All game genres

[Smouvy]

Not that Arcade is a genre though. Arcade is simply the console it's played on. That's like calling Nuts and Bolts of the 360 genre

[GoldenJiggies]

Originally Posted by Snagprophet

Hack and slash? I know it's pointing and clicking but Torchlight isn't a thinking game unlike Monkey Island. I'd call the watering down of a clicking game so you just play through in a zombie-like state part of the mechanics.

That's basically a beat 'em up. Just means that it has weapons.

Originally Posted by Digital Mozart

Also, how would you categorize a game like Breakout or Pac-Man?

I don't know what Breakout is, but according to Wikipedia, Pac-Man is a maze game.

[Angry Ancestor]

Originally Posted by GoldenJiggies

I don't know what Breakout is

yo man

[GoldenJiggies]

Originally Posted by Angry Ancestor

yo man

That's a "ball and paddle" game.

[Angry Ancestor]

Its an arcade game, wth is a b&p

[Dr. Worm]

Originally Posted by GoldenJiggies

That's a "ball and paddle" game.

It's the original "ball and paddle" game.

[Smouvy]

Originally Posted by Angry Ancestor

Its an arcade game, wth is a b&p

Originally Posted by Smouvy

Not that Arcade is a genre though. Arcade is simply the console it's played on. That's like calling Nuts and Bolts of the 360 genre

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[GoldenJiggies]

I think I'm pretty satisfied with this list. Thanks guys. Do I need to put something that says "Genre list created with the help of RWP."

[Angry Ancestor]

Originally Posted by Smouvy

morethan5char

I don't know how else to classify it.

[qwertyo76]

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