Some reviewers have focused on the pervasive criminal themes and content in the genre, using terminology such as "crime games", "crime-based action games", and what CNN called the "gangsta genre".
有些评论家着重于流派普遍的犯罪题材和内容，使用诸如“犯罪游戏”、“基于犯罪的动作游戏”等术语，CNN则称之为“黑帮流派”。