Game genres

Genre name	Genre description	Genre example
First-person shooter	This genre is based on first-person view shooters as you can see. It allows you to experience the game as if you are there so it is more realistic.	An example of a first-person shooter is the best-selling series known as Call of duty. This is a game that almost everyone enjoys.
Puzzle	These type of games are made to test peoples solving capabilities and then improve them by making harder puzzles for them to solve. This type of genre has been around for many years and families still enjoy this type of game and it will still be a famous genre in 100 years time.	An example of a puzzle game is ‘loops of Zen’, Pac man and Puzzle guest for Ds. These games have been known to improve peoples
RPGs(Role-Playing Games)	The role-playing games are the best types of games to me because they allow the player to have freedom and experience/play the game how they want which gives the feeling of control.	The most famous example of this type of genre a (role-playing game) is the GTA/Grand Theft Auto series which is where a player controls a character who gets involved in trouble with gangs, police or even drug lords. These games serious allow players to do what they want such as roaming the streets, hijack a car or start fights with the residents. Another example is the Batman series where the player plays the famous Batman himself to take down the thugs of Arkham.
Sports	This genre is aimed at sporty people who love and have passion for sports. This type of game allows even the sportiest people to relax and have peace while enjoying the adrenaline rush of sport games.	An example of a sports game is Fight Night Champion
Comedy	This type of genre is aimed at people who like having a laugh while playing a game so it advances their enjoyment playing the game.	An example of a funny game is dead pool. It is based on the Marvel character Dead pool and his aim to create the most amazing game to rub it in Wolverines face.
Dance/kinetic genres(kinetic, PlayStation move, WII)	This genre is aimed at people who like to get up and move around and the people who like actively moving about all of the time. It is a genre that allows people to get and to stay fit and healthy so no one can get ill or obese because of video games.	Just Dance 2014 Is a kinetic game that makes players get up of their feet and dance along with the game.   The player has to move in sync with character on screen in order to get a good score and rise on the global rank. The more advanced dance movers you do then the higher your score however the advance moves are a lot harder to do due to the difficulty level so that is why you get a better score for completing them.   The Just Dance series came out in November 27th 2009 in Europe and then the sequel was released in October 2010.   The game series was very new and was seen as being advanced for the time because of the kinetic movement sensors. It was a new type of game that people wasn’t used too because they was used to consoles and handheld games but not games that involve your body as the controller.
Stealth	The stealth type of genre was mainly introduced in 1981 with games such as 005, Castle Wolfenstein where created in 1981.   Stealth genre was exciting to use                  because everyone enjoyed playing hiding seek with their friends and not letting them self’s get caught. So why not introduce this into the gaming industry so people can enjoy the adrenaline at home.	Metal gear solid is a well known stealth game that allows players to stealth through levels without being seen by the enemy. You can still go out all guns blazzing but you can still play it in Ghost style or Panther style. Metal gear solid was first introduced in October 21st 1998 and allowed players to take on the role as Snake who is a specia op agent who takes out very dangerous villians.   People enjoyed the metal gear solid games because eit gave them the rush/adrenaline of excitement to them in their very own home at any time they want.
Text adventures	Text adventures or interactive fiction were the earliest adventure games.   This type of genre allowed people to have full blown adventures in their own house or out in an arcade. People could leave the real world and enter the virtual world and help the main protagonist accomplish his quest in a fictional world.   People enjoyed these types of games because it gave them the freedom to explore an entirely new world whenever they wanted for just a couple of pence.	Zork is a text adventure and it was very famous when it was released because people could transverse in an all new world that was fiction.   Zork allowed players to have multiple choices when it came to a problem such as ‘which path should I take? How should I kill this enemy? Or what should I do next? It truly gave people the freedom of choice and players enjoyed the game knowing that they were not being instructed on how to play the game.   Zork was first written in 1977-1979 and it has had many sequels and now it is classed as a series because of the amount of versions there is of it.
Driving/racing games	Racing games or driving games have been around since 1973 and are still thriving around today with games such as Forza 5 or MotoGP 15   Racing games have caused friends and family to have an enjoyable competitive experience that still effects families today. The history of racing/driving games has been successful with the sales and with the fans that are still rising today.