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We are huge Nancy Drew fans! We collected the book series when we were younger (we loved reading them!), and we've loved playing the Nancy Drew computer games since the beginning! So we were super excited to get the chance to review the latest from the award-winning mystery series, Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge!
About the Game:
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 calligraphy
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
Info & Requirements
ESRB Rating:
Ages: 10 to Adult
Status: October 19, 2010
Operating System: Windows® XP/Vista/7 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
Check out the Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge Official Trailer:
We really enjoyed playing Shadow at the Water's Edge! As Nancy Drew fans, we can tell you that this one is definitely one of our favorites from the game series (with the another being Treasure in a Royal Tower). The storyline and graphics were great, which is why this game was so addicting, and we just wanted to keep playing and playing! Also, we enjoyed, as always, trying to solve the various puzzles/games/tasks you come across during your sleuthing - they make the game challenging! We loved that it gives you a taste of a different culture, as well.
Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge is a really fun and exciting game that everyone -whether you're a Nancy Drew fan, computer game fan, or mystery fan - will want to play! And if you have liked the other Nancy Drew games in the series, you will most definitely enjoy this one!
Plus, if you're looking for more fun games, we have some more great gift ideas from Her Interactive to share with you! Earlier this year, in celebration of Nancy Drew's 80th anniversary, Her Interactive released a re-mastered version of Secrets Can Kill, which was the very first game in the series. Another recently released Nancy Drew game is Trail of the Twister, which is the the 22nd adventure in the game series. Also, for any Nancy Drew Fanatics out there, the Nancy Drew: Collector's Edition Fan Favorites would be perfect for them! It comes in a collectible tin, which includes a one-a-kind journal and the top three Nancy Drew games as chosen by the fans (Treasure in a Royal Tower, The Secret of Shadow Ranch, and Curse of Blackmoor Manor).
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Have you heard of the Rubik’s Slide? It's a new hand-held, electronic version of the Rubik’s Cube from Techno Source, and with over 10,000 brain-busting puzzles, the fun that it provides is practically endless!!
More about the Rubik’s Slide:
The 'twisted' electronic puzzle you can't put down!
With over 10,000 brain-busting puzzles, the Rubik's Slide™ is a brand-new challenge for all ages! The object of each puzzle is to rearrange the pattern of lights by shifting and twisting until they match the solution for that puzzle. With two ways to play and multiple challenging levels that train your brain, it's the game that's easy to learn and impossible to put down!
* Over 10,000 puzzles and multiple difficulty settings will challenge players of all ages & skill levels! * Two fun ways to play - See how many puzzles you can beat in Free Play or race against the clock in Lightning Round! * Internal memory saves your game and high scores so you can pick up and play anytime. * Features voice, lights, and sound effects with adjustable volume control!
Check out this video:
I've had a blast playing with the Rubik’s Slide recently! The object of the game is to twist, turn, and slide the light panel until you correctly match the puzzle solution. There is an easy to find on/off switch on the back of the game unit and three other buttons on the side, which include the check mark button (to preview the puzzle solution), triangle button (to start/restart the game), and equal sign button (to hear your score). There are also two game modes: Free Play Mode and Lightning Round Mode. Plus, the batteries actually came included - love that!
When I first played, I have to admit that I was a little confused and couldn't figure out the puzzle (even with playing on the easy mode, lol), but I quickly got the hang of it and it soon became addicting! Some the puzzles are pretty tricky and make you think, while others are really simple! I think the more I play it, the easier it becomes (maybe - just maybe - I'll be able to easily solve some of the puzzles from the medium mode soon)!
I think the Rubik’s Slide would make such a fun gift! This little gadget would be sure to entertain you and your family/friends for quite some time, especially since it has so many puzzles!
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I've always enjoyed playing board games with family/friends, and I think they make fantastic gifts that the whole family can enjoy -- together!!! Recently, I was excited when I had the opportunity to check out Hasbro's Sorry! Spin, which is a fun update on the classic Sorry! (one of my favorites, btw).
About Sorry! Spin:
The twists and turns never end in this fun game! Just like in the classic SORRY game, your goal is to get your pawns back to their same-colored home. But watch out: in the SORRY SPIN game, if you draw a Spin Card, the playing board turns and you could end up getting closer to your goal -- or whizzing right past it! In a SORRY SPIN showdown, revenge is sweet...unless the board spins and the revenge is on you!
Includes 5 rotating game discs, 5 plastic cogs, 4 plastic arms, 4 rubber feet, 1 plastic base, 16 pawns (4 of each color), 42 cards and instructions.
Adult assembly required. For 2 to 4 players. Ages 6 and up.
Sorry! Spin is one of the games that we played at our Thanksgiving family gathering/dinner. When you play the game for the first time, there is a bit of a setup process where you have to put the board together, which will take a few minutes, and then you're all set to start playing (well, after you read the instructions, of course). The rules are easy to follow and are pretty similar to the original with only a slight difference due to the new spin feature.
This game seems to have a faster pace than the original, and what's cool (and different than the original) is that any number can get your pawn out of start, which makes for a faster startup to the game. At first, with each spin, it was a bit confusing for us (because since the board would move, we'd forget what color we were and we would try to move an opponent's pawn instead of our own since it would be closer, haha), but as you play it for a little bit, you get used to it. I think the new Spin feature, in addition to the classic Sorry! move, creates for a some unexpected results and makes the game even more exciting! With each spin, it would move my pawns, as well as my opponents, either closer or father away from home, and of course, there was always the possibility of being "sorry-ed" at any moment! It's loads of fun and is a great game for everyone to play!
What exactly are those folks talking about in the video above? Well, it's all about a great game from USAopoly called Telestrations, which is a game that involves some drawing/sketching (don't worry, there's no real skill required), a bunch of fun, and a whole lot of laughter!
About Telestrations:
Telestrations, the "telephone game" sketched out! It's the laugh-out-loud sketch, pass & guess party game where up to 8 players draw what they see, then guess what they saw to reveal hilarious and unpredictable outcomes!
So, how exactly do you play the game? Check out the video below:
We had such a blast playing Telestrations! We played the game for the first time, not really knowing what to expect, with a group of four people from our Thanksgiving family gathering/dinner. The instructions for the game were pretty straightforward and easy to understand. As we first started out playing the game, there it was -- the first signs of laughter! There was a giggle here, a giggle there, as each of us realized what it was that we had to draw, and then it continued (usually followed by a "What?" or "Huh?") each time we passed the sketch books to the next person for them to guess/draw. When the results were revealed, every single one of us would burst out into laughter! The results of this game are soooo hilarious (as in laugh out loud funny and non-stop laughter to the point where you hurt from laughing so much)! I mean how is it exactly that a banana split becomes an alien abduction by the end of the game? Crazy, right?! Those are just the type of results that this game will bring. It still makes me laugh just thinking about it! I imagine the more people that play (up to 8 people), the more hilarious the game would become as the results would be even more off base.
In my opinion (and of those that I played the game with as well), Telestrations is a fantastic game! We wanted to play it over and over, and at the end of each game, we would declare one of the results as the funniest of the entire game, but they seemed to just get funnier as we went on. When the laughter trailed off, it seemed as though one of us would say, "Just one more game, one more game," and yet we would end up playing several more afterward. Laughter is addictive and so is this game! Its a TON of fun, would be perfect for family gatherings/parties, and is a game that everyone will love!
Telestrations retails for $29.95 and is available at stores such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon. You can visit their website to find a list of other retailers where you can purchase Telestrations.
Disclosure: We were sent Telestrations for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are our own.
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