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	Review one Yooka-Laylee (dunkview) - videogamedunkey	Review two Yooka-Laylee Review - IGN	Your comparison
a)      GENRE	Begins the review talking about the teams previous game Banjo Kazooie which falls under the same bracket of genre, Platformer.	3D platformers have been reviewers favourite game genre for the past 2 decades.	In review one, the reviewer doesn’t title the game of any genre, he insteds uses the gameplay to make it obvious of the games genre. Review two however, the reviewer explains that it’s a 3D platformer while giving personal incentive on it being his favourite genre, possibly leading the review to be slightly biased.
b)      NARRATIVE	collect ‘pagies’ the main collectable of the game to proceed through the game by unlocking different worlds.	The writing has the same british charm and wit which we’ve come to expect and love from ex-rare developers.	Neither reviewers talk about the story of the game for it having a very simple premise and task of completion, also possibly not to spoil the games enjoyment for people who haven’t the game yet. But review one decides to focus more on the progression system on the game, and the second reviewer talks more about how to game is brought together as a whole.
c)      PRODUCTION PROCESS Talk about pre/prod/post-production	Kickstarter made to raise around $200,00 instead they raise up to $2,000,000. Also including members of the team that worked on the previous games ‘Banjo Kazooie’. They then announce their using the Unity engine which is known for making very amature games. Then announce a few weeks from launch that they remove popular Youtuber JonTron for controversial remarks.	meta jokes about the genres past and Yooka-Laylee’s crowdfunding origins are an abundance.	Reviewer one goes into deep depth about the origin of the games creation of it’s production, talking about it’s pros and cons and the very controversial events that occured upon its release. While reviewer two on the other hand only slightly brushes the foundation of what happened in the behind the scenes of the making for this game, and passing off the production as being primarily positive and successful rather than concerning for others.
d)      CHARACTERS	There are highlights though like the character design, Yooka and Laylee are great standards. Trowser is just genius, the rest is just half hearted buggy filler and missed opportunities. Recycling characters for every level instead of making new ones which fit the levels theme.	Vibrant and funny characters. Cast of talking critters throughout the worlds is diverse and memorable.	Both reviewers give praise to characters, some more than other. Reviewer one, while giving praise to the main cast of characters design, still criticises over use of other characters in worlds that don’t suit it’s themes and find their dialogue flat, boring and not investing enough to bring life to these worlds. However, review two gives praise to all characters in the game, and insists on dialogue between the characters is diverse and memorable.
e)      GAMEPLAY	sometimes the controls are razor tight, other times their slippery and imprecise. The game is less technically sound than ‘Banjo Kazooie’ which came out 19 years ago. Black doors in the game which disrupt the flow of the game. Characters in the worlds don’t interact and feel glued to the floor	controls and physics don't feel as polished as the old school banjo, mario or ratchet games. Several times failed challenges not because of the players fault but because of the games slight collision, timing and camera issues. Combining abilities to solve puzzles is unique and satisfying.	Both reviewers mange to criticise the controls and technical issues which come with this game, while also giving slight praise, but both agree that the negative of the gameplay far play out the positives of the gameplay.
f)       TARGET AUDIENCE	Aimed at the audience who have played the previous titles such as ‘Banjo Kazooie’.	“colourful worlds, vibrant and funny characters and generally smart and entertaining level design often had me grinning as I remembered my times with it’s not so thinly veiled inspiration, ‘Banjo Kazooie’	Both reviewers are people who have played is game genres inspiration and predecessor ‘Banjo Kazooie’ which was released back in 1998. Both reviewers exclaim how they desired or gained a nostalgic feeling while playing this game but not technically describing the intended target audience. While it being a kids came I believe it was also intended for players who have previously played ‘Rare’ titles within the same genre of ‘Yooka-Laylee’.
g)      PLATFORMS	Platform the reviewer is playing the game on is the Xbox One. Does not mention other platforms.	Reviewer is using the Xbox One. Does not mention any other platforms.	Both reviewers review their games using the Xbox One platform and not mentioning any other platforms. For the game being on one of the main consoles people could easily assume that other platforms would also consists of the other main consoles.