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Review of Game Maker


Hi all!
I guess that from the picture on the left, you know that this time I will be reviewing a program call Game maker... clever reader :D

Description of the program quoted from yoyo.com
Have you ever wanted to be able to design computer games, but didn't want to spend countless hours learning how to become a programmer? Then you've come to the right place. Game Maker is a program that allows you to make exciting computer games, without the need to write a single line of code. Making games with Game Maker is a lot of fun. Using easy to learn drag-and-drop actions, you can create professional looking games within very little time.
You can make games with backgrounds, animated graphics, music and sound effects, and even 3d games! And when you've become more experienced, there is a built-in programming language, which gives you the full flexibility of creating games with Game Maker.

Short Review
Great program, it really does what it said. It’s possible to create simple games using game maker without actually doing any coding. 5/5

Long Review
I bet that a lot of people out there want to create some kind of simple game for all type of reason. Some of you might want to create something to let your kids play, others might got a job that require them to create game in short period of time or some might want just want to do it as a hobby.

PRO
Honestly speaking, not a lot of people will want to do programming in their free time. Programming is dry, boring, non interactive and just plain anti social if you do it as a hobby. So what do you do when you get an urge to create games? You get Game Maker!

Yes game maker actually does what it said on their web page, this program allow normal average non programmer to create simple game using just drag and drop and this have being tested and proven in a lot of classrooms all over the world. People do not need to worry about how to create GUI as Game maker have sprite editor in-build, and also they do not need to ponder on how to use their functions as the popular one is in icon that can be drag and drop into the object you want to create! I dare say that, most people would able to create a move able sprite in just 1 to 2 hours of reading the game maker tutorial! You can’t do that with other programming language.

This is great for beginner to test the water and get interested in making games.

Of course if you want to create a more complex game, Game Maker come with the option of inserting codes or scripts which allow more complex behaviors, like shooting the nearest enemies, do not allow sprite to be created on another sprites.

And also Game Maker allow for quick development of games as it allow object that had being created to be reuse and the code can be copy over to another game.

CON
The problem with game maker is that its quite memory intensive when compare with other form of coding. I'm guessing that the Game Maker include all those unused functions and coding into the game.

Overall, I would give this product a 5/5. Great for education uses and great for hobby!
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