List of video game franchises

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Video game franchises grouped by genre.

All information is taken directly from the Wiki article about each video game franchise or from Wiki articles about individual games in a franchise. This page should NOT contain new information that requires a reference.

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Video game genres
FPS First-person shooter
SHMUP Shoot 'em up
TPS Third-person shooter
Video game platforms
GBA Game Boy Advance
GCN Nintendo GameCube
GEN Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive
MAC Macintosh / Mac OS
PS2 PlayStation 2
PS3 PlayStation 3
PSP PlayStation Portable
Wii Wii
WIN Microsoft Windows
X360 Xbox 360
XBOX Xbox

Action video games

Title Number of games Year of first game Year of last game Platforms (number of games)
ToeJam & Earl 4 1991 2002 GEN(3),Wii(2), XBOX(1)

RPG video games

Title Number of games Year of first game Year of last game Platforms (number of games)
Baldur's Gate 4 1998 2001 MAC(4),WIN(4)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 2001 2004 GBA(1),GCN(1),PS2(2),XBOX(2)

Shooter video games

Title Subgenre Number of games Year of first game Year of last game Platforms (number of games)
Call of Juarez FPS 3 2006 2011 PS3(2),WIN(3),X360(3)
Dead to Rights TPS, shmup 5 2002 2010 GBA(1),GCN(1),PS2(2),PS3(1),PSP(1),WIN(2),X360(1),XBOX(2)

Sports video games

Title Sport Number of games Year of first game Year of last game Platforms (number of games)
Backyard Wrestling Wrestling 2 2003 2004 PS2(2),XBOX(2)

Additional Franchises

This is a list of video game franchises organised alphabetically by name. This consists of long running series as well as characters that have been portrayed in many games. This list does not include non-gaming intellectual properties that have been adapted for use in games (such as James Bond or sports leagues).

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