Single Player

In Computer And Video Game s, single player refers to the variant of a particular Game where input from only one Player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. A "single player game" usually implies a game where this mode is the only or main option, while "single player mode" usually refers to the single player mode of a game where a Multiplayer mode also exists.

The majority of early computer games were single player, and many, if not most, of games produced today are single player. Two-player games appeared with the first Personal Computer s, and 1978 introduced the first multiplayer games, known as MUDs . The early 1990s introduced many games which utilised Local Area Network s and Null Modem s for multiplayer mode. '' Doom '' is a notable example of one such game.

Popular modern single player games are typically First Person Shooter s (FPS), internet Flash Game s, and games for the Mobile Phone . The major selling points of larger single-player games are interesting storylines, impressive graphics, and realistic non-player characters and opponents. Notable examples include '' Half-Life '', '' Doom 3 '', and '' Half-Life 2 ''. Selling points of the smaller games are low Learning Curve and availability (many are free to play on various sites).

Certain game genres are inherently oriented towards single player in their design. Such genres include Puzzle games such as '' Tetris '', and plot-based Computer Role-playing Game s (CRPGs) such as the '' Final Fantasy '' series. Recent additions to these genres, such as the massively multiplayer online RPG ( MMORPG ) '' EverQuest '' or online multiplayer versions of ''Tetris'' are serving to undo this trend.

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