Her Interactive, the leading mystery maker and publisher of 23 award-winning Nancy Drew games for the PC and game consoles lunched Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge October 19th, 2010, for PC and Mac users.Even Nancy Drew deserves a vacation – after all she is celebrating 80 years. In her 23rd outing, Nancy heads to Japan for a little R&R with Bess and George. Then, her vacation quickly turns into terror. When the other guests run scared, it’s up to Nancy to track down the vengeful ghost haunting the traditional Japanese ryokan (inn) where she is staying. Playing as Nancy, you are immersed in Japanese culture – learning about Japanese customs, myths and even navigating the train system – while solving this ghost story.
Key Features:
- Immerse yourself in Japanese culture by learning about origami, tea ceremonies, and caligraphy
- Create custom anime-style characters for your in-game phone
- Play fun mini-games such as pachinko and Sudoku
- Choose from Junior or Senior Detective difficulty levels
About Her Interactive:
Her Interactive is the leading mystery-maker and pioneer of fun and inspiring interactive mystery adventures played by females, young and old. The company, with 23 awards to its name, designs, develops and publishes high-quality, mystery adventure
games and is the world leader in the mystery gaming category. Her Interactive’s Nancy Drew games have sold more than 8 million copies. This success, in part, is buoyed by the ever-increasing numbers of girls and women becoming avid game players. Nancy Drew players now include moms who have introduced their daughters to the girl detective, making her one of history’s longest-running iconic figures spanning generations. As the number-one PC mystery franchise since 2004, the Nancy Drew series has outsold Harry Potter, Myst and Tomb Raider.
About Nancy Drew:
Nancy Drew debuted in 1930 and is still going strong in 2010, as she celebrates her 80th anniversary. She is a smart, independent, gutsy and resourceful teen detective who can crack even the toughest case. 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.
ESRB Rating: 
Ages: 10 to Adult
Release Date: October 19th, 2010
Operating System/Platform: Windows XP/Vista/7 – Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard/10.6.3 Snow Leopard
Minimum System Requirements:
- 1 GHz or greater Pentium or equivalent class CPU,
- 256 MB of RAM,
- 1 GB or more of hard drive space,
- 32 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card,
- 16 bit DirectX compatible sound card,
- 24X CD-ROM drive, mouse, and speakers
Recommended walkthroughs:
Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge can be found at Target and Wal-Mart retail locations, as well as online at the Her Interactive website and Amazon.com.
Meet Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge suspects HERE.
Play a free online mini-game HERE.
Click HERE to download a Screensaver, 1 Bookmark (You can print off and laminate.) and 4 Wallpapers from Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge.
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Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge retails for $19.99
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