Before we begin even considering a review of a game, there are a few things the reviewer must do. As bizarre as it seems, the reviewer must read at least 2 other reviews of the game, preferriably from IGN or Gamespot. This is to be sure nothing is missed during the reviewers time playing the game. Secondly, the reviewer is required to have at least finished the game from beginning to end while examining all features, or played at least 100 hours of the game while examining all features.
In the future, we hope to add 2 addiational features to a review. One being a players review. Second being, a reader can rate the review. This will help others see if the game review by the reviewer can be trusted or not.
Now let's move forward to the review process,
First we list the important information about the game along side 3 slideshow photos from gamespot. Such as publisher, developer, number of players, etc. This is then followed by a list of game extras.
We then begin writing how review of the game. When writing the review, we try and write it with 5 subjects in mind: The Story, Features, Gameplay, Ingenuity, and Lasting Appeal...
From there, we move on to scoring the game. There are 10 things we judge with a rate on a scale of 1-10 in 1.0 increments when reviewing a game. These things are: Presentation, Graphics, Textures, Depth, Control, Options, Sound, Orginality/Improvement, Fun Factor, and Replay Value...
- Presentation covers the introduction, the story, the ability to grab our attention, and overall theme of the game.
- Graphics covers the game's visuals on the shapes, lighting, and colors. This does not include textures...
- Textures covers the game's visuals ondensions on objects and colors. This does not include graphics...
- Depth covers the games ability tp draw you in, size of the worlds, complexity, ingeunity, and length of time it would take to finish the game.
- Control covers the game's control over characters and objects, as well as the game's learning curve.
- Options covers the game's flexability, adjustments, open-end options, and settings options. Options rating often recives a higher score for supporting the option of playing custom soundtracks during gameplay.
- Sound covers the games music and sound effects. Sound often recieves higher scores for supporting 5.1 surround sound.
- Orginality/Improvement covers how orginal the game is on everything but game-type and options. This does cover things such as story-line, first-timers, and how "new" the game appears. Improvement covers the game's upgrade from the the previous version of the game.
- Fun Factor covers how enjoyiable the overall game is. This is pretty much self-explanitory.
- Replay Value covers how often, or how much of the game you play, before getting tired of playing the same old thing. Replay Value often recives higher scores if it supports system link, or xbox live.
All scores are then averaged, but does not result in the final score. The final score is a score from 1-10 in .5 increments decided by the reviewer. The reason for this is, is to try and get a better over-all idea about the game. We do it this way so that unlike most other reviews, it isn't written based on all the bad things about a good game and all the good things about a bad game...
After that, we then write a small score summary stating why we certain scores that most poeple would ask "why?".
Next, we make a final statement each on the PROS and CONS of the game. The "pros" covers the highlight of the game, while the "cons" covers what was the downfall about the game.
Finally, we make our final verdict, which is a grade score and should help you decide if you want to buy, rent, or burn the game or not. Starting from highest to lowest:
- AAA - a classic.
- A - a must buy.
- B - rent before you buy.
- C - stick with renting.
- D - for unusual gamers only.
- F - a joke.
This grade score will be followed by a "hype" rate in which we thought was properly matched to the game at the time of the review. This really has no review value. However, it will still help you make your decision on buying the game or not. The three levels of hype we rate a game are: "Under-Hyped", "Hyped", or "Over-Hyped".
Halo, WWF RAW
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