| Just like songs, movies and basically any other | | | | chances are that if you play an FPS game you will |
| form of entertainment that you might imagine, | | | | also be holding something that kills. Apart from |
| video games are divided into different categories, | | | | that, FPS games also show a great emphasis on |
| commonly referred to as genres. Not surprisingly, | | | | online multiplayer modes; there is almost no FPS |
| the bounds and criteria that apply for each genre | | | | game nowadays that doesn't support some type |
| are not strictly defined; thus, it is not uncommon | | | | of multiplayer mode. Some popular FPS games |
| that genre types might overlap or that a game | | | | are Half-Life/Counterstrike, Quake4, DOOM3, |
| belongs to more than one genre. Considering all | | | | Painkiller etc. |
| the above, it is still possible to define some | | | | Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG): |
| standard genres; below you will find some of the | | | | Those are games aimed at creating a virtual |
| most popular ones along with their main | | | | environment where thousands of players are able |
| characteristics. | | | | to play and interact with each other in real time, |
| Fighting games: Have you ever had the chance to | | | | inside the virtual world. Popular games of this |
| play Street-Fighter? Well, if so, then this is the | | | | genre are: World Of Warcraft, Lineage, |
| perfect sample to be used when describing what | | | | Neverwinter nights etc. |
| fighting games are all about. In fighting games you | | | | Simulations: Those are games where you are |
| usually have to destroy your opponent (either | | | | usually handling a vehicle; whether it is a car, an |
| human or computer) using martial arts, | | | | aircraft or a space rocket, you are usually |
| superpower movements or even handheld | | | | assigned with special tasks that you need to |
| guns(less commonly). Some of the most popular | | | | accomplish in order to advance to the next levels. |
| fighting games are Street-Fighter, Mortal Kombat, | | | | Popular simulation games are Falcon 4.0, Ace |
| Virtua Fighter, Soul Calibour and Tekken. | | | | combat, MS Train Simulator, Trainz etc. |
| First Person Shooters (FPS): This is one of the | | | | Finally, Strategy games are games where (as the |
| most popular game genres. In FPS games you | | | | name suggests) you have to use your strategic |
| are usually impersonating a game character and | | | | abilities in order to defeat your enemy. In most |
| you are navigating through a virtual world from | | | | strategy games, you can create new buildings |
| the point of view of the character. This means | | | | build new troops and research new technologies. |
| that usually your screen is located to the position | | | | Although there are games that fall into this |
| where your characters head is supposed to be; | | | | category that do not really require much brains, |
| usually, you can only see the hands of your | | | | some titles require some really sophisticated |
| character. FPS games have a great emphasis on | | | | movements in order to win. Popular strategy |
| guns and action; whether it is a futuristic plasma | | | | games are StarCraft: Brood War, Warcraft3 and |
| blaster, a knife, a grenade or a common AK-47, | | | | Age of Empires. |