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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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The Suffering: Ties That Bind
The Suffering: Ties That Bind

6.7 Game Score

The Suffering: Ties That Bind is a continuation of the exceptionally bloody survival-horror released in 2004, which in many ways resembled such productions as From Dusk Till Dawn or Manhunt.

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The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)

6.7 Game Score

The Incredible Hulk is an action game featuring the Hulk, a comic book character created by Stan Lee. SEGA's work refers to the 2008 cinema movie of the same title.

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NARC
NARC

6.7 Game Score

NARC is a dynamic action game, produced by the development studio VIS Entertainment. The player plays the role of a member of the title, elite police unit and carries out missions related to the fight against crime and drug trafficking. The gameplay combines elements of FPP and TPP, allowing a lot of freedom of action in the game world.

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From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love

6.7 Game Score

From Russia with Love is an expanded, dynamic action/TPP game, telling about the adventures of popular agent 007, i.e. James Bond. This product is largely based on the 1963 feature film (Greetings from Russia), although it does not lack new themes and events.

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Constantine
Constantine

6.7 Game Score

Constantine is an action/adventure game, created by the Bits Studios development studio, whose feature layer was directly based on a film of the same title. The film was based on Hellblazer comic book.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game

6.7 Game Score

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game is a classic arcade fight based on a popular comic book. The player directs the actions of the title character who wants to win the heart of the beautiful Ramona V. Flowers. Scott must not only impress the girl, but also deal with her previous boyfriends and many other adversities. Developers from Ubisoft company took care of the visual setting and humorous storyline.

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MechWarrior 4: Black Knight
MechWarrior 4: Black Knight

6.7 Game Score

Add-on to the well-known action tactical game MechWarrior 4: Vengeance, which enriches the basic version of the game with a new campaign and a number of elements that make the game more attractive.

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Dead to Rights: Reckoning
Dead to Rights: Reckoning

6.7 Game Score

Three-dimensional TPP shooter combining Hollywood style with actions from Hong Kong movies. Jack Slate, the main character, together with his indispensable companion, Shadow dog, once again arrange a bloody slaughterhouse on their opponents.

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Batman: Return to Arkham
Batman: Return to Arkham

6.7 Game Score

A compilation of two remastered versions of action-adventure games from the Batman: Arkham series with all DLC packs. The refreshed versions were created by Virtuos, a company which previously created other remastered games. Batman: Return to Arkham consists of two games: Batman: Arkham Asylum from 2009 and Batman: Arkham City from 2011. The first title takes place in a mental facility taken over by Joker and other villains.

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Argo
Argo

6.7 Game Score

An online tactical FPP shooter built around team battles, developed by Bohemia Interactive studio. It is a conversion of 2011 military simulator Arma III. Argo takes the players to a fictional island of Malden, which is a new version of a location from 2001 title Operation Flashpoint from the same developer.

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Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

6.7 Game Score

A remastered version of the cult action game from 1997, in which, as Lo Wang, we face hordes of monsters summoned from another dimension by the head of the Zilla Corporation. The gameplay consists primarily in crossing vast levels and eliminating diverse opponents using an extensive arsenal of white weapons (katana), broomed weapons (shuriken) and firearms (UZI, rocket launchers, grenade launchers).

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12 Is Better Than 6
12 Is Better Than 6

6.7 Game Score

The game is a mixture of a two-dimensional top-down shooter and a sneaky shooter. As a Mexican fugitive, we travel through the Wild West to Texas, dealing with everyone who stands in our way. The title transfers weapons from the epoch to the game in a rather detailed way, requiring from the player a quick reaction and an accurate eye. Each shot can be fatal, and a lonely revolver often has to face the overwhelming forces of the enemy.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Zombies Chronicles
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Zombies Chronicles

6.7 Game Score

An expansion pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, created by Treyarch, the authors of the original game. The Zombies Chronicles add-on is a compilation of remastered versions of the top eight zombie mode levels from the previous Call of Duty games.

