1. Action games
Action games have long been one of the most popular game genres. Games in the ‘action’ genre put emphasis on challenging the player’s reflexes, reaction time, and hand-eye coordination. The best action games include the perfect blend of everything this genre has to offer and channel it into a unique experience which only an action game can deliver. Given the longevity and popularity of the action game genre, game developers have played around with the method quite a bit. Consequently, action games have branched out into various sub-genres that include Beat ’em Ups such as Double Dragon and Final Fight, Shooter Games, and Platforming Games like Mutant Mudds, Super Mario 3D Land, and Kirby’s Adventure
2. Sport games
Sports games emerged early in the history of gaming and today it remains as one of the most popular game genres in the world. Just like the real-world sports, sports games simulate the traditional physical sports wherein the opposing team is controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) or other real-life people. While some games emphasize playing the actual sport, others underline the strategy behind the sport like Champions Manager. One of the best-selling series in the sports genre is the FIFA series. FIFA 12 game holds the record of ‘fastest selling sports game ever’ with more than 3.2 million games sold in its first week of release. The franchise’s latest game FIFA 19, will be released worldwide on September 28, 2018.
