Talk:Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time/GA1

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Reviewer: AdrianGamer (talk · contribs) 03:03, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Comments

 * It was been re-released on PlayStation 3 alongside its two sequels. - you don't need "been" there
 * Mechner served as creative consultant, designer, and scenario writer. - The original Prince of Persia, or The Sands of Time?
 * he needed to work hard to create an appealing yet simple narrative that worked with the pace of gameplay - Can be rephrased so that it can sound more neutral
 * The game used Ubisoft's Jade engine, originally designed for Beyond Good & Evil, another game developed by the company. - change "developed" to "published"

Gameplay

 * Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. - Not a complete sentence
 * The camera also goes out to different positions triggered by entering environments or performing actions - "goes out" is not the best word to use here. "Environments" does not sound specific enough
 * His health and power metre is represented in the top left-hand corner of the screen. - should be "are" instead of "is".
 * finding hidden magic fountains increases the Prince's health - You can increase health by only "finding" it? Do you need to do more to regain health?
 * During several points in the game, the Prince is assisted by his companion Farah, who will fire a bow at enemies - "fires" - present tense
 * Farah, who will fire a bow at enemies - "arrows" instead of "bow".
 * though she can also hit the Prince if he strays into her line of fire. - she can't hit the prince, her arrows can.
 * if she is killed, the game will end. - "ends". It is something always happening
 * The Prince's main contextual move is a wall run - Personal opinion, not compulsory, but I would prefer "wall-running" instead of "a wall run"
 * walking along beams swinging on and jumping from poles, jumping onto and between pillars, - You need a comma after "beams"
 * Enemies can only be killed by stabbing them with the Dagger of Time, which gathers up the Sand inside them - Should be "sands" - consistency with the lead
 * In combat, the Prince can also slow time immediately around him, - should be "slow down time"
 * while they are unable to move. - Personal opinion, not compulsory, but I prefer "respond" instead of "move"
 * Is the time-freezing part related to the Dagger as well?
 * These more powerful abilities are powered by Power Tanks. - What abilities it is referring to
 * The mobile version is a side-scrolling runner - should specify that it is an endless runner.
 * featuring simple puzzles and traps that must be avoided. - The puzzles are avoided as well?

Development

 * The initial concept work for The Sands of Time began development in the spring of 2001 - Change it to "The development of the initial concept work for The Sands of Time began in the second quarter of 2001. Also per WP:SEASON, season should not be used
 * The game was developed by Ubisoft Montreal, who were also a year into developing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. - Ubisoft Montreal is a company, so it should be "was" instead of "were"
 * Helper characters also count as a "main characters"?
 * Their intent was the capture the original feeling of platforming an adventure in a 3D environment. - Change it to "They intend to capture ..." - sounds simpler and easier to read
 * The Rewind function was suggested by Désilets - Who is Désilets? The article never mention his job post
 * Each time a new action was created for the Prince - should use "ability" instead of "action"
 * They also needed to make adjustments to the enemy and partner AI - wikilink AI to artificial intelligence, or to use "artificial intelligence" to replace "AI"
 * This issue was compounded by the need to produce a demo for the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo - wikilink Electronic Entertainment Expo 2003
 * Despite these problems, other parts of production including play-testing, management of creative tools, and the integrated testing system. - Not a complete sentence
 * the team made improvements to the engine by adding additional animations between walking and running - Change it to "by adding additional walking and running animations". It sounds simpler
 * They also made custom animations for the character - A full stop is needed.
 * gave the lightning effects a more "magical" feel - more is not necessary. Nothing is being compared to
 * The game used an updated version of the company's Jade Engine - Jade engine. The engine's name is Jade only
 * Despite this, many of the features planned for her needed to be cut - Any examples? Any explanation why it is cut?
 * while not being not pure Persian music - Double negative, and it hinders reading
 * Tracks from the game were included in an album featuring from both The Sands of Time and its two sequels - It had plenty of sequels, so which one?
 * the album was released by Ubisoft Entertainment - Ubisoft only, you do not need to wikilink it.
 * with the rest being done in Montreal. - Should specify that it was done by the developer, so it should be "Ubisoft Montreal"
 * To make the enemies in the game stand out, mixing an organic and evil feeling with whispering sounds, rather than using sound effects similar to zombies. - Does not sound like a complete sentence
 * whose performance proved popular - Should be written in passive voice, "was proven popular"
 * The track listing is not notable enough to be included per Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive 106

Release

 * The sales part is something related to the reception of the game
 * The game was published in the region by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, who were impressed with both the quality and the praise it earned in the west - impressed "by" instead of "with"
 * the PS2 version had sold 218,000, the Xbox version 128,000, and the GameCube version 85,000. - You should add "copies" by the end of that sentence
 * As of 2006, the game has apparently sold 700,000 units, - "apparently" is not needed

Reception

 * Add "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time received critical acclaim upon launch" before the first sentence
 * Edge is not in the review template
 * Whether you're a diehard Prince of Persia fan or somebody with a mild interest in action-adventures, The Sands of Time is a must own -- a soon-to-be-classic worthy of a permanent place in your collection - italicized Prince of Persia and The Sands of Time.
 * Official Nintendo Magazine ranked it the 86th best game available on Nintendo platforms - When?

References/Images

 * One of the external links is dead
 * No problem with the images

Overall

 * 73.4% copyright violation, but it is not much of a problem since the only similarity between the sources and the article is the game's name

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A great article. Really impressive job in expanding this article. It is very comprehensive, and most importantly, very interesting and engaging to read. Basically everything I mention above is just some minor issues. So, besides some incomplete sentences, the article is good to go. Feel free to raise any question and forgive me if I had made some mistakes. I am not really good at proofreading so if I introduce any grammatical errors in the review, I hope you do not mind that. AdrianGamer (talk) 06:57, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * , I have addressed all the issues you raised above, and looking at the Copyvio Detector, I've also addressed a couple of the more glaring issues. Also addressed spelling errors and unintentional issues with the article's neutrality that you did not pick up. On a side note about your question on time powers, yes all time powers are associated with the dagger: without the dagger, the prince does not have access to them, but this seemed a little too detailed for a gameplay section and it only happens during a few small sections, so I left it out. --ProtoDrake (talk) 08:00, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
 * With all issues fixed, the article is good to go. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time promoted to . Nice job. AdrianGamer (talk) 08:07, 9 July 2015 (UTC)