User:Torchiest/Sandbox/VGQ12014
WP:VG is one of the biggest groups in all of Wikipedia, and collectively, we're getting close to the 1000 article level for reviewed high quality work. To mark the decade mark of the newsletter, we've compiled a list of all our best video game articles by genre.
By far the genres best represented among both featured and good articles are action adventure and role-playing games. In the case of action-adventure, the reason is obvious, as it is possibly the broadest genre in all of video gaming. Role-playing games get boosted by the number of Japanese RPGs that make the cut. Following behind them are adventure games and first-person shooters, which seem over and under represented, respectively, compared to the genres' overall popularity. Platform games are also well represented, probably due to their being one of the oldest console genres. All other genres receive a scattering of representation. Arcade games in particular, once the dominant form in the late 1970s and early 1980s, have few quality articles compared to their quantity. We can guess this is almost certainly due to the dearth of easy-to-find coverage on older games.
Video game featured articles by genre tally
[edit]- Action adventure: 31
- Role-playing: 28
- Adventure: 19
- First-person shooter: 14
- Platform: 10
- Real-time strategy: 7
- Arcade: 4
- Sports: 4
- Third person shooter: 4
- Fighting: 3
- Puzzle: 3
- Racing: 3
- Action: 2
- Music: 2
- Shoot em up: 2
- Simulation: 2
See the full list of video game featured articles listed by genre here.
Action (2)
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Arcade (4)
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Fighting (3)
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First person shooter (14)
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Music (2)
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Platform (10)
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Puzzle (3)
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Racing (3)
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Real time strategy (7)
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Shoot em up (2)
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Simulation (2)
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Third person shooter (4)
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Video game good articles by genre tally
[edit]- Role-playing: 84
- Action adventure: 66
- Platform: 66
- Adventure: 44
- First-person shooter: 23
- Racing: 20
- Puzzle: 15
- Shoot em up: 15
- Fighting: 14
- Music: 14
- Real-time strategy: 12
- Sport: 11
- Arcade: 10
- Third-person shooter: 11
- Turn-based strategy: 8
- Action: 8
- Party: 5
- Space combat simulator: 4
- Turn-based tactics: 3
- Flight simulator: 3
- Simulation: 2
- Other: 9
See the full list of video game good articles listed by genre here.
Action (8)
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Arcade (10)
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Flight simulator (3)
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Music (14)
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Party (5)
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Puzzle (15)
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Real time strategy (12)
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Shoot em up (15)
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Simulation (2)
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Space combat simulator (4)
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Sport (11)
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Third-person shooter (11)
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Turn-based strategy (8)
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Turn-based tactics (3)
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