Awards and Reviews

THE REVIEWS

• Graphics: How the game looks.  Animations, textures, and character models all fall under this category.  25 points.
• Sound:  How the game sounds.  Voice overs, music, and sound effects all fall under this category.  15 points.
• Story: The plot and character development of the game.  Plot holes or inconsistencies will subtract from this category.  20 points.
• Gameplay: How the game handles.  Controls, responsiveness, difficulty, glitches, bugs, level design, and most of all fun will play into this score.  40 points.

THE AWARDS

There are two types of awards: review awards and the Mdawgigies.

Review Awards: Awards will be given to games based on their total review score.

• 100:  Mario award.  Given to games that are perfect in every way.
• 90-99: Link award.  Given to games that are amazing, but not perfect.
• 80-89: Solid Snake award.  Given to games that are great, but not quite ground breaking.
• 0-19: Pile o’ Turds award.  Given to games that deserved to be burned.

Mdawgigies: The awards for the best of the year.  The equivolent of the Oscars.  Please note that awards are NOT given entirely based on review scores.  Categories include:

• Game of the Year: Given to games that are the best of the year.
• Best Action/Adventure Game: Given to action adventure games that truely stand out of a crowd.

And others.