

Along with the incomprehensible character dialogue, it also fails in terms of graphics. Beyond that, its characters and dialogue make it feel more like a David Lynch movie than something you'd see on network TV.

From the closed-room feeling of the announcer's voice-over to the complete lack of visible competition, The Shattered Medallion feels nothing like the competition reality shows we're all so familiar with. It starts by putting its heroine in a ludicrously uncharacteristic setting, then fails miserably to pull off the locale. Despite the current popularity of such shows, the premise of putting Nancy Drew on one is inherently flawed, and the game repeatedly confirms this.

Is this what it's come to? The Shattered Medallion wastes the skills of the whip-smart sleuth by putting her on a ridiculous reality TV show.
