Aquaman (GameCube)

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Critique the critique!

Rate this review on a scale of 1-10. Please explain your score. Was the review entertaining? Informative? Well-written? All of these things should go toward your critique.

http://www.digitpress.com/reviews/contest/aquaman.htm

[Jorpho]

Surely if the game was that bad, it would be a simple matter to describe exactly how each of the game's various aspects was so deplorable rather than relying upon general sarcasm.

I still know nothing of this game, aside from the fact that it is evidently Very Bad. What do you do? What are you supposed to do? What are your enemies? How do you fight them? How could the game have been made better?

3/10

[Jorpho]

Surely if the game was that bad, it would be a simple matter to describe exactly how each of the game's various aspects was so deplorable rather than relying upon general sarcasm.

I still know nothing of this game, aside from the fact that it is evidently Very Bad. What do you do? What are you supposed to do? What are your enemies? How do you fight them? How could the game have been made better?

3/10

[Flack]

3.

Too many of the jokes require users to have seen the game. Without screen shots, we don't get them.

Oh, and what kind of game is it? Important info to include.

[Flack]

3.

Too many of the jokes require users to have seen the game. Without screen shots, we don't get them.

Oh, and what kind of game is it? Important info to include.

[Oobgarm]

2. Dissing on a game requires finesse, rather than juvenile put-downs that bring down the qaulity of the other writing.

[Oobgarm]

2. Dissing on a game requires finesse, rather than juvenile put-downs that bring down the qaulity of the other writing.

[hamburgler]

2 of 10

This is like playing a GC version of Superman only it's a little bit better except it sucks terribly. Do not buy at all costs.

[hamburgler]

2 of 10

This is like playing a GC version of Superman only it's a little bit better except it sucks terribly. Do not buy at all costs.

[hamburgler]

Don't read the first post I did on Aquaman.It was a mistake that had made and won't happen again.Sorry for all the trouble I'm causing. But anyway, I would give the rating of the review of the game a 2 o 10 like everyone else said.

[hamburgler]

Don't read the first post I did on Aquaman.It was a mistake that had made and won't happen again.Sorry for all the trouble I'm causing. But anyway, I would give the rating of the review of the game a 2 o 10 like everyone else said.

[maxlords]

Um. 2/10. There's no review. It's just a "this game sucks" rant.

[maxlords]

Um. 2/10. There's no review. It's just a "this game sucks" rant.

[sisko]

3

The review seemed to rely heavily on bad jokes that I just didn't get.


Maybe had I played teh game, I would have found the review more interesting.

Screen shots would have been very helpful.

[sisko]

3

The review seemed to rely heavily on bad jokes that I just didn't get.


Maybe had I played teh game, I would have found the review more interesting.

Screen shots would have been very helpful.

[TheRedEye]

There are so many angles the author could have taken here. Obviously they were going for "suck = funny," which often works well. It requires a certain...something, though, which the author here does not have.

I'll agree with the above posts. I have no idea what this game is like. I know that the graphics are repetitive and void of detail, I know that the soundtrack is fitting, I know that the first level is under the sea, and I know that you occasionally tap a button. Also, something about combos that don't work and henchmen that aren't the Olsen twins.

I'll slap a 2 on this one. It would have been a 3, but the author explaining finding humor in extreme crap by saying "I like Mystery Science Theater!" irritated me for some reason.

I loved that show too, but jesus you fanboys are annoying.

[NoahsMyBro]

There's little substance here - 4/10.

[scooterb23]

3 / 10

I know from experience,one of the hardest things to do is to write a good review of a bad game.

And yes, when I reviewed bad games, my reviews probably looked a lot like this.

It's so easy to be dragged down into a Dennis Miller-esque rant mode, where you try to obscure similie through things. It doesn't quite work here, there are good moments, however.


After watching the "intro" gamers are rewarded with a static image of a mulleted, underwater version of Michael Flatley

Great line...wish I could have seen a screenshot of that...it would have wrapped things up so perfectly.

[lendelin]

I agree with all of the above. :)

Too much bitchin', not enough resoning and objectivity. Don't just say the game is bad, show it! Additionally: ONE "original" and unique joke is enough, ten jokes of the same kind overwhelm the reader, it get's boring, and like every weapon too often used, it gets dull.

Mediocre games are the easiest to review, the hardest reviews are for the first-rate games and the really bad ones; they require especially a distant view and reasoned justification to get your point across.

OVERALL: 2/10

[digitalpress]

This one is getting "cut". Low review scores from our judges and forum. Sorry! Thanks for playing though... there are lots more contests coming up :)