| PC games are a great way of relaxation and | | | | This is the type of pc game in which you usually |
| having fun for all ages. Either you are a child | | | | you need to build a strong empire with enough |
| coming from school or even a working person | | | | fighting force to overcome the enemy. It has 2 |
| who just went back home from work, games | | | | aspects, the military aspect and the economical |
| are for everyone and anyone. The truth is that | | | | one. Usually you need to harvest resources in |
| they have evolved into a real industry. Online or | | | | order to be able to produce different military units |
| offline, from simple flash games to modern | | | | capable of running a war. |
| wonders, pc games have attracted a mass of | | | | Common examples of this sort of games include |
| followers that are ready to devour the next | | | | Starcraft and the Warcraft series. They also have |
| impressive achievement. | | | | a common, the TBS (turn based strategy), and a |
| Nobody could have foreseen 15 years ago that | | | | few of those games actually wrote history (the |
| one day we would be able to interact with | | | | Civilization series, the Heroes of Might and Magic |
| thousands and thousands of other people online | | | | series). |
| with the means of an online game. That's what | | | | RPG |
| technological breakthrough has evolved into | | | | The abbreviation comes from "role playing game." |
| nowadays. | | | | This is a game in which you start on a character |
| There are many PC games genres, which would | | | | that is weak at first and who gains experience as |
| fall into more categories, each with its own | | | | you progress through the game, by battling |
| distinctive type of playing. Although the majority | | | | different monsters. With the help of the |
| of them ultimately need you to defeat the bad | | | | experience gained, your character becomes |
| guys, the ways in which you can do that are | | | | stronger and stronger, able to fight stronger |
| many, varied, and in different environments. You | | | | monsters and enemies, and ultimately defeats |
| can do that anywhere and anytime, from ancient | | | | evil, which is also the purpose of the game. |
| Rome to epic space battles in the different future. | | | | A relatively recent development of RPGs is the |
| FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS | | | | MMORPG (massive multiplayer online RPG), in |
| They are also commonly referred to as "Shoot | | | | which thousands of people fight online in a usually |
| 'em ups" because of the way in which you need | | | | immense world in which you can do anything you |
| to approach the game. You have a 1st person | | | | want: fight monsters, complete quests, fight other |
| view, meaning that you will see the game | | | | players, and of course gain experience all |
| environment as you would if you were actually | | | | throughout. Although it has not been the first |
| there. | | | | game of this genre, the most acclaimed game of |
| You are given many different weapons with | | | | this type is World of Warcraft which has an |
| which you need to kill the bad guys. You will | | | | impressive community worldwide. |
| probably need to start out with nothing more | | | | There are many other types of games available |
| than a knife, but don't worry, you will get the big | | | | out there, I just pointed out the most common |
| guns later on. Although there are many examples | | | | of them: racing games, sport games, adventure |
| of good first person shooters available out there, | | | | games, action games and many other types of |
| the Doom and Quake franchises seem to | | | | games form an impressive industry that has truly |
| dominate the market. | | | | put the pc games in the first line of entertainment |
| REAL TIME STRATEGY | | | | over the last decade. |