Quite a few students got 10/10 and 11/10 on the peer review exercise. I'm usually pretty generous with points on this exercise, but so many people went into so much detail that I felt it was worth a bonus.
If you're curious, you can read the following student response that earned 11/10 points.
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are two or three game review conventions that this submission executes
very well? What details from the submission support your claim that the
student has done a good job in those areas? |
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The
author, like all good game review authors, describes the play mode in a
brief paragraph. "Play mode begins with Indy and Sapito outside a
Peruvian cave where the Golden Idol is retrieved." The author related
the video game to the movie to Lego toys. "Indiana Jones is one of the
biggest movie franchises of our time, so it was fitting for Lucasarts
and Traveler's Tale to develop a LEGO version of the movie following
the ssuccess of LEGO's Star Wars but would gamers love it or hate it as
much as Indy hates snakes?" The author discusses the graphics of the
game. "The game's graphics are simple; well it is built by LEGOs after
all." |
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If
this were your submission, what are two things you would do to make it
better meet the criterion of a good game review, and why? Be
constructive, and specific -- what are the criteria that could be
improved, and how might your peer go about improving them? |
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If
it were my submission, I would definetly add more detail. I feel that
the article lacks this. When discussing the graphics of the game give
specific areas and describew them. You are writing for an audience who
may or may not know who Indiana Jones is. The next thing I would do to
spice up the article is define the playmode a bit better. The author
touches on this as they talk about "switching characters" and getting
to the end of the game. One thing a good game review does is discusses
the playmode of a game. Buyers read these things before going out and
purchasing a game. I know because I do it all the time. The review is
good, but stick to one name that the main character goes by. You gave
three---Indy, Dr. Jones, and Indiana. I think that may confuse the
reader. You started the review with a quote why not end with a quote.
What is said in the end of the game? If I may make another suggestion,
I would go back and play the game again, then look at what you wrote.
How accurate is it the second time around? Definetly provide more
detail and some other peoples opinions on the game. |
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What
questions do you have about this game, or the author's approach? If you
encountered this article in an online forum, or ran into the author in
an informal setting, what would you want to talk about? |
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Is
the Star Wars LEGO video game similar to Indiana Jones? They are both
designed by Lucasarts. You mention completing the first movie. There
were a few sequels to the series. Did you get to all of them? What
options are offered in the game? I would touch upon the basics of the
game. For instance, when you turn the game on, what happens? Do you get
to develop your character? Can you go through a portal and go into
another section of the game? I recently played a game where I had no
clue what I was doing. If a game reviewe would have talked about what
ocurrs at the beginning of it, I would not have had the problems I did.
Sometimes entering a game is much harder than completing it. | |
