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adventure video game
Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
By Her Interactive, released 1 Jan 2008
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice is a first-person, point-and-click adventure from Her Interactive, released for Windows. Nancy Drew joins an undercover investigation in Venice to find a phantom thief targeting historic artifacts. Players explore environments for clues, question suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games as they pursue the case. The activities also include learning Italian, creating disguises, playing the Italian card game Scopa, and finding ways to earn Euros to cover costs. Travel through the canals and listen to singing gondoliers as the investigation unfolds. The game is single-player, and Family Sharing is listed as a feature. Steam lists its Windows release date as July 17, 2009; the game is also identified as a 2008 release. Its listed genre is adventure, and its Metacritic score is 69.
What players like, and what they don't
- First-person point-and-click adventure format.
- Investigate clues and question suspects.
- Includes Scopa and disguise-making.
- Family Sharing is listed.
- Single-player only is listed.
- Windows is the only listed platform.
Who it suits
This adventure suits players who want a solo mystery built around exploration, suspect interviews, puzzles and mini-games. Its Venice setting includes activities such as Scopa, disguises and earning Euros.
The Phantom of Venice pairs a theft investigation with puzzles and activities tied to its Venice setting. It is a Windows adventure for solo play.
