Bailout The Game Review

Online, October 10, 2009 (Newswire.com) - FUNFACTOR™: Rating Level - [5]

Bailout! The Game was of no real challenge to establish an accurate measure of the FunFactor™ associated with active game play. With Bailout! The Game, the active game play was of the highest level in stirring emotions and creating a comical parody of reversal in goal setting. With the average board game, the objective is to collect the most be it in points or some other significant item, but this is just the opposite with this game. With Bailout! The Game, the objective is to have acquired the highest amount of debt .
In reviewing all of our videotapes of Bailout! The Game during all phases of its evaluation, it was established that the level of FunFactor™ was literally immeasurable. When the atmosphere of the players gets to the point where a player falls off his chair due to his laughing so hard from the game play, determining the rating for this category of FunFactor™ was clear, unquestionable, and simple.
In observation of all players, their focus was on creativity, strategy development, and their own narrative being developed. The FunFactor™ was still prevalent in active response. Bailout! The Game comes in with a score of "5" stars in this category.

CREATIVE AGENDA: Rating Level - [5]

Creative Agenda - The Creative Agenda of a player represents what the player hopes to achieve by way of exploration in their game experience.

Creative agenda is a vital factor in the evaluation of a good quality game, whether it is a board or video game. The creative agenda produced by the game creates a historical memory function which demonstrates recognition of the significance of experience, strategic planning and development, active thought processing, interactive social development, and executive cognitive functioning in learning, application of the newly acquired knowledge, and entertainment combined."
As we went over the notes, reports, and videotapes, the players were having a generous level of enjoyment from the game, yet at the same time were quite strong in making active use of memory recall, strategy development, and development of their own personal narrative for the game play method. In the category of Creative Agenda, Bailout! The Game was ablaze with a score of [5]

MARKETABILITY: Rating Level - [4] 

The category of Marketability was a perplexing category to determine an accurate score for Bailout! The Game. The reason for this is that the board game has so many positive features that make it just shine but when it comes to marketability, the scores in other categories are simply contributory to a good score but there are special considerations to consider. All of the "fundamental components" referenced by one of our independent evaluators in his review of Bailout! The Game play an integral part in the rating score in this category. In so many ways as far as Marketability goes, Bailout! The Game takes the stops out. If this were a perfect world, Bailout! The Game would get a perfect score but this is not a perfect world. Bailout! The Game pulls an excellent score of [4] Stars.

NARRATIVE PROGRESSION: Rating Level - [5] 

Narrative progression is a different kind of creature to take into consideration when evaluating a product. It is a vital part of the design structure of a game design. In the design of a board game such as Bailout! The Game, a smooth transition in the narrative or flow of the game must be maintained. This means taking on the challenge of maintaining the attention of the player while at the same time delivering content which will inspire a player's desire to come back for more.
Bailout! The Game has to have a smooth progression of challenge a strategic development, while encouraging the player to develop their own narration to develop and grow in their level of play and learning simultaneously. Bailout! The Game has unquestionably pulled the stops out and moves in smoothly with a perfect score of [5] Stars in the Narrative Progression category.

RESPONSE LEVEL: Rating Level - [5] 

In reviewing all segments of our evaluation process on videotapes, Bailout! The Game was undoubtedly on a roll when it comes to response level from all of the players. The players do not see Bailout! The Game as a game, they see it more as a refreshing competitive challenge from which they benefit. It's irresistible to a player to keep playing again and again, determined to better their opponents.
Part of the reason for this is that every time a player begins their game play, they are modifying or even creating an entirely new narrative for their play, never having the same experience twice! Bailout! The Game rides the wave in with a perfect score of [5] Stars in this category.