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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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Time Crisis: Project Titan
Time Crisis: Project Titan

Arcade 06 April 2001

Spin-off of the popular Time Crisis series, which tells the story of the main character of the first game in the series. The title is a traditional arcade shooter belonging to the so-called target sight species.

PS1

Ayo: A Rain Tale
Ayo: A Rain Tale

Arcade 09 November 2017

Ayo: A Rain Tale is a 2D side-scrolling platform game utilizing a side-view perspective. It is set in the Sahara and the protagonist is Ayo, a young girl, who, like many other girls her age, helps in the search for water for her family.

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Guts and Glory
Guts and Glory

Arcade 19 July 2018

Guts and Glory is a humorous and brutal arcade racing game in 3D, in which even reaching the finish line is the greatest challenge. This is because everything in the game’s world – from wooden logs, through stones, towers and explosive, up to buzzsaws – is trying to kill us.

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Sparkle 3 Genesis
Sparkle 3 Genesis

Arcade 24 April 2015

Arcade game, in which we direct the activities of the underwater organism and lead it through the next stages of development. Unlike the previous parts of the series, the authors enriched the gameplay with RPG elements and a system of missions pushing the action forward.

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WarioWare Gold
WarioWare Gold

Arcade 27 July 2018

A collection of WarioWare minigames. It features both classic titles that are well known by the fans, as well as completely new titles. The game uses unique functions of the Nintendo 3DS console.

3DS

Planet Alpha
Planet Alpha

Arcade 04 September 2018

A science fiction platformer, in which we play the role of a space castaway. While playing, we run, jump, and control the planet by manipulating the time of the day. The game boasts high-quality graphics.

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Sega Mega Drive Classics
Sega Mega Drive Classics

Arcade 29 May 2018

A compilation of more than fifty games that originally debuted on Sega Mega Drive console (also known as Sega Genesis). Sega Mega Drive Classics features a special menu stylized as a room of a gamer from the nineties’. In addition to that, the compilation features local and online multiplayer mode.

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Flashback: 25th Anniversary
Flashback: 25th Anniversary

Arcade 17 June 2018

A refreshed version of the renowned platformer from 1992. The game offers a new Modern mode featuring enhanced graphics, remastered sound effects, and a Rewind option (allows to move back), and a tutorial.

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My Tamagotchi Forever
My Tamagotchi Forever

Arcade 15 March 2018

The production that evokes the spirit of classic Tamagotchi games, in which the player takes care of various creatures. During the game, it is vital not only to feed, bathe, and clean after them, but also play with them – by doing so, you can be sure they will go to bed willingly.

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The Tower Assassin's Creed
The Tower Assassin's Creed

Arcade 01 November 2017

A simple action game, in which the player first builds the titular tower and then assumes control of an Assassin who performs a leap of faith. During the flight he or she collects Helix points that unlock various handicaps, additional characters and locations from the most important installments in the Assassin’s Creed series.

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Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session!
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session!

Arcade 02 November 2018

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! is the first game in this popular Japanese series to be released for PlayStation 4; it is a typical rhythm game, which is especially user friendly towards newcomers in the genre, as it requires the player to use only two buttons. The game offers over 70 tracks, and one can play it with a friend in the split-screen mode.

PS4

The Idolmaster Must Songs - Aka-Ban
The Idolmaster Must Songs - Aka-Ban

Arcade 10 December 2015

A classic music-rhythmic game, which is a spin-off of the Taiko no Tatsujin series. The game offers a total of forty songs written for Idolmaster games. The task of the players is to beat the rhythm on virtual taiko drums.

PSV

Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay
Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay

Arcade 06 December 2017

A free game, in which the player assumes the role of a member of the Resistance who fixes droids damaged in combat – his task is to replace damaged parts. The title requires virtual reality goggles and motion controllers to work and it debuted before the premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie.

