Alex Riley

Oh, My dear lord, it clearly states on your game that the game has been over all active for 30+ days, and you made what £1200? ... Jesus H... I think i now want to buy this game... It's a damn profit if nothing else. Now... in all seriousness. You are still yet to tell us about the game. Now why don't you start with that. This is like the 8th time anyone has asked you to on this post. Comply? The Apprentice - Alex Riley

"Ages" tells us nothing... Why not tell us how long is "Ages" or are you trying to think up random ammounts of days you took doing various things.. As far as unique goes, i could probably make that game myself in under a day. Lets be serious, your talking to near pro's here... We can smell BS from outside of the forum gates :/ The Apprentice - Alex Riley

Just gonna' say now, your punching way above your weight asking for such a high ammount of money, This game isn't meerly enough for the asking price. Please by all means re-think, and try to be a little more feaisable with your next attempt. Ohhh... By the way, The game is 35 days old... I mean seriously, i wouldn't mind if it was as old as sand but it's new and not established. On your next post or edit rather, include the following: - A lesser asking price. - More information - Less stupidity Good stuff. The Apprentice - Alex Riley

Yeah, we all got this... It's a BOT, pay no attention to any PM's like this... As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

The Apprentice - Alex Riley is here again; Changing the gaming world one review at a time. So... let's get down to buisness. Game Name: Fire Fight Game URL: http://www.firefightff.com Game Owner(s): Reefer These reviews as always are going to be split up into 5 different sections, these are as follows; - Login/Register (Easy sign-up, Layouts, What could be improved, What i personally like) - Logging In (Logging in for the first time, Information provided on game) - Exploring the game (Are things easily found, Are things made clearer, Layout of the game) - Staff (Are the staff friendly, How do they help, Different staff roles) - Misc Information (Game statistics and a general overview of the games userbase, Key feautres) Login/Register: The login page took me by suprise when i saw this game advertised i thought it would be a second rate game with origional MC source and nothing really going for it, However i was wrong in a sence because i think this game has a lot going for it, when i saw the login page i was instantly impressed, the screenshots are their where they should be informing the user and there is no register page, instead there is a pop down menu which allows you to register on the same page as the login. Registering was fairly easy when i actually found out where to go there is no email verification needed. I think the theme of the game is very good and i really enjoyed looking through the login page of this game. In terms of compatablity and information provided FF gets a massive 9.5/10 for the Login & Register. Logging In: Logging in, you can see the similarities between other games, however there are some distinct differences with the layout, the user information and stat bars are at the top left where they should always be in my opinion and the main menu has been edited to be more user firendly aswell, I did recieve a message from the owner upon logging on for the first time which i was happy about, also you get three donator days and a couple goodies for signing up so the game gives you a little boost. You also have to agree to the game rules and terms and conditions of the game. Which again i think is an amaziing feature to have. The logging in section recieves a 8/10 Exploring the game: It's very easy to explore this game, everything is laid out as expected with text based games, nothing is changed all that much, i like the way they have set out the different things in the game as it all fits with the game theme, there are of course new additions to the game but i grasped the concept of these features in under 20 minuites so i'm sure any other new users would. I may add that is fairly easy to get started on this game, in under 10 minuites i was a game level 5 this is good because once people see they are doing well they will stick around to see how far they can get Exploring the game gets a good 8.5/10 Staff: Not had a chance to really talk to any of the staff, however i have seen they have Player Moderator staff roles which i think is quite good for a game, i love the fact of having staff dedicated to nothing else other than helping users when and where they can, this is one of the reasons i think this game is very succesful Staff gets a 7/10 because of the sheer fact that they have Player Moderators Misc Information: Userbase: 5156 Sign Up's Days Active: 544 Staff Members: 4 Key Features - - Second Server ... (Why? ... Gives new users a chance to be better and have a chance to catch up in a totally new game) - In-Game Competitions .... (Why? ... Users can gain goodies anyway the admins can think up) - Active Game Forums ... (Why? .... Communication between users and staff is always crucial) - Grim City ... (Why? It's an updated battle tent but with jobs which the users can tackle aswell) In clossing i'm going to give both Fire Fight Server 1 & 2 an overall rating of 9/10 Amazing games, i recommend checking them out. As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp This will teach you the basics. :)

Thanks a_bertrand!!! Missed some of that information off. And despite it not being my type of game i still enjoyed it because of the quality and as you've said it's totally free. As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

