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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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Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India

7.8 Game Score

The second installment in a spin-off series created within Assassin’s Creed - one of the Ubisoft’s leading franchise. The game translates the series’ mechanics into a 2.5D side-scrolling action-adventure game. The story is set in 1841, in India. The country is on the brink of open conflict as tensions increase between the Empire of Sikh and the British, who claim rights to Indian territory.

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Toukiden 2
Toukiden 2

7.8 Game Score

A sequel to the 2013 action game Toukiden: The Age of Demons, created by Japanese studio Omega Force (known for e.g. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 and Dynasty Warriors). Unlike its predecessor, which was only available for portable devices, Toukiden 2 was also released for PlayStation 3 and 4 home consoles. The game's mechanics are similar to those of the first installment, so it's still a hack and slash with RPG elements.

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Paladins: Champions of the Realm
Paladins: Champions of the Realm

7.8 Game Score

A multiplayer-oriented first person action game developed by Hi-Rez. The action takes place in a slightly unusual fantasy world featuring advanced technology, including firearms and vehicles. Ironically, all of the technological advancements present here are powered by magic. The gameplay focuses on online battles between small groups of players controlling characters belonging to different available classes, each having distinctive weapons and four unique skills.

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Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death

7.8 Game Score

A dynamic action game containing many elements characteristic for the slasher genre. We play the role of the title Marlow Briggs, who after the resurrection received supernatural powers allowing him to annihilate the evil lurking in the air. The title was released only on the digital distribution market.

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Dying Light
Dying Light

7.8 Game Score

An first-person perspective survival horror game, created by the Polish developer Techland, known for Dead Island and the Call of Juarez series, among others. The player assumes the role of a character who is trying to survive in a zombie-infested metropolis. The sandbox gameplay of Dying Light is divided into two phases. During the day, the game puts main focus on exploration and acquisition of raw materials and weapons, while at night players must face hordes of the living dead.

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Sniper Elite III: Afrika
Sniper Elite III: Afrika

7.8 Game Score

The third installment in the series of World War II shooters. Sniper Elite III: Afrika once again tells the story of an American sniper by the name of Karl Fairburne. This time, the protagonist is on a hunt for Nazis in North Africa. The single player campaign constitutes a series of missions with gradually increasing difficulty level. The creators from Rebellion studio prepared a cooperation mode as well.

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America's Army: Proving Grounds
America's Army: Proving Grounds

7.8 Game Score

The fourth installment of the first-person perspective multiplayer shooter franchise created in 2002 on request of the U.S. Army as a promotion of a military career. The title focuses on multiplayer, so once you pass the series of initial tests, you find yourself on the virtual battlefield where up to 32 players undertake missions, unlock new content, and earn military honors. America’s Army: Proving Grounds diligently recreates organizational structures of the U.

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Batman: Arkham Origins
Batman: Arkham Origins

7.8 Game Score

The third entry in the series of spectacular action games with Batman. It was developed by WB Games Montreal (which previously prepared the Wii U port of Batman: Arkham City) and published by the Warner Bros. company. The story of Batman: Arkham Origins shows the beginning of Batman’s career, taking inspiration from the comic books Batman: Year One and Legends of the Dark Knight. As the protagonist, we face Black Mask and his hired thugs.

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Brave: The Video Game
Brave: The Video Game

7.8 Game Score

Merida Waleczna is an adventure action game produced by Disney Interactive Studios. Its plot is based on the motifs of an animated film by Pixar - Brave, known in Poland under the title Merida Waleczna (Merida Waleczna). The player directs the title character of the heroine and her friends trying to turn the terrible curse that hangs over the mountainous kingdom of Scotland.

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God of War: Ascension
God of War: Ascension

7.8 Game Score

The fourth chapter of the adventures of Kratos, the Spartan warrior-gone-god. The title is a prequel to the God of War trilogy. The protagonist of the game was deceived by Ares into murdering his family. He decides to be no longer obedient to the god of war, for what he is sent to the titan prison. Despite the madness and tortures, he doesn’t abandon his hopes for revenge. Once he manages to escape, he can start his bloody revenge on the gods of the Olympus.

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Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs

7.8 Game Score

A third person perspective (TPP) action game developed by Ubisoft company’s subsidiaries led by Ubisoft Montreal. Watch_Dogs is set in the near future in Chicago, one of many American metropolitan areas, whose infrastructure is managed by the Central Operating System (CtOS). The game’s protagonist is Aiden Pearce, a talented hacker able to hack almost every electronic device and use it to provoke a specific reaction or influence other people’s behavior.

