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 . In my title is
The PS3 logo is there big and bold and is written
so that you now what in italics. This makes it stand
console the game is out and give the effect of
played on. It is also a the car driving away from it.
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. The car is also
very attractive as the image
of the car looks as if it is Institutional information
moving really fast because
Age advise
of the lines from the tires The institution is show so you know
The age advise is there to
tell the audience who who made the game. It is also there
should be playing the game for the people to now who made the
it also help to say what the games they like so that they can go
content of the game is like 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. On this cover we see a view
from the car that we would see in the game when we
are playing
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. On this cover they are
clearly set out
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 .