-The video cover is predominantly dark and gloomy colours such as: black, dark blue and green

- The pictures on the covers are Computer Generated Images of a large haunted mansion and ghost like characters 

- Most of the images are a long shot as they want you to see the whole picture without taking your eye away by emphasising certain areas, It is also a high shot so that you feel as if the building and characters are towering above you, making you feel more intimidated and  creates a scary atmosphere

Video Game Worksheet

1) The top 3 main companies in the video game world are: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo
2) The top 5 selling games in 2010 in the UK are: Call of Duty: Black Ops/FIFA 11/Just Dance/Red Dead Redemption/Wii Fit Plus
3) The main genres for the top 20 sold are platformer and shooter
4)  The top 3 selling consoles are  Xbox 360 & PS3 & WII
5) The console that got the most sales for these games:
-Cod black ops - Xbox 360
-Fifa 11 - XBox 360
-Just dance - Wii
6)The top 7th gen games sold world wide

1. Wii Sports (45.7 million) (April 2009)^[23]
2. Wii Play (22.98 million) (April 2009)^[23]
3. Wii Fit (18.2 million) (April 2009)^[23]
4. Mario Kart Wii (15.4 million) (April 2009)^[23]
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (8.4 million) (April 2009)^[23]
6. Halo 3 (8.1 million) (January 2008)^[24]
7. Super Mario Galaxy (8.02 million) (April 2009)^[23][25]
8. Mario Party 8 (6.7 million) (April 2009)^[23]
9. Gears of War 2 (5 million, may include PC version) (May 2009)^[26]
10. Gears of War (4.7 million, may include PC version) (January 2009)^[27]

7) There are more sales in the US because they have the biggest population out of the UK and Japan

8) The genre of games most sold for:

-Sony - RPG

-Nintendo - Sport

-Microsoft -  Shooter 

-Sega - Platform

Video Game Genres

Some video-game genres:
- FPS shooter (first person shooter)
- 3rd person shooter
- strategy
-action/adventure 
- role play - fantasy
- driving
- sports
- educational
- platform games 
- MMORPG (massively multiple online role playing game)
- puzzles
-simulations
-dance and rhythm 
- survival horror


-Crossover - is a game that is a mixture of two genres.
-Hybrid- is more than two genres out together to generate a game.

Video Game Definition

Has a controller/keyboard/body (you)/touch

Has a winner and loser or tallied score 

Has levels and tasks/challenges 

Interactive activity 

Can be educational or for entertainment 

Has an avatar (except first person shooter or strategy) 

For fun 

Sense of satisfaction when finished 

Can be stressful 

It should be entertaining 

Computerised - computer generated graphics