Console Wars

Book #8 of 2020
3 out of 5 stars
Console wars – By Blake J. Harris
Console wars is a book that fills a gap in the market, it tells how the video game company Sega went from the little known underdog to taking 50% of the market and providing a true competitor to Nintendo in the 90s. The book itself is flawed but enjoyable, one major flaw I noticed was that the book varies between a non-fiction account which tells the facts of the two businesses and how they worked to defeat one another (the best parts of the book) and Blake J. Harris' obsession to tell the story as if it were a film treatment.
The film treatment side of the book involves an abundance of clichés, both in the descriptions and the dialogue. The dialogue itself is the most dubious part of the book and I think the average reader with an ear for authentic dialogue will be aware of this.

However despite the books flaws I did find it an interesting and enjoyable read. Currently I believe this is the only book available on the subject and so the books flaws may be forgiven by many, at least for now.