But that fact hasn't kept it from becoming one of the top-selling games in the genre. There, testers play through each level over and over. And over and over. The report details how the tester found the malfunction, how often it popped up, and how detrimental it is to the game. For example, a tester may comment that it's too difficult to find a key that lets the player move to the next level.
Programmers consult the database and correct the glitches.
The fixed version goes back to the tester, who then checks that the bug is gone and that no more have cropped up. If playing through a single game or battle sequence seems like a really repetitive way to spend eight hours or more, well, it is. Needless to say, many testers swear off the games they've tested. Right now McCormick is working on the company's Shogun Total War title. In the game, players maneuver battalions of archers and musketeers through 16th century Japan in an effort to conquer the enemy.