+1 Beat Hazard (Space Shooter)
+1 Darksiders (Action)
+1 The Sims series (Simulation)
+1 Final Fantasy VII (RPG)
+1 Final Fantasy VIII (RPG)
+1 Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (Multiplayer Online RPG)
+1 Guild Wars (Multiplayer Online RPG)
About the Multiplayer Online RPG category: These aren't persistent world MMO's, they are instanced and therefore limited to small group multiplayer modes. But they function only in an Online mode.
-1 World of Warcraft (MMORPG) -- I can't encourage the idea this is essential gaming, and for the same reason I won't recommend Aion even though I play it and love it.
+1 Darksiders (Action)
+1 The Sims series (Simulation)
+1 Final Fantasy VII (RPG)
+1 Final Fantasy VIII (RPG)
+1 Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (Multiplayer Online RPG)
+1 Guild Wars (Multiplayer Online RPG)
About the Multiplayer Online RPG category: These aren't persistent world MMO's, they are instanced and therefore limited to small group multiplayer modes. But they function only in an Online mode.
-1 World of Warcraft (MMORPG) -- I can't encourage the idea this is essential gaming, and for the same reason I won't recommend Aion even though I play it and love it.