Talk:Beat 'em up/GA1

GA Review
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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality:
 * B. MoS compliance:
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
 * Well-referenced via inline citations. The beat 'em up was also a popular genre for video games based on movies. → No verifiable source for this. Also, it doesn't fit in with the supporting material. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games were not based strictly off any of the movies but rather off the success of the franchise as a whole (from the TV series, movies, and action figures). Suggest removing it if you're not going to include examples of movie-based beat 'em ups in the 1990s.
 * It's from the Tao Part 2 article (page 3). I changed it so it's one statement. The source says: "Even traditionally disastrous TV and film licences looked toward the beat-'em-up for a suitable platform, and unexpected success stories blossomed from the usual manure pile of tie-in games. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons and even Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (which was right up kid's allies due to the singer's big release at the cinema) provided exhilarating fighting experiences." I picked out TMNT in particular because there's other reviews of it used in the article. bridies (talk) 01:32, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I went in and added "television series and movies", which is stated in the source. It should be good, now. MuZemike 19:32, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well-referenced via inline citations. The beat 'em up was also a popular genre for video games based on movies. → No verifiable source for this. Also, it doesn't fit in with the supporting material. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games were not based strictly off any of the movies but rather off the success of the franchise as a whole (from the TV series, movies, and action figures). Suggest removing it if you're not going to include examples of movie-based beat 'em ups in the 1990s.
 * It's from the Tao Part 2 article (page 3). I changed it so it's one statement. The source says: "Even traditionally disastrous TV and film licences looked toward the beat-'em-up for a suitable platform, and unexpected success stories blossomed from the usual manure pile of tie-in games. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons and even Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (which was right up kid's allies due to the singer's big release at the cinema) provided exhilarating fighting experiences." I picked out TMNT in particular because there's other reviews of it used in the article. bridies (talk) 01:32, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I went in and added "television series and movies", which is stated in the source. It should be good, now. MuZemike 19:32, 5 April 2009 (UTC)


 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects:
 * B. Focused:
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * I have now completely combed over the entire article and have listed all shortcomings I saw in the prose (and one in sourcing/verifiability, in which I had to ) above. MuZemike 00:39, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That's it! Everything looks good, so I give it the green light for GA status. Good job! MuZemike 23:55, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * I have now completely combed over the entire article and have listed all shortcomings I saw in the prose (and one in sourcing/verifiability, in which I had to ) above. MuZemike 00:39, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That's it! Everything looks good, so I give it the green light for GA status. Good job! MuZemike 23:55, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I have now completely combed over the entire article and have listed all shortcomings I saw in the prose (and one in sourcing/verifiability, in which I had to ) above. MuZemike 00:39, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That's it! Everything looks good, so I give it the green light for GA status. Good job! MuZemike 23:55, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That's it! Everything looks good, so I give it the green light for GA status. Good job! MuZemike 23:55, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh, and just for grins, you spelled Karateka as Karaketa. I think the name of that game is pronounced "karate"-ka, like rhyming with "carotid". This is contrary to an old Atari 7800 commercial (see ) in which the announcer pronounces it as "care-a-tee-ka". MuZemike 00:39, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oops... Yeah the pronunciation in the ad is wrong. The closest you could get in Japanese to that pronunciation would be something like "Keiratiika" or "Keratiika". The proper pronunciation would be "Ka-ra-te-ka", with equal stress on each syllable (and that pesky Japanese "r"...). bridies (talk) 01:32, 5 April 2009 (UTC)