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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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Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever

5.4 Game Score

Duke Nukem Forever is a sequel of the heavily-worshiped FPS, whose origins reach the beginning of the 1990s. After many years of silence, and a turbulent development cycle – during which the production was taken away from 3D Realms, and given to Gearbox Software – Duke Nukem Forever was released in a much more modern form.

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Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Full Auto 2: Battlelines

5.4 Game Score

Full Auto 2: Battlelines is a continuation of the action game from the beginning of 2006, created by employees of the Canadian company Pseudo Interactive. This time, nearly thirty vehicles are available for players, and the basic option of playing for a single player is a fictionalised career mode.

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PAIN
PAIN

5.4 Game Score

The main inspiration for PAIN's exclusive PlayStation 3 game was the Jackass TV show. The action of this position takes place in a big city, where the protagonists participate in various situations, commonly referred to in society as extreme.

PS3

Metathrone
Metathrone

5.4 Game Score

Metathrone is a science fiction-based action game with elements of sneaking and first person shooter (FPP). The plot presents a vision of the world in which people coexist with the mysterious Alta. However, peace between the two races is endangered when an unexpectedly powerful artifact - the title Megathrone - is discovered. The game was produced by Orion Software studio.

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Underworld
Underworld

5.4 Game Score

Underworld is a Lucky Chicken Games Third Person View (TPP) action game based on the theme of a spectacular film of the same title. Player takes part in the ongoing war between vampires and werewolves, playing the beautiful vampire Selena or Raze's lykan.

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Pirate Hunter
Pirate Hunter

5.3 Game Score

Pirate Hunter is a classic representative of the First Person Shooter (FPS) genre, created by the Russian development studio DIOsoft and using a modern, original graphic engine DIOsoft Engine.

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Prawo Krwi
Prawo Krwi

5.3 Game Score

After the fall of communism, Poland became an attractive country for Eastern criminals. Starting criminal activity, both small thieves and professional bandits gathered in mafia structures, which slowly covered the whole Western Europe. In order to curb illegal practices, the Polish government decides to set up a special anti-terrorism unit called GROM. It is headed by a distinguished commander, Adam Rdzanek.

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Gangs of London
Gangs of London

5.3 Game Score

Gangs of London is an action game loosely linked to the famous The Getaway series, known to PlayStation 2 owners. The common element is the action site (the title capital of Great Britain) and the characteristic gangster atmosphere a la Grand Theft Auto, while the rest of the game was designed by developers from scratch.

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Patriots: A Nation Under Fire
Patriots: A Nation Under Fire

5.3 Game Score

Patriots: A Nation under Fire is a first-person action game created by 4D Rulers studio and released by DreamCatcher Interactive.

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Dead Horde
Dead Horde

5.3 Game Score

A TPP-type action shooter in the survival horror convention with a zombie horde in the lead role. A deadly virus is spreading in an American town, infecting all inhabitants except our hero. The task is to escape from a deadly location - alone or in cooperation mode.

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Wolfschanze 2
Wolfschanze 2

5.3 Game Score

Wolfschanze 2 is the second installment of the first person shootout (FPS) in the realities of World War II. The title was produced and released by City Interactive. The player plays the role of a Red Army officer sent deep behind the front line with the task of stealing the German cipher machine and code book.

PC

Kung Fu Rider
Kung Fu Rider

5.3 Game Score

We participate in crazy street chases, using many bizarre means of transport and performing crazy stunts on the way. We use the PlayStation Move to control our characters.

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Prince of Persia: Epilogue
Prince of Persia: Epilogue

5.3 Game Score

First DLC to Prince of Persia. It is an extension of the last stage of production, introducing a few new elements to the game.

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Tunnel Rats
Tunnel Rats

5.3 Game Score

Tunnel Rats is a first person shooter (FPS) based on a film directed by Uwe Boll. The action of the game was set in the realities of the Vietnam War. The player plays the role of a young American prisoner who manages to escape from captivity. The fugitive has to break through tunnels, fortifications, jungle, struggling with dangerous traps, Vietcong soldiers and extreme exhaustion. Game was produced by Replay studio.

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007 The World is Not Enough
007 The World is Not Enough

5.3 Game Score

Based on "The World is Not Enough" he plays with agent 007 in the lead role. This time James Bond faces a pair of demonic lovers - the heir to the oil empire Elektra King and terrorist Viktor Zokas.

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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

5.3 Game Score

Sequel to the highly popular first-person shooter Sniper: Ghost Warrior. The game has been produced by the Polish studio City Interactive (CI Games). Campaign of Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 once again puts players in the role of a sharpshooter sent behind enemy lines with the task to eliminate selected targets. Missions are located e.g. in the jungle, Himalayas, or in the ruins of Sarajevo. The gameplay focuses on tactical approach.

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Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings

5.3 Game Score

Another game depicting the adventures of the title archaeologist, known primarily from a series of Hollywood films. This is a typical combination of dynamic action and breathtaking adventure.

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Army Men: Sarge's War
Army Men: Sarge's War

5.3 Game Score

Sarge's War is another game from the well-known Army Men series, but unlike the predecessors created by the non-existent company 3DO, created by Take Two. It represents the genre of action games in which we observe events from a third party perspective.

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IS Defense
IS Defense

5.3 Game Score

A first-person rail shooter developed by Destructive Creations, a Polish studio known for the controversial Hatred. The action of IS Defense takes us to the year 2020, when Europe is attacked by the Islamic State. The players assume the role of a NATO soldier who operates a heavy machine gun, and their task is to eliminate advancing enemies. As far as gameplay is concerned, the production is inspired by the genre’s classics and such titles as Beach Head 2000.

PC

Hell Let Loose
Hell Let Loose

5.3 Game Score

A multiplayer World War II first-person shooter. The game is a debut project of an Australian studio Black Matter. Hell Let Loose takes place during the World War II and the player can participate in the Battle of Stalingrad, operation Overlord, Guadalcanal Campaign and other theaters. The player can fight alongside the Allies or the Axis. The game focuses on presenting the war in a realistic way. The battles are played on vast maps based on archives.

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Men In Black: Alien Crisis
Men In Black: Alien Crisis

5.3 Game Score

Men in Black is an action game based on the popular series of films with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones of the same title. However, it is not directly connected with the third part of the film.

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Army Men III
Army Men III

5.3 Game Score

Independent production by the Lord Iheanacho Productions studio, in which we play as plastic soldiers, one of the attractions of childhood of many people who were not strangers to "play war". This is an action game in which we observe the events from the perspective of a third person.

PC

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

5.3 Game Score

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a third-person mecha shooter. The game revolves around fast-paced melee and ranged combat, as well as modifying and constructing new machines.

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Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR
Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR

5.3 Game Score

A VR, first-person spin-off of Assassin's Creed. Assassin’s Creed: Nexus VR has us reliving the memories of Kassandra, Ezio Auditore and Connor Kenway, trying to solve the mystery of the artifacts they've hidden.

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