Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister Review & Giveaway

Her Interactive, the leading mystery maker and publisher of 23 award-winning Nancy Drew games for the PC and game consoles launched Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister, June 29th, 2010.

For the first time ever, Mac users will be able to experience the thrills of being Nancy Drew.  Her Interactive released Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister for Mac users by using TransGaming’s (TSX-V: TNG) Cider Portability Engine.  What’s even better, is that Her Interactive published Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister as a duel format disc, playable on both Windows PCs and Mac computers!

Nancy Drew goes undercover as a competitive storm chaser in this new mystery, set in Oklahoma, (where I live) during the tornado season. Teams are competing for a $100,000,000 prize for discovering a prediction formula for tornados, but something is not quite right… To solve the mystery of who is sabotaging the storm chasing team, Nancy is thrust into a world of wild weather, high technology, secret conversations, mysterious dealings, and ulterior motives.

While playing as Nancy, you learn about meteorology, to help solve the mystery. Rich visuals, dangerous weather, new challenges, unique characters and new puzzles all combine to make this Nancy’s stormiest adventure yet.

Key Features:

• Play as Nancy Drew and go undercover as a storm chaser.
• Immerse yourself in meteorology by studying clouds, reading Doppler data, and surviving tornadoes.
• Collect pennies by playing arcade games to purchase candy from the store.
• Choose from Junior or Senior Detective difficulty levels

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. Publishing 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. NancyDrew is a registered trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

About Her Interactive:

Her Interactive’s Nancy Drew games have sold more than 8 million units with each game surpassing sales of the prior. 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.

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.

About TransGaming, Inc.:

TransGaming, Inc. (TSX-V: TNG), is a leader in the development of unique software products that facilitate the deployment and distribution of games across multiple platforms. TransGaming’s portability technologies significantly reduce the time-to-market for and costs associated with multi-platform releases of games. TransGaming works with many of the industry’s leading developers and publishers to enable and distribute their games for the Mac and Linux platforms. TransGaming is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and has a new subsidiary – TransGaming Digital Home in Atlanta, GA.

ESRB Rating:

Ages: 10 to Adult

Release Date: June 2010

Operating System/Platform: Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS X

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:

• Walkthrough by Michael Gray
• Walkthrough by MaGtRo

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Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister retails for $19.99