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The Evolution of Video Game Genres

THE EVOLUTION OF VIDEO GAME GENRES VIDEO GAME GENRES ARE USED to CATEGORIZE VIDEO GAMES BASED ON THEIR GAMEPLAY INTERACTION, DEFINED BY A SEt OF CHALLENGES. WHILE SOME GENRES CAME Out iN THE BEGINNING, SEVERAL VIDEO GAMES PIONEERED AND SEt tHE STANDARD FOR SUCH GENRES, CHANGING THE INDUSTRY IN tHE PROCESS. FIGHTER A-A PLATFORM FIRST PERSON SHOOTER (FPS) SHOOTER ACTION/ ACTION- ADVENTURE ADVENTURE ROLE-PLAYING GAMES MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE D ROLE-PLAYING GAMES (MMORPG) (RPG) SIMULATION STRATEGY RACER MuSic PUZZLE SPORTS 1952- OXO iS THE FIRST KNOWN COMPUTER GAME. A1961 SPACEWAR! 1972 -- PONG IS THE FIRST VIDEO GAME TO ACHIEVE WIDESPREAD SUCCESS. 1975 DND 1976 COLOSSAL CAVE ADVENTURE T1976 SEGA'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP 1976 NIGHT DRIVER ATARI FOOTBALL 1978 SPACE INVADERS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN TURNING VIDEO GAMES INTO A GLOBAL INDUSTRY, INSPIRING DOZENS OF MANUFACTURERS TO ENTER THE MARKET. *" 1981---- DONKEY KONG 1982 ATARI VIDEO CUBE 1984---- KING'S QUEST I: QUEST FOR THE CROWN PIONEERED THE MODERN ADVENTURE GAME GENRE. *1985 SUPER MARIO BROS POPULARIZED THE SIDE-SCROLLING GENRE. "1985 TETRIS IS BROUGHT TO THE US AND POPULARIZED THE GENRE, ESPECIALLY ON HANDHELD SYSTEMS. 1986-- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA INTRODUCED ONE OF THE MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED GAME SERIES EVER. 1987 DOUBLE DRAGON IS A BEAT 'EM UP SUB-GENRE OF FIGHTER. MADDEN NFL BECOMES THE BEST SELLING SERIES OF THIS GENRE. *** 1989 PRINCE OF PERSIA'S ANIMATION QUALITY WAS A HUGE LEAP FORWARD. 1989 SIMCITY PIONEERED A NEW GENRE OF VIDEO GAMES WHICH 1992 WOLFENSTEIN 3D LAUNCHED AND POPULARIZED THE FPS GENRE. WERE OPEN-ENDED. 1992 DUNE II: THE BUILDING OF A DYNASTY POPULARIZED AND SET THE STANDARD GAME MECHANICS FOR THE REAL TIME STRATEGY (RTS) GENRE. 1992-- STREET FIGHTER II POPULARIZED THIS GENRE. 1993 DOOM PIONEERED REALISTIC AND IMMERSIVE 3D GRAPHICS AND NETWORKED MULTIPLAYER GAMING. A 1996 - TOMB RAIDER IŞ AN ACTION-ADVENTURE GAME THAT INFLUENCED THE 3PS GENRE. 1996 PARAPPA THE RAPPER IS THE FIRST MODERN RHYTHM GAME. grand theFt 1997 GRAND THEFT AUTO SERIES 1997 ULTIMA ONLINE 1998 --- DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION POPULARIZED THE GENRE. -> 2004 WORLD OF WARCRAFT WAS THE BEST-SELLING PC GAME AND THE MOST POPULAR MMORPG. 2005 GUITAR HERO SERIES POPULARIZED THIS GENRE. 2006 GEARS OF WAR POPULARIZED DEDICATED COVER SYSTEM. 2006 Wii SPORTS IS BEST-SELLING VIDEO GAME OF ALL TIME, INTRODUCING MANY NON-GAMERS TO GAMES. Top VIDEO GAME Sales [in MİLLIONS] BY GENRES $65 $60 $55 HOUSEHOLDS THAT PLAY $50 VIDEO GAMES $45 68% $40 $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 MARIO KART WII CALL OF DUTY: THe LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME TETRIS WiI SPORTS DUCK HUNT NINTENDOGS SUPER MARIO BROS. MODERN WARFARE 2 POKEMON RED /GREEN /BLUE SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL Sources: VG Chartz | Edutube | Online Education | Wapedia.mobi Associated Content | The ESA| Gamers Dig Art | Information provided by: http://www.rentersinsurance.org RENTERS NSURANCE ロロロ

The Evolution of Video Game Genres

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Video game genres are used to categorize video games based on their gameplay interaction, defined by a set of challenges. While some genres came out in the beginning, several video games pioneered and...

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