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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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GoldenEye 007 (2010)
GoldenEye 007 (2010)

Action 02 November 2010

A remake of the classic first-person shooter, originally released in 1997 for Nintendo 64. The story is loosely based on the 1995's film of the same title, which tells the story of a prototype Russian satellite weapon capable of destroying the balance of power in the world. In search of it, James Bond visits various locations around the world, including some that were absent from the movie (Kyrgyzstan for example).

WiiNDS

Dead Block
Dead Block

Action 06 July 2011

A humorous action game in which we compete with successive waves of zombies. The game consists mainly in repelling the attacks of opponents, which is helped by barricades and a wide range of traps. The cooperation mode for up to four players is of great importance.

PCX360PS3

Army of Two: The 40th Day
Army of Two: The 40th Day

Action 12 January 2010

Army of Two: The 40th Day is a continuation of the shooter by EA Montreal. Again, you assume the roles of Rios and Salem who take part in a conflict in ruined Shanghai.

X360PS3PSP

Beyond Good & Evil HD
Beyond Good & Evil HD

Action 02 March 2011

A remastered edition of a cult 3D action adventure game by Michael Ancel, the creator of the Rayman franchise. Beyond Good & Evil HD introduces a bunch of improvements, mainly connected to the audiovisual layer of the production, developed with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in mind.

X360PS3

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron

Action 03 November 2009

A tactical action game in which we take part in the great battles known from the films from the series "Star Wars". A novelty is the mode in which famous heroes and villains stand up to fight.

PSPNDS

Afro Samurai
Afro Samurai

Action 27 January 2009

Adaptation of a manga by Takashi Okazaki. This is an action game in which you have to fight against many opponents. The main character is a black samurai dubbed by Samuel L. Jackson.

X360PS3

Armored Core V
Armored Core V

Action 26 January 2012

Great mosses, vast battlefields, constant action and spectacular graphics - Armored Core series by Japanese company From Software returns to TV screens. Compared to previous editions, the size of the mosses was reduced, which enabled the introduction of more interesting locations and more varied missions.

X360PS3

Final Fight: Double Impact
Final Fight: Double Impact

Action 14 April 2010

A set of two classic arcade games, complemented by scaled to high resolution graphics, remixed soundtrack and network multiplayer mode.

X360PS3

Ikaruga
Ikaruga

Action 15 April 2003

Re-edition of the popular shumpa. We sit at the controls of a futuristically designed fighter, eliminating enemy units appearing on the screen. We play alone or work with a second player in cooperation.

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Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends
Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends

Action 18 March 2008

Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends is a modified version of the 2006 release of 3D fighting in feudal Japan. Developers from the Omega Force studio have prepared new warriors, additional combat options and 36 complete scenarios. There were also the cooperative and mercenary modes awaited by the fans. The title was published in two editions - as an extension to Samurai Warriors 2 or as a stand-alone game.

X360PS2

All Aspect Warfare
All Aspect Warfare

Action 18 August 2009

A tactical action game in which the course of events is shown depending on the situation from the perspective of FPP or TPP. The plot shows an undefined future, where we have to fight for survival.

PCX360

Red Faction II
Red Faction II

Action 15 October 2002

A sequel to a well-received FPS game developed by Volition. Red Faction II is set five years after the events depicted in the original game, when a civil war breaks out in the Commonwealth. The player assumes the role of Alias - an explosives expert belonging to a team of six super nanosoldiers. The protagonist joins a rebellion against Victor Sopot's totalitarian regime. In terms of mechanics, Red Faction II expands the patterns introduced in the first installment.

PCPS4PS2XBOXGCN

Black: Second Mission
Black: Second Mission

Action canceled

Sequel is a very popular first person Black shooter. The plot of the game presents further adventures of Sergeant Jacek Kellar. A member of the elite CIA Special Operations Division is once again faced with people threatening peace in the world. As in the case of the first part, the work on the title was carried out by Criterion Games studio.

PCX360PS3

Medal of Honor: Vanguard
Medal of Honor: Vanguard

Action 23 March 2007

This console-only FPS shooter set in the realities of World War II is a sequel to the best-selling Medal of Honor series. In this part of the game, the developers from Electronic Arts focused on the fate of Corporal Frank Keegan from the American 82nd Airborne Division. Together with him and his comrades-in-arms we first land on Sicily, in order to move with the progress of military operations to the Rhine region and take part in a famous operation codenamed Varsity in March 1945.

PS2Wii

APB: Reloaded
APB: Reloaded

Action 29 June 2010

All Points Bulletin (APB) is a gangster action game realized in the MMO convention, which allows for simultaneous gameplay of hundreds of people in a stable world 24 hours a day (so called persistent world).

PCXONEPS4X360

Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops

Action 15 April 2011

Shadow Harvest is a tactical shooter, a combination of a sneaky with a shooter, in which the events taking place on the screen are observed from the perspective of a third person. The team from Black Lion Studios is responsible for the title.

PCX360

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance

Action 08 March 2011

The Da Vinci Disappearance is a paid DLC addition to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the third installment of Ubisoft's best-selling cycle. The plot revolves around the kidnapping of Leonardo DaVinci by the cult of Hermeticists. The extension also offers a new map, the Alhambra, which is located in Grenada.

X360PS3

Marvel Super Hero Squad
Marvel Super Hero Squad

Action 20 October 2009

We play as funny superheroes and villains known from Marvel's comics. We fight in specially prepared arenas, leading combos and using special powers.

PS2PSPWiiNDS

Cabela's Legendary Adventures
Cabela's Legendary Adventures

Action 19 September 2008

The next installment of a popular series of hunting games. This time we play the role of hunters from different epochs, starting hunting for more than 30 different species of game.

PS2PSPWii

Insane
Insane

Action canceled

The first part of the trilogy of sandbox action games maintained in the horror convention. The originator and main designer of InSane is the renowned Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, and he was inspired by the literary work of the American writer H. P. Lovercraft.

PCX360PS3

Section 8
Section 8

Action 01 September 2009

Section 8 is a tactical first person view shooter produced by TimeGate studio. Players take on the role of soldiers of the title, elite infantry unit, which defends the Earth and the colonized planets against the dangers of the Cosmos. In addition to the main campaign, which is planned to be played in single player mode, the game offers an extensive multiplayer, allowing you to fight spectacular battles involving up to 32 people.

PCX360PS3

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

Action 02 March 2010

Another virtual adaptation of Alice's adventures, set after both novels by Lewis Carroll. The game was based on a film by Tim Burton, a master of the grotesque known from such productions as Nightmare Before Christmas, the first two Batmans, or the Headless Rider.

PCWiiNDS

Cabela's Alaskan Adventures
Cabela's Alaskan Adventures

Action 19 September 2006

Cabela's Alaskan Adventures is the next installment of the famous series of hunting games. At the same time, we are dealing with a small jubilee. The first game from this series was created 10 years earlier.

PCX360PS2

Fat Princess
Fat Princess

Action 30 July 2009

A fun arcade game in which we deal with saving the title "fluffy" princess with the use of available armies. At the same time we try to prevent the enemy from performing this task.

PS3PSP