Friday, December 14, 2012

Video Game Genres based on Gameplay and Video Game Platforms


There are many ways of classification of video games but the most popular and effective ways are based on Gameplay (method of play or interaction) and  Video Game Platforms (electronic devices, hardware & software).

I. Video Game Genres based on Gameplay:


1. ACTION GAMES

subgenres:

Shooter games

- First-person shooter (FPS) [Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Crysis, Borderlands]
- Massively multiplayer online first person shooter games (MMOFPS) [(A.V.A), Quake Live, Halo,  Combat Arms, Global Agenda]
- Third-person shooters (TPS)
- Shoot 'em up (arcade shooter)


Fighting games

- SoulCalibur
- Tekken 3
- Tekken Tag Tournament
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium
- Virtua Fighter 4
- Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival
- Street Fighter IV
- Mortal Kombat 4
- Dead or Alive 4


Beat 'em up

- Final Fight
- Dynamite Cop
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Streets of Rage
- Double Dragon
- X-men


Slasher games (hack and slash)

- First-person slasher [Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Tribunal, Bloodmoon expansions]
- Third-person slasher [Prince of Persia, Onimusha, Diablo series & expansion packs, Ninja Gaiden]
- Massively multiplayer online first person slasher


Platform games

- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
- Wario Land 3
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
- Banjo-Tooie
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Banjo-Kazooie


2. ACTION-ADVENTURE GAMES

subgenres:

- First-person action-adventure games
- Third-person action-adventure games
- Platform-adventure games
- Stealth games
- Survival games
   

3. ADVENTURE GAMES

- The Longest Journey
- Syberia
- Might and Magic
- Myst IV: Revelation
- Myst III: Exile
- Heavy Rain
- Endless Ocean: Blue World
- Machinarium


4. ROLE-PLAYING GAMES (RPG)

subgenres:

- Action role-playing game (action RPG) [Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Age: Origins, Guild Wars, Mass Effect 2]
- Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs)


5. STRATEGY GAMES 

subgenres:

- Real-time strategy (RTS) [Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, Age of Empires III, Rome: Total War, World in Conflict, Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising, Medieval II: Total War, Supreme Commander 2]
- Turn-based strategy games (TBS) [Civilization IV, Heroes of Might and Magic V, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, X-COM: UFO Defense, King's Bounty: The Legend]
- Real-time Tactics (RTT)
- Turn-based tactics (TBT)


6. SIMULATION GAMES

- Flight Simulator 2002
- Flight Unlimited III
- California Gold Rush
- The Sims 2: Castaway
- Dawn of Discovery
- Falcon 4.0: Allied Force
- Silent Hunter III
- Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge


7. SPORTS GAMES

- MLB 10: The Show
- Major League Baseball 2K10
- NBA Live 10
- NCAA Basketball 10
- FIFA Soccer 10
- Football Manager 2010
- NHL 10
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
- UFC 2009 Undisputed
- Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Forza Motorsport 3
- Gran Turismo 4
- WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
- Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage




II. Video Game Genres based on Video Game Platforms:


1. CONSOLE GAMES

- Sony PlayStation 2 [Grand Theft Auto, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest]
- Sony PlayStation 3 [Call of Duty, Metal Gear Solid, Uncharted, MotorStorm, Resistance, Killzone, Resident Evil]
- Microsoft Xbox [Halo, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Star Wars, Counter-Strike, Need for Speed, Madden NFL]
- Microsoft Xbox 360 [Halo, Call of Duty, Fable, Gears of War, Forza Motorsport, Grand Theft Auto]
- Nintendo GameCube [Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Bros. Melee, The Legend of Zelda, Luigi's Mansion, Metroid Prime]
- Nintendo Wii [Wii Sports, Wii Play, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports Resort]


2. HANDHELD (PORTABLE) GAMES

- Sony PlayStation Portable [Monster Hunter Freedom, Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy, Daxter, Gran Turismo, Tekken]
- Nintendo DS [Nintendogs, New Super Mario Bros., Brain Age, Pokémon, Animal Crossing]
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance [Pokémon, Super Mario World]
- Nintendo Game Boy Color [Tetris, Pokemon, Super Mario Land, The Legend of Zelda]


3. PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC) GAMES

- The Sims
- World of Warcraft
- Counter-Strike
- StarCraft
- Half-Life
- Guild Wars
- Myst
- Doom


4. MOBILE GAMES

- Block Breaker Deluxe
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Final Fantasy 
- Flight Control
- Brain Challenge


5. ONLINE GAMES

examples:

- Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) - [Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A), Quake Live, Halo Multiplayer, Counter-Strike Online, Combat Arms, Global Agenda, Fallen Earth]

- Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) - [World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, Guild wars, Lineage, Star Wars,  Lord Of The Rings, EVE Online, Ragnarok Online]

- Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy (MMORTS) - [Avalon Heroes, Heroes of Newerth, Galaxy Online, BattleForge, Battle of Shadows, Kingdom Under Fire]
   

6. ARCADE GAMES

- Pac-Man
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Street Fighter
- Mortal Kombat
- Double Dragon
- Space Invaders
- X-Men

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