P3 A/B

P3 A- Genre

I have looked at the reviews by ‘IGN’ and ‘The Telegraph’ which each discuss the genre of ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ as an action-adventure game. For instance, The Telegraph notes in their review of how it is an interactive game which allows you to become fully involved with the character’s lifestyle as if you are in their perspective. This is understood when stated in the review “After stealing weaponry from a jewellery store heist, I find myself under the attention of the local constabulary”. This is a first person interaction within the game, meaning that the experiences mentioned in the review display the conventions required for an action-adventure game. IGN states experiencing similar aspects of the game, stated as such “I flew a plane into another plane, fought the crew, hijacked the thing, and parachuted out and watched it crash into the sea”. Therefore, each review shares the same opinion that Grand Theft Auto V is an action adventure game.

 

P3 B- Target Audience

As each review by both ‘The Telegraph’ and ‘IGN’ state in great detail how the game display’s clear conventions of an action-adventure game, we can assume that they would associate this game with a similar target audience. For instance, the target demographic will most likely be those who share an interest in action-adventure games, which is generally those who are male. Each of the topics which are found within the game display ‘masculine traits’ such as violence, weaponry included, and strong language which are usually associated within games that are chosen to play by men. The age category as we know will be those who are over the age of 18, as Grand Theft Auto holds the official age rating of such.

 

Below are the links to the reviews I have studied.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/09/16/grand-theft-auto-v-review
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/10312515/GTA-5-review.html