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Willpower wrote:

Plastic Toad with Save The Mushrooms

Scripts (Programming) 10/10
Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) 9/10
Sounds (Sound Effects, Music)  8/10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) 8/10
Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) 8/10
Original (Remix?) 9/10
Effort (Lots, Little) 8/10
Surprises (Keep You Playing, New/ Plot Twists) 9/10
Complexity (Easy, Hard) 7/10
Controls (Effective, Easy, Instructions) 9/10

TOTAL: 85/100

EXCELLENT GAME!

What a cool idea and a great score, the only thing that let it down was the complexity- it was a bit too hard with the mushrooms taking time to reload. Other than that what an idea. Well Done  smile

Thanks!! The reload thing most people have suggested; maybe I'll do it in the sequel!

Willpower wrote:

Scratcher5000 with Pilot Ace 3D

Scripts (Programming) 9/10
Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) 7/10
Sounds (Sound Effects, Music) 9/10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) 8/10
Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) 9/10
Original (Remix?) 9/10
Effort (Lots, Little) 10/10
Surprises (Keep You Playing, New/ Plot Twists) 9/10
Complexity (Easy, Hard) 9/10
Controls (Effective, Easy, Instructions) 9/10

TOTAL: 87/100

GREAT GAME!!

What a game and it was all going so well and it looked likecthis game might rate in the 90's until i could not pass level 2 because of a glitch. You keep on moving but your not going anywhere if you know what I mean. On the bits that I could play I loved it.Well Done 

Yeah, I sort of stopped programming at level 2 so there isn't anything after it. Sorry 

Can you review mine? It probably isn't good right now, but I'm doing a comparison review. The next one is in current development. http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/UnknownGlaze/2340183

Borrego6165 with Generation 4001 (2nd numbers are the differences from one)

Scripts (Programming) 10/10, 10/10
Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) 9.5/10, 10/10
Sounds (Sound Effects, Music) 9/10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) 10/10
Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) 9/10, 10/10
Original (Remix?) 9/10
Effort (Lots, Little) 10/10
Surprises (Keep You Playing, New/ Plot Twists) 8/10, 9/10
Complexity (Easy, Hard) 8/10
Controls (Effective, Easy, Instructions) 10/10

TOTAL: 95/100

ALMOST PERFECT GAME!!

You are top of the old leaderboard again- I used the old one for convieniance. I love the night time graphics and the way everything lights up. I also like all the buildings that appear- i was worried when there was just HU (or whatever it is for house) Well Done 

Willpower wrote:

EP Ninja with Adventure Of The Sprite

Scripts (Programming) 10/10
Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) 10/10
Sounds (Sound Effects, Music)  8/10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) 10/10
Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) 9/10
Original (Remix?) 10/10
Effort (Lots, Little) 10/10
Surprises (Keep You Playing, New/ Plot Twists) 9/10
Complexity (Easy, Hard) 8/10
Controls (Effective, Easy, Instructions) 9/10

TOTAL: 94/100

ALMOST PERFECT GAME!

Sorry Zparx you have been pipped at the post! What a cool idea, a story about a sprite in a scratch project. Cool battle ideas and as you can see I don't really have a big negative. Well Done 

Wow, thanks. That's a really good review result. Thanks! Glad you liked it!

Borrego6165 wrote:

Willpower wrote:

Borrego6165 with Generation 4001 (2nd numbers are the differences from one)

Scripts (Programming) 10/10, 10/10
Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) 9.5/10, 10/10
Sounds (Sound Effects, Music) 9/10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) 10/10
Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) 9/10, 10/10
Original (Remix?) 9/10
Effort (Lots, Little) 10/10
Surprises (Keep You Playing, New/ Plot Twists) 8/10, 9/10
Complexity (Easy, Hard) 8/10
Controls (Effective, Easy, Instructions) 10/10

TOTAL: 95/100

ALMOST PERFECT GAME!!

You are top of the old leaderboard again- I used the old one for convenience. I love the nighttime graphics and the way everything lights up. I also like all the buildings that appear- i was worried when there was just HU (or whatever it is for house) Well Done 

YIPEE!!! and I would just like to thank the people of Scratch Team and Willpower, and I have a message for the other hard working contestants: neh neh neh neh neh!

That makes you top on both the old leaderboards- you now need a new project to get top of this one!!

