Review System

This review system is thanks to Thing 2 (see Twintendo). Using Game Informer magazine's system as a model, he created this, which we will use to review games. We grade each of the following 6 topics on a scale of 1 (*bleh*) to 5 (YESSS!!!), then divide that by three to get a scale of 1(This game will hurt you) to 10 (If you don't have this game, you're, like, the only one who doesn't).

A Note on Reviews at Nintendude's HQ: You may notice that most of the games on this site get high reviews and low scores are few and far between. The reason for this is that, these are games we own, and we probably aren't going to spend money on a bad game. This doesn't mean that the games on here are the only ones worth having, nor (haha, I said nor) that you will like all of these games. Remember that a review is an opinion. If you'd like to write a "second opinion" review, I'd be glad to have it. If so, Contact Me.

Concept

Is it original? How's the storyline? Does it use what it has well?

Graphics

Does the game look good? Are the animations smooth? Does it slow down when a lot is happening or not? ("Framerate" for our gaming gurus out there)

Sound

Does the background music fit what is going on? Are the sound effects good?

Playability

How do the controls handle? Are there so many button combos your head hurts? Difficulty also factors in to the Playability score.

Entertainment

IS IT JUST PLAIN FUN??? I mean, if a game's not fun, why play it?

Replay Value

High (5) - "Honey, do you want to play Super Smash Bros. Melee V?"
"YOU'RE 55 FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! PUT THE GAME AWAY!"

Moderately High (4) - You'll pick it up quite a bit over the next year or two.

Moderate (3) - Good for another playthrough or two.

Moderately Low (2) - Play it once. Sell it.

Low (1) - You won't even play all the way through.