Talk:Just Dance (video game)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: AdrianGamer (talk · contribs) 08:29, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Comments

• The game was released exclusively for Wii on 17 November 2009 - "exclusively" is not necessary. A pronoun "the" is needed for Wii
• Just Dance was released to mixed to negative reviews - A vague statement.
• Citations in the lead should be moved elsewhere per WP:LEADCITE
• Ubisoft announced in October 2010 that 4.3 million copies of Just Dance had been sold worldwide - The date is not necessary. It should be stated in the sales section, not the lead
• The game, and its future sequels, helped to spawn a franchise that, as of October 2013, has collectively sold over 40 million units - "future" is not necessary. I also think that it is the success of this game that had helped to spawn a franchise, not its sequel, considering that by the time its sequel came out, the franchise had already been established
• The gameplay section should go first, followed by the development section
• Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 featured a music minigame that IGN compared to Guitar Hero—where players shook the remote or nunchuck when prompted to play an instrument - IGN should not be italicized
• Creative director Gregoire Spillmann - Fill his name in the director field of the infobox
• I am not sure about the capitalization of Nunchuck. Should this always be capitalized or something?
• Spillmann explained that such accessories were "distractions" that restricted the player's motion - Consistency, should be "players" instead of "the player".
• The gameplay section is a bit too short. If there is any additional information that can be added, add them in.
• Gameplay section does not mention anything about the multiplayer elements of the game
• All songs are avaliable from the start, and there are no unlocks or downloadable content. - If that didn't happened, it should not be mentioned
• The soundtrack section is also a bit too short. Is there any information on why the developer picked these songs? The blank space next to the table doesn't look good as well.
• Template:video game reviews would be useful here
• The reception section should show whether the different aspects of the game are well-received or not instead of the reviewer's general impression on the game.
• GameSpot should not be italicized
• It was also noted that the pictograms additionally used to represent moves sometimes contradicted with the instructions implied by the dancer - Does this mean "implied to the player"?
• Since that the game is a success for the publisher and has a lot of sequels, a legacy section would be nice
• All sources are reliable, but the citation format is very inconsistent
• No obvious copyright violation
• Few links are redirected

Overall

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and y:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

A great article. However, the gameplay section and the soundtrack section feel under-developed, and that the article needs a legacy section. With the above issues addressed, the article should be good to go. AdrianGamer (talk) 05:02, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

I expanded on the legacy. But thenagain, on gameplay, there isn't much more to explain because that's literally all there is (is it any wonder that IGN declared this 'game' to be a "ripoff"?). The other Just Dance series articles have been a mess and I've been trying to get them up to code. It is common practice not to use "the" when saying "released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii". Also I was under the impression that the lead has to summarize all major points in the article; the fact that the game that critics and even Ubisoft doubted ended up being a hit, is a crucial point.

Also, site names are italicized because they are the titles of works *it's like italicizing a newspaper name), and the Wii Remote article seems to use "Nunchuck" and "nunchuck" interchangeably. ViperSnake151  Talk  18:00, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

I did not say that the lead didn't summarized everything. The problem is with WP:LEADCITE, where you had citations for uncontroversial stuffs in the lead. These information, like the release dates of the game should be mentioned again in the development or a a separate release section actually. And regarding the italicisation of video game websites. We have several discussions on this recently [1][2]. We do not really have a final outcome but I always tend to follow Template:Video game reviews, where the two of them are not italicized. But if you go with Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Titles#Major_works, it should be fine I guess. AdrianGamer (talk) 03:39, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

All issues addressed. Article is good to go. AdrianGamer (talk) 11:35, 4 July 2015 (UTC)