| The gaming market has increased dramatically in | | | | that more than 9.5 million copies of the game |
| size in the last few years. However, there are still | | | | have been sold. |
| some people out there who believe that these | | | | Starcraft is a game replete with adventure, |
| games are worthless and gamers will be better | | | | action, strategy and much more. It is military sci-fi |
| off doing something more fruitful. However, | | | | strategy game set in the 26th century. When it |
| playing PC games is an art form that many | | | | was released in the late 1990s, it revolutionized |
| people around the world have mastered. Some of | | | | real-time strategy games. It has different levels |
| the best selling PC games require a lot of thinking, | | | | of difficulty which cannot be changed in the single |
| strategy and brain power to accomplish tasks and | | | | player mode. |
| win each level. Therefore, one can say that these | | | | 3. World of Warcraft: This is another MMORPG |
| games require certain amount of intelligence and | | | | that has more than 11 million monthly subscribers |
| gray matter! | | | | from around the world. This is also a real-time 3D |
| Here are the 5 top best selling PC games that | | | | strategy game. Characters have to explore |
| have changed the way computer games are | | | | different locations in a make believe world, fight |
| viewed. | | | | enemies and complete quests. This allows the |
| 1. The Sims: This game is all about creating your | | | | characters to earn experience points and after a |
| own character and then taking care of him or her. | | | | certain number of points, the characters can |
| The character's basic needs like hunger, leisure, | | | | move on to the next level. |
| sleep and even bladder emptying have to be | | | | 4. Half Life: This is a science fiction first person |
| taken care of. The gamer also has to take care | | | | shooter game. The player is a character known |
| of livelihood needs like job and working | | | | as Dr. Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist, |
| environment. This is one game that single | | | | who must find his way through an underground |
| handedly taught young gamers the importance of | | | | secret research facility after a teleportation |
| education, job, career and money. The lesson | | | | experiment goes wrong. The game is extremely |
| learned from this game could be used in real like. | | | | fast paced and more than makes up for the |
| In addition, the game also taught gamers about | | | | weird storyline. |
| relationships, love and romance. However, the | | | | 5. Myst: It is considered to be one of the best |
| detractors felt that it propagated polygamy since | | | | adventure games in the world. There is nearly no |
| a character could marry two people. | | | | violence in the game and the storyline is quite |
| There are many add-ons you can buy to make | | | | detailed. Although the game is quite simple, a |
| the game more interesting and complicated. It is | | | | player can lose track of time when he has to |
| estimated that The Sims sold around 16 million | | | | special books to travel to the island of Myst and |
| copies, while The Sims 2 sold around 13 million | | | | other worlds known as Ages to collect clues. |
| copies around the world. | | | | Depending on what action a player takes, the |
| 2. Starcraft: This is an MMORPG game that is | | | | game offers several different endings. |
| very popular around the world. It is estimated | | | | |