In spite of the issues, Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy is a solid adventure game. After all their doubt and skepticism, IGN is having to eat their words. Nancy Drew isn't a "girl" game; it's a title all adventure gamers will enjoy.
Presentation - 8.0
Graphics - 7.0
Sound - 7.0
Gameplay - 8.0
Lasting Appeal - 5.0
Overall -
GameKult: Always ready to investigate all kinds of mysteries, Nancy Drew travels to a dilapidated castle in the heart of Ireland to attend the wedding of her best friend
GameStooge announced the Technical Awards on January 1st, now comes the Genre Awards, in which they take a look at the best games of each genre category. GameStooge writer Jonathon Howard also chimes in with some of his own picks in categories he's familiar with.
Winners:
BEST ACTION GAME OF 2008: Grand Theft Auto IV
BEST SHOOTER OF 2008: Gears of War 2
BEST PLATFORM GAME OF 2008: LittleBigPlanet
BEST RACING GAME OF 2008: GRID
BEST SPORTS GAME OF 2008: NHL 09
BEST STRATEGY GAME OF 2008: Civilization Revolution
BEST ROLEPLAYING GAME OF 2008: Fallout 3
BEST MMORPG OF 2008: Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
BEST ADVENTURE GAME OF 2008: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
BEST PUZZLE GAME OF 2008: Braid
BEST DIGITAL GAME (ORIGINAL) OF 2008: Braid
BEST DIGITAL GAME (ADAPTATION) OF 2008: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
The Awards will continue with the Platform Awards, including Best Game of the Year.
GI.net: " Dear Nancy: It's about time someone developed a game worthy of your literary acclaim. Reading your books as a child, I never thought I would someday be solving your mysteries from a computer screen instead of a paper page. You age well, and The Haunting of Castle Malloy stands as one of the best Nancy Drew games I've played in my short career of reviewing.
When you asked me to come to Castle Malloy with you, I was thrilled. I was ready to don my favorite kilt and learn the musical language of the Bohran, but then, surprises of surprises, there was a mystery waiting for us on the castle grounds. It seems your friend Kyler can't keep a man in the house. Her groom Matt up and disappeared, leaving you, the maid of honor, and me, your clumsy sidekick, on the case of the cold-footed fiancé."
