Genre Key
About Game Genres
We classify games into two categories, a major and a minor genre. The genre of the game being reviewed is shown as two icons.
Action: Fast exciting games where reactions are important.
Single Screen Shooter
Scrolling Shooter
First Person Shooter
Breakout
Racing
Platformer
Fist Fighter
Deathmatch
Other
Strategy: Games where several units are commanded at one time and where thought and planning is more important than reaction time.
Turn Based
Real Time
Other
Adventure: Games about following a fixed path, or exploration games.
Active Plot Driven
Point And Click
Freeform Exploration
Multiplayer Online
Text
Other
Puzzle: Games requiring considered thought or experimentation to complete.
Arcade
Abstract
Words/Numbers
Other
Simulation: These have little or no goal apart from the manipulation of the simulation.
Social Simulation
Vehicle Simulation
Scientific Simuation
Sport
Other
Other: Syncategorematic games.
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