Fifth Star
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 03/25/11 at 10:21 PM CT
Welcome to MeltedJoystick, the latest member of the ImaJAN network! Those of you who are already members of FilmCrave will probably find the site to be a pretty familiar place. However, you may be confused and frightened by the presence of a fifth star in the MeltedJoystick rating system. Unlike movies, which are constrained by 4-star traditions dictated by the increasingly out-of-touch MPAA and newspaper critics, videogames, as a New Media, are free to use whatever rating system their reviewers desire. At MeltedJoystick, we are using what we feel to be the simplest and most accurate rating system: five stars available, each divisible in half, providing a 10-point system.
That scary fifth star doesn’t go on either end of the 4-star system used by FilmCrave and other movie reviewers, but instead sits right in the middle. It is actually the THIRD star in the system and it serves an absolutely vital function: it provides a pivot point upon which Good and Evil can wage their eternal …
Welcome to Melted Joystick & Contest Rules
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/12/11 at 04:47 PM CT
Congratulations! You've found the blog - sorry, you don't win anything yet. On behalf of Alex, Nelson, Nick and myself, thank you for signing up and taking time to help us out with our video game social networking venture.
If you've already got started and rated and reviewed a few games, that's great. Make sure to update your profile: I want to know what you like, and what you hate. If you think my tastes are terrible, by all means let me know. Feel free to wax poetic on the latest games, or if you've been out of the loop for awhile (like Alex), dig deep into those memories when games came on cartridges, not discs.
Whatever your pleasure, have fun with it! Start up discussions, make some lists, and give us your feedback. If you give us your time, you just might walk away with a new game to call your own. Details of the contest are below: it's formal, but also important, so please read over the rules at your leisure.
Rules and Regulations:
1) This contest is open to all …
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