Talk:Mega Man (1995 video game)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 13:22, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

Reviewing this for the GAN October 2020 Backlog Drive. MWright96 (talk) 13:22, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Lead

• "fighting against the mad scientist Dr. Wily" - don't need to have two wikilinks together in succession
  • Fixed. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
• "While the game was praised for its graphics and sound being similar to the NES games" - repetition of "game(s)"
  • Changed to title. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Gameplay

• Wikilink Mega Man the character on the first instance
  • Done. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
• Shouldn't Nintendo Entertainment System be written in just the acroynms?
  • Sure. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
• Wikilink continues and lives to the relevant articles for those who do not know what they mean
  • Done. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
• Briefly explain who Dr. Cossack is to the uninformed
  • Explained. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Reception

• Both uses of the % symbol in the prose should be written as per cent per MOS:PERCENT
  • Done. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
• Consider adding the names of the GamePro and Mean Machines reviewers in the prose as they have in the sources
  • The GamePro name is a pseudonym so not sure what to say about that besides what I added. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
• Did Mean Machines give any review other than reward a 75% rating?
  • Added some more in that part. GamerPro64 17:04, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
• "with complete copies going for $400." - the RetroGamer source says it is $200 not $400
  • Not sure how that happened. Fixed. GamerPro64 03:41, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
• "Because of the game's North American exclusivity, copies of the game garner a high price point," - repetition of the word "game"
  • Changed. GamerPro64 03:41, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

References

• Reference 2's dates are written in the hexadecimal format rather than the month, day, and year format
• Same issue for all the dates in Reference 6
  • Done for both. GamerPro64 01:42, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Will put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address or query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 14:47, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

@MWright96: I responded to all your comments. GamerPro64 17:04, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

@GamerPro64: Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 17:50, 5 October 2020 (UTC)