8-Bit Prodigy Video Game Review Scale

“What do these numbers mean???”

Like many publications, our scale runs from 1 – 10. We grade games in increments of ½. The closer a rating is to 10, the better the game is. Here, I’ll show you what I mean:

0: This game has nothing to offer. It fails miserably in all aspects of its being. It is not even bad in a funny way. I can’t even think of a game that deserves 0. That’s how bad it is.

1: This game probably shouldn’t be played by anybody. It fails to accomplish much of anything, and is overall a very unrewarding and crappy experience.

2: This game is pretty damn bad. It doesn’t accomplish what it set out to. Far from it, in fact. But perhaps there is some, small aspect of the game that kind of doesn’t suck.

3: This game is terrible, but perhaps its one saving grace is that it is fun to hate. Perhaps you can sit with a group of friends and play it, poking fun at all its failures.

4: This game is bad, but maybe, under all the crap on the surface, you can spot a good idea or two.

5: This game is rather average. It isn’t very unique. It doesn’t have any ideas of its own. It isn’t particularly fun to play. But it isn’t a complete failure.

6: This game is slightly above average. Perhaps the developers had some good ideas, but executed them rather poorly.

7: This game is decent. It has some good ideas, and is an okay game to boot. You may want to play this if the game’s subject-matter is particularly interesting to you.

8: This game is good. It takes ideas that are good in theory and executes them well. This game is worth your time because it accomplishes something.

9: This game is great. It really brings something new to the table and is a fun experience throughout. A game that scores a 9 is a game of the year. It should be enjoyed by all gamers.

10: This game is a masterpiece. It innovates and brings something new to the table, or it refines everything we love about games into an amazing experience that you will keep playing even after you’re done. These games are few and very, very far between. It should be enjoyed by all people of every kind.

- Sam (Writer or something)

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