Talk:Atomic Betty (video game)/GA1

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Nominator: {{User|Guyinblack25}} 22:12, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Cukie Gherkin (talk · contribs) 12:42, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Infobox

1. No mention of Vedran Klanac in the article; if it can't be sourced and added to the below, I would recommend dropping them from the infobox.
2. Given that Jeff Edwards also does programming, I'd recommend adding him as a programmer as well.
3. Two different NA release dates given
4. This might indicate that it was released on August 25, 2006: [https://as.com/meristation/juegos/atomic-betty/] I did some further research, and found [https://jeuxvideogamex.com/fr-us/products/atomic-betty-game-boy-advance-gba this source], which verifies the August 25 date, but claims 2005, which I imagine has to be a typo, though I found another store site listing a 2005 date. I've also seen 2005 on multiple Wikipedias, but then I find [https://www.tcrf.net/Atomic_Betty this source] here saying 2006. As is, I think the date is 2006, but the sheer number of 2005 dates gives me pause. The fact that I've not seen a non-RS makes me wonder if a wrong factoid spread. I did find that GameFAQs listed it as August 25, 2006, so personally, I think the MeriStation source should be adequate.

Lead

Images

1. Is there a need to clarify that Betty is in her civilian clothes?

Gameplay

1. Should mention and cite that it's a single-player game
2. The infobox calls it a shooter, but the Gameplay section calls it an action game

Development and release

1. Can a better source be found for the staff?
2. I'd recommend adding that it released August 25, 2006, after the Summer 2006 slate mention.

Reception

1. Jeuxvideo/Jeuxvideo.com should be made consistent; JV seems to be what they go by now, so I'd suggest JV or Jeuxvideo.
2. Overall pretty good, though estructuring to be in order of what's being commented on rather than who's commenting for flow (not a failing issue). Some paring down of paraphrasing could also be worthwile.
3. Found a source to include: [https://archive.org/details/Game_Land_2005-15-192/page/82/mode/2up]

Sources

1. Could secondary sources be found to verify information currently cited to the manual? Not failing, just feels like it'd make anything the manual is citing better off for it.

Spotcheck

1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080530033153/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r26406.htm] Looks good
2. [https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4463/atomic-betty-game-boy-advance] Looks good
3. [https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/09/pre-e3-2005-atomic-betty-update] Looks good
4. [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/namco-and-nintendocom-launch-galactic-space-camp-sweepstakes-for-atomic-bettytm-video-game] Looks good

:Regarding your assessment:

:* Infobox

:*#I can add him into the development section

:*#Jeff Edwards was the artist. I believe someone else added that sentence, which I can see as being a little awkward. I'll edit it when adding Klanac.

:*# Do you mean the European release date?

:*# I'll look into this and get back with you. The North American release date is well documented in the article's sources. I did not come across an exact European release date during my research. Admittedly I don't have much experience with European sources outside the regular UK ones. I see that the VG Project lists MeriStation as a reliable sources, but I'll see if I can find something to corroborate.

:* Images - Given that the cover art features her in a different outfit, I thought it was prudent to help identify her for the layman. I think it also helps illustrates that she is in different outfits throughout the game. I don't feel strongly about it though, so if you think it needs to go, I can remove it.

:* Gameplay - I'll add the single-player aspect and remove the shooter from the infobox. There is a shooter segment but this appears to primarily be an action game.

:* Development

:*# the only other source I came across with developer credits was MobyGames, which the VG Project designates as unreliable.

:*# will address this per above

:*Reception

:*# Good catch. I'll update the name.

:*# Regarding flow, I try to group things better, but the limited reviews kind of didn't leave me with much choice here. I actually prefer paraphrasing over quoting because I want to avoid "extensive quotation" of other people's work per Wikipedia:Non-free content.

:* Sources - Where ever I could add an additional citation along with the manual citation, I did because I know Wikipedia prefers third party sourcing. But the manual was the only reliable source for some of the content. This article was kind of a "little engine that could". When I came across it as a stub, I never thought it would be much more. But the sources available (albeit scarce) proved me wrong.

:Thank you for the feedback. I will work on the fixes shortly. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 15:47, 13 April 2025 (UTC))

::{{ping|Cukie Gherkin}} I believe I addressed all the concerns. I took a crack at digging into the reviews a bit more. I also couldn't find anything else about a European release date. Since Meristation is a reliable VG source and it falls within the summer time frame, I added that to the release paragraph. Please let me know if I missed anything. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 03:37, 14 April 2025 (UTC))

:::Aight, all looks good. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 04:26, 14 April 2025 (UTC)