Pong was one of the 1st video games ever made. While it wasn't THE very 1st one, it became the 1st video game to become commercially successful. Pong is a big reason why the gaming industry has become so popular and huge so I'll always have a major amount of respect for the game. However, I'm not going to let this sentiment effect my review. I'm going to give a fair and honest review, so without further ado, I'm going to start my Pong review!

Graphics: 7/10 With Pong being one of the first video games to be made, there weren't high standards for graphics. Basically the game has a dot which is the ball and a line on both sides of the screen, which are paddles, a bunch of lines in the middle of the screen, and on each side of the screen, there's a number telling you how many points you have. The lines, numbers, and dots are white, and the rest of the screen is black. Since there weren't very many other games around at the time to compare it to, I've decided to give the graphics a 7.

Sound: 5/10 The only sound that comes from the game are the bloops and bleeps that occur when the dot hits your paddle or the invisible wall. That's the only sound that comes from the game, then again, arcade games were still very new so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Since the sound that the game makes doesn't sound annoying at all, I'm giving the sound a 5.

Addictiveness: 8/10 Pong's biggest strength would definitely have to be it's replayability. Wanting to beat your opponent in a game of video game table tennis will make you want to come back for more. Since this game has a good amount of replayability, I'm giving the addictiveness an 8.

Story: N/A Pong doesn't have a story, what did you expect, it was one of the 1st video games ever made. Since this game doesn't have a story, I'm leaving this category blank.

Depth: 1/10 Pong has very little depth. All you do is try to be the 1st person to get 11 points. If you do that, you win. That's all there is too it. I could go easy on the depth score since this game is so old, but I've decided I'm not going to do that. Instead, I'm giving the depth a 1.

Difficulty: 7/10 Just thinking about it, you wouldn't think that a game that only involves trying to hit the ball (or in this case the dot) in the goal would be very hard, but it can actually be difficult to hit the ball because the paddle can be tough to control. You may want to move the paddle a little bit, but then it moves farther than you intended. Since this can make the game tough, I'm giving the difficulty a 7.

Overall Score: 7/10 Pong is a huge reason the gaming industry is where it is today. It's a very addicting game that everyone should play at least once in their lifetime. My overall score for Pong is 7.

Congrats on such a difficult review! You were able to have a relatively objective review of a game so old no one here (or almost) remember it. It's worthy of a 5 in my book; I would probably have gotten lost into details

thanks! I wasn't sure if I'd even be able to reach the 500 word mark with this review because it IS Pong after all. I'm glad you liked it enough to give it a 5.

Nice work on reviewing Pong of all things. lol It's cool that you made it to the 500 word mark, but it isn't required for games this old. The oldest of games (Apple II for example) can be featured with only 250 words because, well, there isn't really much to say about them by way of reviewing.

Another exception to the 500 word count and featured reviews is hacks. They only have to be 250 as well, since only the changed aspects of the games need to be addressed.

Anyway, good job on this one.

Eirinn : Thanks! Even though these kind of reviews don't have to be 500 words, I felt like challenging myself to make the longest review for pong as I possibly could. I'm glad that you liked it.