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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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Hidden and Dangerous: Antologia
Hidden and Dangerous: Antologia

Action 19 May 2006

Special edition of the series of tactical action games Hidden and Dangerous. It is composed of: Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe (improved version of the first cycle), Hidden and Dangerous 2 and the addition of Hidden and Dangerous 2: Team of the Sabre.

PC

Alien Trilogy
Alien Trilogy

Action 29 February 1996

The first person shooter is a summary of the adventures of brave Ellen Ripley from the first three parts of the film series. Alien Trilogy was created by Probe Entertainment studio. The game was launched in 1996.

PCPS1

Target
Target

Action 22 April 1998

It is an action game that takes us to 1997, where, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, unprecedented opportunities for paid murderers opened up in the former Warsaw Pact countries. We play one of them and must become the best professional in Poland.

PC

Vulture
Vulture

Action 12 November 1998

Vulture is a typical shooting, in which we play the role of a pilot of a combat helicopter taking part in a number of heavy and dangerous missions.

PC

World's Scariest Police Chases
World's Scariest Police Chases

Action canceled

World's Scariest Police Chases is a third person perspective action car game (TPP) based on the license of the popular TV show World's Wildest Police Videos. The player plays the role of a policeman who, in the streets of a virtual American metropolis, takes part in spectacular chases after criminals.

PC

SIN
SIN

Action 26 November 1998

SIN is a FPS action game in which we play Colonel John R. Blade and face the task of stopping SIN-TEK and crazy Elexis Sinclaire from distributing a drug that changes human DNA.

PC

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch

Action 18 January 1999

Add-on to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, a well-known action tactical action game that expands its standard capabilities on five completely new missions and a number of enhancements and improvements.

PC

CIA Operative: Solo Missions
CIA Operative: Solo Missions

Action 07 May 2001

As Jack Noel, the CIA's stand-alone operational agent, we receive a number of combat missions against a global criminal and terrorist organisation.

PC

Gun Showdown
Gun Showdown

Action 10 October 2006

Gun Showdown is a refreshed edition of Gun, previously known from the version for other hardware platforms. The plot of the game remained the same. In the production we play the role of a revolver named Colton White, travelling through the Wild West in search of murderers of his father. Our task is to find the bandits and bring them to justice.

PSP

PRISM: Threat Level Red
PRISM: Threat Level Red

Action canceled

PRISM: Threat Level Red is an eye view shooter set in the near future. We play the role of a member of a super-secret American special unit. It is equipped with 15 futuristic weapons, which we use both in a single player campaign and in several multiplayer modes.

PC

Project Nomads
Project Nomads

Action 24 September 2002

The game was created from a combination of genre features: real-time strategy, action games and cRPG. The action takes us to the future, where the remnants of mankind that survived the destruction of our world fight for the remaining raw materials and natural goods.

PC

Trespasser
Trespasser

Action 31 October 1998

A first-person shooter, developed by DreamWorks Interactive, that references the events of The Lost World: Jurassic Park. In Trespasser, we assume the role of a young woman by the name of Anne, who ends up on an island full of dinosaurs as a result of an airplane crash. Looking for means of transportation that would allow her to go back to safety, the protagonist is forced to face many species of prehistoric reptiles, such as Triceratops, Velociraptor and the famous T-Rex.

PC

War World: Tactical Combat
War World: Tactical Combat

Action 30 July 2005

A debut project of the Third Wave Games development studio, which was founded by three famous programmers - Morten Brodersen (Blue Tongue Software, Rare Ltd), Johnni Christensen (Rare Ltd) and Phillip Table (Blue Tongue Software).

PC

Dark Horizons: Lore
Dark Horizons: Lore

Action 08 April 2004

Dark Horizons: Lore is a futuristic action tactical game designed mainly for multiplayer games on the Internet. It also includes a single-player campaign, but in fact it acts as a training.

PC

Lethal Skies
Lethal Skies

Action 01 June 2002

It's hard to find a game on the console that would be a flight simulator. Often it is just a bit more complex shooting, but as the Ace Combat series proves it - the effect of such a procedure can be very successful. However, this is not a regulation.

PS2

Red Ocean
Red Ocean

Action 16 March 2007

Red Ocean is the first person action game from Collision Studios team. This product belongs to the FPS genre, but what distinguishes it from other shooters is the fact that it allows us to open fire both on land and under the surface of water.

PC

Zombie Wranglers
Zombie Wranglers

Action 06 May 2009

Zombie Wranglers is an action game, shown from the perspective of a third person. It was created especially for fun for many people.

X360

Steam Slug
Steam Slug

Action 04 September 2009

Steam Slug is an action game with a third person perspective, produced by the Polish Openoko Entertainment studio. The plot presents an alternative vision of the nineteenth-century world in which, thanks to the mysterious Mephistofeles, the machines conquered the Earth. The player directs the actions of one of the few survivors, and his task is to find and kill the robot ruler.

PC

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online

Action canceled

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millenium Online is an action game produced by Vigil Games studio, set in a popular universe combining elements of science fiction and fantasy. Players direct the actions of characters entangled in hundreds of years of conflict between people, orcs, eldars, forces of chaos and other factions.

PC

Hero of Sparta
Hero of Sparta

Action 28 May 2010

Inspired by the God of War series, this action-packed game draws on Greek mythology. The game does not differ from standard slashers. A lone hero wanders through the levels of one of the five lands, destroying and killing on the way everything that stands in his way. Boss battles and QTE sequences are a variety of things.

NDS

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

Action 16 October 2012

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a multiplayer only action game developed by the independent studio Torn Banner. In the game, we take on the role of medieval warriors and take part in a bloody conflict between the Mason Order and the Agatha Knights. Up to 32 players can partake in spectacular battles. On each battlefield each player controls one warrior. Every available character has different equipment and plays a different role on the battlefield.

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Fort Zombie
Fort Zombie

Action 30 October 2009

Another title on zombie invasion. We play the role of a hero, who can only win the war with the undead by properly fortifying one of the buildings and saving other survivors.

PC

Far Cry: Vengeance
Far Cry: Vengeance

Action 12 December 2006

Far Cry: Vengeance is the first attempt to transfer a popular brand of FPS games to the Wii platform. People from Ubisoft Entertainment corporation made great use of the wireless remote control and the included Nunchuk.

Wii

The Punisher: No Mercy
The Punisher: No Mercy

Action 02 July 2009

Punisher: No Mercy is an action game focused on online combat played in several available arenas. The Hungarian company Zen Studios is responsible for the next adaptation of the adventures of comic antihero Frank Castle (known to the world under the pseudonym The Punisher), who has also produced several arcade titles (e.g. Rocky & Bullwinkle, or Pinball FX).

PS3