StrategyWiki:Categories

Games are classified by Genres, Systems, and Companies. A single game may be in one or more categories.

Types

 * Multiplayer - any game which can be played by two or more humans concurrently
 * Single player - any game which has a section you play by yourself

Genres

 * See Also Genres

(This list will grow)


 * Action - GTA, third person shooters, etc.
 * Adventure - Zelda, etc.
 * Fighting - Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, etc.
 * FPS - first person shooter: Halo, Unreal, Quake, etc.
 * MMOG - massively multiplayer online game: Everquest, World of Warcraft, etc.
 * Music - Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Rez, etc.
 * Platform - Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros., etc.
 * Puzzle - Tetris, etc.
 * Racing - Mario Kart, Gran Turismo, etc.
 * RPG - Final Fantasy, etc.
 * RTS - real time strategy games: Starcraft, etc.
 * Simulation - Animal Crossing, The Sims, etc.
 * Sports - Madden, etc.
 * Strategy - turn-based strategy games: Final Fantasy Tactics, etc.

Systems

 * See Also Systems

(This list will grow)


 * Atari
 * Atari 2600
 * Atari 5200
 * Atari 7800
 * Atari Jaguar
 * Atari Lynx


 * Nintendo
 * NES - Nintendo Entertainment System
 * Super Nintendo
 * Virtual Boy
 * Nintendo 64
 * Nintendo 64 DD
 * Nintendo iQue
 * GameCube
 * Wii (Formerly Codename Revolution)
 * Game Boy
 * Game Boy Color
 * Game Boy Advance
 * Nintendo DS


 * Sega
 * Sega Genesis
 * Sega Saturn
 * Sega Dreamcast
 * Game Gear


 * Sony
 * PlayStation
 * PlayStation 2
 * PlayStation 3
 * PSP


 * Microsoft
 * Xbox
 * Xbox 360


 * SNK Playmore
 * Neo Geo
 * Neo Geo CD
 * Neo Geo Pocket
 * Neo Geo Pocket Color


 * Bandai
 * Wonderswan
 * Wonderswan Color
 * Swan Crystal


 * Nokia
 * N-Gage
 * N-Gage QD


 * Commodore
 * Commodore 16
 * Commodore 64/128
 * Commodore Amiga
 * Commodore PET
 * Commodore Vic20


 * VTech
 * V-Smile
 * V-Smile Pocket


 * Other
 * 3DO
 * TurboExpress
 * Game.com
 * Gizmondo
 * Infinium Labs Phantom
 * Watara SuperVision
 * PC
 * Mac
 * Arcade

Companies

 * See Also Companies

(This list will grow)


 * 2K Sports
 * Activision
 * ArenaNet
 * Atari
 * Atlus
 * Bandai
 * Blizzard Entertainment
 * Bungie
 * Camelot
 * Capcom
 * Commodore
 * EA
 * EA Sports
 * Eidos Interactive
 * Factor 5
 * Game Factory
 * HAL Laboratory
 * Harmonix
 * Her Interactive
 * INiS
 * Id Software
 * Koei
 * Konami
 * Microsoft
 * Microsoft Game Studios
 * Midway
 * n-Space
 * NCsoft
 * Namco
 * Nintendo
 * Nokia
 * Rare
 * SNK Playmore
 * Sega
 * Sierra Entertainment
 * Sierra On-Line
 * Sony
 * Square Company
 * Square-Enix
 * Sunsoft
 * Tecmo
 * Tiburon
 * VTech
 * Valve Software
 * Vicarious Visions
 * Working Designs