The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the Tracks

Treasure on the Tracks is the only Hardy Boys game made by HeR Interactive.

Available on: Nintendo DS
ESRB: E for Everyone
PC Release Date: September 1, 2009
Release MSRP: $19.99 USD
Current MSRP: N/A
Discontinued: 2013
Number of Cartridges: 1
Game Abbreviation: HBDS1
Inspired by/Based on: N/A, original story

Game Description: Recover Royal Treasure on the Rails in Europe!
You, as the Hardy Boys, are invited on board the Royal Express traveling from Paris to St Petersburg to follow the mysterious trail of the Romanov Family treasure. Take a ride on the Royal Express to track down the lost clues of the Royal family in the great cities of Europe!
Nintendo System Requirements: Nintendo DS

Fun Facts:

This is the only Hardy Boys game HeR Interactive has ever released. They've featured Frank and Joe in a few of their games, but this is their first and only standalone Hardy Boys game.
This is the only game HeR Interactive has made solely for a Nintendo console. They've ported Message in a Haunted Mansion and The White Wolf of Icicle Creek to Nintendo consoles, but this was the first one designed specifically for a Nintendo console.
Pretty much the whole game was outsourced including the artwork and music.
This game did not have a strategy guide.
A company called SomaTone Interactive Audio created the score for this game. They also did the original soundtrack for Warnings at Waverly Academy.
This game takes place at the same time as Trail of the Twister.

Hardy Boys Microsite

As a promo for the game, HeR Interactive created a microsite that acted as an interactive map of Europe. It featured the locations for Paris, Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, and St. Petersburg. When you clicked on each location, it would bring up more information about what can be done there.
*The website is no longer functional as Adobe Flash has been discontinued.
Check out the site here: https://web.archive.org/web/20100424042320/https://www.treasureonthetracks.com/

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Characters

The Hardy Boys

Famed amateur detectives, the team consists of Frank and Joe Hardy. Joe is easily excitable and more spontaneous while Frank prefers to calculate a method of solving the mystery and relies mostly on logic. Together they need to discover what others before them have failed to find.

Samantha Quick

A mysterious ally. She’s secretive and shadowy and shows up when she’s least expected. A modern day Robin Hood to some and a dangerous criminal to others. When she’s around, expect adventure.

Baron Von Ekartsburg

Although German, the Baron has long claimed to be blood-related to the Romanovs, and wants to stake his claim to the fortune by finding it. He believes he will find the treasure by performing ‘magic.’ But is he using these tricks to distract others from the truth?

Carol Stephenson-Hughes

An authority on the Romanov Family, Carol was invited to try to focus on the historical aspects of the mystery. To her, the answers lie in analyzing the historical facts. Is this historian telling the truth, or does she have something darker in her past?

Alexey Konstantinov

A brilliant and intense Art Scholar, Alexey is onboard to provide the ‘final word’ on the paintings, decipher them once and for all, and of course develop his rapidly growing fan base! Does he just want fame or is he really trying to help find lost history?

Isabelle DuPont

Isabelle feels that her destiny is linked to the Romanov Family. Of course, no-one believes her… Working as a waitress on the Royal Express she must prove that she was meant for a different life. Is she really a descendant, or will she do anything to make others believe her story?

Walkthrough

Full walkthrough coming soon!