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Pako 2
Pako 2

Arcade 16 November 2017

A sequel to Pako: Car Chase Simulator. The game enables the player to assume the role of a thug escaping from law enforcers. The title features various cars and maps, on which the player can complete missions focused on delivering criminals to their hideouts. Completing missions is awarded with money that can be spent on new vehicles and upgrades that increase combat potential.

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Alfred Chicken
Alfred Chicken

Arcade 12 April 2002

Refreshed version of Alfred Chicken from 1993, in which players play the role of the title rooster, setting off to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend - Floella. As we play, we navigate through a variety of locations, jumping across platforms and bypassing ubiquitous pitfalls, eliminating enemies we encounter and piercing balloons found along the way, allowing us to gain access to the next stages.

PS1

Johnny Bazookatone
Johnny Bazookatone

Arcade 26 February 1996

Distinguished by an interesting style and binding, combining two-dimensional backgrounds and three-dimensional character models, side-scrolled platformer. The hero of the game is a young musician, who stands up to fight with the ruler of hell.

PS1

The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human

Arcade 19 January 2016

Metroidvania in which the task of the players is to solve the mystery of the extinction of the Earth's population, which thousands of years ago was forced to move under water. A characteristic feature of The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human is the dualism of the game - the work of YCJY studio is based on both peaceful exploration and a dynamic fight against powerful adversaries.

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James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod
James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod

Arcade 10 December 2003

Remaster of a production published in the early nineties for Amiga, Atari and Sega Genesis. The refreshed version of the 2D platformer offers a better audio-visual setting, other level projects, as well as some changes in the storyline.

PS1

A Hole New World
A Hole New World

Arcade 19 May 2017

A Hole New World is a 2D side-scrolling platform game inspired by productions from the golden age of NES console. The game has been developed by the Spanish developer Mad Gear Games and is a demanding old-school production without any tutorials or handicaps. The player is equipped with a single weapon and a simple set of moves, with which he has to handle the encountered dangers using only his creativity and agility.

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Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight

Arcade 04 December 2018

Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight belongs to a spin-off rhythm games series featuring the music from the Persona series. The game features several gameplay modes, including a visual novel story campaign that takes place in Persona 3 universe.

PS4PSV

Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight

Arcade 04 December 2018

Another entry in the series of action music-rhythm games that utilize the soundtrack from the main entries of the jRPG Persona series developed by Atlus. The gameplay mechanics are based on simple principles and – similarly to other music games – focus on pressing buttons at the right time, when their symbols appear on the screen. Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight features several gameplay modes, including a visual novel story campaign that takes place in Persona 5 universe.

PS4PSV

Arrow Heads
Arrow Heads

Arcade 21 September 2017

An arcade game developed by Oddbird - a Toronto-based studio. The players assume the roles of large birds armed with bows and take part in incredibly dynamic shootouts on maps filled with traps. The game is played from an isometric view. A multiplayer mode for up to 4 players is the core element of the experience - the players can meet online or share one screen. The game also features a complex arcade mode, which gives an opportunity to eliminate AI-controlled enemies solo or in cooperation.

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The Idolmaster Live For You!
The Idolmaster Live For You!

Arcade 28 February 2008

Spin-off of the first installment of The Idolmaster series, released in 2007 on Xbox 360. The production abandons most of the managerial and strategic options of the original, focusing on fun in the form of a classical music-rhythmic game, with an uncomplicated feature campaign. The title offers a total of more than seventy different songs and three difficulty levels.

X360

PixelJunk VR Dead Hungry
PixelJunk VR Dead Hungry

Arcade 06 December 2016

A dynamic arcade game by Q-Games. You play as a food truck employee and your task is to prepare meals for a horde of zombie attacking him; after being fed, the zombies turn back into humans. The game utilizes a first person's view. When the meal is ready, you throw it at a zombie, which then turns into an ordinary person and runs away. The gameplay involves a kind of a race against time, as the meals have to be ready before the zombies reach you.

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