The Apprentice - Alex Riley is here again; Changing the gaming world one review at a time. So... let's get down to buisness. Game Name: Vile City Game URL: http://www.vilecity.com Game Owner(s): arion These reviews as always are going to be split up into 5 different sections, these are as follows; - Login/Register (Easy sign-up, Layouts, What could be improved, What i personally like) - Logging In (Logging in for the first time, Information provided on game) - Exploring the game (Are things easily found, Are things made clearer, Layout of the game) - Staff (Are the staff friendly, How do they help, Different staff roles) - Misc Information (Game statistics and a general overview of the games userbase, Key feautres) Login/Register: The login page and register page are very impressive i do not have a bad thing to say about this login page, as always with these reviews i ramble about whether or not login pages are informative, and once again i think this one is informative with not only text but images aswell, so this made me really like the login page, the register page is fairly straight forward and simple there is no captcha test but however you do have to agree to a TOS which i always say is a good feature to have in any game. In clossing i give the login and register pages a 8/10 Logging in: Logging in the game for the first time you recieve a message right away, it's a great feature to have because it makes the user feel welcomed, upon logging in it's just the same as any other text based games the layout has been imrpoved from origional source codes and looks a whole lot better, everything on the game is easily found. I liked this game upon logging in and i actually played it for around 30 minuites and felt myself getting addicted. Exploring the game: I wont say much about the exploring aspect of the game, everything is just like the origional text based games, no major changes to talk about This review is going to end on a low however, upon saying i was writing a review on this game i had some negative feedback from some former users. - Ex user 'SKYBLU' claimed that the game play aspect was very good however the staff running and underhanded sneaky things they did where a put-off - An annonymous source had said that the game was good during a period of time, but with no updates for a long time and the staff treating people who donated more fairly than those who didn't. ... So in closing and from what i've heard this game is going to get an overall disapointing 5/10 A game should never be run just for people who donate. Thats my two cents anyway, check it out for yourself MWG. As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

The images at the top would look better with writing underneath. I like the general layout of this, i think it's quite impressive. though as i said, writing is needed. As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

My apologies, i had read the page after i wrote the review, But i was knee-deep in doing another review, i'm going to edit my origional post now And a suite isn't neccesary, i have seen you have player mods to, which i think is damn good! As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

The Apprentice - Alex Riley is here again; Changing the gaming world one review at a time. Thankyou to a_bertrand for letting me do this review on his awesome game. So... let's get down to buisness. Game Name: Nowhere else and beyond Game URL: http://us.nowhere-else.org or http://en.nowhere-else.org Game Owner(s): a_bertrand These reviews as always are going to be split up into 5 different sections, these are as follows; - Login/Register (Easy sign-up, Layouts, What could be improved, What i personally like) - Logging In (Logging in for the first time, Information provided on game) - Exploring the game (Are things easily found, Are things made clearer, Layout of the game) - Staff (Are the staff friendly, How do they help, Different staff roles) - Misc Information (Game statistics and a general overview of the games userbase, Key feautres) Okay, so i've never reviewd a game like this before, but i'll give it my best shot. Login/Register: One word, Impressive... now considering i didn't know alot about this game, the login taught me everything i may need to know, it is informal and staright to the point and that in my opinion is the ideal login page, not only that several screenshots have been added to the login page to show the users just what this game is about, again another thing that really impresses me, The register page you actually have to accept terms and conditions, THANK GOD! someone on here actually wants to inform the the user of their rules before they sign up and don't care reading the in-game rules. Going back to the home page there is more information i missed out in the form of user statisitcs, i ramble on about this but i like the competative edge this adds to any game. Registering couldn't be easier you actually register inside the game which i think is an asweome feature. In closing i would give the login and register an impressive 9/10. Logging In: Now, i get a sudden Runescape feel when i logged on, and i'm not a fan of runescape, but however this doesn't mean the Review is going to be biased, as i dont know about these types of games the things i say will be limited, however when you login you are greeted with a loading screen and you are on your way, it's basically a point and click move game, which i think is very well thought out, the graphics for the game look really impressive and it doesn't look to complicated. The information is provided and very well, when you hover over something a brief description will pop up containing what this is for and usually how it is used. I have noticed also you can use your arrow keys to navigate your character, another amazing feature and i really enjoy this one, sometimes in my opinion using the mouse is way to much effort So logging in i'm going to give a 8/10 Exploring the game: Exploring the game is really easy, if you have played games like Runescape fine, you'll get used to this quicker than others, if not i still think it can be picked up, i would provide more information on the game and how to play sooner in the game however but thats just personal preference, i'd maybe add NPC's in the house you start in that will tell you things that may help you before you go on in-game. Everything is easily found with a simple mouse over and as i've said a pop up box appears, point and click isn't really hard to grasp the concept of. Overall the exploring of the game is relativly good and i am fairly impressed so i'm giving a 9/10 Staff: Staff isn't viasable in this, as i don't know any of the staff members. Misc Information: I don't really like games like these however i have been converted i think i could play this game more regularly, i enjoy text based games but this is pretty impressive and it's always nice to have a change in scenery. So in closing im going to give NEaB a 8/10 rating this is partly because i don't like games like this but considering what i've seen with other games compared to this, sometimes theres just no comparrison and with NEaB there are no close contenders. As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

