Scoring System

I review games using 6 axioms of judgement:

Graphics

Gameplay

Controls

Lifespan

Storyline

Originality

Each aspect is scored out of ten, adding up to a possible total of sixty. The score system works thus:

60/60 – Perfect (10/10)

57/60 – Outstanding (9.5/10)

54/60 – Excellent (9/10)

51/60 – Great (8.5/10)

48/60 – Very Good (8/10)

45/60 – Good (7.5/10)

42/60 – Fair (7/10)

39/60 – Above Average (6.5/10)

36/60 – Average (6/10)

33/60 – Below Average (5.5/10)

30/60 – Far Below Average (5/10)

27/60 – Mediocre (4.5/10)

24/50 – Poor (4/10)

21/60 – Very Poor (3.5/10)

18/60 – Bad (3/10)

15/60 – Barely Playable (2.5/10)

12/60 – Terrible (2/10)

9/60 – Painful (1.5/10)

6/60 – Farcical (1/10)

3/60 – Beyond A Joke (0.5/10)

0/60 – Unplayable (0/10)

Arcade games are not judged by either lifespan or storyline and are instead marked out of 40:

40/40 – Perfect (10/10)

38/40 – Outstanding (9.5/10)

36/40 – Excellent (9/10)

34/40 – Great (8.5/10)

32/40 – Very Good (8/10)

30/40 – Good (7.5/10)

28/40 – Fair (7/10)

26/40 – Above Average (6.5/10)

24/40 – Average (6/10)

22/40 – Below Average (5.5/10)

20/40 – Far Below Average (5/10)

18/40 – Mediocre (4.5/10)

16/40 – Poor (4/10)

14/40 – Very Poor (3.5/10)

12/40 – Bad (3/10)

10/40 – Barely Playable (2.5/10)

8/40 – Terrible (2/10)

6/40 – Painful (1.5/10)

4/40 – Farcical (1/10)

2/40 – Beyond A Joke (0.5/10)

0/40 – Unplayable (0/10)