Game Review Scoring Guide: Rating Criteria and Breakdown

Game Title Scoring Criteria

Game Title Presence (2 points)

Game title is present.

Buttons Used to Access Other Screen Options (2 points)

Buttons used to access other screen options.

Help and Instructions (6 points)

Game Objective Stated (2 points)

Game objective is stated.

Movement Controls Explained (2 points)

Movement controls are explained.

Scoring Explained (2 points)

Scoring is explained.

User Controlled Sprite (UC) Spritie (6 points)

Movement Complexity (4 points)

Movement complexity.

Sprite Orientation (2 points)

Sprite orientation.

Autonomous Sprites (6 points)

Collision Management (6 points)

Movement Complexity (4 points)

Movement complexity.

Sprite Orientation (2 points)

Sprite orientation.

Sprite Interactions (4 points)

Sprite interactions are clear.

Environment Interactions (2 points)

Environment interactions.

Scoring Keeping (6 points)

Game Title Outcome (2 points)

Game title outcome.

Gameplay Stops (2 points)

Gameplay stops.

Debriefing (8 points)

Clear Outcome of Game (2 points)

Clear outcome of game.

Main Sections of Coding Explained (2 points)

Main sections of coding explained.

Code Organization (8 points)

Elements Are Named/Titled (2 points)

Elements are named/titled.

Elements Are Logically Grouped and Organized (2 points)

Elements are logically grouped and organized.

Coding Is Effective (2 points)

Coding is effective.

Science of Theme (12 points)

Level of Scientific Thought Applied to Theme (4 points)

Level of scientific thought applied to theme.

Appropriate Scientific Principles Applied to Theme (4 points)

Appropriate scientific principles applied to theme.

Scientific Explanations Included in Game (4 points)

Scientific explanations included in game.

Graphics (12 points)

Quality/Complexity of User Controlled Sprite (4 points)

Quality/complexity of user controlled sprite.

Quality/Complexity of Autonomous Sprites (4 points)

Quality/complexity of autonomous sprites.

Quality/Complexity of Background (4 points)

Quality/complexity of background.

Sound (6 points)

Sounds Are Appropriate for the Game (2 points)

Sounds are appropriate for the game.

Sounds Are Appropriate for Gameplay Events (2 points)

Sounds are appropriate for gameplay events.

Sound Quality/Complexity (4 points)

Sound quality/complexity.

Difficulty (4 points)

Level of Difficulty (4 points)

Level of difficulty.

Speeds (2 points)

Speeds are appropriate for the game.

Movements (2 points)

Movements are appropriate for the game.

Overall Game (8 points)

Overall Impression of Game (4 points)

Overall impression of game.

Originality of the Game (4 points)

Originality of the game.

Judge's Interpretation (from a user standpoint) = up to 4 points

Originality of the Game

Judge's interpretation (from a user standpoint) = up to 4 points.