Most of this game is spent investigating the four other suspects that were near Town Hall when the fire erupted.Īs the detective in this point-and-click game, you will need to find forensic evidence including fingerprints of all of the suspects and what accelerant was used to start the fire.
For example, one of the female suspects has a crush on Nancy's boyfriend Ned and will answer his questions but won't cooperate with Nancy's girlfriends. Since Nancy is the prime suspect and has been placed in jail on arson charges, players must switch between being Nancy and one of her friends to do interviews and snooping and depending on who you are may affect the response you get from potential suspects. The mystery-solving relates to finding out who set the fire in Town Hall and why.
While starting with this adrenaline-inducing scene sets high expectations that this is going to be a great mystery game, the reality is that the rest of the game never quiet lives up to the beginning hype. In other words, you can die in the first 5 minutes of the game, but can replay the scene again until you get it right. If you don't act immediately to find a way out of the burning room and smoke-filled hallways, you will experience one of the games clever design features: a second chance. As Nancy Drew, players hear the explosion and witness firsthand the smoke filling up the room around Nancy. The public building erupts in flames while Nancy is inside. "Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes" starts with Nancy Drew following a mysterious note that leads her into the Town Hall of her home town River Heights.
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