Video Game Cover Analysis

Title/ typography
The title is there to help you
understand what the game
Format is about. It helps to show
you the genre
The PS3 logo is there
so that you now what
console the game is
played on. It is also a
form of advertisement
for the console .
Back ground image
The back ground image is a
car this is suitable as it is a
Main image car racing game. That is what
engages and inform the
The main image is there to audience of the game. It also
attract the audience. It give them the themes and genre
information about the of the game
content on the game. It
hints at the type of genre
the game is

Age advise
The age advise is there to
tell the audience who
should be playing the game
it also help to say what the
content of the game is like
Institutional information
The institution is show so you know
who made the game. It is also there
for the people to now who made the
games they like so that they can go
and buy other games made but that
same institution

Game information
Game information is all the small
little things that can make your
gaming experience better and
what you can do to make it better.
It gives information like how many
players can play, if you can play
online and whether or not the
game is HD.
Online information
The online information is there
so you know how many players
can play online with, the extra
content you can get from
online play, how to get ranked
with everyone in the world and
how to link up to the online
play.
Copyrights and credits
This tells us who all the people who
helped to make the game and warns
us about the copyright
infringements
In game screen shoot
The in game screen shoots shows us
what we are going to be doing when
we play the game it also shows you
the graphics as they are an
important aspect of any game.
Health warning
The health warning is there
for people who have epilepsy
or any other illness that may
be effected by playing the
game
Game play features
Is information about what you can
do in the story mode it helps you to
know a bit more about what you are
buying.
Expanded age advise
This is information about what is in
the game for it to be made that age
rating this information is mainly for
parents so that they know what they
are buying for there children
Barcode
The barcode is the for the
retailers to keep track of its
stock and it stores information
like prices and stock numbers.
It is also there to help track
the product through out the
whole production stage and
the final sale stage .