Talk:Flappy Bird/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Newyorkadam (talk · contribs) 22:50, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

I will be reviewing this shortly. It is a pretty good game, I think overrated however :) -Newyorkadam (talk) 22:50, 24 February 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam

Quick-glance comments:

• 'Dong Nguyen' is wikilinked, and the wikilink redirects to this article. Please unwikilink him or create a new article for him.
  • He previously had an article. Now it is merged. I've unlinked him now :) The Almightey Drill (talk) 23:19, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
• Solid 44 references.
• No broken links :)

Comments:

• "Flappy Bird is a 2013 mobile game notorious for its difficulty level." It's notorious for many things, not just its difficulty level. Either add in some other things it's notorious for (like being pulled off the app store, or people being killed over the game).
• "The bird briefly flaps upward each time the player taps the screen, and falls due to gravity otherwise." I suggest changing this to, "The bird briefly flaps upward each time the player taps the screen. If the screen is not tapped, the bird falls due to gravity."
• "In January 2014, it topped the Free Apps chart in the US and Chinese App Stores,[9][10] and later on that month" Please change 'later on that month' to 'later that month'
• In Nguyen's quote from Twitter, he didn't italicize 'Flappy Bird', he put apostrophes around it. We don't want to misquote ;)
• "Nguyen's other games include Super Ball Juggling and Shuriken Block, ranked at 6th and 18th respectively, at the App Store as of early February 2014." I think this should be moved from the 'Discontinuation' section to the 'Legacy' section, it seems moar fitting. Also, please change the sentence to: 'Nguyen's other games, Super Ball Juggling and Shuriken Block, ranked at 6th and 18th respectively during early February 2014.'
• Please rename the 'Critical reception' section to 'Reception', considering both positive and negative reviews are given.
  • I did this, but criticism also refers to any act of being a critic or reviewer. Just to let you know :) The Almightey Drill (talk) 10:50, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
• "The game was also criticized by Kotaku for its open use of Mario artifacts," please reword this to (and wikilink Kotaku), "The game was also criticized by Kotaku, a video game blog, for its open use of Mario artifacts,"
• "as well as that its primary gameplay mechanic was a “rip off” from a game called Helicopter Game," was a ripoff? Shouldn't this be present tense, so it is a ripoff?
• Please add Nguyen's website (http://www.dotgears.com) as an External link.

This looks like a promising Good Article. Please fix the above :)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Nothing is said about the deaths and violence the game has caused.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	There are changes every day to the article, but that is because it is a very popular game right now. The article is semi-protected.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	The logo of the game is copyright, but is fair use. The screenshot of the game is also fair use. An image of Dong Nguyen, the creator of Flappy Bird, would be nice.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.

Final decision comment: Passed! Nice article, happy to review :-) -Newyorkadam (talk) 20:44, 25 February 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam