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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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Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969

6.1 Game Score

London 1969 is the official addition to Grand Theft Auto, which caused a great deal of controversy at the end of the nineties because of its subject matter. As it was the case in the original, here too we will play the role of a gangster, who by performing certain tasks (murders, thefts, etc.) will climb higher and higher in the criminal hierarchy.

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Spec Ops: Rangers Assault
Spec Ops: Rangers Assault

6.1 Game Score

Spec Ops: Rangers Assault is a special edition of Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way tactical action game supplemented by Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo. Players have the opportunity to direct the actions of the American Rangers during a number of dangerous missions in North Korea, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Iraq, among others.

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Metal Slug
Metal Slug

6.1 Game Score

The first installment of the popular Metal Slug series, which debuted in 1996 on arcade machines. Over the course of time, production went on new platforms, allowing their users to face the soldiers commanded by the sinister General Morden.

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Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime

6.1 Game Score

Dynamic arcade game based on popular movie license. As Spirit Conquerors of the title, we must face up to evil phenomena. The action is shown from an isometric camera, and the whole thing is designed mainly for cooperation mode for four people.

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Beowulf
Beowulf

6.1 Game Score

A dynamic action game in which we play as the title Scandinavian warrior. We take part in a large number of duels, while commanding a team consisting of a maximum of 12 characters.

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Neo Contra
Neo Contra

6.1 Game Score

"Contra" returns! Take on the role of defender of order and justice, Bill Rizera, and destroy the dangerous organization Neo Contra, which is trying to conquer the planet by sowing global terror.

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Resurrection: The Return of the Black Dragon
Resurrection: The Return of the Black Dragon

6.1 Game Score

Resurrection is a combination of an adventure game and an action game with a view of a third person embedded in the reality of fantasy. As it usually happens, it turns out that only you are able to solve mysterious puzzles and save the kingdom.

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Will Rock
Will Rock

6.1 Game Score

Will Rock is a first person shooter produced by Saber Interactive studio, modelled on the adventures of Serious Sam. Players take on the role of an archaeologist who tries to stop members of a dangerous cult from bringing ancient Greek gods to Earth. The creators took care of, among others, a varied arsenal of available weapons and the option of multi-person fun on 6 dedicated boards.

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Army of Two: The 40th Day
Army of Two: The 40th Day

6.1 Game Score

Army of Two: The 40th Day is a continuation of the shooter by EA Montreal. Again, you assume the roles of Rios and Salem who take part in a conflict in ruined Shanghai.

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X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge
X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge

6.1 Game Score

X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge is a third person perspective action game (TPP) based on the popular comic book series and Bryan Singer's film "X-Men 2". The player takes on the role of the title superhero, who is infected with the deadly virus X and has to get an antidote within 48 hours. Larry Hama, one of the creators of Wolverine's characters, is responsible for the script of the game. The title was produced by GenePool Software studio.

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NecroVision
NecroVision

6.1 Game Score

Produced by the Polish studio The Farm 51 FPS with a plot set during the First World War. However, the creators did not strengthen historical realism and introduced supernatural elements, thanks to which we fight against demons, vampires and zombies. The game is based on joyful combat and fun consists mainly in clashes with large groups of enemies.

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X-Blades
X-Blades

6.1 Game Score

The third action game inspired by productions from the Land of the Cherry Blossom (e.g. Devil May Cry). We play the role of a scarcely dressed heroine, who is fluent in wielding two swords and uses deadly magic in combat.

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Agents of Mayhem
Agents of Mayhem

6.1 Game Score

Agents of Mayhem is an open-world action game that takes place in futuristic Seul. The game's plot focuses on the employees of M.A.Y.H.E.M., an organization that associates super agents from all over the world. They have to face the supervilians from L.E.G.I.O.N. who managed to take over almost the entire world. Only a group led by Persephone Brimstone can put an end to their rule. Their job is to defeat the forces of the evil Doctor Babylon.

