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Sports: As you can imagine, sports games are those
that simulate the playing of sports. Many of these have
incorporated novel aspects beyond the games themselves.
For example, most football video games like the
Madden series enable the player to create and customize
teams and play them for an entire season. Furthermore,
many sports games include management elements beyond
the games themselves. There is quite a bit of variety in
this genre for fans of the games, the players, and the
behind the scenes responsibilities of owning a team.
Fighting: These titles pit player against player (usually
2 players head-to-head) and involve one triumphing over
the other. Many of these games include a single player
mode, but the real draw to this genre is the ability to
demonstrate one's gaming prowess against a friend.
Examples of franchises in this genre include Street Fighter,
Soul Calibur, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Virtua Fighter,
Dead or Alive, King of Fighters, and Bloody Roar.
Dance/Rhythm: Dance Dance Revolution is probably
the single largest franchise in this genre. Of the rest, many
require a specialized controller like DDR, but several
don't. This grouping of games is differentiated by the
timed elements usually synched to music somehow.
Other good examples of this form include Parappa the Rapper,
Bust a Groove, Gitaroo Man, Space Channel 5, Frequency,
Beatmania, Para Para Paradise, Donkey Konga, and Eyetoy Groove.
Survival Horror: As the name suggests, these titles are an
interactive evolutionary step of the horror genre. The main
gameplay mechanic in these is to "survive" the environment
that includes fantastic or supernatural elements that are very
frightening and often disturbing. Many of these titles are
rated mature because of they are not intended for younger
audiences and often include graphic scenes.