I've given this game 1/2 out of 1 stars for writing quality. This rating is based on originality of plot, uniqueness and distinctiveness of characters, empathy (do you really like Joey?), quality of writing, and pacing. For this game, I felt no empathy for Joey. However, the real thing that lost the star was the extremely slow pacing. The player goes through day after day of study on the computer and then playing the video game just to get Joey to the day when he can get a few dollars to buy a single item. The player has to watch the character mouths move in the same pattern as dull short sentences languish on the screen. The sexy music plays as the camera pans up and down the female characters while nothing happens (except for some hip curves and nipple bumps under their clothes or a calf in the tub). Yes, some things eventually start happening, but by that time the player has to have taken No Doz to keep away.
I've given this game 0 of 1 star for Plotting . This star is given for consistency of plot, consequences of choices, uniqueness of story, and length and depth. The game is long but the story is not. Waiting (waiting... waiting...) and (click click) clicking before anything happens is neither length nor depth.
I've given this game 1 of 1 star for Artistic appeal. This star is given for quality of scenes, characters that are pleasing to the eye, lack of perspective-relationship problems, and appropriate dialogue. The artwork really is good. The developer has captured a Disney-esque style. Reviewers who rate the game solely on this factor would probably give it 4 of 5 stars.
I've given this game 1/2 of 1 star for Game Design. This star is given for Lack of bugs, tracebacks, typos, and grammar problems, responsiveness to fix errors, forethought of design, and directedness of development (that means that versions code the works in progress from the previous release rather than leaving them unfinished while the dev wanders off in some new direction). The typos and grammar were apparent but not overwhelming and there were not tracebacks, but the development seems to wander in various directions to the point that one wonders if the game will ever be completed.
1 final star is given as the baseline star. That is, the minimum star any game can receive in review is 1 making that star meaningless. Thus, this game comes in at 1/2+0+1+1/2+1 or 3 total stars, an average rating at best.