The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft

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The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft
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North American Windows cover art
Developer(s) XPEC Entertainment
Publisher(s) The Adventure Company
Producer(s) Mike Adams
Composer(s) Joshua R. Mosley
Platform(s) PC, Wii
ReleaseSeptember 30, 2008 (Windows)
September 29, 2009 (Wii)
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player [1]

The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft (originally to be titled The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure) is the first title in The Hardy Boys PC game series created by JoWood Productions and The Adventure Company. It was based on The Tower Treasure , the first book in the book series. The game was released September 30, 2008. [2] A sequel was made called The Hardy Boys: The Perfect Crime; this Hidden Object game was critically panned. [3]

Contents

Plot summary

The Spencer Mansion vault is robbed, and the Bayport Police call on brother detectives Frank and Joe Hardy for help. They soon find themselves in the middle of a major criminal investigation that takes them out of their hometown, Bayport, and into New York City. But the pieces don't add up, and Frank and Joe become embroiled in a drama of sinister proportions, and begin to suspect the recent theft is somehow linked to something from the past. [4]

Critical reception

Just Adventure gave the game a B+. [5]

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References

  1. "Game page for The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure on PC at Video Game Generation". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  2. "JoWooD and The Adventure Company Bring The Hardy Boys to PC – PC News". Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  3. "The Hardy Boys: The Perfect Crime for Windows (2009) MobyRank - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  4. Press Release at The Hardy Boys Encyclopedia
  5. "The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft Review: Just Adventure - Reviews Walkthroughs and AdventureNews!". 2008-12-19. Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2017-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)