Game acronyms
From Mac Guides
An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name. Acronyms are often used in place of the complete names of games because they tend to be very long, especially with sequels.
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Game Name acronyms
| Acronym | Complete Game Name | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| AoE | Age of Empires | Mac, Windows, DS |
| AoM | Age of Mythology | Mac, Windows |
| B | ||
| BF | Battlefield 1942 | Mac, Windows |
| BF2 | Battlefield 2 | Windows |
| BGE | Battleground Europe | Mac, Windows |
| BW | Starcraft : Brood War | Windows, Mac |
| C | ||
| C&C | Command & Conquer | Mac, Windows, PSX |
| CoD | Call of Duty | Mac, Windows, N-Gage, PS3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360 |
| CoH | City of Heroes | Windows |
| CoV | City of Villains | Windows |
| CS | Counter-Strike (Half-Life) | Windows, Xbox |
| CS:S | Counter-Strike: Source (Half-Life) | Windows |
| D | ||
| DoD | Day of Defeat (Half-Life) | Windows |
| DoD:S | Day of Defeat: Source (Half-Life) | Windows |
| E | ||
| ET | Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| ETQW | Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | Mac, Windows, Linux, PS3, XBox 360 |
| F | ||
| FF | Final Fantasy | NES, SNES, PSX, PC, PS2, GCN, 360 |
| G | ||
| GOW | Gears of War | Mac, Windows, XBox 360 |
| GT4 | Gran Turismo 4 | PS2 |
| GTA | Grand Theft Auto | Windows, PS3, GBC, Dreamcast, XBox, XBox 360, PSP |
| H | ||
| HL | Half-Life | Windows, Dreamcast, PS2 |
| HL2 | Half-Life 2 | Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS3 |
| HoMM | Heroes of Might and Magic | Mac, Windows |
| K | ||
| KOTOR | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Mac, Windows, XBox |
| M | ||
| MGS | Metal Gear Solid | Windows, PS3, PS2, GameCube, PSP |
| MoH | Medal of Honor | PSX |
| MoHAA | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| P | ||
| PD0 (or PDZ) | Perfect Dark Zero | Xbox 360 |
| PGR | Project Gotham Racing | Xbox, Xbox 360 |
| PSO | Phantasy Star Online | Dreamcast, GameCube, PC, Xbox |
| PSU | Phantasy Star Universe | PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 |
| Q | ||
| QW | Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | Mac, Windows, Linux, PS3, XBox 360 |
| R | ||
| RoN | Rise of Nations | Mac, Windows |
| RTCW | Return to Castle Wolfenstein | Mac, Windows, Linux, PS2, XBox |
| S | ||
| SC | Starcraft | Mac, Windows |
| SC2 | Starcraft 2 | Mac, Windows |
| SC2K | Sim City 2000 | Mac, Windows, Dos, SNES |
| SCURK | Sim City Urban Renewal Kit | Mac, Windows |
| SC3K | Sim City 3000 | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| SC3KU | Sim City 3000 Unlimited | Windows, Linux |
| SC3KWE | Sim City 3000 World Edition | Windows, Linux (outside of North America) |
| SC4 | Sim City 4 | Mac, Windows |
| SMAC | Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| SMB | Super Mario Bros. | NES |
| SMB2 | Super Mario Bros. 2 | NES |
| SMB3 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | NES |
| SMW | Super Mario World | SNES |
| SotC | Shadow of the Colossus | PS2 |
| SSB | Super Smash Bros. | N64 |
| SSBB | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii |
| SSBM | Super Smash Bros. Melee | GameCube |
| STSU | Star Trek: Shattered Universe | PS2 |
| SWBF | Star Wars: Battlefront | Mac, Windows, PS2, PSP, XBox |
| SWGB | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | Mac, Windows |
| SWGBCC | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns | Mac, Windows |
| SWJKII | Star Wars - Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Mac, Windows, XBox, GameCube |
| T | ||
| TF2 | Team Fortress 2 | Windows, Xbox 360, PS3 |
| TFT | The Frozen Frozen - Warcraft III expansion. Also known as FT | Mac, Windows |
| TR | Tomb Raider | Mac, Windows, Dreamcast, GameCube, DS, GBA, PSX, PS2, Saturn, Xbox, Xbox 360 |
| THAW | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | Windows, GameCube, GBA, DS, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360 |
| THPS | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Mac, Windows, Dreamcast, GBC, GBA, N64, N-Gage, PSX, PS2, Xbox |
| THUG | Tony Hawk's Underground | Windows, Gamecube, GBA, PS2, XBox |
| U | ||
| UT | Unreal Tournament | Mac, Windows, Linux, Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox 360 |
| UT2K4 / UT 2004 | Unreal Tournament 2004 | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| UT3 | Unreal Tournament 3 | Mac, Windows, Linux, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| W | ||
| W:ET | Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory | Mac, Windows, Linux |
| WC3 | Warcraft 3 | Mac, Windows |
| WW2OL | World War II Online | Mac, Windows |
| WoW | World of Warcraft | Mac, Windows |
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Game Genres
| Acronym | Game Genre |
|---|---|
| FPS | First Person Shooter |
| MMOFPS | Massively Multiplayer Online First-Person Shooter |
| MMORPG | Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game |
| MORPG | Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game |
| RPG | Role Playing Game |
| RTS | Real-Time Strategy |
| SHMUP | SHoot 'eM UP (Vertical or Horizontal scrolling shooter game) |
| TBS | Turn Based Strategy |
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Game Platforms
| Acronym | Platform |
|---|---|
| DS | Nintendo DS (Nintendo) |
| GBA | GameBoy Advance (Nintendo) |
| GBC | GameBoy Color (Nintendo) |
| GCN | Nintendo GameCube (Nintendo) |
| GEN | Sega Genesis (Sega) |
| GG | Sega Game Gear (Sega) |
| N64 | Nintendo 64 (Nintendo) |
| NES | Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo) |
| PC | Windows PC (Microsoft) |
| PS2 | PlayStation 2 (Sony) |
| PS3 | PlayStation 3 (Sony) |
| PSP | PlayStation Portable (Sony) |
| PSX | PlayStation (Sony) |
| SAT | Sega Saturn (Sega) |
| SMS | Sega Master System (Sega) |
| SNES | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo) |
