Exploring games and identifying games concepts

Familiar games

1.Gears of War
2.Pro Evolution Soccer
3.The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
4.Devil May Cry 4
5.Battlefield 2142


Genre

1.Action/Adventure
2.Sport
3.RPG
4.Action/beat 'em up/hack n slash
5.FPS


Rating (1-good, 5-bad)

1. 2, the game has a good dialogue, explicit graphic that help set the mood of the game an has great gameplay.

2. 3, Pro Evolution Soccer has a good, exciting match engine, but there are many bugs and other issues, such as licensing that take away the enjoyment from the game. Simple things like set-pieces also need improving.

3. 1, Oblivion is a huge game, where you can do whatever you want(open-gameplay). It's wide choice of classes, racing and stat optimisation, allows for a lot of replay value, for an already long game. It also has impressive graphics and a good script.

4. 2, the games has exciting fast paced action, great graphics and is extremely enjoyable the first time through, and can be extremely challenging for expert players. But the game can feel a little repetitive after a while, and the story doesn't really pick up until towards the end.

5. 2, with a great online community, and a great range of different maps Battlefield has a lot of things to offer and good replay value. But without a storyline of campaign, single player has near to non-existent, which can make the game feel stale at times.


Games Concept

1.Action Adventure where you lead a group of elite humans through various missions against the locusts.

2.A fast paced football sim where you can control and compete with your favourite teams.

3.A free roaming game, set in a fantasy world, with endless possibilities of what to do.

4.Beat 'em up where you control two devil hunters and save the world from evil.

5.FPS where you battle with other people online, and gradually increase your rank and unlock new equipment.


How the concept affects the game

1.The game was implemented into a linear storyline, which can sometimes, give the game less replay value, but the story, gameplay and graphics more than make up for this.

2.With football sims there are always going to be limitations of what you can do. Unless they aim to bring in a spectacular new feature, the game will always be limited, and show little difference to it's predecessors.

3.One big complaint with a lot of good games is that they don't last long enough. Oblivion gives the user endless possibilities of what to do, this ensures that there is always something new to do, which keeps the game exciting and fresh.

4.The concept allows a larger arsenal of attacks and weapons by using multiple characters, but the basic concept doesn't create the most exciting storyline imaginable

5.The concept helps keep the user interesting because they can keep unlocking new equipment and because the game is mainly online, there will always be new content to play, but the concept also restricts the game, because a lack of single player is not appealing to some people.