On Trial: Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble

Colt: 6
First off, I love the aesthetic, flashy feathers and bold boas. The writing is clever and full of timepiece jargon. But the thrill dissipates with each elementary puzzle (Fill in the Blank, a lite form of “B.S.”) that would fit well with Windows pre-installed card games. I guess I expected Laura Bow and got Dick Tracy. Though I am still curious to see exactly how much Danger these Girls can get into.

Zak: 6
Mousechief’s Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble isn’t the typical puzzle game; actually it has elements of various genres. In the game the player builds a team of 1920’s era girls with different abilities, like an RPG, to interact with various characters in the pursuit of solving a mystery. The style of the game was unique, combining various elements with some interesting hand drawn graphics. I think the gem of the game lies with the originality and script writing, which was humorous at times. However, something kept me from loving this game. It was almost like the game tried too hard to integrate the various genres.

Peter: 7
The high school girls at the center of Dangerous High School Girls are trying to discover what’s going on in their high school. The game takes place on a board game, but your girls confront other characters through a series of minigames. Characters level up in skills like Popularity and Rebellion, which make them more effective at taunting, fibbing, flirting and exposing. The games are easy at the start, and they’d probably get repetitive as time went on. But the dialogue is sharp, so the story might be worth the hassle.

Andrew: 7
While it’s certainly true that Dangerous High School Girls In Trouble is one of the most unique games released in a long while, the gameplay doesn’t quite live up to those standards. It’s still good fun, but it’s carried solely on the back of its amazing concept, not through depth of gameplay. The mystery storyline is mostly played out in dialogue trees and minigames which, while novel, don’t quite live up to my dreams of living the life of a 1920s high school girl.