Gamer Search Engines go Head to Head

A new gamer search engine was unveiled yesterday, Genieknowsgames.com. It is in direct competition with Wazup. So I decided to play with them both a little more and give up my review. So here we go, Real World Computing jumps into the fray, let’s see who comes out on top.

Starting out with the new kid on the block, I checked out genieknowsgames.com. It is a pretty straightforward layout, a search bar at the top, their top blogs and videos listed below, user friendly looking, just type in your game or request and there you go. Now Genieknowsgames.com looks for game based sites so it is much better than a general web search which will just look for keywords. I happened to put in “Wii” for the search, and the first result was a news story of how a hospital is using the Wii for physical therapy on patients who are recovering from strokes. And they go on, some are reviews of the Wii, some are blogs, but they are all actually related to the Wii. When you get more specific with your request, you results get smaller, so overall, it is a decent little search engine for gamers.

The Defending Champ came into existence last June, so he shows all the signs of a veteran. More options, a tad more complicated, but for gamers, it will be a lot nicer. There are different searches you can do that search for different things. One is your typical Game information search. It will search for reviews, comments, and ratings. The next search you can do is all about cheats, walkthroughs, FAQs, articles, and downloads. There is a new search that is about to go live that searches eSports and MMOGs. With all of these options, Wazup defiantly has a leg up on the competition.

So between these two hitters, genieknowsgames.com is kind of like that guy that got brought up from the minors because the top 3 guys on the team got suspended for juicing. He has potential, but he just hasn’t had time to prove himself or develop the right skills to play in the big leagues. Wazup is like Barry Bonds, been juicing for awhile and even though he isn’t the best in the league, he is a much better hitter than the new guy.