Evolution of Nintendo Union Review Team Guidelines+ Review Archive + FAQ (NEW)

MEMBERS OF REVIEW TEAM

Editor-In-Chief

REVOLUTIONfreak

Editors

Shoeman12
bededog

Authors

Super_Mario_128

lebanese_boy

Phantom5800

bededog

AgreB91

ihateelvis

SHUTupNrocK8

RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR WRITING REVIEWS AT THE EVOLUTION OF NINTENDO UNION

• Authors are required to post a review on the homepage at least once every two weeks. The review does not have to be of a brand new game, but it must be a Nintendo game (on any Nintendo platform) and must be somewhat recent unless otherwise noted.
• Reviews are posted only on the homepage.
• When writing a review, you are using these categories to judge: Gameplay, Graphics, Sound, Tilt, Value, and Controls. This is on a 1-10 scale as well, and you may use decimal places.
• It is highly recommended that you use a visual aide with your review, such as a video or a few screenshots. Also do a summary paragraph on the top portion of the page.
• If an author makes a review for a game, another author may edit in a link to their own review of that game for a "Second opinion" review.
• Editors edit mistakes in posted reviews, and can add a few finishing touches like images. They also are allowed to write reviews as well.

The reviewing begins now.

Archive of Evolution of Nintendo Union Reviews

- Nintendo Wii

• Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree Review - By Phantom5800
  
• Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 Review - By SHUTupNrocK8
• Fifa 2008 Review - By lebanese_boy
• Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Review - By Phantom5800
• Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Review - By Phantom5800
• Mario Party 8 Review - By bededog
• Mario Strikers Charged Review - By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Review - By ihateelvis, bededog
• Rayman Raving Rabbids Review - By bededog
• Red Steel Review - By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition Review - By SHUTupNrocK8
• Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles Review - By SHUTupNrocK8
• Sonic and the Secret Rings Review - By REVOLUTIONfreak
• SSX Blur Review - By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Super Mario Galaxy Review - By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Review - By bededog
• Super Paper Mario Review - By bededog
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Review - By REVOLUTIONfreak
• WarioWare Smooth Moves Review- By bededog
• Wii Play Review - By WilDyer10
• Wii Sports Review - By Super_mario_128 - Second Opinion - By bededog
• Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure Review - By bededog

- Nintendo Wii (Virtual Console/Wiiware)

• Contra III Virtual Console Review- By Ohhsnapp50893
• Super Mario Bros. 3 Review- By lebanese_boy
• The Adventures of Lolo Review - By Phantom5800
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Review - By lebanese_boy

- Nintendo DS

• Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Review- By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Advance Wars Dual Strike Review- By bededog
• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Review- By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Diddy Kong Racing DS Review- By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings Review- By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Luminous Arc Review - By bededog
• Mario Hoops 3 on 3 - By bededog
• Mario Kart DS Review - By WillDyer10
• Meteos Review- By bededog
• Metroid Prime Hunters (Summer Recommendation) - By shoeman12
• New Super Mario Bros. Review- By Super_mario_128
• Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Review - By REVOLUTIONfreak, bededog
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village- By bededog
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Review - By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Touch! Kirby Review - By bededog
• Yoshi's Island DS Review- By REVOLUTIONfreak, Second Opinion - By bededog

- Nintendo Gamecube

• Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Review- By bededog
• Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Review- By Phantom5800
• F-Zero GX Review (Summer Recommendation) - By Willdyer10
• Luigi's Mansion Review- By bededog
• Metroid Prime Review (Summer Recommendation) - By Jacojac
• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Review- By WilDyer10
• Pikmin 2 Review- By bededog
• The Legend of Zelda: The WindWaker- By Super_mario_128, Second Opinion- By lebanese_boy
  

- Gameboy Advance

• Lunar Legend Review (Summer Recommendation) - By REVOLUTIONfreak
• Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Review (Summer Recommendation) - By ihateelvis

- Nintendo 64

• Paper Mario Review - By bededog

EoNU Review Team FAQ

How do I become a member?

You can apply right here in this thread.

Are recruits allowed to be members?

Of course! The Review Team is open to both officers and recruits.

What positions may I choose if I join the Review Team, if any?

You have two options right now, Editor or Writer. Editors will be required to assist in formatting and editting a finished review, while writers will be the ones writing the reviews.

Do I need to apply to become a member?

Yes. Simply write in this thread why you want to be a member, and please post a link to one of your "better" reviews so I can see how well you write, and how lengthy your reviews usually are.

How often do I need to post reviews?

On average, around once a month.

Any required length for a review?

It should be at least four to five paragraphs in length.

How recent do the games I review have to be?

Most of the time I would prefer that you review games that have come out within the past three months, but this summer the Review Team has a "Summer Recommendations" feature where you may review and recommend some of your favorite games to members via a review.

What format are my reviews supposed to be in?

Well, the reviews need to be posted on the homepage, and must include a header, images, and the "Review Team Tag" (which can be seen in my sig below). As a good example I would highly recommend you check out some of the reviews in the archive above. We are currently doing a trial however, where editors will be the ones formatting the reviews. So, you may do the format yourself, or notify an editor when you post your review and they can edit in the images. I repeat though, this is merely a trial period for that method of formatting.

Any rewards for writing reviews?

Aside from the reviews you write being "official" reviews, we are starting a new rewards system in which each month a Reviewer of the Month will be named, and a Game of the Month will be named as well based on the game with the highest score from the EoNU Review Team.

I have a couple questions Revofreak:

May authors do reviews on the same game? i.e. Author A does a review on Twilight Princess and so can author B. Or can a game have only one review made by only one author?

