Talk:Need for Speed: High Stakes/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Nomader (talk · contribs) 18:38, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Going to review this article this week. Love racing games in all their forms, so excited to dive in.  Nomader  ( talk ) 18:38, 23 February 2022 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * Some small prose notes that can be fixed, including some misspellings that need to be addressed.
 * In the beginning of the gameplay section, I'd change "must drive exotic cars" to "drive exotic cars". The 'must' is unnecessary there and should be cut. Further, is "race" a better word to use here instead of "drive", or would it be too specific in this case?
 * I agree that 'must' is unnecessary. I also replaced 'drive' with 'race', though I don't really have a preference.


 * It says "races races" -- should cut out one of them.
 * Fixed


 * I found the "Pursuits have the ability..." sentence to be a bit confusing. Is that "police pursuits have the ability"?
 * That's correct. I added the word 'police' to avoid any confusion.


 * "Tier" shouldn't be capitalized, not a formal title.
 * Fixed


 * Should be "an online multiplayer mode" instead of "a".
 * Fixed


 * In the development section, "Feaures" should be "Features"
 * Fixed


 * "Occured" should be "Occurred".
 * Fixed


 * "criticised" should be "criticized" in the reception section (although honestly this may be a UK spelling thing, in which case keep it)
 * Fixed. It is UK spelling, but the game is American, so 'criticized' is correct in this article's context.


 * "disadvanatge" should be "disadvantage"
 * Fixed


 * "longetivity" should be "longevity"
 * Fixed


 * I think you can cut down this sentence a bit. Instead of "is in native tongue, which varies depending on where a race takes place", which sounds a bit awkward, I'd say, "remarked that the language of the police chatter is in the native tongue of wherever the race is taking place." I think the original version here makes it sounds like native tongue is the language.
 * Replaced with "remarked that the language of the police chatter is in the native tongue of the race location", which is a bit simpler.


 * I think you could cut out the "where multiple cops can chase players at the same time" in the reception section -- you defined this type of race in detail in the gameplay section.
 * Removed. I also replaced 'however' with 'but' now that the sentence is shorter.


 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):  d (copyvio and plagiarism):
 * No copyvios detected and extremely detailed sourcing here. Copyvio checker only saw quotes as being flagged, so good to go. Spot check of sources passes muster.
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * Fits the standard scope of a video game Wikipedia page well here.
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Will pass as soon as the generally minor grammatical pieces I listed above are fixed. Great, terrific work here! Nomader  ( talk ) 23:12, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Will pass as soon as the generally minor grammatical pieces I listed above are fixed. Great, terrific work here! Nomader  ( talk ) 23:12, 25 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your review, really appreciated. I think I have addressed all the issues you have raised and also made some minor copy-edits. Please let me know if you find any other issues. Regards --Niwi3 (talk) 12:27, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay on my end -- good to go! I'm passing the article here, really terrific work. Nomader  ( talk ) 06:24, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries and thanks again. --Niwi3 (talk) 09:05, 1 March 2022 (UTC)