# Talk:Sonic Blast

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/forgotten-entries-in-famous-video-game-franchises Sergecross73 msg me 00:14, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Sonic Blast/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: P*h3i (talk · contribs) 23:22, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

The following is a review of the English Wikipedia article Sonic Blast, as of revision 830141998 (by TheJoebro64, at 14:29 on 13 March 2018). All "suggested changes" are only suggestions; anyone is welcome to address their concerns or debate them in the "post-review comments". It's suggested that to find a listed error, copy the text (Ctrl/Cmd+C) in the Quote column and use the find function (Ctrl/Cmd+F) in the article.


### Suggested changes
#### Infobox
No issues found. Factual basis confirmed.


#### Lead
#### Gameplay
#### Development and release
#### Reception and legacy
#### Images
Sonic Blast cover art.jpg: Okay rationale, name & quality.
Sonic Blast Screenshot.png: Okay rationale, name & quality.
Game-Gear-Handheld.jpg: Exceptional rationale, name & quality.


#### References
Note: The use of a primary source (the game manual) is acceptable here as it is used in supplement with an array of other sources


#### Categories
### Final opinion
#### First revision
 1a: Complies mostly; has a few easily fixable or non-important exceptions.
 1b: Complies fully.
 2a: Complies fully.
 2b: Complies mostly; has a few easily fixable or non-important exceptions.
 2c: Complies fully.
 2d: Complies fully.
 3a: Complies fully.
 3b: Complies fully.
 4: Complies fully.
 5: Complies fully.
 6a: Complies fully.
 6b: Complies fully.
Thus, I will put the GAN on hold  until the minor issues presented are fixed, specifically those relating to the lead. The hold time is specifically 7 days. If all issues are fixed within seven days, then Sonic 3D Blast will become a good article . If not, then the article will fail the GAN  and will be able to be re-nominated at a later date. If there are any disputes with suggested changes, please write them in the Post-review comments section and we can discuss them and possibly make the GAN open to required second opinion . This 7-day period also acts as a period of time for anyone unbiased to add their own review in the comments.
~ P*h3i (📨) 11:39, 19 March 2018 (UTC)


#### Second revision
 1a: Complies fully.
 1b: Complies fully.
 2a: Complies fully.
 2b: Complies fully.
 2c: Complies fully.
 2d: Complies fully.
 3a: Complies fully.
 3b: Complies fully.
 4: Complies fully.
 5: Complies fully.
 6a: Complies fully.
 6b: Complies fully.
This means the article is now a good article. Congratulations.
~ P*h3i (📨) 23:02, 19 March 2018 (UTC)


### Pre-review comments
Will get onto this soon. ~ P*h3i (📨) 23:22, 15 March 2018 (UTC)


### Post-review comments
The review is now complete. If you have any concerns with this revision of the review, please note them here. After either the issues are fixed or debated, a second revision of the review or request for secondary comment will be made. Thanks. ~ P*h3i (📨) 11:39, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

@P*h3i: Thanks for reviewing another one of my GANs. I've implemented most of your suggestions, but wanted to clear up some things:
All platform games are video games, so saying it's a video game is somewhat redundant since the reader will already know this. The page itself is simply called platform game.
"Rerelease" and "recollect" are grammatically correct. Standard style is to omit the hyphen in "re-" words unless it creates an ambiguous meaning (e.g. recover vs. re-cover).
The opening sentence says it's a 1996 video game, so I think that's enough to tell readers when it was released. Exact release dates are better summarized in the infobox and the article itself.
The Master System version is mentioned in the lead: and has been rereleased on the Master System...
I think "achievement" is neutral, since it's being used as the opinion of reviewers, not as a statement of fact.
"Midair" is also grammatically correct.
I think the footnote is fine as it is; it just says the possible pictures the signpost can land on. That'd be sort of crufty to list in prose.
Ação Games isn't there for the Tectoy info, it's to verify that the game was released in Brazil in December 1997.
JOEBRO64 19:49, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
@TheJoebro64: Ok, most of this is all acceptable. I had to be extra nitpicky because it's such a well-written article. Is there some kind of guideline that states the hyphen thing? Didn't know about that. Also, neither Jeuxvideo.com or Digitally Downloaded actually ever mention the word "achievement", so it isn't neutral as the references supporting the statement don't actually say that. Also, I thought "midair" instead of "mid-air" was kind of a colloquialism or shortening, that's why it's in a dictionary? Oxford and Cambridge both say hyphen is better, while Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster say differently, so..? These things are so minor that it doesn't really matter all that much, but it'd be nice to reach full consensus about all issues before we finish the review. ~ P*h3i (📨) 22:11, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
@P*h3i: I've removed the "achievement" part and reworded it. Reading WP:HYPHEN, I've added a hyphen to "re-collect" since it can mean something else without a hyphen. Most GAs and FAs (examples: Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Sonic CD, and Yoshi's Island) don't use a hyphen in "rerelease" since there is no other meaning to it. I'd take the same stance with "midair" too; I don't think it needs a hyphen since it only has one meaning. JOEBRO64 22:52, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
Okay, I suppose this means consensus on all issues. ~ P*h3i (📨) 23:00, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi, guys. Sorry to burst your bubbles, but this game and Sonic 3D Blast should be and are factually "spin-off" games, not main series games. I tried to change the template, but they have been reverted. Please consider this, guys. It's just that these two games are treated as spin-offs, and are not very important to the main story.Lenny7092 (talk) Lenny7092 (talk) 03:09, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

No reliable sources have consistently called them a spinoff. Sergecross73 msg me 03:14, 27 September 2024 (UTC)