Action Video Games51
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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Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
7.5 Game Score
The game is largely related to the rules of football. We control perfectly armored vehicles, trying to drive metal balls into the arena's goals.
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
7.5 Game Score
A sequel to Dead Samurai developed by independent studio Ska. The title is a brutal beat ’em up in which the player assumes the role of a samurai-dishwasher and his stepsister who are fighting dark forces. This time they must face vampires accompanied by robots and zombies. The developers implemented two scenarios that can be completed alone or in cooperation mode.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2010)
7.5 Game Score
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2010) is a military shooter for Nintendo Wii users. The main characters of the game are two soldiers of the title unit of "ghosts". Those cut off from the rest of the team must get out of full opponents of Moscow. The creators foresaw 12 missions requiring not only an accurate eye, but also tactical skills. The game was produced by Ubisoft.
BlackShot
7.5 Game Score
Multi-person tactical eye view shooter, which takes place in 2033. In the game we play the role of a mercenary of one of the three sides of the conflict and we stand up to fight in four game modes. The creators prepared many different maps and more than 20 types of weapons, modelled on real guns and rifles.
Sorcery
7.5 Game Score
Sorcery is an action game modelled on a fairy tale, whose creation is the responsibility of The Workshop's development team. The plot depicts the struggle of a young wizard with the Nightmare Queen and her servants. The title uses the capabilities of the PlayStation Move controller, which plays the role of a magic wand in the player's hand.
ArmA II: British Armed Forces
7.5 Game Score
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.
The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
7.5 Game Score
The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut is an extended version of the popular "rail shooter", originally released on the Nintendo Wii console. The action of the game was set in the zombie-controlled town of Bayou City, where a player-controlled character is sent to exterminate the living corpses. While creating the Extended Cut edition, developers from Headstrong Games studio implemented full support for the PlayStation Move controller.
Ryse: Son of Rome
7.5 Game Score
A dynamic TPP action game developed by Crytek. Its story is present mainly in the form of flashbacks and takes us to ancient Rome, right before its fall. The main hero – centurion Marius Titus – wants to take revenge on barbarians who murdered his family. Ryse: Son of Rome has been developed with Kinect in mind from the very start, allowing players to perform various combinations of attacks through body movement. There is also option of giving out simple voice commands to our soldier.
CrossFire
7.5 Game Score
A free online shooter in which we play the role of a member of one of the two opposing organizations - the anti-terrorist Global Risk and the terrorist Black List. The title offers a lot of weapons, varied game modes and online rankings.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword
7.5 Game Score
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.
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
7.5 Game Score
Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a crazy first person view shooter produced by Croteam's Croatian studio. The main hero of the game is a soldier of special units, who thanks to the technology called Timelock has a chance to move into the times of ancient Egypt and kill evil, which in the future may destroy all mankind.
Hunting Unlimited 2
7.5 Game Score
Continuation of the game "Hunting Unlimited" published in 2001, in which we play the role of a hunter. The main difference that distinguishes this title from other games with similar themes are the dynamic missions.
Miami Vice: The Game
7.5 Game Score
Miami Vice: The Game is another attempt to transfer to virtual reality the realities known from the memorable TV series, whose Polish title is Police from Miami. The product in question is not so much based on the cycle as on its cinematic adaptation directed by Michael Mann (starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx).
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
7.5 Game Score
After escaping from Wolfenstein Castle, you gained great recognition in the eyes of your commanders. You shouldn't be surprised that you have been commissioned with another, extremely dangerous, but also very important task.
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs
7.5 Game Score
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs is a tactical action game developed by Zipper Interactive studio. Players control the actions of the soldiers of the title unit, the elite American Navy Commandos sent to fight terrorists. The game allows you to play in single player mode, but it was designed mainly for a 16-player multiplayer.
Forsaken
7.5 Game Score
Clone of the famous action game series Descent. You take on the role of an all-purpose hunter crossing the destroyed Earth in search of the precious things that survived the disaster.
Battlezone (1983)
7.5 Game Score
A science-fiction first-person shooter, considered to be one of the first games in the genre. In Battlezone, we sit in the cockpit of a futuristic tank and our task is to eliminate all hostile units that appear on the horizon before they do the same to us. The player can drive back and forth as well as rotate the turret to the left and right. We are informed of the presence of enemy tanks by a radar located in the upper part of the screen.
Redneck Kentucky and The Next Generation Chickens
7.5 Game Score
Redneck Kentucky and the New Generation of Hens is a humorous action game developed and published by Polish development studio City Interactive, presented in a first-person perspective, in which our task is to shoot crazy, devilish hens. Considering the fact that the company has produced mostly war and flight simulators (including Combat Wings: Battle for Britain and Raid on Berlin: Siege), we have to admit that this is a rather unusual item in its output.
Genji: Days of the Blade
7.5 Game Score
Genji: Days of the Blade is a continuation of the 2005 release of Genji. The action is set in the historical reality of Japan and takes place three years after the events of the previous part. The game itself consists in breaking through successive battles of enemies and dealing with them using the skills of martial arts.
Throne of Darkness
7.5 Game Score
Throne of Darkness is an action-RPG game, which is the responsibility of the Climax development team. The action was set in the world of Japanese mythology. The player directs a team of samurai, who, wishing to avenge the death of the leader of the clan, stand up to fight against the ruler of darkness and his army. The creators foresaw several variants of fun, also in multiplayer mode.
Army Ranger: Mogadishu
7.5 Game Score
Army Ranger: Mogadishu is a dynamic military first-person shooter (action/FPS game), reminiscent of Combat: Task Force 121. Players take on the role of the commander of a well-trained U.S. Army Rangers unit for special tasks, which takes part in an operation codenamed "Task Force Ranger".
Hired Team: Trial
7.5 Game Score
Russian production of FPS taking place in the urban world of the future, where a player leading a group of commandos must clean the city of criminal gangs.
Brutal Legend
7.5 Game Score
Another game developed by Tim Schafer, the creator of Monkey Island and Psychonauts. This time he takes the player to a world inspired by the covers of metal band’s music discs. There the protagonist must destroy hordes of monsters by using an axe, a guitar and a crazy army.
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
7.5 Game Score
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a sequel to one of the biggest electronic-entertainment surprises of 2005. Initially, talented developers from Pandemic Studios decided to focus on only one console (PlayStation 3), but after signing a publishing agreement with Electronic Arts corporation, a version for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PeCet was announced.