The Apprentice - Alex Riley is here again; Changing the gaming world one review at a time. So... let's get down to buisness. Game Name: Ruler Of Zu Game URL: http://rulerofzu.com Game Owner(s): Ruler Of Zu These reviews as always are going to be split up into 5 different sections, these are as follows; - Login/Register (Easy sign-up, Layouts, What could be improved, What i personally like) - Logging In (Logging in for the first time, Information provided on game) - Exploring the game (Are things easily found, Are things made clearer, Layout of the game) - Staff (Are the staff friendly, How do they help, Different staff roles) - Misc Information (Game statistics and a general overview of the games userbase, Key feautres) Login/Register: I was fairly impressed with the login and register for this game, i didn't expect it to be of the quality that it was, i dont know why i didn't expect this, i just thought it'd be a totally different game judging by the name but nevertheless i love the login and register page, the register page actually isn't a page it's a pop-up which before i have talked about my love for, another amazing feature of the register page is the secret question, which gives me as a user more confidence and stability in my account. Back to the login page it is very clean with amazing images and a lot of thought it would seem put in. So for login and register i would give a generous: 8/10 Logging in: Logging in for the first time as i recently have it looked like you'd expect any game to look, the layout is similar to that of many games out there on the internet, which isn't a bad thing, people are used to it and i hate it when people overly change things. So i got two events when i signed up one declaring i had recieved 5 master days (Donator) and one saying i had recieved a start up kit this stuff is given to you a start which is pretty much the same thing, so well done for that. There is a welcome [age which addresses where a user should start on the game, Thank God! someone actually put enough thought into their game to ahow users exactly where to start of and the ideal approach to the game Logging in i would give a 6/10 due to lack of information. Exploring the game: I found exploring relativly easy to understand as with the same of all these games, again as i've said nothing to complicated which is what i prefer, everything is easily found in game, a couple different name changes to some things like gangs ect. but it's nothing major, someone could pick up where all the key areas are on this game in under 20 minuites of game time. The layout of this game is very good i actually love it, i've already expressed my love for the login well the inside layout is just as good. Exploring the game i would give a 7/10 Staff: The staff seem fairly active and responsive to their users, as i have only just signed up i can't really say much, however i do see that they reply to their users and they are playing characters as aposed to NPC's. There are also player moderators active on the game, i love the idea of this and i think it is very user friendly to have staff members devoted to helping new users and old users whenever and wherever they can It would not be fair to rate the staff due to my time on the game. I'd give a estimated 8/10 with staff on Zu. Misc Information: I'm not going to ramble this time about users ect... however i'm just going to point out the key features of the game (The userbase however is fairly active for a game of it's age) - Register Security Answer .... (Why?... Gives user more of a secure feel) - Player of the hour ... (Why?... Gives the user more of a sence of achievement) - 50/50 Cash/Crystals ... (Why?... Easier way for user to gain money/crystals) In closing, i enjoyed reviewing this game and would give it an overall 7.6/10 Well done Ruler Of Zu. As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

