Kinds of Video Game Genre

Video games have been entertaining children and

adults in a way that they were transported into the game. Video game amuses us with varieties of kinds or genre from shooting to building things. There are so many

video games to choose from and so many people with different taste of playing.

But what kinds of games are you playing? Do you even know the genre of your game? Here are the kinds of games you might be interested on playing:

Action gamesThe Action games mostly uses its quick thinking and timing to overcome problem and obstacles. The action game is also called the basic games for many games started like this.

This game has many subgenre games like the Hack and slash games, fighting games and role playing games game. Most game genre has this element in the game.

Shooting gamesThe shooting games usually have the elements of first-person view and using projectile weapons, but some can be shift to third-person and uses melee or close range weapons. In this game genre comes the shooting games

like “shoot ‘em” up games were you pilot a vehicle or aircraft to avoid enemy projectiles and destroy enemy vehicles, tactical shooting and rail shooting.

Action-adventure gamesThe action-adventure game mostly focuses on travelling to other places, solving puzzle, overcoming obstacles and fighting monsters or enemies. These are some subgenre of an action-adventure games the survival thriller or horror and the stealth adventure.

Adventure gamesThe adventure games usually make the player uses its wit and mind to solve puzzles and problems. These kinds of games mostly have character to solve and answer problems and confrontation to non-playing characters. The game focuses on quests and character build up to finish the game.

The other subgenres of this game are the real-time 3D adventure, graphic adventure, graphic adventure, text adventure, visual novel and the interactive movie game.

Role-playing gamesThe role-playing games focuses on character building and skill sets while doing quest and fighting enemies. Most role-playing games players choose from varieties of adventurers or hero customizing and travelling from places to places while progressing in the game.

Strategy gamesThe strategy games mostly known as the war games, you train units, build an empire, create armies and conquer other kingdoms or territories. These game uses timing, strategies and counter strategies to defeat enemies.

Here are some of the different kinds of game genre you must

have been playing and enjoying. What genre your

games are?