VIDEO GAMESRachel Coles

Call of Duty: Black Ops II The genre for this game

is First-person shooter. The target audience for

this is 18+ because it contains strong violence and strong language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K1Sqkx_SmY The music played in this

scene is ‘Back in Black’ by AC/DC.

Special-Effects make it seem that the game is going to be exciting, impressive and draws the audiences attention to the movie-like trailer.

This screen shot is Dramatic because it uses Special Effects like smoke, it also uses Special

Special Effects to show the missile being shot at the plane.

This screen shot uses Celebrity Endorsement by using Robert Downey Jr. because he is a well known action actor who plays the superhero ‘Iron Man.’

This gets both audience’s attention because both genders like Iron Man because he is smart, rich, has expensive cars etc. and is a very good superhero.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine This screen grab uses

Drama and Emotion. You can tell because the colour is a shade of blue and there are pieces of white ash around the screen.

It also uses Celebrity Endorsement because Hugh Jackman is well known as Wolverine from the original X-Men movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5i0ct8IML8 The background music

is very dramatic and builds tension. Also, the voice over uses quotes from the actual movie.

This screen shot uses special effects by making it look like Wolverine is using his claws to cut through the game title which creates a good visual effect, and is also a ‘Unique Selling

Point’ because the use of this visual effect makes the game trailer unique because only Wolverine could make these claw patterns with his special Adamantium claws.

This screen shot represents how much violence is used in the game, you can tell because the man on the bridge is trying to shoot Wolverine while Wolverine is leaping on the man, and has just released the several other men he has just clawed out of his way and has thrown off of the collapsing bridge.

The large amount of violence shows that this game is more aimed at boys, also the age restriction is 18 because of the strong violence and blood.

Forza Horizon Forza Horizon is a

Racing game which can be played either Single player or online multiplayer.

The music playing in the background is a well known song called ‘Ready 2 Go’ by Martin Solveig Feat. Kele.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7aDIDZKnH4 This screen shot shows a

sunset which uses Emotion, you can tell because sunsets are beautiful and emotional. It is also dramatic because the sunset is over a horizon, which correlates to the name of the game ‘Forza Horizon’.

This screen shot shows a man starting the race to make the game seem more realistic.

This screen shot uses manipulation by showing a woman wearing a bikini top and shorts to get the male audience’s attention. It also gets the males attention because of the good cars about to race.

The game name is always on screen on the bottom right hand corner. There are also the words ‘All in-game footage’, this means that everything in the trailer is in the game.

This game is aimed at the male audience because more men than woman enjoy racing games.

The age restriction is a 12 because younger males will enjoy this game because it isn’t racing all the time, there is also a free-roam mode when you don’t have to race.

Tekken 4 The game is a multiplayer

and single player game. This game was developed

by namco. This poster uses special

effects by using blue lightning to create a dramatic effect and appeal the audience.

The poster indicates that it is intended for more males than females, you can tell because there are more male characters than female characters.

Assassins Creed II This game was developed

by Ubisoft Montreal, Gameloft and Griptonite Game.

This game is a 16 for the violence in the game. It is intended for males, this is because males like violence and blood.

This poster shows Special Effects by making the bottom of the screen look like blood and has made it look faded and smoky.

Assassins Creed II The poster uses Manipulation

to persuade the audience to buy this game by using the main character, the assassin Ezio, and has put him in the middle of the poster with his hidden blades on his wrists, which are used in the actual game, which grabs the audience’s attention.

Ezio also looks very realistic which creates a good visual image and draws the readers attention to the detail and quality of the game.