These are the awards that it is possible for a game to attain from the Game Usagi review team. These are awarded separately from our 0.0 – 10.0 rating scale. Not all games will receive awards, but if they do, here’s what they mean:

One of the best games ever, on par with masterpieces like Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Call of Duty 4:

A really great game that is suggested to any gamer:

A game that you should avoid like the plague. Seriously. It may even have bubonic germs hidden inside the game case, just stay very, very far away:

For mini-reviews, such as reviews of iDevice Apps or accessories, the review system is a little more black or white (or red/green depending upon how you look at it).  Products in mini-reviews, instead of receiving a numerical score, get rated as either “Dig It” if it’s worth a buy/try or “Bury It” if it is not.  You can check out the mini-review graphics below: