Video Games

Although video games in North America have recovered from the North American video game crash of 1983, a massive recession of the video game industry that ended in 1985, some don’t know very much about video games. An important thing to know about video games is the amount of genres available. When purchasing a video game you have seven genres to choose from; action, action-adventure, adventure, role-playing, simulation, strategy, and sports. If you want to test your reflexes, action games may be the genre for you.
An action game is a genre that focuses on physical challenges like hand-eye coordination and reaction-time. It has a massive amount of sub-genres such as shooter games, fighting games, and platform games, which are commonly believed to be the most important action games. In an action game, players normally control a character. The player must guide his character through a level, while collecting important objects, avoiding obstacles, and battling enemies with multiple forms of attack. An easily recognizable series of action games is known as Devil May Cry or commonly referred to as DMC. If action games don’t sound like the genre of game for you, maybe action-adventure games are more your style.
Action-adventure games are games that combine elements of the action game genre with elements of the adventure game genre. Action-adventure games focus primarily on making the player use both his or her reflexes and problem-solving ability throughout the game. The story relies heavily on player based character movement, which trigger story events. The Legend of Zelda, God of War, and Tomb Raider are prime examples of action-adventure games. If you like puzzle-solving, adventure games may be more your style.
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...ames, sports games might be of interest to you.
Sports games are games that simulate the playing of traditional sports such as baseball, soccer, football, rugby, and basketball. Sports games can focus on actually playing the sport, such as the Madden NFL series, or focus on strategy and organization like NFL Head Coach. Some sports games use the names and characteristics of real players and their respective teams, and are updated yearly to reflect changes that occur in the real-world. Players have come to expect sports games to have a realistic graphical scale, and accurate athletic characteristics.
When thinking about video games, you have to take in mind that there are many different genres available to you. Don’t assume that all video games are the same as there are 7 genres: action, action-adventure, adventure, role-playing, simulation, strategy, and sports.