Helping Parents Distinguish One Video Game From Another

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With the newest of video gaming consoles came a new lingo that still confounds parents. After becoming familiar with different game consoles, parents have to differentiate game categories. A glossary of video game definitions can help parents in understanding video games.

Role Playing Games, often known as RPG, are popular games where players can choose a character they want to be. Players can be anything from animals to powerful leaders. Most RPG games enable gaming against other players in other locations via a console internet connection.

VSG - Commonly known as Vehicle Simulation, this genre includes all vehicle types from driving tanks, sports cars and jeeps to flying military and commercial aircraft. The top three consoles offer VSG's that provide a life-like experience to the player, with graphics that are remarkable. For training and studying VSG are used in pilot school and for the military. For many VSG there are pedals, steering wheels and joysticks to enhance simulation.

Construction and Management System games are known as CMS. CMS give players the ability to develop their own societies. Almost all of these focus on building the economic base to a level of prosperity. Warfare is not the primary focus of these games. CMS focus on the business aspect of video games. The object is for the inhabitants to achieve an optimum lifestyle through the player's successful building and management.

Strategy games are either RTS-Real Time or TBS-Turn Based Systems. In real time strategy games, the player must develop strategy "on the fly" as the game progresses, whereas turn-based allows time for the player to analyze the situation, work out a strategy and evaluate possible outcomes prior to exercising their turn. RTS only work on internet or computer consoles. TBS, on the other hand, can include board games. Gamers must quickly create new solutions to problems in the many diverse environments. It is possible that top executives have the same thinking and problem solving skills as avid RTS gamers.

Most video game categories do not have acronyms. Classifications such as action or action-adventure, warfare, shooting or party games follow the classic definitions, just as movie genres do.

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