Saturday, January 3, 2009

What free online games do we really love?

By Roy Tzayag

The Internet offers us a wide variety of sites, games and genres, what games people really like to play? After some research and checking, some was used by lots of Google tools I got to some interesting conclusions.

The most popular games are, believe it or not, dress up! I don't know if it's because of the fact that girls have less categories that appeal them then boys or that they really like to play but this genre is extremely popular.

So what is dress up, i guess some of your never played those games before, well Dress up games are similar to girls dolls for girls except you dress them up online. Dress up games are a great introduction for young girls first encountering the world of Internet and gaming which is a good value for young girls that usually don't approach computers, a thing that might be a disadvantage later on compared to boys that have lots of interaction with the online world since young age.

You can see how popular the genre is from the large number of dress up sites on the Net. Another popular category is driving games, which always appealed to the boys and grown up men section, for some people it's the only place they can practice fast and wild driving, well, better at the computer home then the real road.

Racing games can let you travel at speeds higher than allowed by law in your own home so lots of people enjoy those games.

Racing games can be judged by a lots of aspects, such as graphics, handling and track selection, but the most important one for hardcore race fans is the upgrades options, the more options you have, the better! Driving games can get boring pretty fast so game developers must innovate and find original ways to upgrade the game play.

Most Racing games can be categorized into two sub genres: racing simulation, in which the physics and real-world parameters of the cars are emphasized; and arcade racing, in which no accurate representation is presented, this genre offers just pure fun.

The last popular genre are the shooting games that can be distilled into two main types-the adventure genre of games and the simple shoot em up genre, no plot just shoot whatever you see, A very popular sub genre inside the shooting games are the space/futuristic games that feature some mission and destroying some meteorites and other targets that come in the way of your space craft. Shooting games can be fantastic pure fun if executed properly so the game developer must put an emphasis on the the game engine and graphics.

the last surprisingly popular genre is the board category that can be described as a unique branch of strategy games, board games may appeal to both hardcore gamers and casual gamers and offer instant fun on many number of platforms. So, now that you know more about popular genres, choose your own genre and play games , have fun! - 16069

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