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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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Voltron: Defender of the Universe
Voltron: Defender of the Universe

Arcade 29 November 2011

Voltron: Defender of the Universe is an action arcade game based on a popular 1980s animated series. The game was produced by Behaviour Interactive studio team. Players play the role of moss pilots, and their task is to defend the planet Arus against the temptations of the evil Zarkon. The game offers several modes of fun, including the option of 5-person cooperation.

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Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy

Arcade 16 February 2012

Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy is an arcade and music game produced by Indieszero studio. The player directs the actions of the hero, who has to restore the harmony disturbed by Chaos in a space called Rhythm. The gameplay consists mainly of pressing colored icons to the rhythm of about 50 melodies and songs from the main scenes of the Final Fantasy series.

3DS

The Swindle
The Swindle

Arcade 28 July 2015

A two-dimensional platform game developed by Size Five Games, mixing steampunk esthetics with cartoon visuals. The players assume the role of a thief breaking into various secure complexes to steal valuables. Successful heists equal ample paydays that can be spent on upgrades for your tools, especially your main tool of the trade – special, customizable gloves.

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Super Mario 3D Land
Super Mario 3D Land

Arcade 15 November 2011

Super Mario 3D Land is the first installment of the cult plumber's adventures prepared for the Nintendo 3DS console. The production of the game was supervised by the creator of the brand - Shigeru Miyamoto. The title combines elements of classic platformers from the Super Mario and Super Mario Bros series with the capabilities of an innovative platform, offering, among other things, a three-dimensional image.

3DS

Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament
Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament

Arcade 23 February 2005

Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament is a sequel to Klonoa: Empire of Dreams. This is a classic platformer, comparable to such titles as Super Mario Bros. or Sonic the Hedgehog, enriched with elements of solving puzzles. The action takes place in a world called Dreamland.

GBA

Lady Sia
Lady Sia

Arcade 15 October 2001

Lady Sia is a platformer, prepared exclusively for Game Boy Advance owners. The player plays the title character of a bold warrior who defends the world from the attack of monstrous people and is the only one to oppose the merciless T'saos.

GBA

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams

Arcade 19 September 2001

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams is a platformer created and released by Namco. We play a creature named Klonoa, who has to help Emperor Julius, because under the influence of a strange disease he lost his dreams.

GBA

Elebits
Elebits

Arcade 12 December 2006

Elebits is the first game created by Konami studio for Nintendo Wii console. The title is also the name of mysterious and tiny creatures that have been the source of global power on a planet for the last 10,000 years.

Wii

Space in Trouble
Space in Trouble

Arcade 10 March 2011

Space in Trouble is a browser arcade game created for Facebook users, modelled on the cult work of Tomohiro Nishikado - Space Invaders. Developers from GameYawp studio remained faithful to the spirit and mechanics of the original game, enriching their production only with a better audio-visual setting. By controlling a small star fighter, players have to stop the invaders from the Cosmos.

WWW

The Legend of Beowulf
The Legend of Beowulf

Arcade 06 December 2007

The Legend of Beowulf is an action adventure game for younger audiences, produced by JetDogs development studio. The production story is based on the famous Nordic myth. The player directs the actions of the title warrior, who wants to liberate the Viking people from the monster Grendel, and then, as the king of Denmark, has to face his mother.

PC

LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival

Arcade 29 October 2009

A side-view of the well-known series of two-dimensional platformers, which is characterized by a much higher level of difficulty than the main games of the cycle. Again, we don't control the hero directly, but we turn the whole board, thus jumping, moving around and performing other stunts. New is the mode in which we race against our own shadows.

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Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012

Arcade 08 November 2011

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 is a continuation of the fitness game that was released in 2010. As in the original, developers from Ubisoft used the technical capabilities of the Kinect controller. Players can choose from many training programs (including fitness, yoga and martial arts), and the proper performance of individual exercises is supervised by virtual coaches.

X360

Gradius Galaxies
Gradius Galaxies

Arcade 09 November 2001

Gradius Galaxies is a two-dimensional shooter, designed by Mobile 21 studio, subordinate to the Japanese branch of Konami. The product is a remake of a title that once delighted SNES console owners.

GBA

Gem Smashers (2003)
Gem Smashers (2003)

Arcade 01 July 2003

Simple dexterity and logic game based on the principles of classic "Arkanoid". We deal with the destruction of the title crystals, while avoiding various threats.

GBA

Star Fox 64 3D
Star Fox 64 3D

Arcade 14 July 2011

Star Fox 64 3D is a remake of Shigeru Miyamoto's legendary arcade remake of the Nintendo 3DS console. Players take on the role of Fox McCloud, a member of the elite space fighter squadron Star Fox, and try to foil the plans of a crazy scientist who is going to invade the planet Lylat.

3DS

Arkanoid Plus!
Arkanoid Plus!

Arcade 28 September 2009

Arkanoid is one of the most famous games in history. The game with an additional "Plus!" is her next incarnation, this time intended for Nintendo Wii.

Wii

Cranium Kabookii
Cranium Kabookii

Arcade 04 December 2007

When playing Cranium Kabooki, whether with family or friends, we "enter" the TV screen thanks to special glasses - Kabookii Decoder Glasses. The Wii-pilot serves as a brush or xylophone stick.

Wii

Nano Assault
Nano Assault

Arcade 15 November 2011

A spectacular shooting in the style of old automatic hits, which takes place inside the human body. The story focuses on mankind's struggle against the deadly virus threatening the whole of our civilization. After a series of failures in finding medicines, scientists decide to send a tiny ship to the virus cells, which to reach the nucleus and destroy them.

3DS

Surf's Up: Activity Center
Surf's Up: Activity Center

Arcade 03 August 2007

A set of simple games and other attractions for the youngest fans of computer games. The whole is directly based on the popular animated film of the same title.

PC

Frankenstein
Frankenstein

Arcade 16 April 2007

Frankenstein is an arcade game, especially aimed at young players. Many years have passed since the memorable events that took place at Dr. Frankenstein's castle. The creature of the doctor, called Frank, lived alone in a small wooden cottage hidden deep in the forest, where no one could disturb his peace and quiet. One day, however, an unexpected guest came to Frank - a bat with a letter tied to his leg.

PC

LostWinds
LostWinds

Arcade 12 May 2008

Innovative two-dimensional platformer. We play the role of a boy named Toku, living in a fantastic world harassed by an evil spirit - Balasar. One day our protagonist meets Enril, the Spirit of the Wind, enchanted in crystal, who lends him his ability to control this element.

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Crayon Physics Deluxe
Crayon Physics Deluxe

Arcade 07 January 2009

Crayon Physics Deluxe is a puzzle game with educational elements, produced by independent development studio Kloonigames. The player's task is to draw geometric figures, which will allow the ball to roll to the place marked with an asterisk. The difficulty is the law of gravity, affecting all elements of the drawing. The title was honoured with the prestigious Seuman McNally Award.

PC

TriggerHeart Exelica
TriggerHeart Exelica

Arcade 27 February 2008

Triggerheart Exelica is an arcade shooter. We land on a moving board, and on the screen appear endless hosts of enemies that we have to exterminate.

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New Zealand Story Revolution
New Zealand Story Revolution

Arcade 02 February 2007

New Zealand Story Revolution is a remake of a platformer from 1988. Here we direct a kiwi bird named Tiki and rescue friends who were kidnapped by a cruel sea lion from a nearby zoo. New Zealand Story Revolution is certainly a big treat for the old settlers, who spent a lot of time with NES.

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