Talk:The Simpsons: Hit & Run/GA1

GA Review

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of 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 copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Review by Dabomb87 (talk · contribs) This first review is up to the Development section (non-inclusive)

• "To make the game more involved, " Involved with what?
• "The five playable characters throughout the game"-->The games' playable characters are...
• "The character is incapable of dying"-->The character cannot die...
• "numerous blue phone booths scattered around each level." Numerous is vague and "scattered around each level" conveys a related meaning anyway. What do you mean by "around the level" (do you mean throughout)?
• "The character can perform several acts of violence and destruction; " Semicolon should be a colon.
• "they cease doing so"-->they cease to do so.
• "some of which are also required for missions."
• "There are also collectibles the player locate"-->There are also collectibles that the player can find...
• What is a "wasp camera" (the article wasp does not help much)?
• "scene showing"-->scene that shows
• "Lisa eventually finds Bart on a ship in Springfield harbor, although he appears to have memory loss and is mumbling unintelligibly with occasional mentioning of the sedans, and of Buzz Cola, the "new and improved" cola drink recently launched by Krusty the Clown."-->Lisa eventually finds Bart on a ship in Springfield harbor; he appears to have memory loss and mumbles unintelligibly, occasionally mentioning of the sedans and of Buzz Cola, the "new and improved" cola drink recently launched by Krusty the Clown.
• "two aliens Kang and Kodos, who are masterminding the scheme."-->two aliens Kang and Kodos, who are the masterminds the scheme.
• "driving the town to a violent massacre sure to draw many viewers."-->driving the town to a violent massacre, one that will draw many viewers.
• "He finds Krusty for help, but Krusty informs Bart that he has already assisted the Duff Brewery to" "assisted"-->helped. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:40, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Done the ones that I agree with. Didn't do the ones that I don't. Gary King (talk) 00:23, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

• "All character voices were supplied by the actual cast, and the series' writers wrote the entire story for the game, including all of the dialogue."
• "Several reviews considered Hit & Run the best Simpsons game to date,"-->Several reviews considered Hit & Run to be the best Simpsons game to date...
• "Game Informer and GameSpot commented how well"-->Game Informer and GameSpot commented on how well...
• "and even went so far as to called it the most accurate representation of Springfield ever put into a game."
• "GameSpot thought that the sense of humor that the game offered included many excellent " Something seems wrong here.
• "Despite positive reactions, the game also had some serious issues that were brought up in several reviews, primarily focusing on some bugs and glitches."-->Despite positive reactions, the game also had some serious issues that were brought up in several reviews, which focused on the games' bugs and glitches.
• "The combination of the Simpsons universe and the Grand Theft Auto series was also praised" Were they literally combined?
• What makes http://web.archive.org/web/20060823155159/kzone.com.au/display.cfm?objectID=243AF059-68C5-4044-84BAE5F4B5BF129C a reliable source? Dabomb87 (talk) 22:54, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

All done. Ref is K-Zone. Gary King (talk) 23:08, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

OK, passing. Good luck at FAC! Dabomb87 (talk) 23:12, 18 December 2008 (UTC)