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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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Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

7.4 Game Score

The third installment of the very popular series of action-adventure games created by Naughty Dog. The story of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception tells another tale of the treasure hunter Nathan Drake. This time the main protagonist must find the legendary city of Ubar. A group of thugs led by Katherine Marlowe is standing on his way. The basic fundaments of the gameplay haven’t changed.

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Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

7.4 Game Score

Extended Edition of a fantasy-based first person shooter entitled Heretic. Compared to the basic version, two additional episodes were introduced. One of them allows you to see how the world destroyed centuries ago by the Snake Riders looked like, and the other allows you to visit the birthplace of the legendary D'Sparil.

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Theseus: Return of the Hero
Theseus: Return of the Hero

7.4 Game Score

The successor of Alien Shooter, a spectacular shooter referring in its performance to the cult Alien Breed. The main axis of the game is a merciless annihilation of aliens threatening humanity.

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Skout
Skout

7.4 Game Score

As a Scout equipped with a super-specialized combat robot, the Drone, you go to the planet Lugubrios, where a war between the two races takes place.

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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

7.4 Game Score

The third part of the "Castlevania" series, which it was decided to release on DS. The main novelty is the use of glyphs to launch attacks. For the first time in the history of the series we can also go beyond the castle of Dracula.

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Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)

7.4 Game Score

Multimillionaire John Hammond creates a unique park on Isla Nublar Island (off the Costa Rican coast), whose main attraction is the real dinosaurs. In order to prove the safety of the complex, the scientist invites a group of specialists, headed by a well-known palaeontologist, Dr. Alan Grant, to visit the complex.

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The Sopranos: Road to Respect
The Sopranos: Road to Respect

7.4 Game Score

The Sopranos: Road to Respect Studio 7 Studios is an action game whose prototype is an extremely popular and award-winning HBO series called The Sopranos (Polish title The Soprano Family). The production of the title was supervised by the father of the TV series - David Chase.

PS2

Killzone
Killzone

7.4 Game Score

A sci-fi action shooter developed exclusively for the PlayStation 2 by Guerrilla Games. Killzone is set in the near future, where the player-controlled protagonist becomes entangled in a war between two factions: Helghasts and ISA. There are 11 different missions at our disposal, additionally divided into smaller stages. During the game we take care of a four-person squad of warriors with different specializations, but we can control only one of them at a time.

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Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden
Ultimate Ninja 4: Naruto Shippuden

7.4 Game Score

The fourth full-fledged installment of the popular brawler series from Cyberconnect 2 studio, set in the universe of the well-known manga and anime series by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 is the first installment in the series based on the second installment of the series, Naruto Shippuden, and is set two and a half years after the main character left his home village of Konoha to train under the watchful eye of Master Jiraiya.

PS2

Soldier Front
Soldier Front

7.4 Game Score

Soldier Front is the first person shooter from NHN Games studio. Designed for FPS network games, this one is aimed at providing receivers with the most realistic experience of warfare conducted by specialized military units.

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

7.4 Game Score

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an action adventure 2.5D platformer. The player must explore different stages, solve puzzles, avoid traps and fight enemies. The time control mechanic is a big part of the game.

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

7.4 Game Score

A co-op FPP shooter for up to four people, set in the Hive Tertium. The Fatshark studio, known from the Warhammer: Vermintide series, developed Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.

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Perfect Dark (2010)
Perfect Dark (2010)

7.4 Game Score

Perfect Dark is a conversion of the cult FPP shooter created by development studio Rare and released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64 console. The Xbox 360 edition got a few minor improvements - the most important is certainly support for HD TVs (up to 1080p).

X360

Sniper Elite 5
Sniper Elite 5

7.4 Game Score

Sniper Elite 5 is the next installment in the series of sniper action games by Rebellion studio. This time we go with the mission to France occupied by German forces in 1944. Game improves gameplay mechanics and introduces new concepts to multiplayer modes.

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Alan Wake 2
Alan Wake 2

7.3 Game Score

Alan Wake 2 is a survival horror and a direct sequel to 2010's Alan Wake. The game is once again set in the town of Bright Falls, where the titular character alongside the FBI agent Saga Anderson face mysterious dark forces.

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Chorus
Chorus

7.3 Game Score

Chorus is a TPP space shooter, in which we direct a self-aware ship. As a pilot named Nara we explore the vast space and fight in spectacular battles. Deep Silver and Fishlabs teams are responsible for the game.

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Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark

7.3 Game Score

Reboot of the cult horror series, launched in 1992. In Alone in the Dark we find ourselves in the Derceto mansion, which we traverse in the skin of Emily Hartwood and Edward Carnby. The protagonists investigate the mysteries of the place and confront the monsters that have overrun it.

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Dying Light 2: Bloody Ties
Dying Light 2: Bloody Ties

7.3 Game Score

The first big add-on to the Polish FPP action game titled Dying Light 2. In Dying Light 2: Bloody Ties, the gameplay is driven by battles in an arena located in a former opera house building.

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Shadow Complex Remastered
Shadow Complex Remastered

7.3 Game Score

A remastered edition of an action game that was originally released in 2009 on Xbox Live Arcade. This version has been developed for a wider variety of gaming systems. It was created by ChAIR Entertainment studio, which belongs to Epic Games. Among the creators of the story, a well-known American writer Orson Scott Card stands out. The story itself is about a young man who discovers a secret base during a mountain trip with his girlfriend.

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Quake Arena Arcade
Quake Arena Arcade

7.3 Game Score

A re-edition of the popular PC first-person shooter Quake III: Arena (with the expansion pack Team Arena) developed by Pi Studios for Xbox 360. The general gameplay premise remained unchanged in comparison to the original game and the title concentrates mostly on dynamical multiplayer skirmishes played on one of more than 40 available arenas, most of which were taken from the third installment of the series.

X360

StarHawk
StarHawk

7.3 Game Score

StarHawk is a sequel to the 2007 Warhawk online shooting game. The action of the game was set in the realities of science fiction. The player takes on the role of mercenary Emmett Graves, who takes on the role of his brother's commanded group of Outcasts. Contrary to the previous version of the cycle, developers from LightBox Interactive studio decided to develop a single-player option, but without giving up the spectacular multiplayer mode, designed for up to 32 participants.

PS3

N.O.V.A.
N.O.V.A.

7.3 Game Score

Port of production considered to be one of the best FPS for iPhone 2009. This time the same title can be played on PSP, and the main distinguishing feature of both versions is control using buttons instead of a touch screen.

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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault

7.3 Game Score

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault is a mix of action and tactical elements designed by developers from the Zipper Interactive studio. The thing that distinguishes an American product from other titles of this type is the fact that this title was created in cooperation with the military organization Naval Special Warfare Command.

PS2

Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures
Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures

7.3 Game Score

A shooter created by the Polish company City Interactive. The action of the game takes place in the near future and tells the story of soldiers standing up to fight against extremist groups. The creators of the title have prepared a series of linear levels in which we visit different locations. A novelty is the protection system and the possibility of modifying the weapon. The studio responsible for the game also slightly improved graphics.

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