| Video games are sorted into many
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| | computer controlled, or player controlled
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| categories depending on the content.
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| | characters. The aim is to win as in all
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| Going by that rule, many games fit into
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| | types of games.
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| multiple categories. Nevertheless, we can
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| | Strategy Games:
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| understand the type of almost all games,
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| | This is a mix and match of FPS (First
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| by a description of the type, which they
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| | Person Shooting) and RPG (Role Playing
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| closely match. Here, a list of the
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| | Game). The majority of games in this type
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| popular game categories is given.
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| | are war games.
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| However, there are still more games out
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| | Sports Games:
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| there which do not fall into this
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| | Players get to play group sports like
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| listing.
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| | rugby and basketball or single
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| Action (First Person Shooting):
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| | participant games like skate boarding.
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| This is by far one of the most popular
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| | Players may get to control the team as a
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| computer games. The player acts as a
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| | whole or a single character that is on
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| character and he looks either through the
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| | the field.
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| character's eyes or over his shoulder.
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| | Simulation Games:
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| The player/character moves through a
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| | As the name suggests, this is simulating,
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| series of obstacles, killing or avoiding
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| | for instance, piloting an airplane,
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| enemies and over to the next level. The
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| | building a city etc.
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| games generally have a time limit to
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| | Puzzle Games.
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| complete a task and may lose a life or
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| | This type of games requires more of the
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| fail the level if the objective can not
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| | brain than brawn. It requires a level of
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| achieved within the time limit. The
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| | thinking and understanding to solve the
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| settings for the games vary from
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| | puzzles.
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| historical wars to fantasy universe wars.
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| | Casual Games:
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| Action games can further be classified as
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| | This type of games is for those people
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| Stealth Games. While enemies are killed
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| | who are not serious gamers. It has no
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| in Action games, Stealth Games require
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| | story or strategy and when one has time
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| that enemies should be avoided or if
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| | to kill, these games are played. Cell
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| necessary killed without attracting
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| | phone games are categorized into this
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| attention.
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| | list.
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| Driving Games:
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| | Platform Games:
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| Racing and driving games are another
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| | Games where the player has to jump on to
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| popular type of games. Both Motor Bike
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| | or from suspended platforms or obstacles
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| racing and Car racing games are
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| | can be termed as platform games.
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| available. The player gets to drive and
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| | Multiplayer Games:
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| has to compete against other drivers.
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| | Where two or more players play a game
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| Circuits as in reality racing,
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| | simultaneously, competing against each
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| modification and choosing of vehicles are
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| | other or playing as a team to achieve a
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| some of the specialties of this type of
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| | goal is called multiplayer gaming.
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| game.
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| | Online Games:
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| Role Playing Game:
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| | Video games played over the internet are
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| This is more or less like the First
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| | called online games.
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| Person Shooting game. However, unlike the
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| | Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing
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| first person game, the game may be played
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| | Game (MMORPGs):
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| as long as the story line is completed.
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| | This is a combination of Role Playing
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| Fighting Games:
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| | Games (RPG) and Online games, where
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| As the name suggests the player gets to
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| | people from all over the world play games
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| play a character, which fights with other
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| | hosted by the publishers.
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