Game: Blue Madonna: A Carol Reed Mystery

Carol Reed is back. It's been nearly a year since the amateur sleuth's last adventure, Black Circle, but she's hot on the trail of a new mystery in Blue Madonna. The game maintains the series' trademarks, including a photographic visual style and action free gameplay. This makes the narrative a huge part of the appeal for the game, but, unfortunately, Blue Madonna fails when it comes to presenting an engaging story. It starts out interesting enough, but quickly reveals itself to be nothing more than a plodding fetch quest.