Photo Realistic - Killzone 2 & 3
Photo realistic video game graphics are trying to look as realistic to life or live Hollywood films as they possibly can; including light & shadow effects, weather effects and water movement. Killzone 2 & 3 are very photo realistic because of the small graphical details (e.g. the amount of detail on small rocks on the ground, etc) and they also use dull colours on purpose to make it appear like real life.
Cel Shading - Fur Fighters
Cel Shading is similar to cartoons and works nicely in 3D. Cel Shaded video games are kind of like watching a CGI cartoon / anime but you're controlling what goes on screen. They use black outlining a lot to make it look like it's hand drawn and stand out (another good example; Afro Samurai game).
Exaggeration - Ninja Gaiden 2 / Sigma 2
Exaggerated is a unrealistic representation of something. E.g. anime characters usually have bigger eyes than real people. The Ninja Gaiden series is very exaggerated and in my opinion, it makes the series more enjoyable. Ninja Gaiden 2 / Sigma 2 are exaggerated because of the gore, people and demons with muscles the size of tree trunks and women in skimpy costumes fighting the demons. The character models also have a mature anime feel to them and anime tends to exaggerate human character features.
Abstraction - Super Stacker 2
Abstraction is a style of art which is often used a lot for online Flash games (e.g. newgrounds.com). Abstraction in Flash / video games aren't trying to look realistic at all, they're actually trying to look the opposite to make it look more fun and stylised. They will often make cartoony faces and purposely don't give it a nose or ears. The styles of gameplay are also quite creative and interesting.
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