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PlayStation VR Worlds
PlayStation VR Worlds

6.1 Game Score

A set of five varied games developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, created specifically for the PlayStation VR hardware and serving first and foremost to demonstrate the headgear's capabilities.

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Watch Dogs: Legion
Watch Dogs: Legion

6.1 Game Score

The third installment of the popular series of third-person action games with an open world, in which we play the role of a hacker fighting against the Central Operating System (ctOS) that is invigilating the citizens. As in the previous installments of the cycle, our basic tool is a smartphone, with the help of which we can take control over vehicles, elements of urban infrastructure, communication devices and digital safety systems.

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Remothered: Broken Porcelain
Remothered: Broken Porcelain

6.1 Game Score

Remothered: Going Porcelain is a continuation of the 2018 survival horror film in which players learned the story of Rosemary Reed. The Darril Arts studio is responsible for the production again.

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Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

6.1 Game Score

A science fiction space sandbox that features traits of an RPG, a strategy game, and an action game. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a sequel to Rebel Galaxy, a game from 2015. It was developed by an independent studio Double Damage Games.

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Daylight
Daylight

6.1 Game Score

Daylight is a horror action game with first person perspective (FPP). The title was produced by Zombie Inc. studio, which achievements include Blacklight: Tango Down and Saw II: Flesh & Blood. The main character of the game is a young woman who for some unexplained reason wakes up inside an abandoned psychiatric facility. This place has been taken over by wraiths, from which the only way to escape turns out to be.

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Rise of the Triad
Rise of the Triad

6.1 Game Score

Remake of a classic FPS from 1994 - Rise of the Triad: Dark War. The game was produced by Danish development studio Interceptor Entertainment. The main theme of the main campaign are struggles with cultists who plan to destroy Los Angeles. Player takes the role of one of the five members of the H.U.N.T. squad and is sent on a mission to infiltrate the island on which the dangerous sect has its headquarters.

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NieR Replicant
NieR Replicant

6.1 Game Score

NieR Replicant is a third-person action game developed by the popular Japanese company Square Enix. The story is set in a world overrun by monstrous creatures and a virus called Black Scrawl. As the titular Nier, we set out to find a cure for the infected daughter.

PS3

Enemy Front
Enemy Front

6.1 Game Score

A first-person shooter set in World War II developed in cooperation by CI Games’ teams in Rzeszow and London. In the main campaign, the player assumes the role of Robert Hawkins, an American war correspondent, who joins the resistance movement as a witness to the cruelty of the Germans. The action takes place primarily in the war-torn Warsaw, although we will also visit Norway, France, and Germany in the protagonist’s flashbacks.

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Battlefield Hardline
Battlefield Hardline

6.1 Game Score

Another installment in the popular FPS franchise. Visceral Games, the studio known mainly for the excellent Dead Space sci-fi series, developed their first major installment in the long-standing Battlefield franchise. It's a result of the transition of the franchise to a two-year production cycle, similar to the one made by its competitor, Call of Duty. Unlike the previous parts, this one is focused on the efforts of police forces against organized crime.

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Mafia III
Mafia III

6.1 Game Score

The third installment in the popular sandbox gangster series, launched in 2002 by Czech studio Illusion Softworks. Newly created Hangar 13 team, assembled within 2K Games, was in charge of this production. The team included the developers who made the first two parts of the cycle. Unlike those installments, this part takes us to America during the second half of the twentieth century; the main characters are of course members of an Italian crime family, operating in the state of Louisiana.

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Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood

6.1 Game Score

A spin-off to the well-received horror game Until Dawn. This installment is a typical rail shooter developed with PlayStation VR goggles in mind. During the game player assumes the role of a passenger of an automatically moving cart. One uses the cart to travel through various locations filled with different opponents. As per genre's tradition, the player is tasked with quick and effective elimination of everything that moves.

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