3 Games and Their Genres

1) Super Mario Galaxy is a platformer due to its use of the familiar "Mario" style. Players reach the goal of the level by progressing through timed jumps and basic puzzle solving, but adds a new element of physics in both 3D and 2D space.

2) BioShock is a first person shooter through the use of multiple guns, traps, and powers relating to elements and forces of nature. The player progresses through levels by shooting, trapping, and numerous other methods all through the first person perspective.

3) Tetris is a puzzle game classic, that has players move dropping shapes quickly to form solid "lines". Players must strategize which pieces to place where in order to prevent them from filling up the entire Tetris space to the top, thus ending their game.