Friday 29th October: Research

Today I did some research on game front covers to see what detail has to be done to make sure that my game front cover would be able to sell if real. My game game front cover must cover the main rules of other game front covers to ensure that it is realistic and able to sell.

Here are some of the covers released in the past 5 years:

Halo Reach

Fable 2

Left for Dead 2

Bioshock 2

Naughty Bear


I have noticed that all of these games have detailed but basic backgrounds so that all of the concentration is set upon the main picture at the front. This is to make sure that the picture is the feature that catches the customer's eye and makes them want to buy it from the incredible detail in the main picture. Another thing relevant to a game front cover is to label the age rating in the bottom left corner. The covers I have shown above are all american ratings but in the UK the ratings will vary from 3+ to 18. I intend to make a 16 rated game.