Sports games aren't on my radar at all. They require something I just don't have: knowledge of the sport. The rules are never explained anywhere; you just know how the game goes.
For the most part, they're not on mine either, but they are non-violent, late hits in football games aside. I know of more than a couple gamer friends of mine with children who lean heavily towards buying sports games and all-ages titles because they want to game with their kids, but know that GTA and Resident Evil are inappropriate. On the other hand, a lot of sports games do require some knowledge of the sport, but about everyone can get into Mario Kart! I wish there were more pseudo-sports games in the vein of Speedball/Cyberball. More action/grit than a board game or a casual game, not as violent as an FPS. And there's always skateboarding games, which are abstract enough that they're fairly self-explanatory with instant feedback.
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Date: 2007-09-05 10:16 pm (UTC)For the most part, they're not on mine either, but they are non-violent, late hits in football games aside. I know of more than a couple gamer friends of mine with children who lean heavily towards buying sports games and all-ages titles because they want to game with their kids, but know that GTA and Resident Evil are inappropriate. On the other hand, a lot of sports games do require some knowledge of the sport, but about everyone can get into Mario Kart! I wish there were more pseudo-sports games in the vein of Speedball/Cyberball. More action/grit than a board game or a casual game, not as violent as an FPS. And there's always skateboarding games, which are abstract enough that they're fairly self-explanatory with instant feedback.