Nancy Drew: The Shattered Medallion

Developer(s)	Her Interactive
Publisher(s)	Her Interactive
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows Mac OS X
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

The Shattered Medallion is the 30th installment in the Nancy Drew point-and-click adventure game series by Her Interactive. The game is available for play on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X platforms. It has an ESRB rating of E for moments of mild violence. Players take on the first-person view of fictional amateur sleuth Nancy Drew and must solve the mystery through interrogation of suspects, solving puzzles, and discovering clues. There are two levels of gameplay, Amateur and Master sleuth modes, each offering a different difficulty level of puzzles and hints, however neither of these changes affect the actual plot of the game. The game is loosely based on a book entitled, Real Fake (2007).

Plot

Nancy and her friend George end up winning a spot on a reality television show in New Zealand called Pacific Run, in which the contestants complete physical challenges to get five pieces of a medallion. The eccentric Sonny Joon has hijacked production of the show, which is spiraling out of control as certain contestants are being favored and dangerous missions are being assigned. While competing in a challenge, George is seriously injured and Nancy's other friend Bess must step in to take her place. Nancy, George, and Bess must investigate the incident that caused George's injury as well as why Sonny took charge of the show and what he really plans to do with it.

Development

Characters

• Nancy Drew (Lani Minella) – Nancy is an eighteen-year old amateur detective from the fictional town of River Heights in the United States. She is the only playable character in the game, which means the player must solve the mystery from her perspective.
• George Fayne (Sofia Rybin) – Nancy's sporty, competitive best friend and Bess's cousin. She is Nancy's teammate on Pacific Run. She is excited to share upcoming challenges as a member of Team Tui.
• Bess Marvin (Jennifer Pratt) – Nancy's pretty, blonde best friend and George's cousin. Although she is not officially on Team Tui as a contestant, she has come along to support and encourage Nancy and George on this adventure.
• Kiri Nind (Shiromi Arserio) – Team Tawaki's Kiri Nind is an intense competitor, but she seems to be an old pro when it comes to reality television. She's got a reputation for being very brutal, but she does seem to understand that the competition is just a game. Off camera she seems nice and may be willing to forge an alliance with Nancy.
• Patrick Dowsett (Beau Prichard) – This former rugby star player has the athletic ability to bring his team to an easy victory, but his head just isn’t in the game.
• Leena Patel (Kira Lauren) – Leena Patel, the other member of Team Kea, is a bossy overachiever. She is smart and skilled in solving puzzles, and is a stickler for the rules.
• Sonny Joon (Jamal Fahim) – After years of following his trail, you finally get to meet Sonny Joon! As part of Pacific Run’s production team, he can influence the show results. Could his quirky personality be hiding mischievous goals?

Phone Contacts

• Jamila El Dine (Sofia Rybin) - Jamila is a skilled Egyptologist and archaeologist whom Nancy became acquainted with in Tomb of the Lost Queen. Nancy calls Jamila to get background information about Sonny.

Additional voice work was performed by Carol King and Leilani Berinobis.

Gameplay

Fatal Errors

In each of the games, there are different points where Nancy can make "fatal errors." These points are usually when she blows her cover as a detective or gets seriously injured. At such points, the game will stop and give the player the option to try again before the fatal error occurred. If the player doesn't wish to retry, then the game is over.

• Getting crushed in a landslide
• Getting crushed by the falling décor in Puzzle Palace
• Causing the mines to collapse by mining in the wrong area
• Drowning by not returning to the observatory when the sub warning signal goes off
• Crashing into the stalactites while rafting by not following Sonny's directions
• After hearing Kiri talk while in the earthquake simulator, try it again and don't go underneath the table. It will go out of control and the lamp will hit Nancy.
• Letting Kiri win the sudden death challenge.

Gameplay Awards

Awards are given at the end of the game for completing special tasks that have no effect on the actual plot, such as locating items, answering trivia questions, and performing all the possible actions in an area:

• Big Spender: For spending those hard won points.
• Card Agon': For playing the cards to win.
• Compassionate: For being a friend to a friend in need.
• Dive Master: For traversing the underwater world.
• Egged: For discovering a hidden secret.
• Explorer: For becoming a paddle expert.
• Gamer: For being a board game connoisseur.
• High Scorer: For finishing on a high note.
• Spoiler Free: For not using any spoilers.
• Super Fan: For getting to really know the competition.
• Survivor: It's a shaky world, which you survived.
• Trivia Tamer: For acing the final test.
• Charmed (Bonus Edition Only): For finding all the charms.

References to Previous Games

• Jamila El Dine is a returning character from Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen.
• Sonny Joon has been referenced in many of the previous games, including Secret of the Scarlet Hand, Danger by Design, The Phantom of Venice, Ransom of the Seven Ships, The Captive Curse, and The Deadly Device.