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| Nancy Drew - The Secret of Shadow Ranch | 
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| From: Her Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $14.95
You Save: $5.04 (25%)
New (6) Used (9) from $12.33
Avg. Customer Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 1265
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 1.7 x 7.9 x 9.6
MPN: 25853
Model: 25853
UPC: 767861000562
EAN: 0767861300563
ASIN: B0001XLSG6
Release Date: July 16, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 GREAT FOR ALL AGES!!!! June 20, 2008
I have to say that this game was one of the best in the Nancy Drew series! In the tenth installment of the ND series, players battle rattlesnakes, scorpions, and crazy chickens--and all tied together by the romantic love story of Frances Humber and Dirk Valentine. For the first time ever, your friends actually provide you with helpful hints through a new cell phone, complete with an Internet Browser! In addition, you get to do chores around the ranch, such as building campfires, collecting eggs, picking vegetables, and baking cakes. I never get tired of getting pecked by a nutty chicken!
Ride a horse through old dirt trails to investigate old cliff dwellings, stores, and ghost towns. Get locked in jail and even take part in a little barrel racing! Lasso-ing your lariat is another bonus in this game. Enjoy finding Frances' many favorite flowers and piecing together the love story of a sheriff's daughter and an Arizonian outlaw.
Hours of enjoyment for the whole family!
P.S. I guarantee that you will not believe WHODUNNIT!!!!!!
 Good Game, But Frustrating June 16, 2008
I am quite a bit older than the intended audience for Nancy Drew games, but I've loved each one that I've played. The Secret of Shadow Ranch was no different, with the exception that toward the end, I just wanted it to end. SOSR has more puzzles than just about any Nancy Drew game I've played in the past, and many of these puzzles are just plain HARD. (I'm looking at you, magnet puzzle.) Many puzzles are presented to the player without any instructions, so there's a lot of trial and error involved in figuring out how to even start them. Toward the end, you are basically just traveling from location to location to solve puzzles, which I found frustrating. Any game that involves a complicated maze is not a good thing for me personally, but I would imagine that many people enjoy mazes.
Having said all of that, I found the game to be exceptionally charming. The developers captured the feel of a rural Arizona town, and I actually learned a lot about the history of that area. I enjoyed several of the tasks that others didn't, like baking the cake, which I got right the very first time. The solution was only slightly shocking, as there are less than a handful of suspects, but it fit in well with the game.
Despite the many frustrations I felt while playing the game, I had fun, and to me, that's the most important indicator of a good game.
 very hard puzzles May 24, 2008
the puzzles in this game make 50 percent of the hardness in this game the other part is the chores you have to do in this game. besides being plain hard it has a good story line even though it has little to do with the actual book, the graphics are good for this game and is fun.
Great Games for Young or Old October 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Am in my 70's and most video games are not for me; however, the Nancy Drew games are great for exercising this ol' brain and I don't need nimble fingers to play. Have 4 of her games and love them all. I especially enjoy the graphics and the "interaction" with the game's characters.
wonderful game!!!!!!! September 26, 2007
SPOLIER ALERT
This game was one of my fav games made by HER. This game really has no faults in my opinion. I think the only thing that was hard was measering what to put in the cake. I love this game and i think you will to!
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