DreamCatcher Games has unveiled their First Look at their upcoming PC Game,
The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft, by releasing a few early screenshots of some of the in-game environments.
These images convey, at least in part, the artistic Direction of DreamCatcher Games' anticipated PC adventure game, The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft.
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Game Summary:
In The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft, the vault of the Spencer Mansion is robbed, and the Bayport Police call on the Hardy Boys to help tie up some loose ends, but they soon find themselves in the middle of a major criminal investigation that takes them on an adventure all over Bayport, and even into New York City. But the pieces don?t add up, and Frank and Joe find themselves embroiled in a drama of sinister proportions. Is the recent theft linked to something from the past? Can Frank and Joe find and decipher the clues in time to prevent another crime from happening?
And a few special features....
1) You play as Frank and Joe.
2) You interact with Fenton, Laura, and Chet (as well as other people).
3) You get to see the Hardy home and the Bayport Police Station.
4) You might even get to call Nancy Drew on your cell phone.
This Windows? based game is scheduled to be available in September for a retail price of just $19.99.
nice graphics
Very realistic. Looks kind of like the Nancy Drew games. Not that that's a bad thing or anything. ;D
Yeah, the artistic style is similar to the Nancy Drew games.
Very nice! :)
I have now attached some larger. high resolution images to the first post. You may click on any of the screenshots for a larger version.
Looks good to me.
I have also added a summary of the plot/story as well as some aspects/features of the game at the bottom of the original post.
Very cool! I can't beleive it's coming out in september, just in time for my birthday! ;D
I'm impressed. The graphics are really good looking. I hope the game sells well.
Most of you may know this already but I though I'd through it out there, anyway, according to IGN the game will be released on September 23.
But now I read on justadventure.com (http://www.justadventure.com/Upcoming_Releases/HardyBoys/HardyBoys.shtm) that it wont come out until mid-October. But I think IGN is likely the right one of the two.
I think the game looks pretty cool, but I'm not sure if I like the people who play the Hardy Boys voices.. :-\
I don't really care, considering it's just their voice.
''The Hardy Boys: Hidden Theft'' is currently being showcased on DreamCatcher Interactive's home page (http://www.dreamcatchergames.com/).
Hey, I was just reading on the the official site that you can use your cell phone (in the game) to call Nancy Drew. I think it was in the Blackwood Manor Nancy Drew game where you could use your cell phone to call the Hardy Boys. That's going to be very nice tip of the hat to the older series.
The game rating is up at the official site. The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft will be rated "Everyone 10+ for Mild Blood and Mild Violence".
So The Hardy Boys series will have a higher rating then Nancy Drew's "Everyone"
BTW, it doesn't look like a trailer is going to be releasd - the games out in less then 16 days.
Quote from: SDLagent on September 02, 2008, 02:00:24 AM
The game rating is up at the official site. The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft will be rated "Everyone 10+ for Mild Blood and Mild Violence".
So The Hardy Boys series will have a higher rating then Nancy Drew's "Everyone"
BTW, it doesn't look like a trailer is going to be releasd - the games out in less then 16 days.
It's too bad that they didn't release a Demo.
Anyone know if there are any plans for a Canadian release. The game is still only being listed on Amazon.com and not Amazon.ca, and it still says that Amazon will only ship to the US.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on September 02, 2008, 06:53:38 PM
Anyone know if there are any plans for a Canadian release. The game is still only being listed on Amazon.com and not Amazon.ca, and it still says that Amazon will only ship to the US.
I have no idea, Tom. :-\
But maybe one of us can send it to you when it comes out! :D
Yeah, I don't now why they aren't releasing it in Canada. The original press release said these games would be coming out world-wide.
Well, I can't even access the Dreamcatchers website and so I can't even see if Canadians can order the game from there.
Hmmm, I can't either. Last time I checked the game wasn't even in their store though!
The release date has been pushed back into late September. No new date has been announced yet (maybe announced this week though).