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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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CellFactor: Revolution
CellFactor: Revolution

Action 08 May 2007

CellFactor: Revolution is a first-person action game created by Immersion Games studio, which allows us to play the role of a futuristic gladiator, taking part in duels in specially prepared for this purpose arenas.

PC

God of War: Ghost of Sparta
God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Action 02 November 2010

The next installment of a series of brutal action games. Again, we play the hateful spartite of Kratos, who this time has to face his own past. The game remains true to the tradition of home consoles and offers clashes with powerful bosses, an advanced combat system, an epic story referring to Greek mythology and a great visual setting.

PSP

inFamous 2
inFamous 2

Action 07 June 2011

Continuation of third person perspective sandbox action game by Sucker Punch studio. We play as Cole McGrath again, who almost paid for the clash with the mysterious Beast with his life. To prepare for the rematch, our hero travels to a brand new city, New Marais, where he hopes to find a way to increase his power. But the Beast is on his trail, spreading death and destruction. An additional obstacle is the military organization ruling the city, which aims to get rid of the strange stranger.

PS3

Day of the Zombie
Day of the Zombie

Action 06 March 2009

Shooting from the perspective of the first person in the climates of survival horror. The action takes place at one of the American universities, which is full of deadly zombies. We play the role of one of the students and on 14 levels we face numerous hordes of title opponents. The game has a multiplayer mode for eight players.

PC

Rise of the Triad: Dark War
Rise of the Triad: Dark War

Action 21 December 1994

Rise of the Triad is Apogee Software's FPS, allowing you to become a High-Risk United Nations Taskforce (HUNT) team member who has to go through thirty stages alone and defeat a madman trying to destroy the world.

PC

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire

Action 17 November 2006

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a game about the battles of giant robots in a futuristic reality. This product is part of a popular brand, including animated films, cartoons and toys. We are therefore in the very middle of an armed conflict, the stake of which is control over the Earth.

PS3

Smuggler's Run: Warzones
Smuggler's Run: Warzones

Action 08 August 2002

The next installment of the famous action game, this time on the Gamecube console. We play the role of a driver transporting illegal goods. Missions are played on very diverse and at the same time extensive maps.

GCN

Archangel (2002)
Archangel (2002)

Action 04 October 2002

Archangel is an action game with cRPG elements created by the Polish development studio Metropolis Software. The player directs Michael Travinsky's actions. The hero, tragically deceased in a car accident, is summoned from the other world by forces unknown to him. The game combines the conventions of horror, techno-thriller and fantasy.

PC

Global Agenda
Global Agenda

Action 01 February 2010

Spy and tactical MMORPG using the Unreal Engine 3 engine, whose action takes place on Earth in the twentieth century. As trained and equipped with the latest gadgets special agents we take part in various missions. The fight is largely arcade and relies more on the player's skills than his character stats.

PC

Deadly Dozen
Deadly Dozen

Action 15 November 2001

Three-dimensional tactical action game in which we take command of the Allied troops. The action was set more or less between 1942 and 1945, and fate will throw us on the hot sands of Africa, the green hills of France or the enemy German land, where we will fight fierce battles with the Third Reich.

PC

Forsaken
Forsaken

Action 30 April 1998

Clone of the famous action game series Descent. You take on the role of an all-purpose hunter crossing the destroyed Earth in search of the precious things that survived the disaster.

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Close Quarters Conflict
Close Quarters Conflict

Action 22 January 2007

Close Quarters Conflict is a shooter with tactical elements. The action is presented from the perspective of the first person. The title is primarily focused on multiplayer gameplay. The production was developed and released by Groove Games studio, which already has several titles of this type (including Marine Sharpshooter II: Jungle Warfare and Rally Berlin: Special Branches).

PC

Heavenly Sword
Heavenly Sword

Action 12 September 2007

A fantasy third-person perspective action hack-and-slash game developed by the British studio Ninja Theory. The story of Heavenly Sword centers on the titular sword, the owner of which gains great power. When owner of the sword, Shen, is captured by the evil king Bohan who wants to obtain the artifact, Shen’s daughter Nariko decides to exact revenge on her father’s torturer. The gameplay of the game focuses mostly on dynamic combat against numerous opponents simultaneously.

PS3

Gotcha!
Gotcha!

Action 31 July 2004

Gotcha! is a three-dimensional paintball simulator, in which the feature layer does not play an important role, as the title can also be classified as an action game in terms of genre.

PC

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword

Action 09 March 2004

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword is the official addition to Red Storm's tactical Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield shooting. Enlargement introduces a new campaign divided into 8 missions played in 6 locations. The creators have also implemented new weapons, optional maps for multiplayer battles and a few additional fun options.

PC

Battlefield 2: Special Forces
Battlefield 2: Special Forces

Action 22 November 2005

Special Forces is the official expansion of Battlefield 2, focusing entirely on reflecting the battles of the elite Special Forces, so radically different from the clashes of regular troops.

PC

Yakuza
Yakuza

Action 05 September 2006

Yakuza is an action game in response to the Grand Theft Auto series. The title was created in cooperation with the award-winning designer Toshihiro Nagoshi and tells the story of a mafia who wants to break free from the ties of a criminal organization.

PS2

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

Action 29 April 1999

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.

PC

JFK Reloaded
JFK Reloaded

Action 22 November 2004

An extremely controversial production by Traffic Games, a Scottish company that will allow you to play the role of Lee Harvey Oswald and recreate the homicide of the US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy at home.

PC

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear: Black Thorn
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear: Black Thorn

Action 01 November 2001

A stand-alone addition to the famous Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear action game about the incredible feats of a well-trained anti-terrorism team. Expands standard gameplay capabilities with a number of improvements and improvements, as well as a new feature line.

PC

Project Nomads
Project Nomads

Action 24 September 2002

The game was created from a combination of genre features: real-time strategy, action games and cRPG. The action takes us to the future, where the remnants of mankind that survived the destruction of our world fight for the remaining raw materials and natural goods.

PC

Star Trek: Elite Force II
Star Trek: Elite Force II

Action 26 June 2003

Continuation of the famous action/FPS game "Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force", set in the realities of the famous Star Trek saga. Player as lieutenant Munro faces numerous opponents, including Borg, Romulans, Klingons.

PC

Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell
Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell

Action 29 November 2004

An official expansion for Painkiller, an FPS created by the Polish studio People Can Fly. Daniel Garner managed to defeat Lucifer but his throne was immediately taken by Alastor. The hero must pick up his weapons once again and face hordes from hell so he can finally defeat its new demonic ruler. The developers created ten new, complex maps for this expansion and each one of them has its unique style – during the game we visit, e.g. a demonic version of Stalingrad.

PC

Trap Runner
Trap Runner

Action 06 August 1998

Action game enriched with tactical elements, in which players take on the role of agents fighting against each other in three-dimensional arenas. Although in Trap Runner we can use melee attacks and firearms, the basic weapon used by the heroes are murderous traps, which become invisible to enemies when set up.

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