i got confused. can anybody supply the meaning, description, and sample game titles of these game types or game-genre.

1. RPG - Role Playing Game
2. CRPG
3. MMORPG
4. Console
5. Action / RPG

btw, do throw in other genre too, that would be helpful. thanks.

RPG - a role playing game. D&D, GURPS, Rifts, Shadowrun, etc.
CRPG - a computer RPG. Balduar's Gate, Icewind Dale, Fallout, etc.
MMORPG - Massive Multiplayer Online RPG. A online RPG with many players. EverQuest, Shattered Galaxy, Ultima Online, etc.
Console - a 'non-computer' game system. Play Station, X-box, Atari, Dreamcast, etc.
Action RPG - A RPG like game what has some role playing like character development but is more focused on combat than character interaction. Diablo would be the best know of this type.

I hope that help a little.

RTS - Real Time Strategy - the name says all
FPS - First Perspective Shooter
AC/DC - asynchronous current / direct current :)
AD&D - Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

cant remember anything else!

AC/DC - asynchronous current / direct current :)

I thought that AC was alternating current?

Lol wildfire.

MUD - Multi User Dungeon (basically text based MMRPG's.) The best of which IMHO is The Discworld Mud (http://discworld.imaginary.com:5678/index.html) - free, set in the discworld, average load of about 150-200 players + possible to do almost anything in it.

D&D - Dungeons and Dragons (ok you could probably work it out from total's post above)

I can't think of anymore offhand that no-one has mentioned already.

[This message has been edited by Lazy Bonzo (edited June 05, 2002).]

Wildfire: yes, it is, my mistake.

Does anybody knows what did MDK meant in that MDK game?

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Does anybody knows what did MDK meant in that MDK game?

Murder Death Kill. Charming title, isn't it? ;)

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Does anybody knows what did MDK meant in that MDK game?

Max. Doctor. Kurt.

first of all, thanks a lot people, you sure did clarify some things.

second, correct me if i'm wrong, there's no real difference with RPG and CRPG, except that RPG may include P&P (Pen & Paper???).

third, i always thought that FPS was First Person Shooting/Shooter, guess i was wrong.

lastly, correct me if i'm wrong, games under AC/DC would be all electronic games. :D

When we speak about RPGs online, we usually mean CRPGs. No one refers to D&D as "RPG" for example, everyone'll just say D&D.

And FPS does mean First Person Shooter. (But the meaning is the same as what total had said.)

No, no First Person Shooter means you must kill the first person you see! :)

At least i guessed RTS.:heh:

Nior, you are right on the money. RPG applies to all three sub-types of role-playing games; Computer role-playing games (CRPG), Pen & Paper or table top role-playing games (PnP) and Live action role-playing games (LARP).