Warnings at Waverly Academy
Encyclopedia
Warnings at Waverly Academy is the 21st installment in the Nancy Drew
video game series created by Her Interactive
. It is preceded by Ransom of the Seven Ships
and followed by Trail of the Twister
. The story is based on Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
#158, The Curse of the Black Cat, set in a fictional exclusive girl's prep school on the East Coast
. The game runs on Microsoft Windows
and is rated E for everyone.
. Some of the students have been receiving threats by someone who signs themselves the "Black Cat". Nancy dives into the world of clique
-conscious teenage girls to solve the mystery. She is soon informed that only girls on the second floor have been receiving threats. The girls on this floor are all in the running for Valedictorian
, a coveted position and a very big deal for those in the running. It's not long before Nancy realizes there's more to Waverly than meets the eye. Nancy discovers Rita Hollowell's journal and finds out that this Edgar Allan Poe
fan may have hidden a treasure within the walls of the Academy itself. Nancy must find out whether someone is trying to scare Waverly's residents in order to keep the treasure for themselves, or if the race for Valedictorian has turned cutthroat.
Isabella 'Izzy' Romero: Izzy is the most popular girl in Waverly, even though none of the other suspects seem to like her. Izzy is also Leela Yadev's roommate. Izzy doesn't like them either, especially Corine. Although she is student body president, she is known as conceited and judgmental. She spends most of her time on her laptop in the library. Could she be sending the notes just to scare off the valedictorian competition?
Rachel Hubbard: Rachel is from Pittsburgh and lives on the other side of the study hall from "Becca." She has a two-faced personality and tries to rope Nancy into helping her with her web projects the minute she arrives. Rachel is another social outcast. She has a strange habit of doing a thing one day and denying it the next. She's also the only person not to receive any notes from the Black Cat. She spends most of her time on her laptop in her room, coming up with more tasks for Nancy.
Megan Vargas: Mel's roommate who had to go home because of a bad allergic reaction, an accident that occurred shortly after she received a second note from the black cat. From what little is seen of Megan, it's apparent that she doesn't like Izzy or Mel very much. Megan also thinks that Izzy is the Black Cat.
Corine Myers: Another one of Waverly's social outcasts, Corine is Nancy's roommate. She is friendly, but too eager for people to like her and her insecurity clearly shows through. She spends most of her time at her laptop writing up papers.
Leela Yadav: The energetic jock of Waverly, Leela is about as popular as Izzy. She's the school's star athlete and owns a competitive spirit; she lives to play and plays to win. She gets along fine with Megan but dislikes Izzy, Mel, and Rachel. She also thinks that Rachel Hubbard is the Black Cat. When she's not challenging Nancy to Air Hockey
or Scram, she can be found in the rec room kicking a soccer ball.
Danielle Hayes: Danielle is Corine's former roommate. She is claustrophobic. After an accident where she was locked up in a dark food closet overnight, she left Waverly Academy. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Paige Griffin: Paige is the Residential Advisor, which means she can award credits and issue demerits. Nancy may never actually see her face.
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
video game series created by Her Interactive
Her Interactive
Her Interactive is the leading mystery-maker and pioneer of fun and inspiring interactive entertainment. The company, with 24 awards to its name, designs, develops and publishes high-quality, mystery adventure games and apps, and is the world leader in the mystery games category. Her Interactive's...
. It is preceded by Ransom of the Seven Ships
Ransom of the Seven Ships
Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships is the 20th installment in the Nancy Drew video game series created by Her Interactive. It is preceded by The Haunting of Castle Malloy and followed by Warnings at Waverly Academy. It takes place in the Bahamas and is based on the Nancy Drew novel #70, The...
and followed by Trail of the Twister
Trail of the Twister
Trail of the Twister is the 22nd installment in the Nancy Drew PC game series by Her Interactive. It is preceded by Warnings at Waverly Academy and followed by Shadow at the Water's Edge. It is based on the Nancy Drew novel #155, The Mystery in Tornado Alley...
. The story is based on Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was the long-running "main" Nancy Drew series, published between 1930 and 2003. Initially, titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap, but with #57 publication switched to Simon & Schuster. Most people consider these first 56 to be the original series and consider the...
#158, The Curse of the Black Cat, set in a fictional exclusive girl's prep school on the East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
. The game runs on Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and is rated E for everyone.
Plot summary
Nancy Drew finds herself working undercover as a student, Becca Sawyer, at an exclusive girls boarding school called Waverly Academy in Upstate New YorkUpstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...
. Some of the students have been receiving threats by someone who signs themselves the "Black Cat". Nancy dives into the world of clique
Clique
A clique is an exclusive group of people who share common interests, views, purposes, patterns of behavior, or ethnicity. A clique as a reference group can be either normative or comparative. Membership in a clique is typically exclusive, and qualifications for membership may be social or...
