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| 1. | Getting The Game |
| (Boca Raton, FL USA) April 23, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| When I was getting into the game development world, I would have loved a
book like Get in the Game. Marc Mencher provides valuable insight into
all the nooks and crannies of the game development business and, most of
all,... read full review |
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| 2. | Great help for college students like myself! |
| (Pasadena, ca USA) January 15, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I've always dreamed of getting into the game industry but have always had
lingering doubts about what it takes to break into this industry. Get Into
The Game not only sheds light into the secretive inner workings of... read full review |
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| 3. | Very insightful, especially to college students like myself! |
| (Pasadena, ca USA) January 13, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I've always dreamed of getting into the game industry but have always had
lingering doubts about what it takes to break into this industry. Get Into
The Game not only sheds light into the secretive inner workings of... read full review |
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| 4. | Ahh, now I understand |
| (Raleigh, NC) December 30, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Was very helpful understanding the ways to get into a very hard industry.
Will it help a newbie like myself, I guess we'll see in a few months.
The book is well laid out, describing the different areas of game
production... read full review |
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| 5. | The Best Book Written on Geting a Job in Video Games |
| (Raleigh, NC) May 21, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| This is the best book written on getting a job in the video game industry!
It has been very useful and within 4 months of purchasing the book, I
landed a job at a major video game company. This book is a must have... read full review |
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| 6. | Perfect gift for nieces and nephews |
| (San Francisco, CA United States) May 3, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I've been in the industry for ten years and I still learned things from
this book. It has simple, surface truths and also deeper, specific
suggestions that you might never come up with on your own. I'm
constantly asked... read full review |
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| 7. | PLEASE, BUY THIS BOOK! |
| (Northern Ireland) August 18, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Ok, first off. If you want to get in to the games industry then buy this
book. If you dont then you are just cheating yourself. I have learnt more
from this book than all the other design books conbined. While most... read full review |
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| 8. | Marc's advice from this book got me a job in the industry |
| (Chicago, Illinois) June 30, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I read his book and started networking and marketing myself. 6 months later
through a contact I got through networking I got a job as a Content Manager
for a AAA game company.It's all who you know and how well... read full review |
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| 9. | Marc Mencher Knows His Stuff |
| (San Francisco, CA United States) April 29, 2003 - 4.0/5 stars |
| As a verteran of the videogames industry I can say without prejudice that
Marc Mencher KNOWS what he's talking about. I can think of no better
resource (other than spending years actually working in game companies)... read full review |
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| 10. | A good overview of the game industry. |
| (San Francisco) June 20, 2003 - 4.0/5 stars |
| This book is an excellent overview of the game industry. It goes into some
detail regarding the different positions and the rolls people play within
a game company; programmers, producers, artists and some of... read full review |
