Les types de jeux qu'on retrouve sur le marché avec quelques exemples.

Action
Action 2D: Gouls'n Ghosts, Contra, Megaman, Castlevania, Metal Slug
Action 3D: MDK, Headhunter, Max Payne, Matrix
Plate-forme 2D: Mario, Sonic, Kirby
Plate-forme 3D: Nights, Mario Sunshine, Sonic Adventure, Rayman

Combat
Baston 2D: Street Fighter 2, King of Fighters, Capcom vs SNK, Guilty Gear X
Baston 3D: Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Dead or Alive, Soul Calibur
Beat'em up 2D: Double Dragon, Final Fight, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage
Beat'em up 3D: Devil May Cry, LOTR: The Two Towers, Chaos Legions

Tir
Shoot'em up 2D: Space Invaders, Darius, R-Type, Thunderforce
Shoot'em up 3D: Starfox, Silpheed, Rez, Ikaruga, Panzer Dragoon
FPS: Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake, Half-Life, Halo
Gunfight: Duck Hunt, Virtua Cop, Time Crisis, House of the Dead

Aventure
Action-Aventure: Ico, Shenmue
Espionnage: Metal Gear, Splintercell
Survival Horror: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Project Zero

RPG
Action-RPG: Zelda
Onlin:e Phantasy Star Online, Final Fantasy XI
RPG 2D: Phantasy Star, Final Fantasy, Golden Sun
RPG 3D: Final Fantasy VII, Grandia, Skies of Arcadia
MMORPG: Everquest, Star Wars Galaxies

Course
Arcade: Outrun, Hang-On, Crazy Taxi, Burnout 2
Formule 1: Pole Position, Super Monaco GP, Grand Prix, F1 200x, Formula One
GT: Ridge Racer, Gran Turismo, Sega GT, Racing Evoluzione
Rally: Sega Rally, V-Rally, Colin McRae, WRC
Moto: Moto GP
Futuriste: Megarace, WipeOut, F-Zero
Fun: Mario Kart, Crash Team Racing

Sport
Football: Kick-Off, FIFA, ISS, PES
Basket: NBA Live, NBA 2K
Tenni:s Smash Court Tennis, Virtua Tennis
Foot US: Joe Montana, John Madden
Arcade: Speedball, Beach Spiker, SSX

Musical
Avec accessoire: Dance Dance Revolution, Beatmania, Taiko no Tatsujin, Samba de Amigo
Sans accessoire: Parappa the Rapper, Space Channel 5

Stratégie & Gestion
Wargame: Advance War, Super Robot Taisen
Godgame: Populous, Doshin
Gestion: Simcity, The Sims, Theme Park

Puzzle & Réflexion
Action-Réflexion: Pacman, Bomberman, Lemmings, Marble Madness, Worms, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Chu Chu Rocket, Pikmin
Puzzle: Tetris, Klax, Puyo-Puyo
Flipper: Sonic Spinball, Devil Crush, Pinball of the Dead
Casse brique: Breakout, Arkanoid
Party game: Mario Party, Sonic Shuffle