Read and translate the text.

There are so many different genres and mixes of genres that it’s difficult to put each game into a specific category. In the following article we’ll cover the basic genres that differentiate between games.

The First-person shooter (FPS) and Action genres are currently the most popular. Games like Half-Life, Halo and Call of Duty are the most popular games in the FPS category. For Action, innovative titles like the Grand Theft Auto series, Gears of War and Splinter Cell are huge successes.

The Role-playing games (RPG) genre has remained strong throughout the entire history of console and PC gaming. Current hits like Final Fantasy XV, Oblivion and Dark Souls series are all based on RPG roots. The recent development of massively multiplayer online RPGs has been made possible by widespread broadband access, allowing gamers to play internationally with thousands of people across the globe in a constant virtual world.

Adventure games and puzzle games remain strong despite being limited in scope and technology. The new concept of party games – where people play together in multiplayer mode – has recently injected new life into this genre. Titles, like Just Dance and Wario-Ware are familiar names.

Sports games are an increasingly popular portion of the gaming industry. Electronic Arts (EA) have been making games licensed from the NBA, HFL and MLB for over a decade. Another sector of the sports industry is the entire racing sub-genre, Massive hits like the Forza and Need for Speed series are hugely exciting, and the crashes can be realistic and terrifying.

The Simulation genre has enjoyed wild success, including the best-selling PC games of all time: The Sims & The Sims 2. The entire Sims series, designed by Maxis, is dominant in this genre. Jet fighter and flying sims are also important types of simulation game.

Strategy is a genre mainly restricted to PC, largely because the mouse and keyboard are central to gameplay. There are a few good Strategy games for console, however. Big names in Strategy include Warcraft III, StarCraft, Command and Conquer and Warhammer 40,000.

Finally, we have the Fighting genre. Developed from early hit games like Street Fighter II, Fighting games have enjoyed a renaissance as they’ve been updated fully to include 3D characters and arenas. Titles like Dead or Alive, Tekken and Soul Caliber are big favorites.

So what kind of game player are you? Chances are that if you’re a PC gamer, you prefer FPS, RPG, Simulation, and Strategy games. The console gamer typically enjoys Sports, Racing, Fighting, RPGs, and a few FPS titles. Of course, many people own both a console and a PC, therefore combining the best of both worlds.

Find in the text English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations.

на протяжении, международный уровень, по всему миру, виртуальный мир, многопользовательский режим, вдохнуть, новая жизнь, знакомое название, игровая индустрия, чрезвычайно увлекательный.

 

Find the words in the text that mean the following.

1. someone who plays computer games.

2. looking as if it has length, depth, and width.

3. a particular way in which a machine or piece of equipment can operate.

4. to give official permission for someone to do or produce something.

5. having happened or started only a short time ago.

6. to make something more modern in the way it looks or operates.

 

Now complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words from exercise 6.

1. The __________computer game version of the film was not a big success.

2. This page _________! The information will be available soon!

3. Nintendo has the opportunity to give __________ a whole new experience.

4. This castle will be recreated in __________ for a computer game.

5. To get out of the ‘auto’ __________ on the camera, turn the knob to ‘M’.

6. The company __________ certain manufacturing rights for the software.