The Creature of Kapu Cave

Infobox VG| title = Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave


developer = Her Interactive
publisher = DreamCatcher
designer =
released = October 4, 2006
genre = Adventure
modes = Single player
ratings = ESRB: Everyone (E)
platforms = Windows
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"The Creature of Kapu Cave" is the fifteenth installment in the Nancy Drew computer game series. Loosely based on "Mystery on Maui", "Creature of Kapu Cave" puts the player in the shoes of popular detective Nancy Drew, meaning they see everything from her point of view. The game - including many different locations and characters - is solely in 3D animation.

Plot

Nancy Drew is off to Hawaii to serve as a research assistant to Dr. Quigley Kim. A devastating scourge is destroying the pineapple crop causing residents to whisper that a local research compound has awoken the legendary Kāne ‘Ōkāla. Upon arriving, she discovers the camp ravaged with Dr. Kim missing. Coincidentally, the Hardy Boys are also on the Island to complete a top secret mission surprisingly not from ATAC.

Along the way, she and the Hardy Boys will come across many tough puzzles, including making shave ice, fishing for Ulua, fertilizing plants, a story box puzzle, and snorkeling dangerous underwater currents. Players play as Nancy, Frank, or Joe, depending on stage of the game they are in. As Nancy, you can navigate a jeep through Hawaii. If you are on the junior level, and you are stuck, you can call Nancy's boyfriend Ned.

Characters

Dr. Quigley Kim -- An absent-minded scientist, Dr. Kim is studying entomology to gain fame and funding. Is she 'bugging' people for her own needs?----Frank and Joe Hardy -- Frank and Joe are in Hawaii to investigate the Mapu family. With a lucrative endorsement contract on the line for Pua, the Hardy Boys only have a few spare moments to lend Nancy a hand.----Pua Mapu -- Secretive and talented, she spends her days training to become a professional surfer. Pua also helps her dad, Big Island Mike, at the Immersion Excursion. Could she be part of an illegal operation?----Big Island Mike Mapu -- Mike Mapu runs the Immersion Excursion with the help of his daughter Pua to give tourists the "real Hawaiian experience," including fishing, stringing necklaces, and snorkeling. The way he does business is a little sketchy.----Dr. Malachi Craven -- Known for his tantrums and running the Hilihili Research compound with an iron fist, this scientist has attracted the funds of many investors. Craven keeps his work highly secretive, so no one knows what's happening in his lab. Could he be the reason the pineapples aren't doing so well?

Cast

*Nancy Drew -- Lani Minella
*Joe Hardy -- Rob Jones
*Frank Hardy -- Jonah von Spreecken
*Ned Nickerson -- Scott Carty
*Big Island Mike -- Ross Douglas
*Dr. Quigley Kim/Phone Recording -- Leslie Wadsworth
*Malachi Craven -- Dan Murphy
*Pua Mapu -- Judith Knowles
*Richard Aikens/Pawnbroker/Johnny Kuto/Yellow Suit Guard -- Don Darryl Rivera
*Gate Guard -- RFA Krolmeister
*Dr. Kim's Employer -- Anne Grant

Trivia

*Pua is the name of the Hawaiian state flower.
*The Hardy Boys look different from "Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon", due to Her Interactive hiring a new artist for the games.
*"Kapu" means "forbidden" in Hawaiian.
*This is the first game in the series in which the player can control someone other than Nancy with the exception of playing as Frank Hardy for a small part in "Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon".
*As a glitch, after you look at Dr. Craven's organizer, after he's awake and back at his station, you can still look at it without him getting mad at you.

External links

* [http://www.herinteractive.com/prod/cre/index.shtml The Creature of Kapu Cave] by Her Interactive.