Game Evaluation Sheet

Game designers play and evaluate many games. When they evaluate games, they use different categories to help them review specific parts of the game. For this activity, you will use some of the categories designers use to review a game.

Choose one game played during the Guided Gameplay of Serious Games activity to review. Use the eight categories listed in the table below to review the game. Also tell us if you found any bugs or errors and if you would recommend this game to a friend.

Here is an example of reviewing a game using the category “Real-World Application”:

GAME REVIEW
Game Title: Tell us the name of the game	Description: Stack the States 2
Game Overview: Tell us about the game (e.g., audience, content, context, goal)	Description: This game teaches about the geography of the United States by teaching players state capitals, cities, shapes, flags, and more.
Category	Review Game Based on Each Category
Real-world application: Can the player use what they learned from playing the game in places outside the game?	Description: You can use your geography and state fact knowledge in school/life.

Review your game in the table below:

GAME REVIEW
Game Title: Tell us the name of the game	Description:
Game Overview: Tell us about the game (e.g., audience, content, context, goal)	Description:
Category	Review Game Based on Each Category
Real-world application: Can the player use what they learned from playing the game in places outside the game?	Description:
Graphics/Art: Does the art style or graphics fit the target audience and stay the same in the game?	Description:
Repeatability: Would the player want to come back to playing the game? Why?	Description:
Difficulty Level: Is it too hard or too easy for the audience?	Description:
Easy to Use: Can players figure out how to navigate or use the game?	Description:
Player Choice: Do players have enough choice in the game or should they have more choices?	Description:
Accessibility: Can players who have different needs play the game? (e.g., visual, hearing, movement, understanding, etc.)	Description:
Diversity: If there are characters, are there different types of characters presented who look diverse?	Description:
Tell us more about the game.
Did you find any bugs, errors, or other mistakes in the game?	Description:
DWould you recommend this game to a friend? Why or why not?	Description: