One game...to define a WHOLE genre

i think that mlb 09 the show defines the baseball genre

That list is a mess! Let me help out a little

Yep I said it , one game ,to define a whole genre, Some say say its impossible,I think for some genres it can't be done, But I tried my best so TAKE A LOOK, IF you agree ,disagree, if Im missing a genre, or if you think Im all wrong. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, OR MAKE YOUR OWN LIST

Genres..............

Free Roam(new genre)- GTA, (hands down) (all)

FPS- Wolfenstien 3D, then half-life redefined it. Goldeneye for consoles

Racing/SIM - Grand turismo(all) / moto GP (for bikes) (all)

Racing /arcade- Burnout (2 to revenge)

Sports- (EA sports company ), its impossible to say one sports game to define all , so I say the whole company, they make NHL,NBA live,Tiger woods, Maddenopoly (madden) ,rugby,FILA,MLB ETC..

Fighting-Street Fighter II I am appalled that you said anything else.

Wresling- Smackdown (all)

Street fight/Beat em up- 2D Streets of Rage, 3D powerstone

RPG- dare i say it........Final Fantasy........NoT crono trigger???......OMG!!!..( you probably guessed)

RTS- Age of Empires then Starcraft set the standard for everything to come

Army/War- Battle Field (any)

Action/adventure - 2D metroid, 3D is to varied to name just one

Fantasy/action /adventure-2D and 3D - Zelda (Fable is an RPG and zelda is better regardless)

Stealth/action- MGS (all)

Horror-Resident evil (as good as RE4 is, it is not true horror)

music/dance- Dance Dance Revolution(all)......DUHHHH .....you thought i was gonna say parappa the rapper?

movie based -GOLDENEYE!

Family- the sims (all)..besides hot date ..not family but good

Adventure - Monkey Island

Platformers - 2D SMB, 3D SM64 (SMG perfected it)

I may have added some, but I hate to leave any Genres out, so if I did, let me know, and one game you think should "define " it ....if you disagree, correct it , just don't tell me you disagree, Im here ,to hear opinions, not to be yell at for My opinions of which game is better at defining.... if you disagre, show me what you think should be there instead of acting all "pissy".

ChocolatePimp

2D platformer - Super Mario Bros.

3D platformer - Super Mario 64

2D action - Sonic the Hedgehog

2D action/adventure - The Legend of Zelda

3D action/adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

horizontial shooter - Gradius

vertical shooter - DonPachi

on-rail shooter - Space Harrier

run n' gun shooter - Contra

JRPG - Final Fantasy VII

WRPG - Baldur's Gate

WRPG (1st person) - The Elder Scrolls

TRPG/TBS - Langrisser IV

2D fighter - Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

3D fighter - Virtua Fighter

2D brawler - Final Fight

3D brawler - God Hand

arcade racer - Sega Rally

racing sim - Gran Turismo

checkpoint racer - Outrun

classic FPS - Doom

modern FPS - Half-Life

online FPS - Counter-Strike

console FPS - Halo

TPS - Resident Evil 4 or Gears of War (undecided)

survival horror - Silent Hill

rhythm game - Dance Dance Revolution

"God game" - Sim City

I haven't played all of those games and they're certainly not all my favourites, but they all seem like excellent examples of their genre to me.

FPS should really go to Half-Life.DireToad

I think the grand spectrum of survival horror is best defined by Siren. It has a little bit of everything.

This thread is 2 years old, I just noticed that.ArisShadows

i agree with all of those except for one, either Tekken or SF should be in fighting.

This thread is 2 years old, I just noticed that.ArisShadows

People are going to freak out over you giving the FPS to Halo. Vyse_The_Daring

No Street Fighter? You fail

I disagreed with most of them to be honest. Halo is not a game that defined it's genre, it just refined it. I would say something like Frequency would come before DDR, too.NAPK1NS

Yeah. Even if someone was just talking about console FPS, it should go to Goldeneye because before Goldeneye there really wasn't any FPS on consoles except for some Doom ports.

FPS should be Half-Life though and how is Gears of War a action-adventure =/.

I think the grand spectrum of survival horror is best defined by Siren. It has a little bit of everything.

hakanakumono

Free Roam(new genre)- There's no such genre.

FPS- Half-Life (all)

Racing/SIM - GTR (all)

Racing /arcade- Colin McRae DiRT

Sports- FIFA 09

Fighting- Mortal Kombat (all)

Wresling- I don't play those games

Street fight/Beat em up- I don't play those games

RPG- TES 3 Morrowind

RTS- Company of Heroes

Army/War- Operation Flashpoint

Action/adventure - GTA (all)

Fantasy/action /adventure- Diablo 2

Stealth/action- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

Horror- Silent Hill (all)

music/dance- Guitar Hero

movie based - The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

Family- the sims (all)

That list is very inaccurate

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"]I disagreed with most of them to be honest. Halo is not a game that defined it's genre, it just refined it. I would say something like Frequency would come before DDR, too.Shadow2k6

Yeah. Even if someone was just talking about console FPS, it should go to Goldeneye because before Goldeneye there really wasn't any FPS on consoles except for some Doom ports.

FPS should be Half-Life though and how is Gears of War a action-adventure =/.