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* [[:Category:Fighting|Fighting]] - [[Street Fighter II]], [[Mortal Kombat]], [[Tekken]], etc. | * [[:Category:Fighting|Fighting]] - [[Street Fighter II]], [[Mortal Kombat]], [[Tekken]], etc. | ||
* [[:Category:FPS|FPS]] - first person shooter: [[Halo]], [[Unreal Tournament]], [[Quake]], etc. | * [[:Category:FPS|FPS]] - first person shooter: [[Halo]], [[Unreal Tournament]], [[Quake]], etc. | ||
* [[:Category:MMOG|MMOG]] - massively multiplayer online game: [[Everquest II]], [[World of Warcraft]], etc. | * [[:Category:MMOG|MMOG]] - massively multiplayer online game: [[Everquest II]], [[World of Warcraft]], etc. Also known as MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) | ||
* [[:Category:Music|Music]] - [[Dance Dance Revolution]], [[Guitar Hero]], [[Rez]], etc. | * [[:Category:Music|Music]] - [[Dance Dance Revolution]], [[Guitar Hero]], [[Rez]], etc. | ||
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Revision as of 17:26, 8 March 2007
Games are classified by release dates, modes, genres, systems and companies. A single game may be in one or more categories.
Release dates
- See Also Dates
Modes
- See Also Modes
- 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 - Grand Theft Auto, third person shooters, etc.
- Adventure - Games that are like "Choose your own adventure books.
- Action-adventure - The Legend of Zelda, Broken Sword, etc.
- Beat 'em up - Double Dragon, Golden Axe, etc.
- Fighting - Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, etc.
- FPS - first person shooter: Halo, Unreal Tournament, Quake, etc.
- MMOG - massively multiplayer online game: Everquest II, World of Warcraft, etc. Also known as MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game)
- Music - Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Rez, etc.
- Platform - Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros., etc.
- Puzzle - Tetris, etc.
- Racing - Mario Kart DS, Gran Turismo, etc.
- RPG - Final Fantasy, etc.
- RTS - real time strategy games: StarCraft, etc.
- Simulation - Animal Crossing, The Sims, etc.
- Shooter - Xevious, Gradius, etc.
- Sports - Madden, Tony Hawk's American Sk8land etc.
- Strategy - turn-based strategy games: Final Fantasy Tactics, etc.
Series
- See Also Series
(This list will grow)
- Castlevania by Konami
- Chrono by Square Enix
- Contra by Konami
- Call of Duty by Activision
- Counter-Strike by Valve
- Dance Dance Revolution by Konami
- Final Fantasy by Square Enix
- Golden Sun by Camelot Software Planning
- Grand Theft Auto by Rockstar
- Half-Life by Valve
- Halo by Bungie
- The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo
- Mario games by Nintendo
- Mega Man by Capcom
- Metal Gear by Konami
- Metroid by Nintendo
- Need for Speed by EA
- Pokémon by Nintendo
- Seiken Densetsu (as known as Mana) by Square Enix
- Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega
- Super Smash Bros. by Nintendo
- Unreal by Epic Games
- Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment
Systems
- This list reflects more commonly used system categories, but others are available. For a complete list of all system categories, please see Systems
- Nintendo
- NES - Nintendo Entertainment System
- Super Nintendo
- Nintendo 64
- Nintendo GameCube
- Wii
- Game Boy
- Game Boy Color
- Game Boy Advance
- Nintendo DS
- Virtual Boy
Companies
- See Also Companies
(This list will grow)