Text Based Online Games

Mafia death Text Based RPG

Features:

• Can chat with friends as well as play
• Simple and easy to play
• Doesn't need any processing or graphics extensive power
• Can be played on any browser
• Doesn't cost to play

These types of games or mainly browser orientated games, meaning they need to be played online, however some variations of games like this have been around for a long time which can be played online, however browser support isn't necessary. Overall these games are very simple and normally take on the roll of click and play gameplay, examples of these games can be found below:

http://md1.mafiadeath.com/
http://www.heroduels.com/
http://www.mafiakings.com/

These games allow players to take form of a character and perform jobs, gain money & points which they can share between them and buy items/skills. Another features of these games is in the simplicity of talking to one another, as the game is text based, forums, chat rooms & message systems are a simple addition to the complete game. As they are fairly simple, they don't take much gaming knowledge to play and can be joined & played almost immediately. They aren't very mainstream however, they're several thousand variations to play across the Internet. 

Limitations:

• Mainly using the mouse to click browser links
• Can be too simple as a game
• No actual moving elements such as animation/geons