Help needed reviewing games

[cjhweald1]

Hi,
I am starting reviewing games but need some help as I am new to it.
Here is a quick first draft of a short review I did of kingdom hearts
some constructive critisim would be great
Thanks Very much

When I saw that Square Enix were going to mix the characters from the Disney Movies with Final Fantasy I could not see how it would work. Disney games in the past have always been very basic and for the younger gamer whereas Final Fantasy is for hardcore gamers who dont mind spending hours on end to level up there character. However, no one does RPG's like Square-Enix and once again they have passed all expectations and produced a great action RPG which is up there with the best of them.

You play the role of Sora, a young boy who's world gets attacked by the heartless: an evil organisation run by Disney villans, and gets separated from his best friends Rikou and Kairi who become sucked into the "darkness". In a quest to find his friends he also has to stop the heartless from destroying other worlds and befriends Donald and Goofy on the way. You encounter many of the brilliant disney worlds like Alice and Wonderland and Aladin which as you would have hoped stay true to those in the movies. With a huge cast of cameo appearences such as the lion king and Cloud from final fantasy seven the action never gets dull and with the graphics being of a high standard it really captures the Disney magic.

Even with a fantastic plot if the gameplays not good then it's just no fun to play. Once again Square-Enix doesn't let you down by keeping the gameplay fast fun and frantic. There is something for everyone as it keeps the classic levelling up gameplay from the final fantasy series but get rids of the turn based fighting for a more action based combat system. It's easilly accesible to pick up and play whilst having weapon upgrades and combining items for the hardcore gamers. It's a game where there is something for everyone with platforming elements and even spaceship fights as you get from world to world which play very similarly to those of Lylat wars. My only small complaint would be sometimes the camera sways out of control and can make the tricky platforming elements even more difficult, but this is only a very minor and rare problem in an incredible game.

Kingdom Hearts is a game anyone can play and enjoy. With a great plot full of darkness and twists and awesome gameplay it is an action rpg which is on a whole new level. This is without mentioning the amazing musical score, epic boss battles, hundreds of collectables and how the games playtime is well over 30 hours long. With a great ending which promises a sequel you will be left stunned and dying to return back to the incredible Disney worlds.

[Duffman]

You should add a short list of Pros and Cons at end of the review.

[cjhweald1]

Thanks very much

[redeyeDamo666]

And don't think I'm being an ass, but a spell check would be a good idea.

Other than that, it was good.

Gave me enough info about the game to make me decide whether I should try it or not (inthis case not) and I didn't lose interest half way through. You say it was a short review, but I found it about the right length.

Pros and cons is a good idea, just try to keep away from scores.

[cjhweald1]

Thanks very much again! I dont have spell check on this pc yet lol (I know not a great idea) any other points would be great!

[cjhweald1]

Also, is there anything you think reviewers dont do enough of or is a bad thing for example using a scoring system in reviews is like redeyedamo said?

[redeyeDamo666]

I just find scores very irrelevant and misleading.

Someone may rate a game 10, whereas someone else will give it 5.

I like to decide for myself if a game is decent or not, so try not to tell people whether or not they should buy a game, just warn them about the pros and con and let them make up their own minds.

[cjhweald1]

thanks again red eye all help is really apreciated

[redeyeDamo666]

Np problem, maybe one day i'll be reading one of your reviews in an official magazine, your standard certainly isn't too far off now....

[Lethal_NFS]

Its important to break down Graphics, Sound, Gameplay, and Value. That will catch the readers eye and keep them wanting to read your review. Along with each category I like to give a score. Graphics 8/10, Sound 9/10, etc...