So some people review games in a really arbitrary way. I have been developing a rubric for rating games.  Keep in mind using any rubric can be a complicated decision making process and it takes time to use and understand. I dropped the idea of using it because I figured most readers and viewers are too lazy to invest the time it takes to figure out what I am trying to accomplish with a rubric. This would be even after I explained what I was doing because I had planned on devoting time and videos for the explanation. As you already know, I have not released this until today 11/7/11

A rubric causes a reviewer to break down invididual components of a game and decide where a game falls on a scale of that component.  Some games do well in one aspect, but fail miserably in another.

I think this is far more accurate and less subjective (no, not entirely objective – I said less) than giving an arbitrary score based on a scale that does not mean anything. What does a 3 or a “Buy it now” actually mean in comparison to a 4 or “rent it.” So, it is good enough to play in your eyes but not good enough to own . . . based on what criteria?

So, here is my rubric. Keep in mind I am not finished with this as creating a rubric takes a lot of forethought, decision making, and time.

Please take a look at my PDF of The Gaming Goose Gaming Rubric Beta. ^_^

And know, that I was the first (to my knowledge) to think of this for gaming. Stick that in your pipes . . .

GamingRubric