Danger by Design | 
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| From: Her Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $8.95
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Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 1268
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows Xp, Windows 2000
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: 61
UPC: 767861000616
EAN: 0767861000616
ASIN: B000FW16W4
Release Date: July 21, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Nancy Drew needs to fly to Paris to investigate the strange and unexplained behavior of Minette, a top fashion designer | | • | You must sort through a wide web of suspects and unsettling rumors to look for clues | | • | You'll meet Jing-Jing Ling, who may be out for revenge, and the famous photographer, Dieter von Schwesterkrank, who once had an ill-fated romance with Minette | | • | Explore underground catacombs and abandoned metro stations for clues, and examines age-old stories and rumors | | • | This exciting interactive game is rated "E" for everyone |
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Product Description
In Nancy Drew: Danger By Design, you'll take Nancy undercover in a prestigious fashion design studio in Paris. The lead designer, Minette, hasn't quite been herself lately. She hides behind a white mask and often throws tantrums, even firing several employees. Mysterious threats arrive at the old windmill studio and other troubles lurk in the underbelly of the City of Light. Can you help Minette release her latest clothing line on time? Or will your sleuthing abroad meet an unfashionable end?
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Nancy Drew: Danger by Design continues the popular award-winning interactive PC game series with Nancy Drew flying to Paris to investigate the strange and unexplained behavior of a top fashion designer. Sent by a nervous investor to check on Minette, a leading fashion designer whose recently strange behavior may delay her Spring Collection and potentially derail the fashion house, Nancy Drew must unlock the many inexplicable mysteries that include strange threats and unwelcome guests at Minette's place. But with unsettling rumors that date back to an unsolved, historic mystery, Nancy can easily get distracted from the task at hand. 
This chic studio is the perfect place for designing couture and hiding secrets. View larger. | 
Paris is known for its underground catacombs. Are you brave enough to explore them? View larger. | 
Minette's signature 'M' glows in the night as she makes her mark in the fashion world. View larger. | 
The windmill never stops turning and neither does the creaking of its gears. View larger. | As Nancy Drew, you must sort through a wide web of suspects to look for clues. You'll meet Minette, the famous couture designer who is acting strangely and wearing a mask for some unknown reason. She's your boss, so watch out, or else you'll blow your cover! Then there's Jing-Jing (JJ) Ling -- a perfect size 12 with a taste for mint chocolate chip cookies. It was JJ who was tricked into signing an exclusive fitting model contract for Minette, so a little revenge could go a long way to satisfy someone who deserves her just desserts. And don't forget the famous photographer, Dieter von Schwesterkrank. It's true that he once dated Minette, but the romance fizzled. And it's also true that he obsessively sear! ches for his great uncle's lost treasure. Is he trying to get revenge for his broken heart or does he know the secrets of the moulin? Then there's Jean-Michel Traquenard, THE critical voice when it comes to fashion. A writer of nasty reviews for Glam Glam magazine, this author is unpopular and scorned as a "conceited Nichtsnutz" by some. Having the power to shape the fashion industry can corrupt and lead to some reckless behavior! Another suspect is Heather McKay, who endures the nightmare that is Minette to gain a foothold in the fashion industry. After all, the quickest way to the top is to steal trade secrets, dethrone the reigning queen, and appoint yourself as the successor. Whether you're trying to understand what makes all these characters tick, or you're exploring the underground catacombs or abandoned metro stations for clues, you'll need to rely on their powers of observation and deductive reasoning to solve this international mystery. Can you succeed in helping Minette release her latest clothing line on time? Or will your sleuthing abroad meet an unfashionable end? Rated "E" for Everyone, Nancy Drew: Danger by Design is a exciting addition to the growing line of interactive Nancy Drew titles. About Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew debuted in 1930 and is still going strong in 2006. She is a smart, independent, gutsy and resourceful teen detective who can crack even the toughest case. With Nancy Drew mysteries published in 22 languages and with more than 100 million copies in print worldwide, Nancy Drew has engaged readers and served as a role model globally for generations.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 75 more reviews...
 First One and Still a Favorite July 22, 2008
crescentscapes
So far I have only tried two Nancy Drew games and Danger By Design was the best one that I played. It was really enjoyable. It was especially different since Nancy didn't have her cellphone with her and had to use regular phones in Paris with a calling card. I highly recommend this game to any Nancy Drew fan or for those just starting out with Nancy Drew games.
best yet June 30, 2008
G. Sinn
My children think that this is the best one of the Nancy Drew games yet.
Not the best, but still fun April 29, 2008
Shirley A. Chatham
I gave this game 4 stars simply for the fact that it is in my favorite location: Paris, France. The setting is great, and the characters are interesting. The music is rather monotanous, but not bad. The puzzles I found fascinating and fun, not too hard but not too simple. If you are a die hard ND fan than I would definitely recommend buying this game. It is a good game, overall. One of my main 'beefs' with it was the ending--or lack thereof. It seemed rather juvenile and a little on the stupid side. I am sorry to be harsh, but that's the truth of it! :)
~Laura
Not the best ND but it's up there. March 14, 2008
Cyberdealer (Fort Worth, TX)
Hey, I'm 43 and I love ND games. This was a good one but not one of the best. Still, it was entertaining and the puzzles were pretty easy except for the total dark room. That requires sticky notes on your monitor. LOL
Still took me 2 days to get through.
I have every ND game, and out of all of them, I'd rate this on a scale from 1-10, about a 7-1/2.
 Doesn't Stack up to Others January 16, 2008
Stephanie E. (New Jersey)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a HUGE fan of the Nancy Drew game series and have played about 6 or 7 of them already. Danger by Design was one of my least favorites. Although the scenery is nice and it shows alot of Paris, there is little to do at all of the locations and the tasks seem to get repetitive. After talking to the characters a few times they had little to say and there was not alot of interaction with them. There were much much less puzzles and clues to gather as there are in other ND games. Most of the game time is spent doing silly tasks like baking cookies and fixing a copy machine. And when there was a real puzzle to do it was very difficult to solve and the solutions were not something someone would have logically come up with. The plot was choppy and there were two angles to the story that had absolutely nothing to do with one another. I finished the entire game in one afternoon and the ending was lame, no excitement at all. This might me a better game for a much younger group because the tasks are easy and there are no real scary parts as there are in many of the ND games. Overall I give this game a 3 because it still had some good aspects and I love the ND series. This one goes in with the category of Kapu Cave, not horrible, but not the best.
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