Our Review Policy

Gamefanboys.com has a unified review system between all reviewers on the site. To avoid confusion for readers, the system itself will be outlined here.





Review scores are out of 10 and come in increments of .5

• 10 -- A Perfect score does not represent a perfect game. It might not even be a great game. A score of 10 means the game exceeds all expectation and is an example of the finest in its genre.
• 9 -- Great in every sense of the word. You would be absolutely silly to pass this up
• 8 -- A few minor faults prevent this game from achieving greatness, but still something that should be supported with your money.
• 7 -- A good game. Won't impress everyone, but will certainly find an audience. Overall, you will have fun.
• 6 -- Above average and nothing more. There are plenty of better games to be found, but this one is perfectly serviceable and does its job.
• 5 -- Average. We've seen better; we've seen worse. Won't set the world on fire, but probably won't brutally offend anyone's tastes.
• 4 -- A below average game that will be difficult to make a case for buying. Maybe wait for a really big price drop, and I mean REALLY big.
• 3 -- Somewhere in this game is a great concept, but that doesn't excuse the final product, which is just not fun. Not recommended at all.
• 2 -- This is a functional game. As in, you can play it. Do you want to? Definitely not.
• 1 -- The game is broken in every respect. Most of it is not even playable. The word failure doesn't even sum up how bad this game is.

In rare cases, you may see review scores that are not numbers. These reviews are usually done for satire purposes and should not be taken as serious reviews. They may also represent the most severe disappointment in a product.

You may notice the site's review history typically moves between 6 and 10 for most games. The reason is not because our reviewers are insanely positive people who love most games they play, but more so because the staff are not paid well enough to invest 40+ hours into a crappy product. Most are not paid at all. When given crappy games, we usually do not play them enough to give an honest review. Which brings us to the next topic.

When is a game ready for review?
Gamefanboys.com does NOT require a reviewer complete a game they are reviewing. Many games are extremely long, and others have no real ending. To that end, reviewers are expected to only review games when they feel they have experienced all the game has to offer. Some may argue that an honest review cannot be known until a game is played to completion. That may be true in some instances; however, most games provide a steady experience throughout and a competent opinion can be made before completion. It is in the hands of the reviewers to determine if they have experienced enough of a game before providing a review.

The Review Process
Though we have one reviewer in charge of each review, every single review score is determined by a member of the editorial staff and reviewer together to ensure accuracy. To start, the reviewer writes their initial review and assigns numeric values to each game element. To ensure the preservation of the reviewers writing, these scores cannot be changed by editorial staff. Then the reviewer provides their review score for the overall game. Afterwards, editorial staff and the reviewer go over the review carefully to ensure the overall numeric score given is consistent with the written review. This two part review process allows Gamefanboys.com to make sure there is not disparity between written review and review score.

We do not have the resources to provide coverage of every new release; however, it is the mission of the reviews team at Gamefanboys.com to provide accurate product assessments to aid our readers in making the best possible choices. Feel free to comment if you have any questions or issues with our reviews policy and we will be happy to respond.