Talk:Tube Slider
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 | Tube Slider has been listed as one of the Video games good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. Review: December 20, 2025. (Reviewed version). |
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[edit]Did this game get a release in Europe?--Aa2-2004 (talk) 10:30, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
GA review
[edit]The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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Nominator: KGRAMR (talk · contribs) 03:31, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: QuicoleJR (talk · contribs) 02:29, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
I'll take this one. Here are some initial comments:
after hydrogen-based energy replaced fossil fuels in motorsports.
This implies that they still use motorsports, only with hydrogen energy. The Gameplay section below says that the transition ended motorsports, so this bit in the lead should probably be rewritten.
Done -- I decided to remove the sentence in question. Roberth Martinez (talk) 22:13, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
The game is unique in the fact, like its name, the vehicles race through transparent tubes
The grammar seems a bit off here.
- Done -- I reworded the sentence in question. Roberth Martinez (talk) 22:10, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
The objective is to pilot a vehicle through a track and compete against other opponents, either human or computer-controlled.
This part needs a source. Annoying, I know, but still needed here. It shouldn't be too hard, though, since it's the main premise of the game.
- Done -- I reworded the sentence in question and added a source to back it up. Roberth Martinez (talk) 22:30, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
and the player proceeds to win that one.
This sounds like it will always happen without fail, as if it's a cutscene. I think this can be dropped entirely, it doesn't add anything that isn't in the next sentence anyway.
the title's AI nature,
This is really vague and confusing. Can you please reword it?
Davis recommended Extreme-G 3 instead, labeling the title as
This reads like he's labeling ‘’Extreme-G 3’’ as that, while the label seems to be intended for ‘’Tube Slider’’.
- In general, I'd prefer if the Reception section summarized the general critical consensus on certain subjects, as opposed to consisting exclusively of quotes.
- Let's just say that the whole condensing aspect in the reception section of a video game article is My biggest overall weakness. I did it the way you see in the article because i felt the most confortable with, but i am not against anybody who wants to improve it further. Just giving you my reason as to why it's the way it is. Roberth Martinez (talk) 22:52, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
Overall, this is a solid article, it just needs a little bit of work to become a GA. QuicoleJR (talk) 02:29, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
- @QuicoleJR: Currently, i don't have internet at my home but let me see what i can do regarding your inquiries. Roberth Martinez (talk) 10:45, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
- @QuicoleJR:Done with the first pass. I did it via my phone, since i'm still without internet at my home and let me just say that doing this via a phone instead of a PC or laptop is... well... not fun at all. Let me know what else has to be addressed. Roberth Martinez (talk) 22:54, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
- Looks good and, as someone who edits exclusively on phone, I feel your pain. The Reception section has always been my weak point too, and I won't fail based on that alone. I'll do the spotcheck and take a second pass in the morning. Ping me if I forget. QuicoleJR (talk) 02:19, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
- @KGRAMR: This article passes the spotcheck. I only saw one more thing that I think needs to be addressed before this can be passed: the lead really should have more info on the reception. Even just half a sentence saying that reviewers generally liked this part but not that part would suffice. Can you please do that? QuicoleJR (talk) 16:07, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
- @QuicoleJR:Done with the second pass. Still without internet at my home X( Roberth Martinez (talk) 19:42, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
- Looks great. I'll pass this now. QuicoleJR (talk) 21:06, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.