First Person Shooters Revived with Peripherals

Just a few years ago, first person shooter type games had become a bit stale and repetitive with World War games and classic scenarios being remade year after year. The more these were created the smaller the user base became for these types of titles.

The creation of Battlefield and Call of Duty Modern Warfare has revitalised the genre as they have taken the battle to the current times allowing players to use current weaponry in real world locations perhaps even in nearby cities. This has driven popularity for these games to phenomenal heights as games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has recently become the fastest and highest selling video game in the shortest time frame. Selling over 8 million copies in the first month making for some of the most intense and addictive online game play for any game ever created. If you have the chance to play this game you will understand how it has revolutionised the genre and allowed even the most casual gamer to play online and still have an impact and feel like they are working in a team. Some of the more hardcore players are using modded Xbox 360 controllers to help their game play get to the professional level.

Casual gamers are using modded Xbox 360 controllers to take down there opponents using the rapid fire feature as well as look cooler with the customizable look and feel possible with one of these peripherals. Creating a game like Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has revived a dying genre like first person shooters because these originally were just for the hardcore gamer and prevented the casual gamer who preferred to play just a few hours a week from playing because other players were too good.

Gamers are now all working together in teams for objectives and this level of addictiveness can be attributed to the ranking scheme as well as the large range of different modes players can play online with or against friends. These modes give objectives for teams to complete rather than the normal simple team death match. The console revolution has also helped revive this genre because not too long ago, around 5 years, these types of games were firmly number 1 on PCs and were never on the consoles and if so the controls were lacking, gamers are now all opting for console versions for speed and frame rate.

First person shooters have been revived the latest releases of Call of Duty, Halo and Battlefield franchises, players have been quick to go out and buy consoles and modded xbox 360 controllers to get online and battle it out with friends and enemies online. The addictive nature of these games has also been attributed to their popularity and growth.