by Can Tran

Created on: April 12, 2007   Last Updated: October 31, 2008

I've been getting more into the console gaming because of the type of games I rather play on consoles than on PCs. However, there are plenty of games I would rather play on a PC rather than a gaming console. Prime examples of gaming genres I would prefer to play are mainly the first person shooters (FPS) and strategy games. With first person shooters, you can set up the controls to make it simplistic for you to use. In my case, I use the simple arrows on the keyboard and the mouse.

I use the up and down arrow keeps to move forward and back away. At the same time, I'll use the mouse to go left and right. The movement is more smooth and fluid with that method. With a console it tends to be a bit more difficult with a gamepad. With the mouse, I can use the left mouse button to fire and the right mouse button to jump. If you want to take your time and pick people off at a distance, you're better off using a PC to play FPS games. I prefer to play games such as Doom, Duke Nukem, Blood, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Unreal Tournament, Battlefield 2, and Half-Life with the simple mouse and keyboard. The fluid movement with the utilization of the PC controls can definitely get me out of a tight spot.

Being able to handle controls in an FPS is extremely important. The use of a mouse and keyboard definitely enables me to handle the controls. For FPS titles there are plenty of things a PC can provide that a console cannot. I would rather prefer to play an FPS on a PC rather than on a game console. Another important thing for me with FPS games is the graphics. If you have the right graphics card in your computer, the graphics are very clean.

At times when I play an FPS on a game console, the controls are too rigid and not fluid enough. If I want to turn slight right and I move the analog stick, I turn a bit too far to the right. It can be a total hassle, especially if I'm in the middle of some online game.

With strategy games, the controls are much easier to use with a mouse and keyboard rather than a gamepad. Sales for strategy games for the console usually generated very poor sales verses strategy games for the PC. With strategy games for the PC, you have a mouse that's basically your main control. It's basically point, click, drag, etc when playing. When you click on a unit or a building, there are actions that pop up on screen that you can initiate. It's more difficult to utlize those controls on a console then with a simple mouse.

Strategy games are another reason that

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