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Action games. Wide category of games that require reflex, accuracy and agility. It includes, among other things, shooters (e.g. Call of Duty and Battlefield series) and action-adventure games (Tomb Raider). First and third person perspective (FPP/TPP) is used. In most cases we are playing as a character who has to defeat some enemies and reach a specific point. We can use a wide range of weapons, including pistols, rocket launchers, swords, knives and like. Action-adventure is a particular category within action games genre. Such titles put less emphasis on action and combat, focusing more on story, exploration and puzzles.

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Cabela's African Adventures
Cabela's African Adventures

Action 15 October 2013

Another item in the genre of hunting games branded with the logo of the American chain of shops with equipment for hunters. In accordance with the title, in Cabela's African Adventures we take part in a virtual hunt for the most popular specimens living in African areas.

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Terminator 3: War of the Machines
Terminator 3: War of the Machines

Action 02 December 2003

Terminator 3: War of the Machines is a first person perspective action game (FPP) based on film motifs, created by Clever's Development studio. Players embody the famous terminator model T-101 and fight against machines wishing to exterminate humanity. The creators made sure that the plot of the game enriched the story presented in the film with new threads.

PC

Iron Storm (2002)
Iron Storm (2002)

Action 22 October 2002

A FPS game set in an alternative past. In 1964 the First World War continues and the player becomes one of the hundreds of soldiers who fight in it. As an Allied officer called Weazel, we are given the task of penetrating enemy lines, filtering the secret research complex and destroying the weapons prepared there.

PC

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear: Black Thorn
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear: Black Thorn

Action 01 November 2001

A stand-alone addition to the famous Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear action game about the incredible feats of a well-trained anti-terrorism team. Expands standard gameplay capabilities with a number of improvements and improvements, as well as a new feature line.

PC

Sniper: Path of Vengeance
Sniper: Path of Vengeance

Action 20 September 2002

Dynamic action game, viewed from a first-person perspective, including elements of adventure and RPG, based on LithTech, one of the most famous and stable graphic enginas in the world.

PC

The Hell in Vietnam
The Hell in Vietnam

Action 26 April 2007

The Hell in Vietnam is a FPP shooter developed and released by the Polish development studio City Interactive. Playing the role of an officer of the American army, we take part in eight missions taking place in the bloody Vietnamese conflict.

PC

Touch the Dead
Touch the Dead

Action 15 May 2007

Touch the Dead is an FPS item, prepared for a two screen pocket console from the Nintendo stable. The user takes on the role of Rob Steiner, prisoner number 1809, who at some point realizes that he is the only person in the whole prison. The rest of the people in unexplained circumstances turned into zombies.

NDS

Ruff Trigger: Vanocore Conspiracy
Ruff Trigger: Vanocore Conspiracy

Action 28 June 2006

Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy is a three dimensional platform game. This title is for PlayStation2 owners only. We play the role of a hunter who looks like a nice and gentle dog. However, the reality turns out to be different.

PS2

Grand Theft Auto: Trylogia
Grand Theft Auto: Trylogia

Action 18 May 2007

Grand Theft Auto Trilogy is a special set of action games, including the first three installments of the Grand Theft Auto cycle. The package includes the following items: Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, Grand Theft Auto 2 and Grand Theft Auto 3.

PC

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Action 30 November 1997

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a dynamic first person shooter (FPS) based on the popular comic book series. The player plays the title character - a brave barbarian from prehistoric times, defending the Earth against threats from the inhabitants of the Lost Land. He has to face a dangerous race of Campaigners who, with an army of genetically modified dinosaurs, want to take control of the Universe. The game was produced by Iguana studio.

PC

Rune: The Halls of Valhalla
Rune: The Halls of Valhalla

Action 27 April 2001

Rune: The Halls of Valhalla is a stand-alone addition to the 2000 TPP action game Rune. The extension prepared by developers from Human Head Studios studio introduces new maps, weapons, combat styles and fun modes. The creators also took care of a completely new soundtrack.

