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adventure video game
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
By Her Interactive, released 1 Jan 2009
- Microsoft Windows
What it is
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy is a first-person, point-and-click adventure from Her Interactive. Playing as Nancy Drew, you go undercover at a girls’ boarding school to investigate threatening notes and dangerous accidents aimed at valedictorian candidates. Progress comes from exploring the academy, collecting clues, questioning suspects, and solving puzzles and mini-games. The school setting also includes activities such as texting, preparing for projects, playing air hockey and darts, and running the snack bar for credits. Players can explore after curfew, take pictures of evidence with Nancy’s phone, and call for hints. Junior and Senior Detective difficulty levels offer a choice in challenge. The game is single-player and lists Steam Achievements and Family Sharing. It was released in 2009, with a Windows Steam release in 2010; Windows is its listed platform. Its adventure-series description identifies it as part of the Nancy Drew Adventure Series.
What players like, and what they don't
- First-person, point-and-click investigation
- Junior and Senior difficulty levels
- Explore after curfew
- Phone tools for evidence and hints
- Steam Achievements
- Windows is the only listed platform
- Single-player only
Who it suits
It suits solo adventure players who enjoy investigating suspects, exploring a school setting and solving puzzles. The two detective difficulty levels offer a choice between Junior and Senior modes.
Warnings at Waverly Academy centers on an undercover school investigation, with puzzles, suspects and activities beyond clue-finding. It is a single-player Windows adventure.