UnknownGlaze with The Elder Scrolls War

As the game is unfinished and you can't play much of it, I will do a small review. The menu's at the start were a bit confusing and I ended up playing the dragon vs robot battle but i am not really sure how. I hope you will put instructions on how to play when the game is finished because I had to work out which buttons to press myself to make them battle. Good luck with the rest of it 

Borrego6165 wrote:

May I suggest this as the new critera:

Game Design /10
""On this line talk about addictiveness, and whether the game design wanted to keep you playing as well as how much you enjoyed how fun it was. If it is a platformer which uses unique levels such as using unique traps or items to collect that would come under Originality.
Originality /10
""On this line talk about whether the idea is original. Just because you've never heard of something like it does not make it original, as when you look into it the game could be pretty much a copy of many other games. Also, a platformer may not sound different, but if it has special characters and the levels have unique obstacles which do not appear often then why not give them extra points for turning an old idea into something fresh? So sometimes a game maybe an old idea that's been made fresh or a new idea that was inspired from other games.
Ease Of Use /5
""On this line talk about the usefulness (or lack of) tutorials, as well as controls and hand comfort during games. Did you have to stay in a weird position to play the game?
Difficulty Balance /5
""On this line talk about whether it was too hard, too easy or if there were options to change the difficulty. Remember, even if there are options does not mean it gets a perfect score. An easy option may still be too hard and complicated and the expert option may still be easy. Also, if there's only two options and there is a huge leap between the two, perhaps a middle one would be an improvement to offer. If a game has been designed well enough, it should not need any options at all. If the game is hard to work out or use, the Ease of Use score may affect this score as well, so keep that in mind.
Graphics /5
""On this line talk about how good it looks and how smooth or still the animations were.
Sound /5
""On this line talk about whether the music was good, too repetitive or even non-existent. Also, if the game has sound effects than does it have enough? Are each of good quality?
Firing Round /10
""On here there are no descriptions, instead the creator will either get a 0 (lowest), a 1 or a 2 (highest). If they get 2 points in each, they get the full 10 points. As said before, no justification is needed. Write the number you give them in the fraction next to each heading, but leave the key so that the player knows why they got it.
Reliability /2
0 (Very Glitchy) 1 (A few glitches) 2 (Hardly any glitches)
Game Length /2
0 (Too Short) 1 (Descent Length) 2 (Long lasting or endless)
Game Pace /2
0 (Very slow or too long for it's own sake) 1 (Quite engrossing) 2 (Very well paced and fun)
Replay Value /2
0 (Would never replay/ did not want to finish it the first time) 1 (Might replay) 2 (Too good to stop!)
Programming /2
0 (Simple to make) 1 (Fairly advanced) 2 (It was very complex)
Message to the project creator: Do not be disheartened if you get 0 here, as even the simplest of games can score high in many other categories, especially ease of use and game design.

Overall Experience /50
""On this line talk about general points, and perhaps repeat the most important points from before. This is about how you enjoyed it overall, rather than a bonus points section. Usually rewards for extra features come under Originality.

TOTAL: /100

Key
0-19 I could have made that in my sleep!
20-39 Needs a lot of work.
40-59 An average project I suppose.
60-79 Quite a cool project.
80-94 Wow! It only needs a bit of tweaking.
95-100 You're the top cat!

I kind of all ready have knew criteria but I will keep all this in mind and include some of it

Borrego6165 wrote:

why how many have you reviewed with your new version?

3 ish. I'm really happy with it- it includes pretty much everything you said but in different sections which are easier for me to use.

criteria wrote:

Games and Os's:

Scripts (Programming) /10
Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) /10
Sounds (Sound Effects, Music, Required?) /10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) /10
Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) /10
Surprises (New/ Plot Twists) /10
Complexity (Controls, Hard, Easy) /10
Idea (Original, Remix?) /10
Re-Playability (Keep you playing) /10
Personal Opinion (What I really think! This is the space for comments) /10

Animations and Videos:

Scripts (Programming) /10
Bugs & Glitches (Does it run well?) /10
Music (Required?) /10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) /10
Idea (Original, Remix?) /10
Entertaining (Is it fun to watch?) /10
Understanding (Is it easy to get? Instructions) /10
Story (Characters) /10
Effects (Sound, Animation) /10
Personal Opinion (What I really think! This is the space for comments) /10

Beta's and Projects you want bug checked:

I try and find the bugs and glitches and there are no points.

also having different criteria for different types of projects means that the criteria fits them better so I don't have an Easiness category for an Animation.

