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Arcade games. Titles from this category require particularly good manual skills. Main purpose of the gameplay is to reach a specific point or defeat enemies while controlling a character or a vehicle. Arcade games usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. This category contains e.g. popular platformers.

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Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Arcade 23 May 1991

Terminator 2: Judgement Day is an arcade game referring to the events of the film under the same title. The player will play the role of the T-800 cyborg, who must protect John Connor, the future leader of the resistance movement, from death.

PC

Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine

Arcade 25 August 2002

Super Mario Sunshine is a completely new and completely three-dimensional adventures of a friendly character with a red hat. This time Mario visits the tropical Dolphin Island and has to cleanse it - literally!

GCN

SlamTilt Resurrection
SlamTilt Resurrection

Arcade 06 February 2000

Pinball simulator in realistic 3D graphics with the ability to play on two visually refined tables: Night of the Demon and The Pirate.

PC

Gradius Collection
Gradius Collection

Arcade 06 June 2006

Gradius Collection is a compilation of five titles from the saga of two-dimensional shooters, titled "Gradius Collection". Gradius, initiated in the penultimate decade of the 20th century and published on various hardware platforms.

PSP

Tetris (1986)
Tetris (1986)

Arcade 12 May 1986

A legendary arcade-logical game, developed by Russian student Alexey Pajitnov in 1986. The main goal of the Tetris competition is to arrange the blocks falling into the wells in such a way that they form lines.

PC

Ratchet: Deadlocked
Ratchet: Deadlocked

Arcade 25 October 2005

Ratchet: Deadlocked (on the European continent the title is Ratchet: Gladiator) is the fourth game in a series of virtual arcade games, launched in 2002, when Ratchet & Clank was released by Insomaniac Games employees. Of course, again in the main roles were cast the great humanoid creature and the always accompanying robot.

PS2

Pinball Tycoon
Pinball Tycoon

Arcade 02 January 2003

Quite a classic pinball. You can choose from four different tables, which are thematically related to the history of the United States. Noteworthy is an extensive multiplayer for four people.

GBA

Ex Zeus
Ex Zeus

Arcade 10 February 2006

Ex Zeus is a 3D shooting game created by Hyper-Devbox and released by Metro3D with the participation of big robots. The game originally appeared on arcade machines, and it wasn't until a few years later that the developers decided to move it to the PlayStation 2 console.

PS2

Trials HD
Trials HD

Arcade 12 August 2009

Trials HD is a spectacular arcade game, produced by RedLynx development studio. The player directs the actions of a courageous stuntman who, regardless of the risk of serious injuries, tries to overcome the breakneck obstacle course on his motorcycle in a spectacular way. The advantage of the game is an advanced physical engine, allowing to simulate the behavior of the machine and the daredevil in the air.

X360

Montezuma's Revenge
Montezuma's Revenge

Arcade 04 March 1984

Montezuma's Revenge is an arcade game from 1984, which is considered to be one of the first platform games in the history of electronic entertainment.

PCSwitch

Metroid Fusion
Metroid Fusion

Arcade 18 November 2002

Two-dimensional action game belonging to the cult series Metroid. Again, as a modern armor-clad warrior Samus Aran, we have to face bloodthirsty aliens. The game resembles a typical platformer with shooting elements, but unlike most games of this genre, Fusion provides a lot of freedom of exploration.

GBA

Pearl Harbor: Strike At Dawn
Pearl Harbor: Strike At Dawn

Arcade 22 June 2001

An arcade game set in the realities of World War II, namely the American-Japanese war in the Pacific. Players control one of the combat planes, which then clashed in the skies and in fifteen combat missions must tilt the victory room to the side of their country.

PC

Bomberman Live
Bomberman Live

Arcade 18 July 2007

The Bomberman Live is the next installment of an almost cult series, treating the strategic deployment of deadly bombs. This title is a refreshed version of the item which started the cycle and dates back to 1983.

X360

Dora the Explorer: Super Star Adventures
Dora the Explorer: Super Star Adventures

Arcade 29 November 2004

Dora the Explorer: Super Star Adventures is an adventure game addressed to the youngest users. Inspired by an educational TV series broadcast since 2000, the title character is a seven-year-old Dora, who can be met with her inseparable monkey Boots during a constant search for adventures.

GBA

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles (2000)
Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles (2000)

Arcade 12 September 2001

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles is an arcade game produced in 2001 by HotGen Studios, whose plot refers to the first episode of the Star Wars film saga.

PS1GBA

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame

Arcade 06 August 1993

A continuation of the bestselling platformer from 1989, which tells a story of the eponymous Prince of Persia, who is trying to save the beautiful Princess from the evil vizier. The action of Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame takes place several days after the events of the original game. Seeking revenge on the hero, Jaffar – the vizier – steals his identity and takes his legitimate position, while the lives of Prince and his beloved are once again hanging by a thread.

PC

Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64

Arcade 19 November 2006

Super Mario 64 is the first 3D platformer with a popular plumber in the lead role, setting trends in the genre in the late 1990s. Developers from Nintendo decided to recall the title by preparing it for Wii owners. The game was made available as part of the Virtual Console service, which allows you to download various electronic-entertainment productions from the Internet for an appropriate fee.

Wii

Castlevania
Castlevania

Arcade 12 April 1986

Castlevania is a traditional platformer where we can lead Simon through the dark corridors of a huge fortress, inhabited by creatures from hell rhodium.

PC

Ape Escape 2
Ape Escape 2

Arcade 14 March 2003

Very colorful and juicy platformer with catching the title monkeys running away. The player takes on the role of Jimmy and has to catch all the hominals with a baton, a net and many other gadgets. Simple puzzles appear in the game. The production also includes additional mini-games.

PS4PS2

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Arcade 11 November 2003

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is the second installment of a series of arcade platformers with logical elements by Insomniac Games studio. This time, the main characters are kidnapped and taken to the Bogon galaxy, where new adventures, riddles and enemies await them. The creators took care of a number of changes in the mechanics of the game, including the ability to develop characters and improve equipment.

PS2

Virtua Cop 2
Virtua Cop 2

Arcade 15 June 1997

Virtua Cop 2 is the second part of SEGA's arcade shootout of the kind of "target sight", which is well known to lovers of gaming machines. The player takes on the role of a policeman who has to deal with the criminals on the streets of the city and at the same time avoid hitting random passers-by.

PC

Sheep
Sheep

Arcade 01 November 2000

Unusual logical-arcade production, in which players try to lead the flocks of sheep to the end, full of traps and the dangers of maps. The title is kept in a humorous style.

PCPS1

New York Taxi
New York Taxi

Arcade 02 September 2004

New York Taxi is the fourth game from a series of relatively simple races published by a German producer. The player takes on the role of the title taxi driver, this time the arena of his actions is the famous American city.

PC

Lightweight Ninja
Lightweight Ninja

Arcade 15 July 2001

A very pleasant platform game created with the use of nice two-dimensional drawing graphics, designed for the youngest players.

PC