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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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Black: Second Mission
Black: Second Mission

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Sequel is a very popular first person Black shooter. The plot of the game presents further adventures of Sergeant Jacek Kellar. A member of the elite CIA Special Operations Division is once again faced with people threatening peace in the world. As in the case of the first part, the work on the title was carried out by Criterion Games studio.

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Call of Juarez: The Cartel
Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Action 19 July 2011

The third installment in the FPS series by Polish studio, Techland. This time the game’s setting was shifted to modern times, and the story is focused on the struggle with the eponymous drug cartel. The players control a special team that was established to solve the problem of cartel bosses. The team consists of Kim Evans, Eddie Guerra and Ben McCall – a descendant of Ray McCall. The game’s foundation is, again, the story campaign, which can be played either solo or in cooperation.

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Kingpin: Life of Crime
Kingpin: Life of Crime

Action 29 June 1999

An adult-only brutal FPS game. We play the role of a betrayed bandit who decides to take revenge on his former companions. The action was set in the fictional city of Wind City, which combines the climate of the Prohibition with futuristic elements. The levels are mostly open in structure and allow freedom of exploration.

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You are Empty
You are Empty

Action 27 October 2006

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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Binary Domain
Binary Domain

Action 24 February 2012

Action game in industrial climates, in which the conflict between people and robots was presented. One of the authors of this position is Toshihiro Nagoshi - the creator of the Yakuza series, known primarily to Sony console owners.

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City of the Dead
City of the Dead

Action canceled

City of the Dead is a first person shooter, whose names were lent by George A. Romero, the famous director of the horror/gore film series, who since 1968 has been successfully shooting further pictures about the struggle of people with zombies.

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Crime Life: Gang Wars
Crime Life: Gang Wars

Action 11 November 2005

An action game in which events are shown from a third person's perspective. We play the role of a young gang member with great ambitions. Fun comes down to spectacular fights. As we move forward, we unlock newer and newer blows and combos, which allow us to deal with our rivals even faster. During the fight we can also use various weapons.

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Dark Void
Dark Void

Action 19 January 2010

Arcade action game from the perspective of a third person, taking place in an alternative dimension of our world. As the main character Will will come to stand up to the battle with the alien race and find the opportunity to return to the original dimension. The hero is equipped with an armour with a rocket backpack and various weapons. The game uses the third generation Unreal engine and the gameplay contains some original ideas.

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Elite Warriors: Vietnam
Elite Warriors: Vietnam

Action 25 March 2005

A tactical action game played during the Vietnamese conflict. The player becomes a commando from the special department of Studies and Observations Group (SOG), which carried out the most difficult missions in the back of the enemy at that time.

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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Action 03 November 2003

Action/adventure game based on the motifs of an animated film from DreamWorks entitled Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, which debuted during the summer holidays in 2003.

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Vietcong 2
Vietcong 2

Action 25 October 2005

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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Iron Storm (2002)
Iron Storm (2002)

Action 22 October 2002

A FPS game set in an alternative past. In 1964 the First World War continues and the player becomes one of the hundreds of soldiers who fight in it. As an Allied officer called Weazel, we are given the task of penetrating enemy lines, filtering the secret research complex and destroying the weapons prepared there.

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The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead

Action 03 September 1998

The House of the Dead is a horror-style action game with a first person perspective (FPP). The player takes on the role of Thomas Rogan's special agent and is sent to the laboratories of the DBR corporation to investigate the strange events that took place there. The title was produced by SEGA's in-house development studio.

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F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate
F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate

Action 06 November 2007

Perseus Mandate is the second addition to F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon, a 2005 first-person shootout that was quite commercially successful. As with the first extension, TimeGate Studios, Inc., known mainly for its Kohan series, is responsible for the development of the program.

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

Action 05 April 2007

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.

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Garshasp: The Monster Slayer
Garshasp: The Monster Slayer

Action 25 October 2010

Iranian response to the Prince of Persia and God of War series. Garshasp is the third action game based on Persian mythology. The basis of the game are spectacular clashes with hordes of monsters, which from time to time interrupt the exploration stages and the need to solve simple riddles.

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Super Stardust HD
Super Stardust HD

Action 28 June 2007

Remake of one of the most popular space shooters. Again we play the role of a pilot of a futuristic fighter, eliminating the asteroids appearing on the board.

PS3

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

Action 04 September 2003

The second official addition to the award-winning action game Battlefield 1942. Thanks to him, the player gets the opportunity to try out several extremely deadly "toys", which were created in German and Allied laboratories during the Second World War.

PC

Resistance: Fall of Man
Resistance: Fall of Man

Action 17 November 2006

Resistance: Fall of Man is a FPS game created by Insomniac Games studio employees, known primarily for its series of platformers telling the story of Ratchet and Clank's fairy-tale adventures.

PS3

Hidden and Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron
Hidden and Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron

Action 21 October 2004

The first official add-on to the tactical action game "Hidden And Dangerous 2" released at the end of 2003, in which we headed a small unit performing various tasks during the Second World War.

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Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Action 15 November 1998

The third installment in a popular series of action-adventure games developed by Core Design and following the story of the fearless Lara Croft - an archeologist searching for legendary artifacts all around the world. In Tomb Raider III, the protagonist tries to find four mysterious artifacts carved from an ancient meteorite.

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Postal III
Postal III

Action 23 November 2011

The third installment in one of the most brutal and controversial game series in the history, started in 1997 by Running With Scissors. The plot connects to the events from the previous installments, but this time it takes us to a completely new town of Catharsis where the Ecotologists, an eco-terrorist organization, wage a war with the local police. The player can join either side and take part in two slightly different campaigns.

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Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Action 16 June 2009

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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Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
Prince of Persia: Rival Swords

Action 03 April 2007

Extended port of the 2005 release of Prince of Persia: Two Trones. The action of the game takes place in the area of Babylon, where after returning from the Time Island, the title prince faces his dark counterpart, created by the action of the mythical Sands of Time. During the game we have an opportunity to direct the actions of two heroes with different characters, fighting styles and special abilities.

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