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Could you give me advice on winning gameaday that a young teenager could understand without a volley of insults?
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How old are you then?
I'm assuming he's 13 judging by the "young teenager" part of his original post. To be perfectly honest, thats not too young to write a GAD quality peice of writing - just requires a little bit of intellect.
This topic makes me think of the terrible lottery adverts about not being able to win unless you play... well it applies here. If you're not willing to put the work in, you wont win a free game, its as simple as that.
This topic makes me think of the terrible lottery adverts about not being able to win unless you play... well it applies here. If you're not willing to put the work in, you wont win a free game, its as simple as that.
Depends how young you are. I'd be happy to help.
First of all, it's not quantity, it's quality. Although writing "this game is awesome yeh sr rocks and gimme games games rulz" etc has about as much chance of winning as in a 1 on 1 wobuffet fight. The review must sound professional, using words which are of a reasonable standard, and grammar must be pretty good. Not "yer this rulz, blah blah" going down the chav route. Try not to have that many paragraphs, 3 or 4 is a good amount. Use opinions and don't refer to anyone else on the site, or Special Reserve at all. Why? Just don't. If the game is a sequel, spend the first paragraph describing the original, if it's not then use a catchy paragraph to grip the reader. Trust me, I know what I'm on about. Remember to rate the game, and be reasonable. You have as much chance as winning with a 1/10 rated review as you do with a 10/10. Make sure that if it's a good game, then use words like "excellence" and "top of it's genre", while if it's an awful game, then mention "not worth the plastic it's coated in" instead of "scum of the earth".
Here are two examples of reviews. The first is a decent one, while the second is comic genius (but not recommended if you want to win)
Good review- [URL]http://specialreserve.co.uk/reviews/customer.php?code=DS3058[/URL] (Look for Rickoss's)
Bad review:
"Its a really good game. Your a person called zelda on a quest to do stuff. The graphics are good the gameplay is good andthe whole game is good."
-zzzz
Hope this helps!
First of all, it's not quantity, it's quality. Although writing "this game is awesome yeh sr rocks and gimme games games rulz" etc has about as much chance of winning as in a 1 on 1 wobuffet fight. The review must sound professional, using words which are of a reasonable standard, and grammar must be pretty good. Not "yer this rulz, blah blah" going down the chav route. Try not to have that many paragraphs, 3 or 4 is a good amount. Use opinions and don't refer to anyone else on the site, or Special Reserve at all. Why? Just don't. If the game is a sequel, spend the first paragraph describing the original, if it's not then use a catchy paragraph to grip the reader. Trust me, I know what I'm on about. Remember to rate the game, and be reasonable. You have as much chance as winning with a 1/10 rated review as you do with a 10/10. Make sure that if it's a good game, then use words like "excellence" and "top of it's genre", while if it's an awful game, then mention "not worth the plastic it's coated in" instead of "scum of the earth".
Here are two examples of reviews. The first is a decent one, while the second is comic genius (but not recommended if you want to win)
Good review- [URL]http://specialreserve.co.uk/reviews/customer.php?code=DS3058[/URL] (Look for Rickoss's)
Bad review:
"Its a really good game. Your a person called zelda on a quest to do stuff. The graphics are good the gameplay is good andthe whole game is good."
-zzzz
Hope this helps!
I don't understand this. How can you ask me to write reviews on games i have'nt got because I have'nt won. (Its a vicious circle).
slimboyslik wrote:
> I don't understand this. How can you ask me to write reviews on games
> i have'nt got because I have'nt won. (Its a vicious circle).
The idea is that you review games you already own. The fact that you are posting on a game related website I'm sure lead most people to think that you at least have some games..
> I don't understand this. How can you ask me to write reviews on games
> i have'nt got because I have'nt won. (Its a vicious circle).
The idea is that you review games you already own. The fact that you are posting on a game related website I'm sure lead most people to think that you at least have some games..
People have managed to win with previews before so try that.
Surely you've got some games?
It really doesn't matter, though, I've won a few times from things I don't own.
It really doesn't matter, though, I've won a few times from things I don't own.
I've got games but i quite like playing the classics and who wants a review on Sonic Dx.
I personally just wish they still gave away GAD's for forum posts (slap me if they do :)). Although I suppose they don't really benefit the company enough to warrant giving a game away, might have to start writing some reviews :)
cweek2000 wrote:
> Try not to have that many paragraphs, 3 or 4 is a good amount.
The amount of paragrahps really does not effect the chances of winning. As long as they contain all the detail you would think a potential customer would need about every aspect about the game, like sound, graphics and actual game play.
> Try not to have that many paragraphs, 3 or 4 is a good amount.
The amount of paragrahps really does not effect the chances of winning. As long as they contain all the detail you would think a potential customer would need about every aspect about the game, like sound, graphics and actual game play.
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