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There are a lot of reviewers of video games, movies, cartoons and other media. Some of the comedic reviewers have unique gimmicks that go beyond simply reviewing the work in question, but instead take it a step further, coming up with unique ways to show off the work or interact with it. One of these ways it to actually enter the work in question, or interact with its characters! This is [[Breaking the Reviewer's Wall]]. Instead of [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]] and talking to the audience, which they're already doing, they break another wall - the wall separating the reviewer from the work reviewed.
It's kinda like [[Trapped in TV Land]], except they're usually not trapped, and in many cases, they're doing it to mock the work in question.
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In order to be this trope, the reviewer has to directly interact with the work in question, either by the character exiting the work to meet the reviewer, the reviewer entering the work, or some other direct interaction. Simply talking to a character who doesn't talk back doesn't count.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]] once started off a review of ''Street Fighter 2010'' by showing himself exiting his house and seeing the aliens and other creatures from the game having taken over the world. After all, isn't that what's supposed to happen in 2010?
** The Nerd has also had his [[Atari Jaguar]]'s logo come to life and attack him, and gotten into fights with characters from games and shows, such as Bugs Bunny in his review of ''Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout'' and a Klingon in his ''Star Trek'' review.
** A re-review of ''[[Top Gun]]'' had the airplane fly out of his TV and exit his house through the window.
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* While [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] doesn't necessarily enter the games he's reviewing, his [[Author Avatar]] almost always interacts with characters from the game, like getting sliced in half by [[God of War (series)|Kratos]], having a drink with [[Ryu ga Gotoku|Akiyama]], or giving Batman a [[It Makes Sense in Context|playful tousle]].
* [[The Gaming Pixie]] enters the video games she reviews or has them spill over to the real world. For example, when reviewing ''[[Shadowgate]]'', she enters the game itself and the narration changes to include her sarcastic musings on the game's flaws.
* [[Ghoulardi]] used to enter the movies he presented.
* [http://www.encyclopedia-obscura.com/ Encyclopedia Obscura]'s Per Arne Sandvik did this a [http://www.encyclopedia-obscura.com/gameskqf.html few] [http://www.encyclopedia-obscura.com/gamesripoff.html times].
{{quote|''To shed light on some subjects, I approached [[The Hero|Scott O'Conner]] for an interview. To do this, I hooked up to my NES console using a fork, a coaxial cable and a colander (illustration below). Thus, I was able to upload my thoughts into the Kabuki cartridge. '''Warning!''' Since a NES cartridge has the storage capacity of 32 kilobytes, the sheer amount of raw data your brain contains could easily exceed the max limit. Never try this yourself, as your personality could be scattered all around limbo if the cartridge circuitry is scorched. [[Super Mario Bros.]]. 3 is impossible to enter, as the game already fills up the entire 32Kb limit.''}}
* One [[YouTube]] review of the ''[[Silent Hill (film)|Silent Hill]]'' movie had Silent Hill's infamous "curse" affect the reviewer, showing his house changing between its normal self, and a [[Dark World]] self.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aBCEiQBzBk Apparently a few metroids] in the basement is all that it takes to ruin a reviewer's day.
* [[Lenny and
* The Fanfic Critic was once possessed by Cartman when she reviewed a bad South Park fanfic.
* [[Slowbeef]] is taken over by a Snatcher during his screenshot [[Let's Play]] of ''[[Snatcher]]''.
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