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Zack Zero
Zack Zero

7.8 Game Score

Zack Zero is a colourful platformer that combines a classic gameplay model with contemporary graphics and ideas. Players take on the role of Zack Zero, a cosmic hero who tries to save his beloved from the hands of the evil Zulrog.

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Van Helsing
Van Helsing

7.8 Game Score

A dynamic action game based on a film directed by Stephen Sommers. We play the role of the title character of the undead conqueror and set off to duel with the forces of evil.

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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

7.8 Game Score

The fourth part of the popular Oddworld series. This time we play the role of the title stranger, who is a hunter of awards, and the plot is maintained in strongly western climates. Unlike the previous parts of the series, which are typical platforms, the game mechanics combines the FPP action game with sneaky elements.

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Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green

7.8 Game Score

Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green is another production (after City of the Dead), whose names were borrowed by George A. Romero, the famous director of horrors, who by definition are supposed to introduce us to a mood of horror and horror.

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Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

7.8 Game Score

An original third-person action game created by the creators of Danish IO Interactive, a studio best known for its Hitman series. The plot of the game focuses on the fate of former mercenary Kane, who murdered his colleagues by appropriating precious diamonds, and Lynch, who killed his wife in a fit of schizophrenia. Both have been sentenced to death and meet on a prison bus that is hijacked by Kane's former colleagues.

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Star Wars: Lethal Alliance
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance

7.8 Game Score

In Star Wars: Lethal Alliance, the main character is the twi'lekanka Rianna Saren, who works as a mercenary. The protagonist is hired by Kyle Qatar to penetrate a warehouse on the planet Coruscant....

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The Darkness
The Darkness

7.8 Game Score

An action game based on a popular comic book series published by Top Cow. The Darkness video game was created by Starbreeze - a developer popular for The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Jackie Estacado, the game's protagonist, is an assassin working for the mob when he discovers that an ancient power known as Darkness lives within him.

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Borderlands
Borderlands

7.8 Game Score

A humorous science-fiction FPS game with RPG elements. It was developed by Gearbox Software, popular for such games as James Bond 007: Nightfire, Duke Nukem Forever or the Brothers in Arms series. The story takes place on the planet Pandora, colonized and exploited by humans. According to the legends, a vault containing great treasures is located somewhere underneath the planet's surface, and groups of treasure hunters are ceaselessly searching for it.

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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

7.8 Game Score

Official continuation of the extremely popular tactical action game Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis from 2001. The action takes place on the oil-rich small island of Skira located in East Asia. The game bets on the realism of the battlefield and often one ball is enough to say goodbye to the world. The control of team members also plays an important role.

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Bully: Scholarship Edition
Bully: Scholarship Edition

7.8 Game Score

Also known by the title Canis Canem Edit, Bully is a controversial action game developed by Rockstar Games. Originally, it was released for PlayStation 2, it was soon followed by Scholarship Edition for the next generation of consoles and PCs. The story takes place at the fictional Bullworth Academy, which combines an elite education facility with re-socialization grounds for juvenile offenders. The player assumes the role of a teenager who is trying to survive in these unusual circumstances.

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Viking: Battle for Asgard
Viking: Battle for Asgard

7.8 Game Score

A TPP action game set in a world inspired by Norse mythology. It was developed by Creative Assembly, the creators of the bestselling strategy game series, Total War. The player assumes the role of Skarin, a young warrior chosen by the gods of Asgard to protect the human realm, Midgard, against the undead, who were brought back to life by the goddess Hel, mistress of the underworld. She aims to destroy all the other gods and bring about the end of the world - the mythical Ragnarok.

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Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku
Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku

7.8 Game Score

Action game where sword sword and warlike "kia" is a daily bread, during the extermination of enemies (24 levels, 4 main stages to visit and of course a multitude of varied opponents). The title is based on a known Cartoon Network cartoon and in the same, somewhat bizarre, convention is made.

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LEGO Batman: The Videogame
LEGO Batman: The Videogame

7.8 Game Score

Another production by Traveller's Tales, blending the world of the Danish bricks with the universe of Batman, known from comics and movies. As you play as the eponymous hero, accompanied by his sidekicks, your task is to fight the chaos unleashed upon the streets of Gotham by such villains as the Joker, Penguin, and Two-Face. The gameplay focuses on exploring the LEGO brick world, fighting enemies, and solving simple puzzles.

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