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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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Math Attack
Math Attack

Action 26 May 2003

Happy Mathematical Activities is an educational family game that easily introduces children to the seemingly complex world of mathematics. The main character is a friendly Captain Alpha, who fights hordes of terrible computer viruses.

PC

Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

Action 17 November 2006

Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom is the third part of a popular cycle that combines cRPG elements with dynamic action. In the game we have three characters to choose from: a brutal donkey, a magician and a scout.

PS3

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire

Action 17 November 2006

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a game about the battles of giant robots in a futuristic reality. This product is part of a popular brand, including animated films, cartoons and toys. We are therefore in the very middle of an armed conflict, the stake of which is control over the Earth.

PS3

Armored Core: Formula Front
Armored Core: Formula Front

Action 12 December 2004

Extremely complicated, as for consoles, simulation, in which we design our own mecha, and then throw it into the whirlwind of combat. There are several dozen different missions to complete. The game also has a quite extensive multiplayer.

PS2PSP

Harbinger
Harbinger

Action 25 February 2003

Become one of the three heroes belonging to a community of survivors from the annihilation of the entire solar system by the unknown spacecraft Harbinger and fight for survival and freedom in its forgotten depths.

PC

Resident Evil: Dead Aim
Resident Evil: Dead Aim

Action 11 June 2003

Side-scrolling installment of Resident Evil series, made by Capcom in the convention of on-rails aiming. Main hero of the game is Bruce McGivern who finds himself on the ship filled with bloodthirsty zombies. His task is to stop a mad scientist who intends to spread the T-virus. As in other games of this type, the gameplay in Resident Evil: Dead Aim is based on the elimination of hordes of opponents coming from everywhere.

PS2

G.B.R.: The Fast Response Group
G.B.R.: The Fast Response Group

Action 13 February 2008

G.B.R.: The Fast Response Group is a first-person tactical action game that tackles the 21st century anti-terrorism theme. The position created by the Ural Games team is addressed to 16-45 year olds and allows you to become a member of the Military Rapid Reaction Group (from Russia: Bystrogo Reagirovaniya Group).

PC

Pirate Hunter
Pirate Hunter

Action 10 September 2009

Pirate Hunter is a classic representative of the First Person Shooter (FPS) genre, created by the Russian development studio DIOsoft and using a modern, original graphic engine DIOsoft Engine.

PC

Bleach: Shattered Blade
Bleach: Shattered Blade

Action 09 October 2007

The Bleach series is very popular among Japanese animation enthusiasts. This position is a three-dimensional fight in which we meet both the characters of the anime mentioned above, as well as completely new characters, but created by the father of the television prototype, Tite Kubo.

Wii

Jurassic Park III: Dino Defender
Jurassic Park III: Dino Defender

Action 27 June 2001

An interactive adventure set in the reality of Steven Spielberg's famous films, in which, as a member of the Dino Defenders team, we have to catch dangerous dinosaurs.

PC

Gunz the Duel
Gunz the Duel

Action 20 October 2006

Gunz the Duel is a third person shooter from MAIET Entertainment studio. Created by Korean developers, the production allows us to skirmishes with other players via the Internet.

PC

Callsign: Charlie
Callsign: Charlie

Action canceled

A tactical action game set during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1975, in which we control an elite unit of soldiers from the Green Berets formation.

PC

Deadly Dozen
Deadly Dozen

Action 15 November 2001

Three-dimensional tactical action game in which we take command of the Allied troops. The action was set more or less between 1942 and 1945, and fate will throw us on the hot sands of Africa, the green hills of France or the enemy German land, where we will fight fierce battles with the Third Reich.

PC

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike

Action 02 August 2005

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike is a stand-alone extension of the second part of a popular series of tactical action games, named after the famous American book author of political thrillers. Together with an elite group of soldiers we enter the action against a Pakistani military commander.

XBOX

SpecNaz 2
SpecNaz 2

Action 31 October 2008

SpecNaz 2 is a continuation of the tactical action game SPECNAZ: Project Wolf released in 2006 by the development team of BYTE Software. The player takes on the role of commander of a group of Russian commandos and must prevent the outbreak of civil war. The game offers 19 missions in single player mode and the ability to play multiplayer via LAN or the Internet.

PC

Elite Forces: WWII Normandy
Elite Forces: WWII Normandy

Action 01 March 2001

Historically presented operations of the 101st Air-Desant Division at the back of the enemy, preparing the area before the Allied invasion in Normandy.

PC

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword

Action 09 March 2004

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword is the official addition to Red Storm's tactical Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield shooting. Enlargement introduces a new campaign divided into 8 missions played in 6 locations. The creators have also implemented new weapons, optional maps for multiplayer battles and a few additional fun options.

PC

Desert Thunder
Desert Thunder

Action 18 November 2003

Shooting with a strong emphasis on arcade gameplay. The player sits at the helm of a top secret prototype M1A6 tank which is part of the experimental division and takes part in several fictional missions.

PC

Strife (1996)
Strife (1996)

Action 12 June 1996

A unique adventure game based on the Doom Engin. At Strife, in addition to massacring hordes of enemies, you'll also have to talk to passers-by you meet, carry out assignments for them and collect items.

PC

Onimusha: Warlords (2001)
Onimusha: Warlords (2001)

Action 06 July 2001

In Onimusha: Warlords combines elements of slasher and survival horror genre, and during the game we play as a samurai, who, trying to save his kidnapped cousin, confronts hordes of demons.

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Kaan: Barbarian's Blade
Kaan: Barbarian's Blade

Action 19 May 2003

A three-dimensional, dynamic hack & slash action game. The protagonist of this production is a young barbaric warrior who has to find a "magic ball" and save his world from evil.

PC

Nitro Family
Nitro Family

Action 24 May 2003

Nitro Family is a dynamic first person shooter (FPS) by the development team of the Korean studio Delphieye Entertainment. The player takes on the role of Victor Chopski, who tries to take his child from the hands of a ruthless drug dealer. The title uses a graphical engine previously used in a series of games about Serious Sam's adventures.

PC

Far Cry Instincts Evolution
Far Cry Instincts Evolution

Action 28 March 2006

Far Cry Instincts Evolution is a first person shooter made by the German company Crytek Studios in cooperation with Ubisoft Entertainment. According to the creators' assumptions, the game is a development of ideas that they implemented in Far Cry Instincts published in 2005.

XBOX

Yakuza
Yakuza

Action 05 September 2006

Yakuza is an action game in response to the Grand Theft Auto series. The title was created in cooperation with the award-winning designer Toshihiro Nagoshi and tells the story of a mafia who wants to break free from the ties of a criminal organization.

PS2