Talk:Blaster Master (video game)/GA1

GA Review

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1. Well-written:

(a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and

(b) it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.

2. Verifiable with no original research:

(a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;

(b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); and

(c) it contains no original research.

3. Broad in its coverage:

(a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and

(b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:

(a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and

(b) media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.

Comments

This review will probably take me a week or two as real life is busier than I expected when I started, but here are a few minor issues to correct.

• Alt text looks good
• No disambigs
• Refs look good
• The first screenshot could do with a rationale update
• "These functions include weapon upgrades as well as abilities to swim freely underwater, walk on walls and ceilings, and hover above the ground" -- shouldn't "walk" be "drive"? I thought you could only go up walls while in SOPHIA.
• "They lose a life if their power meter runs out" could use the word "respective" to become "They lose a life if their respective power meters run out"
• "They are given five continues which allow them to restart the game at the same level in which they have lost all their lives." --this sounds like Jason and SOPHIA. I would change it to "The player is given five continues...
• The next sentence has a similar issue
• I'm not a fan of the redlinks, but I don't think they necessarily need to be fixed. My opinion is if SwankWorld and Nintendo Life seem notable enough to make articles of them then they can be left. If not I'd remove it. The Blaster Master Boy redlink is arguably safe no matter what.
• The GameFAQs and StrategyWiki external links don't add anything to the article. Please remove them.

More to come...

Reviewer: Teancum (talk) 15:21, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

I strengthened the fair-use rationale of File:Blaster master 01.png (see here) and made the other corrections you noted above here. –MuZemike 16:31, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

PASS - I actually had some extra time this morning and went over the article two more times. Nice work! --Teancum (talk) 16:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)