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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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Garshasp: Temple of the Dragon
Garshasp: Temple of the Dragon

6.4 Game Score

Garshasp: Temple of the Dragon is a stand-alone addition to Garshasp: The Monster Slayer action game released in 2011. Players get to know the earlier adventures of the title hero, who, regardless of the dangers, becomes a fight against mythological beasts. The title was produced by independent studio Dead Mage.

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Miami Vice
Miami Vice

6.4 Game Score

Action game based directly on a sensational series under the same title (in Poland - "Policemen from Miami"). The action of the program takes place in the title city and the player can choose between two famous policemen - Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs.

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007: Blood Stone
007: Blood Stone

6.4 Game Score

Action game with a view from behind the hero combining various elements of the most famous genres and treating the adventures of James Bond. Unlike most cycle productions, this one is not based on any of the films.

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Dead to Rights: Retribution
Dead to Rights: Retribution

6.4 Game Score

Continuation of the adventures of Jacek Slate and his faithful dog Shadow, who once again have to face adversity in the reality of a dark city in order to curb the activity of dangerous criminals.

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The Swarm
The Swarm

6.4 Game Score

The Swarm is an action game produced by the Targem studio with a third person view (TPP). The plot was set in Moscow, destroyed by a foreign attack and nuclear extermination. The player takes on the role of one of the few survivors and tries to survive in a world full of dangers.

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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

6.4 Game Score

Another installment in the popular arcade action games series by the British studio Traveller’s Tales that re-imagines famous pop culture universes as LEGO bricks. This time around, it is the Pirates of the Caribbean movie saga. Plot-wise, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game covers themes from four movies dealing with the adventures of captain Jack Sparrow, starting with The Curse of the Black Pearl and ending with On Stranger Tides.

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Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

6.4 Game Score

The sixth installment in the popular series featuring the tenacious archaeologist Lara Croft. In Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness the protagonist is falsely accused of killing her former mentor, who is also the main antagonist – Werner Von Croy. During the game Lara is forced to go into hiding. She tries to clear her name through conversations with other characters and associating facts. This fact changes gameplay dramatically and pushes it more towards a classic adventure game.

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Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Medal of Honor: Warfighter

6.4 Game Score

A direct sequel to the 2010 reboot of Medal of Honor – a bestselling FPS series originally launched back in 1999 by the EA company. The game was once again developed by Danger Close (previously known as EA Los Angeles). The story campaign is based on actual events, focusing on a dangerous substance - PETN - used by terrorists. Playing as the characters known from the prequel, you take part in a series secret counter-terrorist operations in Somalia, Yemen, Bosnia, and Philippines.

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Resurrection
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Resurrection

6.4 Game Score

The second story-based expansion for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - a third-person hack and slash game created by Konami and the Spanish team at Mercury Steam, the latter popular mainly for Clive Barker: Jericho. The Resurrection expansion brings a finale to both the stories of the core game and the first DLC - Reverie.

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Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Ghostbusters: The Video Game

6.4 Game Score

A dynamic action game with a view of TPP referring to the title movie Ghostbusters, produced by Terminal Reality studio. In the game we will meet film characters who once again have to save New York from a terrible ghostly plague. We take on the role of a new, young ghost hunter and set off on a hunt. The graphics are at a good level, and the voice of famous characters has been lent by actors known from film productions.

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Tomb Raider: Chronicles
Tomb Raider: Chronicles

6.4 Game Score

The fifth full-fledged installment in the bestselling Tomb Raider series. Again, the player assumes the role of a comely British traveler and treasure hunter by the name of Lara Croft. Contrary to the previous installments, the plot here is based on retrospections and divided into four separate episodes.

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You are Empty
You are Empty

6.4 Game Score

You are Empty is the first proposal of the Russian company Digital Spray Studios, based on an original, fully three-dimensional DS2 engine. The game takes us to a big city, located in the Soviet Union, inhabited by monsters created as a result of unsuccessful experiments.

