Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

The Deadly Device was the twenty-seventh game to release in the Nancy Drew Adventure game series.

Game Description

An Elusive Killer Shocks a High-Tech Lab!
Fear lingers in a remote laboratory after a physicist’s suspicious demise. A police investigation resulted in nothing except a case as cold as the secretive personalities and steel walls that enshroud a top-secret Tesla-inspired facility. That’s why the lab owner asked you, as detective Nancy Drew, to expose the terrifying truth about The Deadly Device!

Game Information

Available on: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10. OS X 10.5.8 Leopard/10.6.6 Snow Leopard/10.7 Lion/10.8 Mountain Lion or higher but will not run on Mojave or Catalina.
ESRB: E10+ for Everyone 10+
PC/Mac Release Date: October 23, 2012
Release MSRP: $19.99 USD
Current MSRP: $19.99 USD
Number of Discs: 1
Game Abbreviation: DED
Game Color Code: 00B4C4
Inspired by/Based on: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Digest Paperback #165: The Crime Lab Case and Nancy Drew On Campus #22: In and Out of Love

Game Specs

PC System Requirements:

1.5 GHz or greater Pentium 4 or equivalent class CPU
512 MB of RAM
3 GB or more of hard drive space
128 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible graphics video card
16-bit DirectX compatible sound card
4x DVD drive
Mouse and Speakers

Mac System Requirements:

Intel processor
512 MB RAM
3 GB or more hard drive space
Intel GMA X3100, ATI X1600, NVIDIA 7300 graphics card or better
4x DVD drive
Keyboard and mouse
Internet connection the first time the game is launched
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac)
This game will not run on Mojave or Catalina.

Fun Facts:

This was the second game to feature Deirdre Shannon and the first game to have her as a phone contact instead of a physical character.
Niko Jovic was voiced by former 3D artist Josh Crandall and modeled after Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Josh Crandall bought a Christmas sweater similar to the one that Niko wears after the game came out.
The voice of Gray Cortright (Mark Dodson) was also one of the voices in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. He played Salacious Crumb, the Kowakian monkey-lizard who is always sitting and laughing with Jabba the Hutt.
Jovic Tech (Niko's technology company) creates a few devices that show up in later games such as the EMP reader in Ghost of Thornton Hall.
The mini-game Aggregation that can be played in the lounge was originally supposed to be included in Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED. However, due to time constraints it was shelved and fully finished in time for this game to release.
Some of the actual Lua code for The Deadly Device can be viewed on Ellie's computer.
The background on Ellie's computer is a foreshadow to the next game in the series: Ghost of Thornton Hall.
The art piece hanging on the wall in the research office is the finished slider puzzle from gates of The Haunting of Castle Malloy.
Rachel Vaughn, a Nancy Drew fan who passed away at 17 due to kidney cancer, was honored in this game by making her Ellie's in-game cousin. HeR Interactive dedicated Tomb of the Lost Queen to Rachel and continued her legacy in The Deadly Device.
During the closing letter of the game, Nancy talks about the fight between Mason and Gray. An image of them fighting in the expo center from Shadow at the Water's Edge is shown.
Nancy's pillow cases feature the Koko Kringle design. Little Jackalope convinced the artist who designed the room to change Nancy's pillow case to that artwork instead of the original art that was being used as an Easter egg for the fans.
HeR Interactive held a contest during the pre-order period for this game in which the prize was being able to choose the location for The Shattered Medallion.
This was the first game to use the trophy-style meta awards at the end of the game. This style continued for the next 5 games before being changed again in Midnight in Salem.
Victor Lossett was visually based off of Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane/The Iron Monger in Iron Man (2008).
Whenever you purchase this game digitally from HeR Interactive's online store, you will get the Bonus Edition of the game.

Image Gallery
Characters
Walkthrough
Soundtrack
Extra

Image Gallery

Characters

Ellie York

Ellie York works the night shift in the research department. She is a little evasive and does not get along well with Mason, which drove her to work opposite shifts. While appearing genuinely shaken, her actions after Niko’s death seem to indicate that she could be hiding something.

Gray Cortright

Gray Cortright is the head of security and knows the security system well. Not the friendly type, he comes across as a little intimidating and is not forthcoming while being questioned. His knowledge and unrestricted access to all areas provide plenty of opportunity for sneaking around unnoticed.

Mason Quinto

Mason Quinto is the smart, driven and arrogant senior lab assistant. He likes structure and perfection, and values his work. Unlike Niko, Mason believes in proprietary rights. How far will he go to get the credit for his work that he thinks he deserves?

Ryan Kilpatrick

Ryan Kilpatrick is the tech geek girl and has built and modified several parts of the lab. Her knowledge of the Tesla coil makes her a prime suspect. Is her nice girl image genuine or an act?

Victor Lossett

Victor Lossett is the co-owner of the lab and has hired you to solve the cold case murder. Eager for the case to be solved, he pushes Nancy to find the culprit. Niko’s work and name appear to be very important to him, but there could be more to this mystery than meets the eye.

Deirdre Shannon

Deirdre Shannon returns as a phone friend to assist Nancy in her investigation. Though the girls grew up together, she’s never really been a fan of Nancy’s, but helping her out could mean a better grade in her criminology class back in the girls’ hometown of River Heights.

Frank and Joe Hardy

Frank and Joe Hardy are available by phone to once again assist Nancy in her investigation. As big fans of Nikola Tesla, they are eager to hear about the case and to help in any way they can.

Niko Jovic

Rumor in the scientific community was that leading physicist Niko Jovic had discovered the secret to wireless energy transfer. But before he could release his findings to the world, he was found murdered. Like Tesla, Niko was clever yet secretive. Could someone be looking for what he left behind?