Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel PC
Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel is another part of a series of adventure games with a young lady detective in the lead role. As the title character you were invited to Jersey to investigate a series of unfortunate accidents in Captain Cove's amusement park.
Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel Release Date PC
12August2003
developer: Her Interactive publisher: Her Interactive Official website
game language: English
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The merry-go-round at Captain’s Cove seems to have a mind of its own. Late at night, when the park is deserted, it takes off on a bizarre riderless journey. Will you be able to unravel the mysterious happenings surrounding this beautiful antique carousel?
Ride the carousel: fun or fact finding? Learn about antique carousel horses.
You, as Nancy Drew, are invited to the Jersey shore to investigate a series of mishaps at the Captain’s Cove Amusement Park. First, the lead horse was stolen from the carousel. Then the roller coaster suddenly lost power, resulting in a serious accident. Now the merry-go-round is mysteriously starting up in the middle of the night.
Search the Captain's Coves
amusement park. Take a break from your case
and play some games!
The amusement park is closed while the insurance company looks into the roller coaster accident. Nancy begins her own investigation by interviewing park employees, including office manager Joy Trent; chief engineer Ingrid Corey; security officer Harlan Bishop, and Elliot Chen, the park’s art director.
An amusement park is a big place
inside and out -- investigate everything... Can you monitor the park as closely as all this surveillance equipment?
As her search unfolds, Nancy learns about the lonely craftsman who carved the carousel horses and about the sad history of the park’s former owner, Daryl Trent. Before he died, he hid puzzles and riddles throughout the park to reunite his daughter Joy with her past.
Here’s who she meets:
Harlan Bishop
Security guard – Oversees Captain’s Coves security system.
- Recently hired to work at Captain’s Cove.
- Helpful, efficient, good at his job
- Evasive at times
- Doesn’t have a theory about the carousel
haunting or the sabotage
Ingrid Corey
Chief Engineer - Maintains and manages all the rides at Captain’s Cove
- Knows her stuff
- Is interested in holistic medicine
- Tends to be forgetful
- Believes the park is cursed
Elliott Chen
Art Direction – Responsible for all the visual components at Captain’s Cove
- Familiar and skilled with all art media
- Interested in contemporary culture
- Procrastinator
- Has no theory on what is happening at the park
Joy Trent
Office manager and jack-of-all-trades.
- Recently hired to work at Captain’s Cove
- Her father was a business partner of Captain’s Cove
- Chews pens and pencils
- Believes the new owner is behind the haunting
Only after solving a series of challenging puzzles and avoiding several deadly traps, does Nancy discover the truth behind the haunted carousel.
Last updated on 10 December 2007
Game mode: single player
Media type: 1 CD
Age restrictions Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel: Good for all ages.
Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel System requirements
PC / Windows
- Recommended:
- Pentium III 500 MHz
- 256MB RAM
- 64MB graphic card
- 300 MB HDD