Game script annoations
- 1. Style – the script iswrittenfora video game,it doesn’tfollowthe same style as otherscriptsfor TV andfilmas itisn’t typedinthe middle of the page,the character namesare onthe same line as theirdialogue.Alsothere are descriptionsaboutwhatthe person playingthe game needstodosuch as ‘pressaction’ Content– Max Payne isa thirdperson shootervideogame thatwasdeveloped by RemedyEntertainmentandpublished by Gatheringof Developersin2001. The storyof the game followsanNYPD detective whoisattemptingtosolve the murderof thiswife anddaughterthat has connectionstoa case involvinga drug called"Valkyr" that involves a deeper conspiracy involving the military. Genre – the genre of the game is action/mysterybecause of the conventionsof the main character goingon a journeyto findoutwho killedhiswife and daughterandthe involvementof drugsand a deeperconspiracy. Thisis an example of Rick Altman’stheorythatthere isno longeranypure genre as conventionsare borrowed, makingitmore difficultto categorise. Narrative – because itisa game that isplayedat the audiences choice there isn’ta setnarrative tohow longitis howeverthe storyof the character doeshave a narrative as there isa beginningmiddleandendtohisstory that the game is based around. Target audience – the age rating for the Max Payne game has an age ratingof 15, thismeansits target audience isalreadylimited to the ages above that.The audience onthe NRSscale are likelytobe E to C2 as theyare the lowestgrade workersand therefore youngerandtypically more likelytoplayvideogames. On the 4CS scale.Theyare likelyo be in the explorerscategory as theyare typicallyyounginnature