Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill (Video Game 1998) Poster

(1998 Video Game)

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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • The main plot of the game is that a character was murdered at a high school. There is discussion of the killing throughout the game, including talk of how he was brutally beat then pushed down a flight of stairs.
  • In one part of the game, the culprit rigs a boiler to explode, and if the player does not reset the boiler, it will explode.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Strong for a game directed towards pre-teens.
  • It is mentioned several times that a character stole and took steroids from a drug depot to improve his athletics. This is believed that be a major part of the game's plot.
  • We briefly see a character smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • In one part of the game, if the player does not fix a gas leak, it will blow up a diner. In another part of the game, the culprit has rigged a boiler to blow up, and if the player does not reset the boiler, it will blow up a high school.
  • The ending of the game is also very dark and violent and may disturb younger viewers.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • At the finale of the game, we see Daryl Gray and Mitch Dillon fighting with each other. Mitch pulls out a gun and shoots Daryl in the arm (some animated blood is visible), then Connie Watson kicks Mitch in the head, followed by Mitch recovering and knocking Connie out. Nancy Drew then picks up Mitch's gun and points it at him, causing him to surrender.

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