Video game genres, types or categories are described here along with videogame reviews for 10 genres at gamerisms.
 
This section is dedicated to passionate gamerz everywhere.
Video games are one of the most popular forms of entertainment. There is something about a good story that infiltrates the mind and makes us think. Video games offer the type of experiences we don't get in the normal world.

At gamerisms, we highlight Shooting or first person shooter=FPS, Fighting games, War games, Action-Adventure, Sport and Racing games genre,  Puzzle/Board games, Educational games, Simulation=SIM and Poker Software Reviews.
Links are provided below for each of the above genres.

Before that, we begin this introduction with a description of two terms that are familiar to gamers. Role-playing games=RPG and Action-Adventure games are terms that can describe the majority of video game titles.
Additionally, a video game genres glossary lists the various terms that you will encounter while browsing this section at gamerisms. 
Let's begin your video game adventure.
 
Role-playing Games=RPG: Video Game Genres
Role-playing games are often a basis for some players to focus their entire lives around.
If a normal video gamer finds it enjoyable to become immersed in a story, the avid role-playing gamer will have a nerdgasm at the mere mention of their preferred series.
Role-playing games position the player in the story as a character that directly interacts with their environment in a dynamic story-driven manner.
The concept behind these games is that a character starts out with limited skills and abilities. Over time they grow stronger, more skilled and more capable overall.

There are generally two styles of role-playing video game genres that are considered pure RPG's, role-playing games.
There is the JRPG that is a game based in the Japanese style of linear game play with a story and plot involved. These may rely heavily on Japanese references in their story.
The Final Fantasy series has generally been this model of game play in its older iterations.
There are also free-form RPG's that are non-linear which are more often seen as the design concept of western developers. These games have an overarching story to them but the character gets to it as they progress and have lots of room to explore.

RPG's of the latter type are found in the world's most popular video games, the MMORPGs. Games of this type are massively multiplayer online games that have many players from around the world. The most popular RPG of this type is World of Warcraft that boasts a roster of several million players.
The gamerz that play this particular RPG have been known to spend a great deal of their free time devoted to building their characters.
There are also hybrid video game genres that combine simulation games with role-playing to create historically based role-playing games or tactical strategy role-playing games. When these were introduced into the role-playing environment a few decades ago, they produced a shockwave throughout the videogame development world that is still being felt today.

Action Adventure Games: Video Game Genres
Video games are the latest toys that all enthusiastic gamerz enjoy and want to have. Several different genres and titles are classified as Action Adventure. 
Role-playing or multiplayer games certainly qualify, as do first person shooters, fighting and war games.
Into this genre mix, you can add sport videogames like Ultimate Fighting Championship 2009 Undisputed and racing titles like Need for Speed.
Suffice to say, there is a plethora of gamer title selections and that is always a good thing.

At gamerisms, we attempt to classify video game genres/hybrids and group titles--no easy task.
In the end, we focused on the game title and plot as with fighting or war games that may qualify for two genres. Therefore, you will find Call of Duty in the War games review and Super Street Fighter review in fighting games.
There is a separate genre article for Action-Adventure videogames that cover non-combatant title reviews.
There are 5-7 title reviews and descriptions for each of the 10 video game genres: action-adventure, shooting, fighting, war games, sport games, racing, puzzle/board games, simulation=SIM and educational videogames.
Additionally, there are 12 Poker Game Software Reviews.

Video Game Genres Glossary

• Action Adventure Game: generally played by one player or a few players, against the intelligence=AI to complete quests or beat the game.  
• AI: a branch of computer science related to teaching computers to think and   act like humans=artificial intelligence. In computer games, AI techniques are used to find shortest paths through complex situations, anticipate a gamerz moves and fight like a human opponent, adapting quickly for each move.
• Boss: the major antagonist relating to the game title. His/her death is generally the goal of the game.
• Console: hardware device used to play video games. Consoles perform as a camera when connected to a TV via the Vectrex.
• Controller: device used to play video games to include a D-Pad=direction pad along with start and select buttons. Wii remote is another example with alternative features.
• Combo: jargon for unique game action when the gamer performs a quick movement utilizing several controller buttons. Also referred to as a combo move.
• Death: the end of a game character and possibly the game.
• Final Boss: a gamer’s mortal enemy who likely must be destroyed to win the game. 
• FPS=First Person Shooter: a game in which the player sees what his character sees.  These games are typically war games with many upgrades and are played as an individual gamer or as a team.
• Gamers or Gamerz: terms used at gamerisms referring to video game players.
  
• MMORPG=Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game: a role-playing=RPG game played online where sometimes millions of gamers are interacting at the same time.  Examples are World of Warcraft and the Diablo series.
• Multiplayer: group video game play.
• Platform: The system on which a game is played. Example, Atari, Nintendo, Xbox.
• PSP: PlayStation Portable is a handheld gaming console made by Sony.
• RPG=Role Playing Game: game in which gamers build statistics, collect items and use strategy to complete quests or defeat enemies.
• SIM=Simulation Game: a game where gamerz build in a virtual world.  Video gamers can build, play and complete quests with everything from building their own amusement park to building an army to attack another gamer in the simulation.

From Video Game Genres Intro, you can begin with Action video games
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Simulation=SIM games
First person shooter games
Fighting games
War games
Sport games   
Racing games
Educational games
Puzzle/Board games
Poker Game Software Reviews
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