Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill |
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| Developer(s) | Her Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | DreamCatcher Games |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | November 5, 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Secrets Can Kill is the very first game in the popular Nancy Drew mystery game series by Her Interactive. In this game, you play as the famous detective Nancy Drew in a first-person view. Your job is to solve a mystery by talking to suspects, figuring out puzzles, and finding important clues.
The game uses 3D animation, but the characters themselves are 2D, unlike later games in the series. You can choose from three difficulty levels: Junior, Senior, and Master detective modes. These levels change how hard the puzzles are and how many hints you get, but they don't change the main story. The game's story is loosely based on a book called Secrets Can Kill from 1986.
An improved version of the game, called Remastered, came out on August 24, 2010. The original Secrets Can Kill game was no longer sold after August 1, 2010.
Contents
Solving the Mystery: The Plot
Nancy Drew takes a break from school to visit her Aunt Eloise in Florida. A student named Jake Rogers is found dead at the local high school. Aunt Eloise works there as a librarian and asks Nancy to help investigate. Nancy goes undercover as a new student to try and solve the mystery.
As Nancy investigates, she discovers that Jake Rogers was secretly recording other students. He was using these recordings to force them to do things for him. Here's what Nancy finds out about some of the people Jake was bothering:
- Hal Tanaka was trying to get a scholarship for college. He was very busy with schoolwork and decided to copy an essay from a library book. Jake recorded this and forced Hal to do his homework. If Hal didn't agree, Jake would tell Hal's family about the copied essay.
- Connie Watson needed money for college. She was very good at Judo and secretly competed in a men's tournament because the prize money was much better. Connie won easily, but Jake recorded her taking off her mask. After that, Jake forced Connie to pretend to be his girlfriend.
- Hulk Sanchez was a football player who got badly hurt. To keep playing and impress college scouts, he secretly got some special items from a local factory. Jake filmed Hulk leaving the factory. Then, Jake forced Hulk to do whatever he wanted.
- Daryl Gray was involved in a secret money deal with Mitch Dillon. Jake recorded this deal and demanded a share of the money Daryl was getting.
- Mitch Dillon was running a secret operation from a local factory. When Jake recorded a deal between Mitch and Daryl Gray, Jake tried to force Mitch to give him money.
Characters You'll Meet
- Nancy Drew - Voiced by Lani Minella
- Hal Tanaka - Voiced by John Truong
- Hector 'Hulk' Sanchez - Voiced by Rick Calvert
- Daryl Gray - Voiced by Bill Corkery
- Mitch Dillon - Voiced by Kenton Leach
- Connie Watson - Voiced by Donna Rowry
Game Release and Remake
Secrets Can Kill was one of the first computer mystery games made for girls.
The Remastered Version
The original Secrets Can Kill game was stopped on August 1, 2010. This was because it had problems working with the sound systems in newer computers. On August 24, 2010, Her Interactive released a new and improved version called Secrets Can Kill Remastered. This new version had a different ending and characters that were fully 3D.
Common Sense Media reviewed the remastered game. They gave it a very good review, rating it five stars.
