Your Tips for Writing Game Reviews

The purpose of this assignment is twofold. First, I'd like to draw your attention to the components of a good game review.  Second, I'd like you to get some practice with your SHU weblog.  (I should have e-mailed everyone in the class with login instructions.)

1) Find an online a game review that you feel is particularly detailed and effective. ( It can be any kind of game.)

2) On your own SHU blog, write an entry in which you use your chosen review to help you identify, explain, and give examples of the components of a good game review. (You can refer to other game reviews, especially if you've written any yourself.)

3) Return to this page, and post the URL of your new blog entry. 
Make the page you just created easy for your classmates to find. Because soon you will start visiting your classmates' blogs often, you will appreciate having a convenient way to find what they've written on the assigned topic.
Just paste the URL in the comment box. The system will turn it into a clickable link.

• Make sure the URL you paste looks like this:
  
  http://blogs.setonhill.edu/YourName/2010/01/title_of_entry.php
  
  Not like this (which is too vague)
  
  http://blogs.setonhill.edu/YourName/
  
  And not like this (which is useless to a reader because it points to your editing screen)
  
  http://blogs.setonhill.edu/cgi-bin/mt/mt.cgi?__mode=view&_type=entry&blog_id=XXX
  
  
• Explain what's on the other end of the link,
  Something generic such as "Here's my homework" won't encourage anyone to follow the link and see what you have to say.
  

4) Bonus: Create a Trackback Link