This document provides instructions and examples for researching three games with similar graphical styles and genres to the concept being developed. It includes a table to detail each game along with evaluations, collages, and reviews. The first game analyzed is Black Ops, which uses photorealism to provide realistic details. Images from the games inspire sketches for weapons like swords. Information from Call of Duty: Ghosts and Modern Warfare 3, which also use photorealistic styles, further support idea generation and skill development.

1. Unit 1: Assignment 3
Game Research

2. Objective
• You need to research three games which use a similar art
style and genre to the one you would have made for your
concept art.
• Complete a table of details for the game in question
• Write up an evaluation of the game, focusing on the
graphical style and genre and how they compliment each
other
• Include a collage of images from that game with
annotations as to how these examples are useful for your
own production
• Review how you can use this information to develop your
own work (Concept art and final digitally designed image)

3. Game Research #1
Game title Black Ops
Publisher Activision
System PS3, X Box 360, Wii, PS4, X Box 1, PSP, PS
Vita, Computer, Phone.
Genre Action, Adventure
Release date November 9th 2010
Graphical Style Photorealism

4. Game Research
Photorealism make the game look realistic for example the characters and the
weapons have lots of detail for instance the gun has specific details to a normal gun in
real life also the characters hair, although it has chunks it still looks like real hair. The
tattoo doesn’t look faded away.
The game uses photorealism as their art style this is because it has to be aiming at a
more mature audience rather then younger audiences, the other reason the game
uses photorealism is because they don’t want to cut out any of the detail that the
game uses for example the

5. Game Research: Collage
I have chosen this collage this is
because it helps me to understand
and collect ideas for the sketches
that I have done.
This image has inspired me to look
further and help me pick an image
to sketch although I didn’t do a gun
I done a sword which was easier to
complete.

6. Game Research: Review
The information from above has helped me to give me ideas to which I can apply to
my sketches for example the gun I have got above has inspired me to design the sword
for my zombie game, the character has showed me ideas of which I can use towards
the sketches which I have created already. And lastly I have done the environment, for
the environment I have done a jungle which is a perfect idea which I got from the
original game black ops.

7. Game Research
Game title COD Ghosts
Publisher Activision
System PS3, X Box 360, Wii, PS4, X Box 1, PSP, PS
Vita, Computer, Phone.
Genre Action, Adventure
Release date November 5, 2013
Graphical Style Photorealism

8. Game Research: Evaluation
The game COD ghosts is photorealism this is because the characters, weapons and the
environment have all been designed to look realistic. The weapons, environment and
the character have improved from the last game Black Ops for example the buildings
look like a real life house, also the guns have improved so when the player zooms in to
kill someone it doesn’t look blurry it looks like some one has been shooting at it for
real, and lastly the characters look even more realistic this is because the characters
body and features doesn’t look blurry like the previous game.

9. Game Research: Collage
This picture shows the kind of weapons
the game has and with that I can take out
images and sketch them to a suitable
standard. For example I done a sword but
this image shows a knife it is similar but in
a very different way.

10. Game Research: Review
The information from above has helped me with my sketches in many ways for
example the picture from the slide above has helped me think about images to draw
for example a sword with a long curve then I started to expand that which led me to
draw a devil sword which stands out to the audience.

11. Game Research #3
Game title Modern Warfare 3
Publisher Activision
System PS3, X Box 360, Wii, PS4, X Box 1, PSP, PS
Vita, Computer, Phone.
Genre Action, Adventure
Release date November 5, 2013
Graphical Style Photorealism

12. Game Research: Evaluation
Modern warfare 3 is a photorealistic game this is because everything in the game
looks realistic also the game is suitable for people that are aged 18 and over this is
because it has a lot of gruesome gameplay. This also has strong language with realistic
guns and characters.

13. Game Research: Collage
This picture represents the type of gun used
in my sketches although I didn’t do a gun I
have done a weapon which is a sword I have
gotten an I idea

14. Game Research: Review
The writing I have above has showed me how to come this far with my work this is
because every bit of information I have has either helped me improve my work or just
helped me to come up with ideas that I would not already have know.