Reviews
The best way to understand if a game is worth buying or gifting, is reviews. The internet provides many methods of reviews, in fact so many that it can be hard to work out if a game is good or bad. The best ways in which to find a good review is to use site such as METACRITIC. These sites aggregate the reviews and thus give a good way to get real ratings on games. While you can also view more traditional review sites such as THE ESCAPIST.
However games are all about the individual experience and perception. The best way to truly see if you would like a game is seeing actual gameplay. The best way to do this is to go to sites such as YOUTUBE and simply type in the name of the game and gameplay. For example CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 3 GAMEPLAY which should give you a real perspective of what the game is like.
However games are all about the individual experience and perception. The best way to truly see if you would like a game is seeing actual gameplay. The best way to do this is to go to sites such as YOUTUBE and simply type in the name of the game and gameplay. For example CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 3 GAMEPLAY which should give you a real perspective of what the game is like.