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Predator 2
Predator 2

6.4 Game Score

Another shooting, which was based on the plot of a well-known action film. This time it's the second part of "Predator", a painting about the visit of space hunters on our planet. After a short reconnaissance, the title hunter chose a black policeman, Mike Harrigan, who has been active in actions against drug gangs for a long time.

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Legends of Might and Magic
Legends of Might and Magic

6.4 Game Score

An interesting attempt to create an online team based action game taking place in the Might and Magic universe. In comparison to other installments created in the same fashion (Crusaders and Warriors of Might and Magic) Legends of Might and Magic is a multiplayer-oriented game, inspired by popular online action games such as Counter Strike or Unreal Tournament.

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Kreed
Kreed

6.4 Game Score

Three-dimensional action game FPS, in which we play the role of the Legionnaire of the future - one of the best trained warriors of the third century.

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Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Sniper: Ghost Warrior

6.4 Game Score

A tactical action game which casts the player in the role of an experienced sniper sent on a mission against a political regime controlling Isla Trueno. The game was created by City Interactive (CI Games currently) - a Polish developer popular mainly for such series as Code of Honor or Terrorist Takedown. In Sniper: Ghost Warrior, the player takes part in a series of missions aimed at testing their combat skills.

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World War Zero: Iron Storm
World War Zero: Iron Storm

6.4 Game Score

Resistance Movement is a first person shooter (FPS) prepared by Rebellion studio, the action of which is set in an alternative historical reality. The player takes on the role of allied officer of the special services of James Anderson, sent to the territory of the Great Soviet-Mongolian Empire with a spy mission. The game is a conversion of the World War Zero: Iron Storm hit shooter originally released on PlayStation 2.

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The First Templar
The First Templar

6.4 Game Score

Third person action game with RPG elements, created by Bulgarian studio Haemimont Games, known from such titles as Tropico 3, Grand Ages: Rome or Imperium Romanum. The action of the game is set in the 13th century and we play as the titular Templar named Celian, who is accompanied by a noblewoman Marie, accused of heresy, and a friend from the order Roland. Together they set off in search of the legendary Holy Grail, uncovering deeply hidden Templar secrets.

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Halo 2
Halo 2

6.4 Game Score

A sequel to bestselling shooter franchise from Bungie Software, which debuted 2001 as one of the launching titles of the Xbox console. We meet old friends from the first Halo, such as Master Chief or Cortana, who now try to protect the cradle of humanity against the assault of aggressive Covenant forces. The game reuses the best features of its predecessor while taking players to a completely new environment, filled with even more interesting and complex locations.

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Stuntman: Ignition
Stuntman: Ignition

6.4 Game Score

Stuntman 2 is a continuation of the famous game from 2002, which allows you to play the role of a stuntman working on a film set.

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Vietcong 2
Vietcong 2

6.4 Game Score

Vietcong 2 is a continuation of the first-person shootout (FPS), published in 2003, by the development team of the Pterodon studio. The action of the game was set in 1968. The player plays the role of captain of the American army, participating in the infamous Tet Offensive, considered the turning point of the Vietnam War. The creators also prepared a second campaign to see the events from the perspective of a Vietcong soldier.

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The Terminator: Rampage
The Terminator: Rampage

6.4 Game Score

The Terminator: Rampage is the first classic FPS created by Bethesda Softworks, based on the story of a popular series of films with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role.

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Contract J.A.C.K.
Contract J.A.C.K.

6.4 Game Score

Prequel action adventure game - No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way. This time we don't play the role of agent Cate Archer (the main character of both previous parts of the NOLF series), but we will become a black character, John Jack, a paid mercenary working for the criminal organization H.A.R.M.

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials

6.4 Game Score

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials is a stand-alone addition to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. The extension was prepared by RedStorm studio. Players have the opportunity to test their skills in tactical command of soldiers of the elite anti-terrorist unit in 9 new missions. The supplement was enriched with interesting information materials related to the equipment and methods of operation of special units.

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