 games families
The Sims Courtesy: Barbican Gallery, London
This section looks at the wide variety of game styles and examines where the impetus for different kinds of gameplay has come from. It follows the classification of games into 'family' groupings devised by the Le Diberder brothers.
Thought Games showcases titles which have their origins in traditional board games and text adventure books including Puzzle Games (Codebreaker) and Adventure Games (The Secret of Monkey Island).
Action Games profiles Reflex Games (Transformers), Racing Games (Indy 500), Shoot 'Em Ups (R-Type), Fight Games (Street Fighter II Turbo) and Platform Games (Pitfall).
Finally, Simulation Games features Sports Sims (Pilot Wings), Complex Sims (Sim City), Life Simulations (Animal Crossing) and Open-Ended Sims (Elite).
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