The holiday season is a great time to play video games. Many people have time off work to enjoy activities with friends and family and get a much-needed rest after a busy year.
Modern consoles provide unrivaled levels of realism in graphics, physics, and gameplay with blockbuster titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. But this realism sometimes is at the expense of sheer fun. Classic games, with their blocky polygons and 2D graphics, might not look as sharp, but they can still bring you hours of enjoyment. Here is a look at some of the best.
Driver
Grand Theft Auto III for the PlayStation 2 is recognized for revolutionizing the world of open-world games. However, another game paved the way for it, with full 3D graphics and exciting police chases through streets of major US cities. This game was Driver.
Driver borrows heavily from Hollywood blockbuster movies of the 1970s and 80s, with big muscle cars and handbrake 90-degree turns around the US city blocks. It features open-world play, letting gamers explore the cities in whichever way they want (provided it’s in a car).
Card Games
Card games have been a holiday classic for many years. If you struggle to convince your loved ones to join in on a game with you, then there are plenty of other options. Card games of just about every kind can be played on computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. For example, a quick search in your device’s application store will find you a plethora of mobile poker apps, and other classic games that’ll provide hours of challenging gameplay.
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Worms
Worms took a unique approach to war games. With its 2D side on graphics and turn-based play, it has a quintessential retro feel. There’s also something incredibly satisfying about calling in an airstrike on enemy worms and watching them fall into the flaming lava below. However, there’s also nothing more frustrating than seeing your attack turning into friendly fire as one of your team gets caught up in your grenade attack.
Mario Kart
It doesn’t matter which console you play it on, Mario Kart is one of the most entertaining games around. Its light-hearted, arcade approach to racing makes it appeal to everyone from hardcore race fans to your mum who never plays games. Mario Kart makes racing a fun activity you can share with others as you sit in front of the TV. Be warned though, banana skin induced rage might result in some arguments.
Doom
The 1993 first-person shooter, Doom, is a cult classic amongst gamers. It is also seen as a way of testing the capabilities of a device’s hardware. For computer hackers that want to understand the capabilities of a device, getting it to install and run Doom is seen as one of the first tests. This has meant that some strange devices have been turned into gaming machines, including a digital camera, printer, and even a cash machine.
Playing Doom allows you to be a space marine that must take on a horde of demons. It is recognized as one of the defining games in the first-person shooter genre, and regarded by many as one of the “greatest games of all time.”
Playing games is a fun way to relax and enjoy yourself over the holiday period. Whether you’re playing together or alone, classic games will give you hours of fun.
