Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek Wii

The White Wolf of Icicle Creek Wii was the first and only Nancy Drew game to be released on the Wii and the second game to be ported to a Nintendo console.

Game Description

Follow a Trail to Hidden Secrets and Sabotage! Nancy Drew travels to the Canadian Rockies to investigate the Icicle Creek Lodge. Chantal, the owner of the lodge has asked her to uncover the culprit behind a recent string of suspicious accidents. A wolf also appears at the site of accidents and then mysteriously disappears when the police arrive. As Nancy makes her way to the lodge, an explosion rocks the night. A wolf howls mournfully in the distance. Nancy has barely set foot on the premises and already trouble is afoot! Can Nancy solve this mystery before all the guests leave and Chantal is left out in the cold?

Game Information

Available on: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: E for Everyone
PC Release Date: December 2, 2008
Release MSRP: $29.95 USD
Current MSRP: N/A
Discontinued: September 24, 2012
Number of Discs: 1
Game Abbreviation: ICE Wii
Inspired by/Based on: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Digest Paperback #164: The Mystery of the Mother Wolf

Game Specs

Wii System Requirements:

Wii console
Wii remote

Fun Facts:

This was the only Nancy Drew game ported to the Wii. It was the second Nancy Drew game to be ported to a Nintendo game console.
They used different 3D models for both Isis and the snowmobile in this game.
The cooking puzzle was drastically changed to include the Wii remote as a game mechanic. This also goes for the fishing puzzle, ice floe puzzle, and snowball fight. Puzzles such as the pyramid puzzle or fox and geese functioned the same as on the PC, but were adapted for the Wii remote.
There is a form of fast conversation in this game. When in dialogue with a character, and you have dialogue options, you can select a dialogue option to cut off the suspect and say what you want to say.
There are numerous loading screens in this game. In some instances, the game needs to load every time you take a step forward.
The inventory, task list, journal, settings, loading and saving a game, and exiting the game aren't part of the UI. Press buttons on the Wii remote to access these various pages.
There are some character lines that use alternate takes in this port that didn't make it into the PC version.
Scattered throughout the game are little photo pieces exclusive to the Wii port. Once you obtain all the pieces and put them together, it creates an image of Julius McQuade and his wolf.
This port of the game had the new version of the theme song (games 18-32) at the beginning of the game and the old version at the end. The PC version didn't have the theme song at the beginning of the game, but it did at the end.
The cover art for this port was changed from the PC version as well. There was different art behind the wolf and there was a brown colored banner behind the game logo. The SEGA and Wii logos were also placed on the cover.

Image Gallery
Characters
Walkthrough
Soundtrack
Extra

Image Gallery

Characters

Ollie Randall

The resident handyman at Icicle Creek Lodge is tired of the wolf disrupting his day and terrorizing guests. Shooting the wolf and mounting it on the wall will solve all of the resort’s problems, or so Ollie claims at least. Could he be using the wolf as a cover for his own personal agenda?

Yanni Volkstaia

This egotistical Olympic cross-country skier believes his competitors are spying on him and trying to rattle his nerves. The wolf and Nancy, Yanni says, have been sent to distract him! What is so secretive about his technique that he would like to get rid of all the guests at the lodge?

Guadalupe Comillo

A birdwatcher who knows very little about birds, but plenty about wolves. Guadalupe arrived at the lodge just as the trouble with the wolf started, and she hasn’t been frightened away yet. Is this suspect trying to scare away the other guests?

Bill Kessler

An avid ice-fisherman who would like to spend his days catching record setting Northern Pikes at the lodge. The prowling wolf has put a damper on Bill’s trip, and he wants it destroyed. Even if it means destroying Icicle Creek Lodge. Could his obsession and hatred cause him to resort to sabotage?

Lou Talbot

With his handsome features hidden behind his tousled bangs, Lou’s a world of contradictions and complexities. He’s the only one who says the wolf isn’t responsible for the sabotage, but there’s a lot more to the story that he’s not telling.