-conscious teenage girls to solve the mystery. She is soon informed that only girls on the second floor have been receiving threats. The girls on this floor are all in the running for Valedictorian
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
, a coveted position and a very big deal for those in the running. It's not long before Nancy realizes there's more to Waverly than meets the eye. Nancy discovers Rita Hollowell's journal and finds out that this Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
fan may have hidden a treasure within the walls of the Academy itself. Nancy must find out whether someone is trying to scare Waverly's residents in order to keep the treasure for themselves, or if the race for Valedictorian has turned cutthroat.
Characters
Mel Corbalis: The resident cello-playing goth girl of Waverly, and a social misfit. She is a legacy student and was admitted to the school automatically. For the most part, she ignores everyone except Corine, with whom she gets along well. She can't stand Izzy and also thinks that Izzy is the Black Cat.Isabella 'Izzy' Romero: Izzy is the most popular girl in Waverly, even though none of the other suspects seem to like her. Izzy is also Leela Yadev's roommate. Izzy doesn't like them either, especially Corine. Although she is student body president, she is known as conceited and judgmental. She spends most of her time on her laptop in the library. Could she be sending the notes just to scare off the valedictorian competition?
Rachel Hubbard: Rachel is from Pittsburgh and lives on the other side of the study hall from "Becca." She has a two-faced personality and tries to rope Nancy into helping her with her web projects the minute she arrives. Rachel is another social outcast. She has a strange habit of doing a thing one day and denying it the next. She's also the only person not to receive any notes from the Black Cat. She spends most of her time on her laptop in her room, coming up with more tasks for Nancy.
Megan Vargas: Mel's roommate who had to go home because of a bad allergic reaction, an accident that occurred shortly after she received a second note from the black cat. From what little is seen of Megan, it's apparent that she doesn't like Izzy or Mel very much. Megan also thinks that Izzy is the Black Cat.
Corine Myers: Another one of Waverly's social outcasts, Corine is Nancy's roommate. She is friendly, but too eager for people to like her and her insecurity clearly shows through. She spends most of her time at her laptop writing up papers.
Leela Yadav: The energetic jock of Waverly, Leela is about as popular as Izzy. She's the school's star athlete and owns a competitive spirit; she lives to play and plays to win. She gets along fine with Megan but dislikes Izzy, Mel, and Rachel. She also thinks that Rachel Hubbard is the Black Cat. When she's not challenging Nancy to Air Hockey
Air hockey
Air hockey is a game for two competing players trying to score points in the opposing player's goal.-Equipment:Air hockey requires an air-hockey table, two player-held mallets, and a puck....
or Scram, she can be found in the rec room kicking a soccer ball.
Danielle Hayes: Danielle is Corine's former roommate. She is claustrophobic. After an accident where she was locked up in a dark food closet overnight, she left Waverly Academy. Her whereabouts are unknown.
Paige Griffin: Paige is the Residential Advisor, which means she can award credits and issue demerits. Nancy may never actually see her face.
Cast
- Nancy DrewNancy DrewNancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
-- Lani MinellaLani MinellaLani Minella is a voice actress who has voiced in over 500 computer and video games as well as several TV and anime series. She is best known for voicing Nancy Drew, Millie Strathorn, Loulou the Parrot and Freddie in the Nancy Drew computer games, Ivy Valentine in the Soulcalibur video game... - Mel Corbalis -- Samara Lerman
- Rachel Hubbard -- Adrienne Maclain
- Corine Myers -- Emilie Rommel
- Izzy Romero -- Khanh Doan
- Leela Yadav -- Kasey Brockwell
- Megan Vargas -- Nicole Fierstein
- Ned Nickerson -- Scott Carty
- Paige Griffin -- Charissa Bertels
- Student -- Shanna Palmer
Fatal Errors
In the Nancy Drew games, fatal errors can be done over through the second chance option.- Getting expelled by getting 15 demerits. Throughout the game, Nancy can earn demerits by pulling the fire alarm, breaking the glass of the special collections cabinet, climbing into the school's oak tree, failing to serve as Snack Shop Boss for the day, serving a teacher's snack too slowly, breaking into a classroom or another student's room during the day, or sneaking around after 11 pm and getting caught by Paige.
- Climbing the oak tree during the night after 11 pm.
- Climbing onto a wrong branch while following Casper the squirrel up the tree, causing the branch to break.
- Failing to complete the game's final puzzle in time.
Awards
In the current Nancy Drew games, awards can be earned by doing various tasks. If all awards are earned, there will be an additional blooper video at the end of the game.- All School Champ: Earned by keeping the double-take high score.
- Bibliophile: Earned by looking up a lot of book titles in the library catalog.
- Demerit Danger/Credit Cruncher: Earned by either gaining lots of demerits/lots of credits.
- Easter Egg: Earned by receiving one or both of the Easter Eggs.
- Gossip Monger: Earned by consulting the suspects about the latest rumors.
- Late Night Explorer: Earned by exploring Waverly after 11:00 p.m.
- Master Duelist: Earned by repeatedly challenging Leela.
- Musical Virtuoso: Earned by repeatedly playing the piano.
- Short Order Cook: Earned by serving as Snack Shop Boss many times.
