Online Games
Introduction • An online game is a video game played over some form of computer or mobile network. • The enhancement of online gaming has reflected the overall expansion of computer networks from small local networks to the internet and the growth of internet access itself. • Several games have associated online communities, making online games a form of social activity beyond single player games.
Advantages • The first advantage of online games is that a huge percentage of games do not require payment. • The second advantage of is worth noting is the availability of wide variety of games for all type of game players. • The third advantage of online games is the ability to connect to multiplayer games, although singleplayer online games are quite common as well.
Games played by U.S. American gamers in 2014
The major types of free games online • Arcade Games • Card Games • Action and adventure games • Sport Games • Strategy Games • Shooting Games • Board Games • Casino Games
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Arcade Games: Some of the well known online arcades games are Pac Man, Q-Bert, and various others. For playing this game one has to put coins to the playing machine.
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Card Games: These online games may include many popular selections of poker, spades, and more.
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Adventure & action games: These online games generally consist of fighting games, space adventure games and situational games where you aim to achieve some objectives, etc.
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Sport Games: You can easily play your favorite sports in these online games. There is also option of competing against a second player or the computer itself.
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Strategy Games: These are the types of free online games in which players have to devise strategies to play and win the game.
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Shooting Games: These games are one of the other types of free online games which contains different tasks.
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Board Games: Online broad games are same as we play in our real life. There are many board games, such as Life, and Monopoly that can be played online.
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Casino Games: Lot of people enjoys online casino games. Even a lot of online casino games may even involve real money transactions. These online games simulate the games available in real casinos.
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