How game scores are calculated
To go with my review of Pokémon Pearl, here’s a quick explanation of how the ‘overall score’ for a game is calculated.
Each game is assesed on five areas - Gameplay, Graphics, Sound, Lifespan, and ‘Opinion’ (how fun I think the game is, independent of the other four comparators). The game gets a mark out of 10 (with half-point mark intervals - 7, 7.5, 8 etc.) Obviously some are more important than others. The weightings are as follows:
- Gameplay: 50%
- Graphics: 20%
- Sound, Lifespan, Opinion: 10% each