LO1 C- Game Types

P2 C- Video Game Genres

Action/Adventure- Action-adventure games combine elements of the two genres and often feature long-term obstacles that must be completed by using pre-gathered items, including many smaller obstacles and objectives along the way, requiring action-game activities to overcome (i.e. fighting, magic etc.). The first action-adventure game came in the form of Atari 2600’s Adventure (1979), inspired by text game Colossal Cave Adventure. A notable example of this genre is The Legend of Zelda, a very famous game franchise by Nintendo. One of the most recent examples of this is Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, released May 10, 2016.

Driving/Racing/ Vehicle Simulation- Racing Games typically place the player in the driver’s seat of a high performance vehicle and require the player to race against fellow drivers or in “Time Trials”. These games first emerged in the late 1970’s and are still very popular today. Organised racing simulators are designed to reproduce the experience of driving a racing car/motorbike in Indycar/NASCAR/Formula 1 etc. whereas imaginary racing games (like Mariokart) involve madcap environments, settings, cars and speeds. One notable example of racing games is the Mario Kart series produced by Nintendo. A recent example is F1 2016, released 19^th August 2016.

First Person Shooter- In First-person shooter games, ranged weapons are wielded by the player and can be seen from the protagonist’s point of view, with a HUD (Heads-up Display) displaying Health and other such information. The First-Person Shooter often involves violent gameplay with lethal weaponry. A notable example of first person shooters is the Battlefield franchise published by EA Games. The most recent example of a First-Person Shooter is Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, released 4^th November 2016

Platform and Puzzle- a platform game involves guiding a character or avatar to jump between suspended platforms and/or over obstacles, with the player controlling the jumps to avoid falling. A puzzle-platform game is similar to a platform game, albeit one where the challenge is derived from the puzzles rather than the platforms. At one point, Platform Games were the most popular Genre of video game and at the peak of their popularity between ¼ and 1/3 of console games were platform games. The most notable example of a platform game is the Super Mario Series from Nintendo. The most recent example of this is Skylanders: Imaginators released October 13^th 2016. 

RPG- Role-playing Video Games (RPGs) draw their gameplay from traditional role playing games like dungeons and dragons. Most of these games feature the player taking the role of an adventurer who specialize in specific skill sets such as melee, combat or casting magic spells. The most notable example of this genre is the final fantasy series developed by Square Enix. The most recent example of this genre is Fallout 4, released November 10^th 2015  

Strategy/Simulation (Worms W.M.D)- Strategy Games focus on gameplay requiring precise and challenging thinking and planning in order to achieve victory. The scale of the games can range from world-domination to squad based tactics. Usually, the POV is from a birds-eye view, giving a god-like feel to the game and giving the player a feeling of total control. A Notable example of strategy games is Total War by Creative Assembly. The most recent example of strategy games is Worms W.M.D released 23^rd August 2016.

Sports (NBA 2K17)- Sports games imitate the playing of traditional physical sports. Some emphasize playing the sport while others focus on the strategies behind the sports. Some, however, satirize sport. One notable example of this genre is the FIFA series. The most recent example is NBA 2K17, released