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Strange Brigade
Strange Brigade

6.7 Game Score

A TPP shooter game set in the alternative 1930s, developed by Rebellion. The game allows you to explore the mysterious nooks of the British Empire and discovers the secrets left by ancient civilizations. The task is made more difficult by the fact that such locations are guarded by fantastic beasts revived by Seteki, the Egyptian witch-queen. The gameplay of Strange Brigade focuses on bloody battles with varied mythological creatures.

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Ironsight
Ironsight

6.7 Game Score

A free-to-play online FPS with microtransactions. The action of Ironsight takes place in the not-too-distant future, where people are divided into two factions fighting for the last remnants of natural resources. The player takes one of the sides and goes into battle as a regular soldier. From the first-person perspective, you fight multiplayer battles on various maps. There are over 100 types of firearms, such as machine guns, sniper rifles, SMGs, and shotguns.

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Quantum Break
Quantum Break

6.7 Game Score

A dynamic, third-person action game, featuring a science-fiction setting inspired by modern theories about time travel. This title is the first next-gen production from Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment, best known for the Max Payne series and Alan Wake. Set in the near future, the story is split into TV-like episodes. The player's point of view alternates between three characters who, as a result of a failed time-travel experiment, gain different time-based abilities.

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Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge

6.7 Game Score

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is a special version of the popular Ninja Team action game. The plot shows the struggle of ninja warrior Ryu Hayabusy against a dangerous corporation. The gameplay is characterized by dynamic scenes of fights with the use of white weapons.

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Homefront: The Revolution
Homefront: The Revolution

6.7 Game Score

A sequel to a first-person shooter from KAOS Studios. As the game's former publisher, the THQ company, went bankrupt, it was developed by Crytek UK studio. The game continues the story of a fictional armed conflict between North Korea and USA. The game takes you to the streets of occupied Philadelphia, where you become a member of the resistance. Waging a campaign of guerilla warfare you have to stand up to the invaders and start a nation-wide revolution.

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Battleborn
Battleborn

6.7 Game Score

A unique attempt to combine the mechanics of the popular MOBA genre, like Dota 2 and League of Legends, with the features of classic first-person shooters. It has been developed by Gearbox Software, known for Brothers in Arms and the post-apocalyptic series, Borderlands. The story takes us to a world where heroes from five different factions battle in 5-man teams for the last star in the universe.

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Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves

6.7 Game Score

An action adventure game focusing on multiplayer, set in an open world filled with pirates, treasures and exotic lands to explore. It is a work of the experienced studios Rare – creators of such classic series as Donkey Kong and Banjoo-Kazooie. Players take on roles of corsairs taking part in countless adventures, both on land and open sea.

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Windward
Windward

6.7 Game Score

A sandbox action game in which you play as a ship captain and strengthen your position on seas and oceans, while sailing across a procedurally generated world. During the adventure you keep capturing specific strategic points and repel enemy units controlled either by AI or other players. You can also reach your goal through skillful diplomacy and trading, or by becoming a feared pirate.

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We Happy Few
We Happy Few

6.6 Game Score

An unordinary action-adventure game which uses the style and tune of the 60s. The title was created by an independent studio Compulsion Games known for creating Contrast, a title that used similar style. In the game, the player travels to a fictional town in which, due to indoctrination and a wonderful drug, the citizens are constantly happy and all traits of dissatisfaction are immediately eliminated. The protagonist is one of the defiant citizens who are resistant to the system.

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Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition

6.6 Game Score

Complete edition of Darksiders II, a TPP action game released in 2012, now remastered for the eight generation consoles by Nordic Games, who gained the license after the closure of THQ company. In the game you become one of the legendary Horsemen of the Apocalypse, trying to solve a complex intrigue and help one of his brothers, who got into some serious troubles.

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The Deadly Tower of Monsters
The Deadly Tower of Monsters

6.6 Game Score

A TPP action game styled after retro science-fiction titles, created by ACE Team studio – known from games like Rock of Ages, Abyss Odyssey, or the Zeno Clash series. The story features the adventures of three astronauts and their robot companion, whose ship crashes on the alien planet Gravoria, and their only chance to escape is reaching the top of a massive tower.

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