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The stakes have never been higher as Nancy Drew joins an international undercover investigation to track down a phantom thief in Venice. The police have few leads and you might be the only one who can stop the thefts of historic artifacts Can you spy on suspects and collect clues before the crime syndicate catches up to you.? Dare to Play

I have played most of the Nancy Drew games, and this one is by far the best. I love how Her Interactive portrays Venice, and I love all of the artwork in it. Also, the mystery is really deep and intruiging. Up until I played this game, Nancy Drew #4 (Treasure in a Royal Tower) was my favorite, but this one sweeps it away.

In The Phantom of Venice, you are Nancy Drew, ready to solve a mystery once again (although this one is much better than the others). This time, a masked villain is stealing many valuable art pieces in and around Venice. It's up to you to crack the case of this mystery! Can you make your way through the streets of Venice and catch a much-wanted thief?!

As this series has progressed we've seen it improve in graphics, voice acting, and more. We've seen it add cell phones, notepads, and more. But in this game HERinteractive threw something at us that I think very few people (if any) saw coming. The ability to change clothes.

Story-Prudence Rutherford (from Secret of the Scarlet Hand and Danger By Design) has pulled some strings in Italy to get the police over there to invite you over to help them catch a thief. A phantom has been stealing things from some high-class people, and the police have few leads. The thing about this story is that instead of it really being a mystery, you are going to Italy to spy on someone. So it's less of a mystery and more of a government spy thing.

Graphics-They were REALLY good, and I thought that the people in the game were really well made. The backgrounds were fabulous as well. Really, really good!

Sound-The voice acting was really good. The music was Italian and interesting. It was really great.

Gameplay-Like I said in my intro, you change clothes in this game, and it was a huge change. Don't worry, you don't see Nancy in her underwear or something, all you see is an outline of a person, and you can wear shirts, pants, skirts, gloves, glasses, shoes, hats, and more. I found this made the game a little doll like, and I'm not sure that I liked that. Also the puzzles mostly have to do with spying techniques, and it really wasn't mystery like. This is why I took off a star.

Fun-It was still really fun, though, and I couldn't take off any fun stars. I just wish they had made the puzzles more mysterious and interesting.

Length-The length isn't too bad. It's about 9-10 hours straight through, but it has a couple of side quests that take about 5-10 minutes each, so if you want to try to figure those out it will take you a little bit longer.

All in all this is a REALLY GOOD game. I definitely recommend you get it, especially if you prefer spying to detective work. It is really short, but it is a fun game that you will probably play again and again!

I enjoyed this game very much! Iv'e tried several of the Nancy Drew Games. One has a game glitch that makes it impossible(Carousel)and another is just plain too hard (BlackMoor Manor). This one was right in the middle, being hard, but not to hard, and taking a while, but not forever. A few mini games are a little tedious, but it just makes it better when you finally coplete it.
I highly reccomend it!!!

As a mom, I have played most of the Nancy Drew games. I wish it were only to preview them for my children, but to be honest, I've gotten hooked. The Phantom of Venice is my favorite title so far. Logical progression without constantly feeling lost and not knowing what to do. Only had to consult hints a few times - some of the games on senior level are quite difficult. Also, I liked the fact that it didn't have magic, witchcraft, and ghosts.

This did not have that many puzzles and was not as fun as other Nancy Drew games.