Here's a review on your review:

(Your animation one seems alright so I'm not adding notes to that)

Scripts (Programming) /10 [Good!]

Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) /10 [Issue: This should be a part of Progamming, because a simple game which works well could be given the oppurtunity to get a fairly high mark in the Scripts section, but by having them separate it means that a complicated game which is very glitchy could still get 5 in the top one. Also, this makes your review very unbalanced, offering a whole 20 points for a complex and glitch-less game!]

Sounds (Sound Effects, Music, Required?) /10 [Issue: You should reduce this amount by half, otherwise a music project could get an entire 10th of their mark from here!]

Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) /10 [Issue: yet again, personally graphics are either great, above average, average, poor, or terrible. You can't really have any more than 5 points.]

Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) /10 [Good!]

Surprises (New/ Plot Twists) /10 [Issue: How could a tycoon or an endless game score on here? Only a planned game could score here, as once you've seen everything once in an endless game it just keeps coming back forever, so maybe you should stick with your Idea section.]

Complexity (Controls, Hard, Easy) /10 [Don't forget to talk about the hands! Loads of games make me move my hands from mouse to keyboard, then from one side of the keyboard to the other and yet they score well! Also, I don't think the title should be called 'Complexity', sounds like something to do with the 'Scripts' section.]

Idea (Original, Remix?) /10 [Good!]

Re-Playability (Keep you playing) /10 [Really, a whole 10 points? This would come under 'Entertaining' really.

Personal Opinion (What I really think! This is the space for comments) /10 [Good!]

That's my opinion, what'd you think?

My game has just been fully made recently, I did this part of my coursework. So this means I need comments of all types like appraisals or even criticism of any errors or glitches that you guys spot in the game. Well the game is below for you guys to test...

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/rsakoor/2791807

Thanks, all comments will be appreciated- I am impressed with this bit of the Scratch site, well I guess that I have to do the hats off for Willpower...

Borrego6165 wrote:

Here's a review on your review: My comments are in red

(Your animation one seems alright so I'm not adding notes to that)

Scripts (Programming) /10 [Good!]

Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) /10 [Issue: This should be a part of Progamming, because a simple game which works well could be given the oppurtunity to get a fairly high mark in the Scripts section, but by having them separate it means that a complicated game which is very glitchy could still get 5 in the top one. Also, this makes your review very unbalanced, offering a whole 20 points for a complex and glitch-less game!]It was originally part of programming but I found that really good scripted games with a couple of minor glitches or not very well scripted games with no glitches could get more less points than they deserve.

Sounds (Sound Effects, Music, Required?) /10 [Issue: You should reduce this amount by half, otherwise a music project could get an entire 10th of their mark from here!] By music project- if you mean a project with just music that comes under animation and video, if you mean a game project with music- there is also required and sound effects sections to this one which means that a project with just music alone will probably not get 10/10 unless there is no point of sound effects

Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) /10 [Issue: yet again, personally graphics are either great, above average, average, poor, or terrible. You can't really have any more than 5 points.] Yes but the graphics are split between stage and characters- you can have good graphics on the stage without good sprite graphics

Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) /10 [Good!]

Surprises (New/ Plot Twists) /10 [Issue: How could a tycoon or an endless game score on here? Only a planned game could score here, as once you've seen everything once in an endless game it just keeps coming back forever, so maybe you should stick with your Idea section.] I see what you are saying about the endless game and endless games would not score many points here but would a game that goes on and on and never ends- same thing again and again get many points anywhere on here? Personally I have not seen a truly endless game that repeats again and again yet on scratch, the nearest I can think of is doodle jump but that changes as you go up.

Complexity (Controls, Hard, Easy) /10 [Don't forget to talk about the hands! Loads of games make me move my hands from mouse to keyboard, then from one side of the keyboard to the other and yet they score well! Also, I don't think the title should be called 'Complexity', sounds like something to do with the 'Scripts' section.]I don't think it sounds like something from the scripts section- and I do take into account the hands because if your hands are darting everywhere then it's not going to be very easy to play

Idea (Original, Remix?) /10 [Good!]

Re-Playability (Keep you playing) /10 [Really, a whole 10 points? This would come under 'Entertaining' really. Re-Playability and entertaining are seperate because something can be fun and entertaining but you wouln't want to play it again and again- re-playability is more about addictiveness

Personal Opinion (What I really think! This is the space for comments) /10 [Good!]

