| Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel | |
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| Developer(s) | Her Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | DreamCatcher |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
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The Haunted Carousel is the eighth game in the series of the Nancy Drew computer games. These interactive games are for mystery fans age 10 and up. It was developed by Her Interactive and distributed by Infogrames. It is based on the Nancy Drew book of the same name, #72 in the original series.
The plot of the game is that Paula Santos, the owner of Captain's Cove Amusement Park in New Jersey, is asking Nancy for help because there have been mysterious "hauntings" at the park: The carousel is turning on and off at night all by itself, and its lead horse is missing, in which there are rumored to be stolen jewels hidden. A roller coaster in the park also stopped suddenly, resulting in a lawsuit. The park is currently shut down for maintenance.
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Joy Trent
Joy Trent is the office manager and a jack-of-all-trades. She was recently hired to work at Captain's Cove Amusement Park as a service to her deceased father, who was originally a business partner of Captain's Cove. Joy is a nervous, sad, and slightly reclusive person who believes that the owner of the park is behind the haunting as a publicity stunt.
Harlan Bishop
Harlan is the park's recently hired security guard and oversees the security system of Captain's Cove. He is helpful, efficient, and good at his job, but very evasive about his past. He thinks the mysterious occurrences are just a coincidence, and doesn't believe in the haunting.
Ingrid Corey
Ingrid is the chief engineer of the park and maintains all the rides at Captain's Cove. She is extremely smart, but is overworked while the park is understaffed during the shutdown. She is interested in holistic medicine and believes the park is actually cursed.
Elliot Chen
Elliott works in Art Direction and is responsible for all the visual components at Captain's Cove. He is familiar and skilled with all art media and is also interested in contemporary culture. He is a major procrastinator and has no theory on what is happening at the park. He is far behind on his artwork.
Paula Santos
Paula is the owner of Captain's Cove and has asked Nancy to come investigate on all the strange occurrences that have been happening at the park. She is away on business at the time and can only be reached by the phone.
Bess Marvin and George Fayne
Bess and George are cousins as well as Nancy's best friends. They talk to Nancy over the phone and offer tips and hints to aid her investigation. They are at home in River Heights at the time and are not suspects.
Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys)
Frank and Joe are brothers and amateur detectives. They help Nancy in the same fashion as Bess and George.
Miles the Magnificent Memory Machine
A small robot built by Joy's father to help Joy remember the good things about her tragic past. He gives riddles, which Nancy must answer to help Joy remember.
Lance Huffington
A man who is suing Captain's Cove for alleged injuries sustained in a roller coaster accident. You may only reach him on the phone.
As with all Nancy Drew games, in The Haunted Carousel, there are many fatal accidents, such as:
However, if the player makes a mistake, they may click on "Second Chance" at the main menu and it will take them back to the place before they made that mistake.
| Preceded by Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake |
Nancy Drew Computer Games | Succeeded by Danger on Deception Island |