What combination of genre & type make for excellent combinations when developing a game?

Solution 1:

Community Wiki

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Key

• Best Combinations - 'Amazing' according to the game
• Good Combinations - 'Not bad' according to the game
• Positive - Unknown what the game indicates exactly but they were mentioned to be positive combinations

List

• Action
  • Ninja
  • Robot
  • Samurai
  • Sumo
• Adventure
  • Cowboy
  • Detective
  • Fantasy
  • Mushroom
  • Mystery
  • Pirate
• Audio Novel
  • Detective
  • Historical
  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Romance
• Board
  • Checkers
  • Chess
• Life
  • Animal
  • Dating
  • Mushroom
  • Pop Star
  • Swimsuit
• Motion
  • Dance
  • Fitness
  • Mini-skirt
  • Ping Pong
  • Volleyball
• Music
  • Drums
  • Movies
  • Pop Star
• Online RPG
  • Dungeon
  • Fantasy
  • Game Co.
  • Medieval
  • Dungeon
• Online Sim
  • Architecture
  • Mushroom
  • Stocks
• Puzzle
  • Reversi
  • Word
• Racing
  • F1 Racing
  • Marathon
  • Motorsport
  • Snowboard
  • Swimming
• RPG
  • Dungeon
  • Fantasy
  • Medieval
  • Mushroom
• Shooter
  • Ninja
  • Robot
  • War
• Simulation
  • Architecture
  • Dating
  • Game Co.
  • Golf
  • Lawyer
  • Movies
  • Mushroom
  • Romance
  • Stocks
  • Town
  • Train
  • Virtual Pet
  • Soccer
• Table
  • Checkers
  • Mahjong
• Trivia
  • Movies
  • Mushroom

Sources

Some items on this list were compiled from other sources:

• Touch Arcade
• GameFAQ