OFFICIAL
79.0
pretty good |
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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
15.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
3.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
2.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
57.5 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.5 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.0 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
14.5 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.0 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Large collection.
2. Some exclusive content.
3. Good browse options.
1. Pictures could be bigger.
2. Mostly non-exclusive content.
"A large collection of cute boys on an all-around good site." |
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Boyz Party is a gay site featuring twinks aged 18-21 in all their glory. They promise the "hottest cut American boyz, plus uncut European and Latino models too." Though the design of the site, both in the tour and member's area, isn't as impressive as it could be, their claims are. They update twice a week, they've got over 970 models and 50 of them are completely exclusive to the site. That combined with the blond hottie on the tour had even this chick interested in what they had to offer.
This is a large site offering over 80,000 photos. They make it easy to browse the galleries by model, date, and category, which helps tame this large collection. Roughly half of the galleries feature solo jacking and the other half consists of softcore, oral, and anal. As for the guys, they all look young and ready to party. There really is a good mix of guys here; whether you like them blond with a cute baseball cap or you prefer hunky ebony dudes they've got them here. Since the majority of the content is nonexclusive, you will see some different styles in the pictures but for the most party we're talking good boy-next-door quality images. They're 600x800 in size and all clear enough that you just might want to download the zip files they offer. The photos still look amateur, but I didn't have any complaints.
There is also a nice sized collection of videos, currently numbering 527. The movies are wmvs that play at around 350k. This section of the site is really where you'll find its primary weakness; all of the movies are DRM protected. You can download them but once your membership expires you're sol. Quality is good but not great. It's really on par with the photo section. It's definitely clear but still looks a bit homemade.
I enjoyed Boyz Party and think twinks fans will, too. They've got a nice large collection, frequent updates, some good bonus content (including College Boys Live), and a fair price of $20 a month. It's a shame that you can't keep the videos and the site design could certainly use some work, but hey, no site is perfect. If you've spent much time perusing twink sites you might want to skim through their tour and see how much you recognize since it is mostly nonexclusive content. But for those just getting into the niche who are looking for a nice big easy-to-browse collection to get your feet wet, I think Boyz Party is worth a look.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 02-27-07 |
A lot has changed on Boyz Party since our last look at the site. First and foremost, they've done away with the DRM restrictions. Now you can save and replay videos to your heart's content! Speaking of video upgrades, quality has been improved. Now videos play at around 800k instead of 350k and they're even reworking their old videos into these new higher specs. Updates have been consistent and the site has grown a good amount. They're also redesiging the member's area. And also worth noting is the new low recurring price. Membership is still $20 initially but it then recurs at $17 a month. Personally, the next thing I'd like to see are larger photos. They're definitely moving in the right direction, though, and I'm really impressed with the changes made to this entertaining boy site.
Score increased from 75.0 to 77.5.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 01-30-08 |
It's been a year since our last visit to Boyz Party and since then the site has grown to include over 1200 galleries and over 600 videos. That's an awesome amount of content thanks to multiple updates each week. The videos are looking good and the pictures are also sharp, although it may be time for larger options for both. The new member's area design is attractive and clean. I was able to get a count on how much of the content is exclusive and was disappointed to see that just 7 videos and 76 galleries are original. I had hoped for more. It was also disappointing to see that the price has increased. Instead of $20 recurring at $17, it's now a flat $30 a month. That's a bit high for non-exclusive content. Anyhow, overall I enjoy Boyz Party, but some of the changes this go-around were not what I hoped for.
Score increased from 77.5 to 79.0.
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