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  2. Tower defense - Wikipedia

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    Strategy video games. Tower defense ( TD) is a subgenre of strategy games where the goal is to defend a player's territories or possessions by obstructing the enemy attackers or by stopping enemies from reaching the exits, usually achieved by placing defensive structures on or along their path of attack. [1]

  3. List of video game genres - Wikipedia

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    Frets on Fire is a music game. Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. The genre includes dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution and music-based games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

  4. List of 4X video games - Wikipedia

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    4X is a subgenre of strategy video games. The term is a loose acronym of "explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate", coined in 1993 to describe the gameplay of Master of Orion. 4X games usually feature complex simulations of scientific research, economics, diplomacy, and social dynamics.

  5. Multiplayer online battle arena - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Multiplayer online battle arena ( MOBA) [a] is a subgenre of strategy video games in which two teams of players compete against each other on a predefined battlefield. Each player controls a single character with a set of distinctive abilities that improve over the course of a game and which contribute to the team's overall strategy. [1]

  6. Bullet hell - Wikipedia

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    Bullet hell (弾幕, danmaku, literally "barrage" or "bullet curtain"), also known as manic shooter, [1] is a subgenre of shoot 'em up video games featuring large amounts of projectiles the player character is required to dodge. Introduced in 1993 with Batsugun and initially limited to vertically scrolling shooters, bullet hell elements were ...

  7. Strategy video game - Wikipedia

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    Strategy is a major video game genre that emphasizes thinking and planning over direct instant action in order to achieve victory. [1] Although many types of video games can contain strategic elements, as a genre, strategy games are most commonly defined as those with a primary focus on high-level strategy, logistics and resource management.

  8. 4X - Wikipedia

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    4X (abbreviation of Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate) is a subgenre of strategy-based computer and board games, and includes both turn-based and real-time strategy titles. [4] [5] The gameplay generally involves building an empire . [6]

  9. Shoot 'em up - Wikipedia

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    Definition. A "shoot 'em up", also known as a "shmup" [3] [4] or "STG" (the common Japanese abbreviation for "shooting games"), [1] [2] is a game in which the protagonist combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them while dodging their fire. The controlling player must rely primarily on reaction times to succeed.