So, I was playing Pac Man CE DX and was wondering what the hell genre it fits into and I couldn't place one. I asked some peeps from this site and they said it was "arcade". I personally don't believe this to be a genre, but they insist it is. I say it is just an excuse to put games that don't fit into other genres so well.
What do you think? What exactly makes a game an "arcade" game, and no just being on a cabinet is not enough. User Tiwi says it is a game designed to take your money, but useually those also fall into other genres. Like X-Men wants your quarters, but it is a beat em' up.
Also if you can play exactly where Pac Man goes, say so.
No...it may be dying a slow, painful death, but the Arcade Systems are still a platform and until they stop making arcade systems or games for them, it is and shall always be a platform.
@Daveyo520: Well it's all pattern based so I would call it some sort of puzzle/strategy game. It not a perfect fit, but genres don't really need to be.
" There is definitely a style associated, but not a genre. "
This.
Also, I wouldn't refer to it as a single "platform". Individual arcade hardware is. I wouldn't strictly call "arcade" a platform. I would however call CPS3 or Naomi platforms.
Its like above dude says about indie, its only indie because its independent not because it plays in a specific way. Much like pac man, its only arcade cause thats where it first popped up.
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