- Shutterbug: Earned by taking lots of pictures.
- Social Butterfly: Earned by continually knocking on people's doors.
- Trivia Tamer: Earned by answering the question at the end of the game correctly.
Glitches
- If a player consults Mel on her ribbon before solving the Victorian dining puzzle, the game will not progress.
- It says that Elinor Penvylenn went there. The school must have been open in the 1600s.
Allusions
- On Mel's guitar is a sticker that says "Creepy's Corner", a corny horror record that was featured in Secret of the Old Clock (video game).
- In the rec room, there is artwork to the left of the TV that looks like Poppy Dada's artwork, who was featured in Secret of the Scarlet HandSecret of the Scarlet HandSecret of the Scarlet Hand is the sixth game in the series of Nancy Drew computer games. It is based on the book of the same name.-Plot:Nancy Drew lands an internship at The Beech Hill museum in Washington D.C, which is devoted to the Mayan culture and will soon be exhibiting a newly discovered...
, The Haunted CarouselThe Haunted CarouselThe Haunted Carousel is the eighth game in the series of the Nancy Drew computer games. These interactive games are for mystery fans age 10 and up. It was developed by Her Interactive and distributed by Infogrames...
and White Wolf of Icicle CreekWhite Wolf of Icicle CreekWhite Wolf of Icicle Creek is the sixteenth in the Nancy Drew computer game series. It is loosely based on thegames The Mystery Of The Mother Wolf and Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland , in the Nancy Drew Digest Paperback series. The game is a combination of interactive dialog, puzzles, and...
. - There is a book in the library that is the same book in Message in a Haunted MansionMessage in a Haunted MansionMessage in a Haunted Mansion is the 3rd installment in the Nancy Drew video game series by Her Interactive, and was released in 2000. It is preceded by Stay Tuned for Danger and followed by Treasure in the Royal Tower...
. - In the lost and found drawer where you can find Rachel's notebook, there is a garden gnome from The Haunting of Castle MalloyThe Haunting of Castle MalloyThe Haunting of Castle Malloy is the 19th installment in the Nancy Drew adventure game series created by Her Interactive. It is preceded by The Phantom of Venice and followed by Ransom of the Seven Ships...
and Bess' bracelet from Ransom of the Seven ShipsRansom of the Seven ShipsNancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships is the 20th installment in the Nancy Drew video game series created by Her Interactive. It is preceded by The Haunting of Castle Malloy and followed by Warnings at Waverly Academy. It takes place in the Bahamas and is based on the Nancy Drew novel #70, The... - If you enter the bathroom, Nancy Drew will sometimes make random references to previous games, such as "What was the deal with all those glass eyes?" from Legend of the Crystal SkullLegend of the Crystal SkullLegend of the Crystal Skull is the seventeenth installment in the Nancy Drew computer games series created by Her Interactive. Nancy goes to New Orleans with Bess and to check on a friend of Ned's, Henry Bolet, Jr and becomes entangled in the legend of Crystal Skull- Plot :While in New Orleans on...
, "Not nice, Dwayne. Not nice at all." from Ransom of the Seven ShipsRansom of the Seven ShipsNancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships is the 20th installment in the Nancy Drew video game series created by Her Interactive. It is preceded by The Haunting of Castle Malloy and followed by Warnings at Waverly Academy. It takes place in the Bahamas and is based on the Nancy Drew novel #70, The...
/Stay Tuned for Danger, and "Coucou want fruit." from Ransom of the Seven ShipsRansom of the Seven ShipsNancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships is the 20th installment in the Nancy Drew video game series created by Her Interactive. It is preceded by The Haunting of Castle Malloy and followed by Warnings at Waverly Academy. It takes place in the Bahamas and is based on the Nancy Drew novel #70, The... - On top of Mel's dresser next to her sampler is a goth version of the doll Naughty Tina from Last Train to Blue Moon CanyonLast Train to Blue Moon CanyonLast Train to Blue Moon Canyon is a computer game made by the company Her Interactive. The main character is a detective named Nancy Drew. She and the Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe, are going on a train ride to search for a mine owned by Jake Hurley. The game was released in September 2005...
. - The final puzzle Nancy solves after facing the culprit is a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Pit and the PendulumThe Pit and the Pendulum"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The...
". - When wandering around the upstairs hallway, Mel can be heard practicing cello from her bedroom. The three pieces she is playing are Cello Suite #1: 1st Movement- Prelude, Cello Suite #1: 4th Movement- Sarabande, and Cello Suite #3: 6th Movement- Gigue from Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
's Cello Suites. - You can search many books from past games in the library catalog.
- If you look up Bill Kessler from White Wolf of Icicle CreekWhite Wolf of Icicle CreekWhite Wolf of Icicle Creek is the sixteenth in the Nancy Drew computer game series. It is loosely based on thegames The Mystery Of The Mother Wolf and Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland , in the Nancy Drew Digest Paperback series. The game is a combination of interactive dialog, puzzles, and...
in the library catalog, you will find that he wrote a book about fish.