That's my opinion, what'd you think?why the sudden intrest with the reviewing criteria?? Even with the changes that you are suggesting people will get the same sort of points as shown by the changes in criteria that have happened. I am not disregarding your suggestions but in the end there would not be much difference

AgentRoop wrote:

Willpower wrote:

Agent Roop with Little Green Man (missed it yesterday) First project with new criteria- that means your in the lead!!

Scripts (Programming) 10/10
Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) 10/10
Sounds (Sound Effects, Music, Required?) 7/10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) 7/10
Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) 7/10
Surprises (New/ Plot Twists) 8/10
Complexity (Controls, Hard, Easy) 7/10
Idea (Original, Remix?) 8/10
Re-Playability (Keep you playing) 7/10
Personal Opinion (What I really think! This is the space for comments) 7/10
All in all a great game- i was amazed when I looked at the scripts and found that the background at the start and the two buttons were the same sprite. I liked the game but it is one of those games where if you play it a lot it gets repetitive.
Total- 78/100

I don't want to be rude, but I think my project deserves more than a 78. Here are some things I'd like to say about each category: my comments are in red, i agree with some things you said and disagree with some others- A 78 is in no means a rubbish score especially with this new system where I am judging less leniantly than before and not bypassing errors. Changes I have made are at the bottom.

Scripts: Of course the programming is great because it's a 1s1s platformer programmed by me, not copied. There are no glitches, so this was rated fairly.

Sounds: It's full of sound effects and has fitting music, too, so I don't see how that deserves a 70%. Please tell me what I did wrong with the sound. This is one of the points i'm trying to argue and not succeeding, the sound does fit in and there are a lot of sound effects, nethertheless I think there is still a little room for improvement in this area.


Graphics: The graphics are meant to be minimalistic, but I didn't just draw random doodles like some other projects I've seen. There also isn't any white space, so that shows that I spent the time to actually make the graphics bearable. It seems like I could have gotten at least an 8 on graphics. You are of course correct- you did not draw doodles but again they are not the best graphics I have seen on scratch. I agree with 8/10



Entertaining: With the funny remarks of the tutor and the 'I'm not gonna let this game beat me' feeling, it draws most people to want to finish and enjoy the game. I was probably a bit harsh on this but the tutors remarks are not really funny just informative and heapful in most cases.


Surprises: It is a platformer, so it isn't extremely surprising. But if you had played it to the end (which I doubt you did) you would have seen something quite surprising. You'll have to finish it to see.
Complexity: There is a definite learning curve as the levels get progressively harder and require new techniques as you go on. Platformers can be a little bit surprising because of the obstacles that come towards you. I did not play to the end because I got stuck on a level and could not get past which fits into complexity as well, I will give you one more mark for complexity however it gets hard quite quickly and the space button is not that easy to control.


Idea: With the idea, it isn't really unique, just being a platformer. But the tutor and being able to flip gravity, that sure makes it unique. Agreed 5-6/10 for being a platformer and an extra 2 for the added extras.


re-playability: Many people have commented on how they keep retrying levels because they want to finish, it definietly is an addictive game to most people. I'll give you one more mark becauase I agree with that however after you can't pass a level you are not going to come back the next day and have another go.

Personal opinion: you shouldn't play it a lot. It's one of those short and sweet things. Once you beat it, it's not like you want to play it again and again. That's similar with a bunch of other projects you've rated and they've gotten higher scores than mine.   I'll give you one more mark becauase I agree with that however after you can't pass a level you are not going to come back the next day and have another go. Don't forget that there is new criteria so new rules- like I said at the start of this post I am adressing more things this time and re-playability is one of them plus there was not a section just for re-playability last time.




Thank you for reading and please consider what I've said. 

Scripts (Programming) 10/10
Bugs & Glitches (Errors With Game?) 10/10
Sounds (Sound Effects, Music, Required?) 7/10 9/10
Graphics (Sprite Design, Stage) 7/10 8/10
Entertaining (Fun, Addictive) 7/10 8/10
Surprises (New/ Plot Twists) 8/10
Complexity (Controls, Hard, Easy) 7/10 8/10
Idea (Original, Remix?) 8/10
Re-Playability (Keep you playing) 7/10 8/10
Personal Opinion (What I really think! This is the space for comments) 7/10

Total- 78/100 84/100