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== Other media == === Video games === {{main|List of Nancy Drew video games{{!}}List of ''Nancy Drew'' video games}} Computer games publisher [[HeR Interactive]] began publishing an [[adventure game]] series based on the character in 1998. The games follow the popular "point-and-click format" with players playing as Nancy and using their mouse to move around a [[Virtual reality|virtual environment]] to talk to suspects, pick up clues, solve puzzles, and eventually solve the crime.<ref name="Szadkowski 2009">Szadkowski (2009).</ref> Many of the games are either directly or loosely adapted from novels in the various series, while some others are new storylines created by the company. The series is generally designed for [[Personal computer|PC]]. The earliest releases were solely compatible with [[Microsoft Windows]] while later releases are also compatible with [[Mac OS]]. Some of the games have been ported to other systems, such as the Nintendo [[Wii]] and [[Game Boy Advance]], and one was released on [[Interactive film|Interactive DVD]]. The games are aimed at a family audience, with the suggestion of "ages 10 and up"; most of the games have the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]] rating of [[Entertainment Software Rating Board#Ratings|E]], though ''[[Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge|Shadow at the Water's Edge]]'' and ''[[Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse|The Captive Curse]]'' are rated [[Entertainment Software Rating Board#Ratings|E10+]]. [[Lani Minella]] voiced the Nancy character for thirty-two games from Her Interactive from 1998 until 2015. Following the release of ''[[Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness|Sea of Darkness]]'', the company announced that Minella would not be returning to the series. She was replaced with Brittany Cox beginning with the release of ''Midnight in Salem'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title = January LETTER FROM HER INTERACTIVE – Her Interactive|url = http://www.herinteractive.com/about-us/news/January-letter-from-her-interactive/|website = Her Interactive|access-date = 2015-10-21}}</ref> The games and company overall have received recognition throughout its history for being a pioneer in female gaming, and have been dubbed into several different languages internationally.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 2010 | title = Games of the Year|magazine=PC Gamer|publisher=Future Games|issue=198|page=65}}</ref><ref name="Fox" /><ref>[https://www.herinteractive.com/ Nancy Drew Interactive Games]. Retrieved March 20, 2017, Herinteractive.com</ref> Her Interactive has also released two adventure game/[[Puzzle video game#Hidden object game|hidden object]] hybrid games ''[[Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses|Lights, Camera, Curses]]'' (2008) and ''[[Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger|Resorting to Danger]]'' (2009) under the ''Nancy Drew Dossier'' series.<ref>Bella (2009).</ref> The [[iOS]] game ''Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues'' was released in May 2016, designed for younger audiences to develop skills in computer programming.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues |url=https://www.herinteractive.com/nancy-drew-codes-clues |website=HeR Interactive |access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref> In addition to the games created by Her Interactive, [[Majesco Entertainment]] and Gorilla Systems Co. have released ''Nancy Drew: Deadly Secret of Olde World Park'' (2007) and ''Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society'' (2008) for the [[Nintendo DS]].<ref>TurboNuts (2007).</ref><ref>Musser (2007).</ref><ref>Szadkowski (2008).</ref> THQ has also released two games for the Nintendo DS, ''Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase'' (2008) and ''Nancy Drew: The Model Mysteries'' (2010).<ref>Brown (2009).</ref> === Comic books === In March 2017, [[Dynamite Entertainment]] released [[Anthony Del Col]] and Werther Dell'Ederra's reboot of classic characters Nancy Drew and [[the Hardy Boys]] with ''Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie''. Inspired by comics such as ''[[Afterlife with Archie]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2017/03/nancy_drew_the_hardy_boys_and.html|title=Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and writer Anthony Del Col's big play in 'The Big Lie'|website=Oregonlive.com|date=9 March 2017}}</ref> the series is a hardboiled noir take on the characters, and finds Nancy Drew as a femme fatale-esque character helping Frank and Joe Hardy clear their names in the murder of their father, Fenton Hardy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/03/09/writers-commentary-anthony-del-col-nancy-drew-hardy-boys-big-lie-1/|title=Writer's Commentary – Anthony Del Col On Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1 – Bleeding Cool News And Rumors|website=Bleedingcool.com|date=9 March 2017}}</ref> The series received positive reviews, with praise going toward its noir-themed tone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://readingwithaflightring.weebly.com/reviews/nancy-drew-and-the-hardy-boys-the-big-lie-1|title=Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1|website=Readingwthaflightring.weebly.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/77910#2|title=AICN COMICS Reviews: ETERNAL WARRIOR! NANCY DREW & THE HARDY BOYS! X-FILES! STAR WARS! JOHN CARTER!|website=Aintitcool.com}}</ref> Del Col is set to release a sequel series ''Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew'', with Joe Eisma replacing Dell'Ederra as the artist, with the first issue set to be released in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/news.html?showNews=DFN01232087744|title=Dynamite – The Official Site {{!}} Killing Red Sonja, George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings Vol. 2, Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica, The Boys and More!|website=Dynamite.com|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comixology.com/Nancy-Drew-The-Hardy-Boys-The-Death-of-Nancy-Drew-1/digital-comic/840231?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC9pdGVtU2xpZGVy|title=Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew #1 – Comics by comiXology|website=Comixology.com|access-date=2020-04-06}}{{dead link|date=February 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> From June to October 2018, Dynamite released another series titled ''Nancy Drew'', written by [[Kelly Thompson]] and art by Jenn St-Onge. The series follows Nancy as she returns to Bayport after receiving a mysterious letter. She is joined by her friends Bess Marvin, George Fayne, and the Hardy Boys to solve the mystery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513026737501011|title=Dynamite® Nancy Drew #1|website=Dynamite.com|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?CAT=DF-Nancy_Drew|title=Dynamite® Nancy Drew|website=Dynamite.com|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> The series was released as a trade paperback titled ''Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom'' in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comixology.com/Nancy-Drew-The-Palace-of-Wisdom/digital-comic/745888?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9Db2xsZWN0ZWRFZGl0aW9ucw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909121719/https://www.comixology.com/Nancy-Drew-The-Palace-of-Wisdom/digital-comic/745888?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9Db2xsZWN0ZWRFZGl0aW9ucw|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2021|title=Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom – Comics by comiXology|website=Comixology.com|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref>
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