How does Nitchigamer decide what score to give a game, we hear you ask? Our scoring policy should help explain that.
The key point to remember is that all reviews, across all mediums, are based on the subjective viewpoint of the reviewer. That’s not something we, or anyone else, can ever truly change.
Of course, we will do our absolute best to make sure we justify the scores we give out. Although, it’s worth remembering that a scoring system is – of course – not absolute.
The overall score is useful for contextual purposes, but should not be extracted without its original context.
Our scores are as follows:
5/5 Stars
Amazing. Fresh. Exciting. An absolute joy from start to finish. Like eating chocolate-filled profiteroles.
4.5/5 Stars
An excellent game in many, many ways. It just falls short of the highest honours.
4.0/5 Stars
A great game, this is worth your time and life energy. It might lack innovation or something else, however.
3.5/5 Stars
A solid experience. It might be missing a few things, but it’s definitely worth a go.
3.0/5 Stars
Pretty good – worth a look if you like the style of game. Doesn’t do anything particularly special.
2.5/5 Stars
Average. Not terrible. The game had potential. Some may still enjoy it.
2.0/5 Stars
We can’t personally recommend this, but the game may have a few fans.
1.5/5 Stars
It couldn’t be classed as good in any way. We guess someone out there may like it though!
1/5 Stars
It’s really not worth your time or life energy. We say avoid it.
0.5/5 Stars
A very poor game with serious, crippling problems. Stop there and don’t waste your money.
Review Policy
At Nitchigamer we reserve the right to score a game or product how we choose. All games or products received are sent to us for review consideration; we reserve the right not to review a game too. We, of course, adhere to any and all embargoes set forth.