Want to know more about video games? Well you’re in the
right place. In this blog I will be talking about video games and the amount of
different genres that are available. There are over thousands of games in the
world and one of them must be right for you. From children to adults – boy to
girl – even humans to ZOMBIES!!!!
Sports
Are you fit? Are you energetic? Are you active? Are you
sporty? Well if you are not, then here’s the beauty of video games, you don’t have
to actually be good at the sport as you can play it at the comfort of your own
homes.
A sport game is a video game that simulates a sport,
allowing the player to play it on a screen without physically playing it. It
has all of the traditional sports and rules such as football, rugby and basketball.
The focus of a sport game is to create a game that has the experience of an
actual sport and to introduce new things about the sport to the user that they
may not know. Also it gives that competitive feel to it just like in real life,
player doing anything to win.
One of the biggest sport game in the world is FIFA 15, which
is not a surprise since football is the world’s most well-known sport and is
played over 200 countries. FIFA 15 has all of the rules of football such as
‘hand ball’, ‘fouls’ and many more. It also has most of the top teams included
into the game allowing people to play with them and also find out more about
them. FIFA 15 has a realistic feel to it, so it makes the player feel like he
is actually watching a game of football or even managing a team.
Review of FIFA 15: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/23/fifa-15-review-football
Adventure
An adventure games is a video game which allows the player
to control a character and go through a journey or storyline following various
puzzles and choices. The focus of an adventure game is to create a game that
will take a player through a journey that they may never be able to go on in
real life and to teach people how to deal with certain situations.
An adventure game that I have played before called ‘The
Walking Dead’ is a great example of one as it has all of the aspects of an
adventure game, such as a thrilling story line and tricky problems that make
you think on your feet. The Walking Dead is based on a zombie apocalypse and
you are character called ‘Lee’ and have to survive while meeting new friends
and enemy’s along the way. The game was so successful they made three seasons
of it.
Review of The Walking Dead: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-reviews/9734353/The-Walking-Dead-review.html
Action
An action game is a video game which tests the player’s
reflexes, hand-eye coordination and there reaction time. The focus of an action
game is to create a world that takes the player into action by either in war or
chase or many more and see if they have the skills to handle the situation.
An excellent example of an action game is Call of Duty:
Advanced Warfare. This is a well-known game played by millions of people around
the world. The game is set up in the future where war has started between
America and Russia and the objective is to fight for your country. This game
has many modes but one of the most popular one is the online mode which allows
players from around the world to face each other in war either as team mates or
enemy’s, testing their skills and talent. Another game mode that is provided in
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is ‘Exo-Zombies’ where players team up and try
to work together and survive the attack for as long as you can.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/13/call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-review/
Simulation
A simulation game is a video game that mimics various
activities from real life into a game. The focus of a simulation game is to
make a real life virtual world so that it can be used for various things such
as for training, analyses and prediction. One of the well-known simulation game is ‘truck simulator 2’ which allows the player to work as a truck driver and experience what they go through in a day to day bases. Also they get challenges such as deadlines to complete the delivery and how well they drive. The game is almost like real life as there are speed limits, traffic lights and more and if you break any rules then the player will get a ticket, like in real life.
Review of truck simulator 2: http://www.twinfinite.net/2014/12/30/crew-fails-euro-truck-simulator-2-succeeds/
Strategy
A strategy game is a video game that makes the players
decision making have a high significance in determining the final outcome of
the game, either a win, a loss or rarely a draw. The focus of a strategy game is to make the
player create tactics that will allow them to think steps ahead of their
opponents to be victorious at the end.
One of the most played strategy game is ‘chess online’,
which allows you to play chess against other people from around the world.
Chess is a strategic game because you have to make a move to try to take out
the king of the opposing player while also protecting your own king. Chess
online also has a point system that records your wins and loses.
Review of chess online: http://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/review-of-chesscom-and-other-chess-servers
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