WELCOME TO THE ARCADE Do you love the thrill of the chase Can you imagine the crowd cheering as you electronically score the winning goal This guide will help you build your gaming skills and reach the top of the podium in the world of multiplayer video games So what are you waiting for Let’s get your game on Hi You must be our new teammate We’ve got an hour to practice here in the Arcade before the tournament begins I’m the team captain Come on let’s go 4
Let’s start at the beginning A video game is an electronic game that needs a player that’s you to use a device that’s the thing you play on to make stuff happen on a screen Usually that screen is a television or a personal computer PC but you can play games on smartphones handheld gaming devices and tablets To play on your television you will need a console There are lots of types of video games From platformers and puzzlers to amazing action-adventure games there is an exciting amount of choice in the world of gaming Okay team I want fingers on shoulder buttons and thumbs and reflexes at the ready The harder we work in this training session the better our chances of winning the tournament Let’s begin Player One Ready ARCADE 5
DATA FILE ONLINE AND MULTIPLAYER GAMES Okay Arcade we’re ready to start Load data LOADING DATA LEVEL ONE WHAT IS A MULTIPLAYER GAME While lots of games can be enjoyed alone many competitive games let people play with or against other people online Multiplayer games allow more than one player to play in the same game at the same time Cooperative games or co-ops are multiplayer games that allow players to play together as teammates toward a common goal Massively multiplayer online games or MMOs or MMOGs allow large numbers of people to play against each other Thanks to 4G the ability to play these games has never been better Players can challenge each other from their smartphones while they sit on the bus on the way to school Whether you like playing word and puzzle games or sports games it’s never been easier to play with people from around the world USA 2 CAN 2 PLAYER INDICATOR game INFORMATION TEAMMATE OPPONENT PLAYER INFORMATION Team Captain 6 field MAP
LOADING DATA LEVEL TWO TYPES OF MULTIPLAYER GAMES ESPORTS SPORTS GAMES In electronic sports games the very best players compete for the biggest prizes The most popular games attract huge audiences and the pros can do some incredible things with a controller or mouse Sports games are simulations that often include real uniforms players and stadiums FIFA is probably the most famous but most popular sports are turned into video games SHOOTERS Games such as Overwatch and Fortnite place players in a battle royale armed to the teeth with crazy weapons and spectacular superpowers MMORPGs Massively multiplayer online role-playing games allow many players to interact as characters in the game Games such as World of Warcraft offer whole worlds to explore FREE-TO-PLAY Titles such as World of Tanks are free to download although players can also buy unique units power boosters to help them in the game and decorative items to make them stand out PERSISTENT WORLDS Some games never sleep With huge armies fighting in PlanetSide 2 and strategy battles in mobile games such as Clash of Clans the front lines are always moving DID YOU KNOW IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE POPULAR BATTLE ROYALE GAME FORTNITE MADE 1 5 MILLION IN ITS FIRST THREE DAYS ONLINE 7
