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What type of gamer are

you

Hoarder, gloater, coward or punisher. Have you ever thought about what kind of gamer you really are?You may hide it well, or you may find the idea of being pigeonholed repulsive but deepdown we all know we're a certain type of gamer, just like we're a certain type of personality. Whether it's aggressive (like the angry German kid) and gleeful or modestand magnanimous, in the heat of battle the truth will out.So are you the type to collect everything in sight like Amy Winehouse at an Oddbins, ordo you jump into every situation all guns a-blazing only resorting to thinking

after

you've died several times? There's a category out there for everyone, but like astrologythis is best not taken too seriously. See what type of gamers we are at the bottom.

The Explorer

If you have an OCD thing going on whereby you exhibit an inability to pass anycorridor, crate or door without examining it then you're definitely an Explorer. Gamestake a long time to complete for you because you're fascinated by the impliedpossibilities of an environment. If you've got a 100 percent scan rate in Metroid Prime orfound yourself climbing up un-climable rocks in Tomb Raider just to see if there's ahidden passage up there then you're already doomed. Explorers also find it hell to playthrough games like Deus Ex because there are simply too many options.

What's the cure? If you really want to cure this obsession try on-rails titles like Panza Dragoon Orta, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles or House of the Dead. There is no choice.

The Magpie

The Magpie is near aligned to the Explorer but with one key difference: they don't give afig about what the environment looks like they just crave all the goods. Like VanessaFeltz at a buffet it's not the table that counts but snaffling up more booty than anyoneelse. If you've collected every hidden package in every GTA game and found all thehidden orbs in Crackdown then consider yourself a Magpie. MMO players want all thebest treasure and will spend hours hitting rats just to buy a new hat from the localmilliner. If you have more than 100,000 Xbox Achievement points then you fall well andtruly into this category.

What's the cure? Scrabble, Picross or any of the games in 42 All-Time Classics. Seriously,learn to enjoy the game for its own sake.

The Terminator

A gamer who's compelled to throw themselves into every situation with gusto and atotal lack of tactical nous. You're unable, or more precisely unwilling, to try newstrategies and would rather die countless times trying the direct approach. With linearshooters this isn't so much of a problem but you find the notion of emergent gameplaya little frightening. Ever found yourself re-spawning at the same checkpoint marker inHalo's Library 20 times in a row and actually enjoying the punishment? On the otherhand you abhor games like Pixel Junk: Monsters because the direct approach rarely works.

What's the cure? Wean yourself gradually off terminating by playing shooters with a tactical bent like Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter or the Brothers in Arms series.

The Philosopher

The polar opposite of the Run N' Gunner. Instead of plunging headlong into danger they will marshal every weapon, resource and piece of information at their disposal to beatany given situation. If you've ever found yourself writing copious notes about armourand weapon types in an RPG or fiddling about incessantly with mech parts in anArmored Core game then consider yourself a Philosopher. We even know someone whoused to videotape themselves playing Rebel Star on the Spectrum so they could learnfrom their errors. Don't mention Medieval Total War to a Philosopher or you may diefrom boredom.

What's the cure? Blissfully random and bonkers games like Mario Party or Super Monkey Ball is the only way to change a Philosopher.

The Coward

Cautious to the point of cowardly, this player will hide in any nook or cranny of a level just to get a vital kill and stay out of the fray. They're completely uninterested in jumping into the thick of the action and, curiously, gets an adrenaline hit from skulkingaround and then getting out the sleeping bag in a hidey-hole. If you enjoyed playinghide-and-seek as a kid but caused your parents no end of worry by climbing into theoven then you're a Coward. You can even camp in multiplayer games like MidtownMadness 3, by taking to the rooftops, and don't come out even when the game is over(just in case).

What's the cure? The prognosis is serious for this sad individual but remedial help is on hand in the form of social, community games like Animal Crossing. Get yourself out there!

The Gloater

The Gloater is someone who wants to conqueror every game and every opponent theycome across. In multiplayer games you don't just want to win but push the face (or atleast facial avatar) of your opponent into the dirt. The Gloater generally only likesplaying deathmatch games and disses opponents online by making farting sounds aftera kill. If strategy is required they will only enter into diplomacy so they can renege ondeals and rub salt into the wounds at a later stage. On the outside world Gloatersgenerally work in IT or middle-management jobs but in their heads they are forever'Doom-monger 666'.

What's the cure? Cooperative team-building games, such as The Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords and Rock Band are your only hope. No one likes a Gloater.

The Punisher

If Ninja Gaiden Black felt like some kind of rite of passage to you then look no furtherthan this category. The Punisher will play games on insane difficulty settings on a self-centred mission to prove they have what it takes. The nature of repeating tiny sectionsof the game dozens of times, for hours on end, as they crawl from one checkpoint toanother doesn't put them off. It won't beat them, no matter what it takes. A completist who gets more pleasure from saying they've 'beat it on hard' than experiencing anythinginnovative or wildly ambitious. If you have finished every version of Halo on Legendarythen the chances are you're a Punisher, and you can't hide it.