PC

Breed
Breed

Action 19 March 2004

Commander the cosmic destroyer UCS Darwin, with huge firepower, fighters, ground vehicles and armored infantry, which is the last hope of humanity in the fight against the aggressive Breed race.

PC

Operation Sandstorm
Operation Sandstorm

Action 09 March 2006

Operation Sandstorm is a representative of the First Person Shooter (FPS) species from the value segment. The programme is rooted in modern realities and uses quite current topics of the armed fight against terrorism.

PC

Air Raid: This is not a Drill!
Air Raid: This is not a Drill!

Action 14 June 2003

Three-dimensional arcade game set in the realities of World War II. The program allows the user to take over the function of an on-board shooter operating a 40mm anti-aircraft gun on board the U.S.S. Missouri.

PC

NAM
NAM

Action 08 June 1998

Another game created on the basis of Build engine, used among others in Duke Nukem 3D. The player will play the role of an American soldier who, after a heavy attack by Viet Congu, has to break through and destroy the Vietnamese base alone.

PC

Dusk-12
Dusk-12

Action 08 November 2007

Classical representative of the species FPS. The action has been set in the future and is extremely dynamic. In addition to the addictive single player mode, the game also offers a well-designed multi-player entertainment system.

PC

Catechumen
Catechumen

Action 19 March 2000

Seemingly another typical representative of the species first person perspective shooter. In this case, however, appearances are misleading. The unusual thing about the title is that the authors managed to create a game in which we do not deal with hectolitres of bloodshed.

PC

Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer
Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer

Action 02 September 2005

Brave: The Search fo Spirit Dancer is an action adventure game for younger players. We play the role of Brave - a young Indian dreaming of becoming a shaman.

PS2

ArmA II: British Armed Forces
ArmA II: British Armed Forces

Action 26 August 2010

Add-on to a great soldier simulator, for which the creators of the first part of Operation Flashpoint are responsible. In the extension we undertake a campaign taking place after the events from the basic version of the game. We return to Takistan to face the guerrillas. The creators prepared six new weapons, two vehicles and previously unavailable helicopters. The game includes an extended cooperation mode as standard.

PC

N.O.V.A.
N.O.V.A.

Action 22 December 2010

Port of production considered to be one of the best FPS for iPhone 2009. This time the same title can be played on PSP, and the main distinguishing feature of both versions is control using buttons instead of a touch screen.

PSP

World War II Combat: Iwo Jima
World War II Combat: Iwo Jima

Action 20 June 2006

Another first person perspective title, referring to the events taking place during the Second World War. The Groove Games programmers, without being discouraged by the rather cool reception of World War II Combat: Road to Berlin, propose a campaign taking place in the Far East.

PC

ArmA II: Private Military Company
ArmA II: Private Military Company

Action 30 November 2010

Another addition to the great soldier's simulator, for which Bohemia studio is responsible. This time we play the role of an employee of a security company that cares about order in the fictitious state of Takistan. Our task is to protect the UN team, which investigates information about the Tactician nuclear programme. The extension includes a campaign consisting of 9 missions. Each of them can be passed in the cooperation mode.

PC

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Action 15 November 2011

A modern remake of the legendary shooter Halo: Combat Evolved, prepared to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the game's release on Xbox. The title, created in 2001 by the Bungie Software team, started one of the most popular FPS shooter series and set completely new directions in its genre, and the team of 343 Industries decided to face its legend. The plot of the game is a faithful recreation of the original and tells the story of humanity's conflict with the aggressive Covenant race.

X360

NieR Replicant
NieR Replicant

Action 22 April 2010

NieR Replicant is a third-person action game developed by the popular Japanese company Square Enix. The story is set in a world overrun by monstrous creatures and a virus called Black Scrawl. As the titular Nier, we set out to find a cure for the infected daughter.

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