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70 out of 100

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5.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Summary: You, as Nancy Drew, intern undercover in a prestigious fashion design studio in Paris. The lead designer, Minette, hasn't quite been herself lately. She hides behind a white mask and often throws tantrums, even firing several employees. Mysterious threats arrive at the old windmill studio and other troubles lurk in the underbelly of the City of Light. Can you help Minette release her latest clothing line on time? Or will your sleuthing abroad meet an unfashionable end? [Her Interactive]… Expand

Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 11
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  1. Just Adventure
    83
    It's not quite the best Nancy Drew game out there (I think that honor goes to "Curse of Blackmoor Manor"), but Danger by Design is just as fascinating as Minette, and far less frustrating. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes Nancy Drew, and many who like adventure games.
  2. PC Gameworld
    72
    A short but pleasureable romp through France in the shoes of the best girl detective in the world.
  3. GameZone
    70
    A decent adventure game for families and teens, but it's not as good as other games in the series.

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  1. MarciaK.
    2
    Short, choppy, and unchallenging.
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  2. RachelB
    0
    Just awful! I love my puzzler type games but this is the first time in probably most of my life that I ever wanted my money back. Not even giving any comparison to the other Nancy Drew games, it's just BAD. Most of the characters are really unlikeable (you totally hate Minette and Mr. Traquenad from the start.), the mini-games are too repetitive, and the puzzles had no nice mid-ground: they were a laughable insult to your intelligence, or were major stinkers like the ones at the end. But most of all-- there were two different stories going on; neither of which anything to do with each other. The ending was so...huh? It made no sense; not like the plausible story interweaving in "Secret of the Old Clock". Did the storyboard writers fart it out like 2 hours before the deadline was due or something??? I used to write game reviews years ago and this is the worst one I ever doled out. Do not waste your BigFish/Casual Games game credit on this piece of crap.… Expand
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  3. zodiac6573
    0
    I am a huge fan of the Nancy Drew games. This was an exception. For the first time ever, I actually gave up out of sheer boredom before solving this mystery. The colours are garish, the characters are dull, the storyline uninteresting, and tasks and puzzles are mundane. Fortunately Herinteractive didn't let this affect their other games. The only mystery here is why they lowered the bar so much.… Expand
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