How do you become a video game critic?

November 2nd, 2009 | by Michael |
video game
julian k asked:


I would like to look into a career in writing video game reviews for websites or posting video reviews as a career.

I love video games and I think that it would be a cool job to be a game reviewer

If there is anyone who does this for a living, please answer me.
Also, I do have each system exept for the 360, which I had since it came out and I finally sold it because I went through 9 of them!!!!! But i’ve got a friend who has a 360 and I go over to his house all the time. I also get every popular game when it comes out so I can stay up to date with all the games

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  1. 4 Responses to “How do you become a video game critic?”

  2. By SPECTRE on Nov 3, 2009 | Reply

    i’m not a reviewer but i give very good critics for a game.
    and my first recommendation is:

    PLAY A LOT OF VIDEO GAMES..!!
    all the genres you can

  3. By No N on Nov 6, 2009 | Reply

    become a heavy gamer, have every game console, a top of the line computer, a crap-load of popular games, every new and upcoming game, and a popular website…im not a critic, i am just a gamer, and this i think would work, and also…makesure it is a proper website…make sure it becomes popular!!!

  4. By Geena on Nov 6, 2009 | Reply

    Just start writing. Anyone can make a blog on Wordpress.com or wherever. Your reviews will get better and better, then you’ll get more and more readers, and maybe enough ad money (???) to live off of. But you need an audience. I’m sure you can do it, because your hair is cool and all you have to do is work hard.

  5. By Mitsu on Nov 7, 2009 | Reply

    You can be a critic simply by having an opinion!

    But to be a good critic, a journalistic kind, you have to be able to write articles of a good standard.

    You also have to have a bit of experience with games, genres etc… while your knowledge doesn’t have to be comprehensive, it helps for comparison.

    Working in the industry isn’t necessary, but it can give you extra insight.

    And not just buying every popular game, trying the ones that aren’t popular, and dedicating yourself to playing it all the way through even if you don’t love it, or even like it.

    You have to try to be pretty objective also, since you might **** a game, but it still has pretty good gameplay and graphics and might be the sort of game someone will love.

    The most important thing that a critic or reviewer should be able to do is give a good balance of opinion and fact, knowledge and experience so that any potential purchasers may get a good idea of what the game is really like and will be like for them when they play it.

    Perhaps starting a blog of your own reviews on LJ or something… get some experience and feedback… and perhaps study journalism.

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