The Apprentice - Alex Riley is here again; Changing the gaming world one review at a time. So... let's get down to buisness. Side notes: Yeah, i know TM is a very good and succesful game already, however i do want to review as many games as possible. So this is more of a pleasure than a request. Game Name: Trenton Made Game URL: http://www.trentonmade.com Game Owner(s): The Man & Sway These reviews as always are going to be split up into 5 different sections, these are as follows; - Login/Register (Easy sign-up, Layouts, What could be improved, What i personally like) - Logging In (Logging in for the first time, Information provided on game) - Exploring the game (Are things easily found, Are things made clearer, Layout of the game) - Staff (Are the staff friendly, How do they help, Different staff roles) - Misc Information (Game statistics and a general overview of the games userbase, Key feautres) Login/Register: So the login page is amazing, thats the first thing i'm going to say, it has everything you could possibly need when you first visit a game like this, things like Screenshots, Game Background Story and of course Current User Statistics, what more could you need to know? Layout wise the game is kept very clean especailly in the Login and Register sections, the whole game matches in my opinion and thats what i like on games like these, The game login and register in all is really good and i think it matches with the rest of the games theme. The register page is of similar standards, it is a fairly easy sign-up and no hassle. Another thing i love about these games. In clossing i'd give the Login/Regiser section of this review a kind 9/10 Logging In: Logging in for the first time you will see some distinct differences between other games and Trenton Made, the differences being better in my opinion, i love the layout of this game and i can't say that enough. When logging in everything is very easily found again it's not to complexed but it's still changed a little with the layout and such, The information provided when you first login is very helpful you recieve an inbox from the game admin telling you what it's like in the world of Trenton Made. Other great things are the users are very friendly and if they see new sign ups they'd message and ask do they need any starting advice, which is always a plus. Logging in i'd give this game a firm and deserved: 10/10 Exploring the game: Exploring the game is made very easy, nothing has really changed in terms of exploring, as i have said before everything is made more clear and in my opinion everything is where everything should be nothing is out of place, i would like to add that on the actuall explore page the worda [NEW] need to be removed from some links as they have been around for quite a whilst now, anyways i dont really have anything bad to say about the impressive layout or the exploring of this game. Exploring the game i would give a 8/10 Staff: I've had a chance to talk to a few of the staff here on TM however not as much as i'd like to, they are very helpful and they respond to their many users whenever they can, they are also active in the forums which i love about Staff members i don't see any NPC staff members other than the two owners i dont think they play all that much. Staff on this game will get a deserved: 9/10 Misc Information: This is the part where i ramble about stuff like the userbase ect... So in just over 1100 days the site has a userbase of just over 11,000, these stats speak for themself a game this old with a userbase this large, it's fairly impressive and with an active userbase of atleast 1,000 i'd say trenton made hasn't done half bad with there userbase. Key Features: - Loan Sharks .... (Why? ... Well, there is always more than one way of getting money without doing in-game tasks) - Russian Roulette ... (Why? ... it's a good way to add more competition into the game) - Achievement Awards ... (Why? ... Gives the users a sence of accomplishment) - Online Chat ... (Why? Easy way for users to talk and get to know each other) So, finally my final rating for Trenton Made is going to be 9/10 i personally love this game, and would recomend it to many people. As always... The Apprentice - Alex Riley

The Apprentice, Alex Riley,,, With another seemingly good Text Based Game Review... Enjoy! Game Name: Corrupt City Game URL: http://www.corruptcity,net Game Owner(s): Skalman These reviews as always are going to be split up into 5 different sections, these are as follows; - Login/Register (Easy sign-up, Layouts, What could be improved, What i personally like) - Logging In (Logging in for the first time, Information provided on game) - Exploring the game (Are things easily found, Are things made clearer, Layout of the game) - Staff (Are the staff friendly, How do they help, Different staff roles) - Misc Information (Game statistics and a general overview of the games userbase, Key feautres) So, lets get it started. Login/Register: Okay, so i didn't really expect this kind of login when i heard the name of this game, i'm going to personally say this is one of the many few games out there that pull of the image login page, i dont really like the fact that people would use images in the login page as Corrupt City have, but i must say the more i see top quality images made and things that actually stick with the theme of the game the more i can see my opinion changing. I didn't have to register on this game, but i did see the register page, i have said it before and i'll say it again that i love when the Login and Register pages actually match and doesn't look worlds apart, So because i didn't have to register i don't really have much to say about the register page, Things that i would change however are maybe looking at the images used and see if you can change them, i personally don't like the flames used but thats my personal preferences, it doesn't mean that everyone is going to hate them. So in all, the Login & Reigster would get a kind 6/10 Logging on: When i logged in i was pleasantly suprised at what i saw, the layout was totally not what i expected but in a good way, everything looked like origional MC v2 only with a more outstanding layout, as i've said time and time again i'm not a big fan of using images but i make an exception for a few places and this is clearly one of them, everytime i see amazing images used like in CC i feel a little bit more like i could see these images on every game. Everything in the game is very easily found as i've said before it looks like basics V2 layouts. There isnt really that much information provided as to where abouts you should start in-game however as i always say it's just basic knowledge, however when your getting people who don't know anything about these games it's always nice to have advice & guidence along the way. I like the whole layout of the game and i really would recommend visiting this website. Exploring the game: Exploring the game is quite simple actuallty, as i have said everything is really easily found, not that many big changes to talk about other than the layout.... As far as the game goes in, in-game activities everything is made crystal clear... nothing has really cuahgt my eye other than the yourcartle page which is basically the yourgang page, this has been edited and i would say edited in a very good way it makes the gang page look less messy and more clean. Staff: I dont know any of the staff members, however when the game is fully created i will be sure to talk to the staff members and find out if they are a nice group of people or not, i'll be sure to edit this post when the game is released rather than make a totally new post. Misc Information: Being in BETA phase i cant really say that much about it nor it's key features, i do actually like the look and potential of this game, i'm going to edit this review again upon completion. I for now would recommend checking this game out and give it a strong 8/10 in terms of potential and overall enjoyability. As always... The Apprentiice - Alex Riley

Ahhh, then even better, Never reviewed a forum before. You might just take my forum-ginity DJK! :p