| Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill | |
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| Developer(s) | Her Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | DreamCatcher Games |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | December 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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Secrets Can Kill is the first of the many Nancy Drew computer games developed by Her Interactive and was released in 1998. It is followed by Stay Tuned for Danger. The game is based on the book "Secrets Can Kill", the first book in the Nancy Drew Files Series. It is set in first person view of Nancy Drew and takes place in the fictional town of Paseo Del Mar, Florida. This game is also the first and so far, only, Nancy Drew Game where Nancy is called in to investigate a death.
Secrets Can Kill is a first-person whodunit from the viewpoint of Nancy. The game is animated in 3D, but unlike later games, the characters are 2D.
Secrets Can Kill Remastered, a remastered version of the game, was released on August 24, 2010. Sales of the original Secrets Can Kill were discontinued on August 1, 2010.
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Jake Rogers -- A very unpopular student who was found murdered at the bottom of a set of stairs at the high school. He's not liked by anyone and seems to have an affinity for blackmailing people. Could one of his victims have turned the table on him?
Daryl Gray -- Daryl is an informant. He can be found at Maxine's Diner, where he works. He found the victim's body. His father is former US Senator Eugene Gray and as such his family is considered to be rich. He tends to be a bit of a flirt, but is he as wholesome as he seems?
Hal Tanaka -- Hal is a foreign exchange student from Japan. He's very focused on getting a scholarship so he can go to college and become a doctor. He is always in the study dome at the school. He seems intelligent, but is he smart enough to plan the death of the devious blackmailer known as Jake Rogers?
Connie Watson -- Connie is a tough girl who is secretly very adept at judo. You can always find her in the Student Lounge. She seems like a nice normal, if not tough, teenage girl...or is she?
Hector "Hulk" Sanchez -- Hulk Sanchez is a stereotypical jock who hopes to play college football, and eventually for the Miami Dolphins one day. However, Hulk needs an athletic scholarship to reach that dream. Are his future plans as stable as he says?
Mitch Dillon -- Mitch is the school's boiler serviceman (but only in the book) and is not seen much in the game. He's as shady as they come....did Jake get mixed up with him?
Nancy goes to Florida to visit her Aunt Eloise. Though it isn't clear when it happens, a student at the high school where Eloise works as a librarian is murdered. Eloise asks Nancy to investigate, and Nancy goes undercover as a new student and meets the game's characters. Through playing the game, the player will discover that Jake Rogers was blackmailing several of the other characters with video evidence of their misdeeds:
Eventually the player receives enough evidence to convince Daryl to take Mitch down. Nancy and Daryl confront Mitch at the pharmeceutical plant, where the latter attempts to silence them. However he is interrupted by the arrival of Connie who knocks the gun out of Mitch's hand, which Nancy picks up and at gun point makes a citizen arrest. The game ends with life returning back to normal, and Nancy receiving an offer to work a new case at a studio, setting the stage for Stay Tuned for Danger.
The characters are familiar to those who've read the books. In the game, Nancy calls them for hints and fun. These are:
Jake and Aunt Eloise are two characters you hear of but never meet. You can hear Jake's voice when you call 555-JAKE and Jake says "You have reached Jake's locker." You can hear Eloise's voice by calling the number on the phone card.
Throughout the game you will find phone numbers on various things. Bess, George, and Ned all can give Nancy hints. Their helpfulness depends on the level of difficulty that is played; hints in Junior mode may provide some insight while hints on Master mode are pretty much useless, if not non-existent. The others are merely for fun, and are not necessary to complete the game. These are:
Within Secrets Can Kill and other Nancy Drew computer games, there are a number of fatal mistakes you can make, such as falling down stairs or setting something on fire. The "Second Chance" option can be used to correct these mistakes. Here is a list of the mistakes you can make:
Note: The various titles in the series do not form a continuous plot, but knowledge of previous games can make it easier to find certain Easter eggs.
| Preceded by None |
Nancy Drew Computer Games | Succeeded by Stay Tuned for Danger |