Para wrote:I also think Shmups and Shooters are also very different. Just because they both involve shooting doesn't make them similar. Putting Raiden and Goldeneye in the same category of gaming doesn't really make a lot of sense. For example; Twisted Metal has shooting in it but I wouldn't call that a shooter.
True, it's difficult to see the direct connection between Raiden and GoldenEye until you consider the others that fall in the shooter genre.
For instance, shmups aren't similar to FPS, but they do offer some similarities to on-rails shooters like Starfox. Now consider the similarities between on-rails shooters and light gun shooters. Now consider light gun shooters and FPS. See the connections? Shmups and FPS are the extreme ends of the spectrum, but they do indeed have a relationship, albeit one that isn't easy to see.
And really that's the point of what this thread's about: what are the general genres that contain so many smaller genres and subgenres beneath them. Technically shooters could be seen as a subgenre of action, and rhythm could be considered a subgenre of puzzle. Racing could be considered a subgenre of the sports genre. And the RPG and Strategy genres both have overlapping titles, such as strategy RPGs or titles like the Heroes of Might and Magic line.
