Talk:Red Alarm

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Review: November 10, 2015. (Reviewed version).

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Reviewer: Niwi3 (talk · contribs) 23:15, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Overall, a fairly solid article. Here are the issues I've found:

Lead

Is it possible to expand the lead so it has two paragraphs of 3 or 4 lines each?

Given that information on the game is so thin, I struggled even to get a single full paragraph for the lead. I'm not sure what I could add to it without repeating too much of the article body. Any suggestions? JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mmmm... I see what you mean. I tried to slightly expand it myself but in the end I just felt it was better to leave it as it currently is. It's not very long, but it summarizes the article nicely, which is the most important thing. --Niwi3 (talk) 19:17, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to introduce Battlezone since readers might not be familiar with that game: "However, hardware constraints limited the visuals to bare wire-frame models, similar to those of Battlezone." -> "However, hardware constraints limited the visuals to bare wire-frame models, similar to those of the 1980 arcade game Battlezone."

Done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"but certain publications praised it as one of the best Virtual Boy titles" -- Can you give some reasons why some reviewers felt it was one of the best Virtual Boy titles?

Took a shot at this. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gameplay and plot

"becomes sentient and builds an army with which to wipe out humanity." -- I would simplify this to: "becomes sentient and builds an army to wipe out humanity"

Done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"As a Virtual Boy game, Red Alarm features a red-and-black color palette and stereoscopic 3D visuals, the depth of which may be adjusted by the player." -- this should be moved to the first paragraph because it is gameplay presentation. Start the gameplay section like this: "Red Alarm is a shoot 'em up that takes place in a three-dimensional (3D) graphical environment.[1] As a Virtual Boy game, it features a red-and-black color palette and stereoscopic 3D visuals,[1][2] the depth of which may be adjusted by the player.[3] The game is set during the 21st....". Then start the second paragraph like this: "Assuming control of a "Tech-Wing" space fighter, the player seeks to destroy KAOS's forces and finally its mainframe.[4] The game is broken up into six levels,[5] each of which culminates in a boss fight.[4][6] The player uses the Tech-Wing's laser cannons..."

Done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Development

"Nintendo tried to 'maintain as much control as possible' over Virtual Boy game development, so that low-quality releases by outside companies could be avoided." -- No comma needed between the words development and so.

Done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Again, you may want to introduce Battlezone.

Done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I would rename the develoment section to "Development and release". Not a big issue though.

Done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reception

I would consider the AllGame review as a retrospective review, so I would move it to the third paragraph.

That whole part was added in a drive-by edit by another editor. I don't think the review contributes much anyway, so I just hid it. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"highlighted Red Alarm as one of the Virtual Boy's most visually impressive games, due to its polygonal graphics." No comma needed between the words games and due.

It's a run-on now, but done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's it. Please let me know if anything is unclear. Thanks. --Niwi3 (talk) 23:15, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for the review! Responded above. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 23:49, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I did some small edits to the article and now I think it looks better. Feel free to change them if you don't agree. Alright, this is a pass. Keep up the good work. --Niwi3 (talk) 19:17, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Development expansion

This recent source (http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/12/feature_the_making_of_red_alarm_the_virtual_boys_answer_to_star_fox) has much more on the game's development czar 17:08, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]