Reviews

Since reviews are a personal preference multiple reviews of hardware/app/game is entirely acceptable.

Please read through the review guidelines below, once your happy with your review, email it to : reviews@fullcirclemagazine.org

GUIDELINES

When reviewing games please state clearly:

title of the game
who makes the game (one person? Big company?)
free game? Or paid download?
where to get it from (give url)
if it is a Linux native game, or did you have to use a Linux client, or was it Wine/Cedega you used for installing it?
what hardware were you using for this game (3D Graphics Card, Memory, etc)
any glitches that you may have had while playing the game.
marks out of five (stars) for :
1. graphics (3d? 2d? glitches? nice fx?)
2. sound (music? sound fx? surround sound? mono?)
3. playability (easy controls? awkward keyboard layout?)
4. installation (hard to install? Have to use WINE/Cedega? Windows game with Linux client?)
5. compatibility (game see your 3d card? game not like your drivers?)
taking into account your marks above, please consider a mark out of ten (stars) for the game overall
a summary with positive and negative points about the game

When reviewing applications please state clearly:

title of the application
who makes the app (one person? Big company?)
free app? Or paid download?
where to get it from (give url)
what category would you put this app into? (graphics? sound? utility?)
what hardware were you using for this app? (only applies to apps which require particular hardware)
any glitches that you may have had while using the app.
marks out of five (stars) for :
1. graphics (does the app look nice?)
2. useability (easy to use? awkward interface?)
3. installation (hard to install? Does it come as a .deb file? Have to compile source? Windows app with WinE/Cedega?)
4. usefulness (useful app? always used? installed then only used once?)
taking into account your marks above, please consider a mark out of ten (stars) for the app overall
a summary with positive and negative points about the application

When reviewing hardware please state clearly:

make and model of the hardware
where to get it from (get a good price from somewhere in particular? Give url for seller)
what category would you put this hardware into? (graphics card? sound card? networking?)
any glitches that you may have had while using the hardware?
easy to get the hardware working in Linux? Does the documentation even mention Linux?
did you have to use Windows drivers?
marks out of five (stars) for :
1. price (worth the money?)
2. compatibility (hardware clash? good hardware but no apps/games use it?)
3. installation (hard to install? Did it come with Linux help?)
taking into account your marks above, please consider a mark out of ten (stars) for the hardware overall
a summary with positive and negative points about the hardware