Also, as you may know, some of us run on a tight budget (i.e., myself:)) and simply can't afford a new game every two weeks. Is it possible that we can have a review system where one gets posted every week by a different author? I think that would take a load off of some of us that either don't have a steady flow of gaming cash.;)
Squidward117

[QUOTE="Squidward117"]I have a couple questions Revofreak:

May authors do reviews on the same game? i.e. Author A does a review on Twilight Princess and so can author B. Or can a game have only one review made by only one author?

Also, as you may know, some of us run on a tight budget (i.e., myself:)) and simply can't afford a new game every two weeks. Is it possible that we can have a review system where one gets posted every week by a different author? I think that would take a load off of some of us that either don't have a steady flow of gaming cash.;)
REVOLUTIONfreak

As a reminder I expect at least 1-2 reviews to be posted on the homepage every week (as a combined total).  You can start posting reviews whenever you want

so, how do you even post a review on the home page?shoeman12

[QUOTE="shoeman12"]so, how do you even post a review on the home page?bededog

Ok
I have a review of mario kart ds that I will put up on sat
Willdyer10

Umm just one thing, is that review of wii sports real 'for lack of a better word'. Is it the EoNus official review of the game or just there to have another blog? super_mario_128

Hey RevFreak, I could definately be a reviewer, I've done a few on my profile anyway, besides, this is a great way to get me active in the union again as I haven't been ttally active since just after the summer!!! But one thing man, with me living in the UK, we get our games at a later date (sometimes ridiculously later) than the U.S. You reckon that'd be a problem? But hey like I said, check out my profile and check a couple of reviews and tell me if you like my reviewing style so I could do this nonethelss.Goku-stream

I do too :). I hope this wont be too much of a problem though

[QUOTE="Willdyer10"]Ok
I have a review of mario kart ds that I will put up on sat
REVOLUTIONfreak

Hey RevFreak, I could definately be a reviewer, I've done a few on my profile anyway, besides, this is a great way to get me active in the union again as I haven't been ttally active since just after the summer!!! But one thing man, with me living in the UK, we get our games at a later date (sometimes ridiculously later) than the U.S. You reckon that'd be a problem? But hey like I said, check out my profile and check a couple of reviews and tell me if you like my reviewing style so I could do this nonethelss.Goku-stream

[QUOTE="super_mario_128"]Umm just one thing, is that review of wii sports real 'for lack of a better word'. Is it the EoNus official review of the game or just there to have another blog? super_mario_128

I recommend that when a review is posted on the homepage, we wait at least a day or so before posting another review.  I don't want the homepage to be flooded with reviews and updates in one day

Im glad that this feature is working well, we already have 4 reviews, which is a great accomplishment considering I was honestly a little skeptical at first of whether or not this would work

I'm kinda confused, could you just put a review you've done on GS up?nightclaw

Just as a reminder, I would like to see everyone posting a review at least once a month.  For those of you that haven't even posted one review yet, you need to very soon.

Also, if you want to do a video review that is always an option.... especially now that it looks like the union video feature may be here for good this time.

Just as a reminder, I would like to see everyone posting a review at least once a month. For those of you that haven't even posted one review yet, you need to very soon.

Also, if you want to do a video review that is always an option.... especially now that it looks like the union video feature may be here for good this time.

REVOLUTIONfreak

How do I get on the review team? Also, I can't do 2 a week maybe 2 a month.-DuNN-

[QUOTE="-DuNN-"]How do I get on the review team? Also, I can't do 2 a week maybe 2 a month.REVOLUTIONfreak

[QUOTE="REVOLUTIONfreak"][QUOTE="-DuNN-"]How do I get on the review team? Also, I can't do 2 a week maybe 2 a month.lebanese_boy

And I hope you don't plan on copying the review team...

Just wanted to let you know I edited in my Yoshi Island DS review into yours Revfreak. That's how it is suppose to go right?bededog

[QUOTE="bededog"]Just wanted to let you know I edited in my Yoshi Island DS review into yours Revfreak. That's how it is suppose to go right?REVOLUTIONfreak

[QUOTE="REVOLUTIONfreak"][QUOTE="bededog"]Just wanted to let you know I edited in my Yoshi Island DS review into yours Revfreak. That's how it is suppose to go right?bededog

[QUOTE="lebanese_boy"][QUOTE="REVOLUTIONfreak"][QUOTE="-DuNN-"]How do I get on the review team? Also, I can't do 2 a week maybe 2 a month.REVOLUTIONfreak

And I hope you don't plan on copying the review team...

Like I said, I plan on bringing Union Reviews to my union. Weither or not there's gonna be a team has not been decided yet. If I decide to make a review team you can be sure that I'll ask your permission first. Even thought you didn't create that system, doing the same would be copying you and If I ever come to that I'll have to ask you first.

Interesting...where do I sign up?Robert_Garcia

I'm sorry Rev, but I don't think I'll be able to finish the EBA review. I don't know, I'm just having a hard time with it. :( If it's alright though, I'll review the VC version of OoT. Would that be alright?OhhSnap50893

I would like to join this, it would help me on getting my reviews out there. I read the guidelines btw. So if you need me let me know. Agreb91

[QUOTE="Robert_Garcia"]Interesting...where do I sign up?REVOLUTIONfreak

 Yes, I have...and I just want to confirm the fact that to be on this, all I have to do is submit a review of at least a fairly recent game released on a Nintendo console. Am I correct?

[QUOTE="REVOLUTIONfreak"][QUOTE="Robert_Garcia"]Interesting...where do I sign up?Robert_Garcia

 Yes, I have...and I just want to confirm the fact that to be on this, all I have to do is submit a review of at least a fairly recent game released on a Nintendo console. Am I correct?

No biggie, I just need to change my original format a little...

What sucks is the fact that I haven't played anything recent, other than Metal Slug Anthology for the Wii...