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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. more

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Tomb Raider II: The Golden Mask
Tomb Raider II: The Golden Mask

Action 15 June 1999

Expansion to an arcade action game Tomb Raider II: The Dagger of Xian, the second part of the adventures of Lara Croft, one of the most famous heroes in the history of electronic entertainment. Tomb Raider II: The Golden Mask upgrades the basic game with a separate mini campaign, comprised of four main levels, and one bonus level, available after finding all artifacts.

Battlezone (1983)
Battlezone (1983)

Action 10 April 1983

A science-fiction first-person shooter, considered to be one of the first games in the genre. In Battlezone, we sit in the cockpit of a futuristic tank and our task is to eliminate all hostile units that appear on the horizon before they do the same to us. The player can drive back and forth as well as rotate the turret to the left and right. We are informed of the presence of enemy tanks by a radar located in the upper part of the screen.

The Terminator: Rampage
The Terminator: Rampage

Action 08 August 1993

The Terminator: Rampage is the first classic FPS created by Bethesda Softworks, based on the story of a popular series of films with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role.

Heart of Eternity
Heart of Eternity

Action 26 February 2009

Action adventure game with RPG elements, in which the player's task is to find and destroy the mythical clock, measuring time to the end of the world.

Air Raid: This is not a Drill!
Air Raid: This is not a Drill!

Action 14 June 2003

Three-dimensional arcade game set in the realities of World War II. The program allows the user to take over the function of an on-board shooter operating a 40mm anti-aircraft gun on board the U.S.S. Missouri.

Hired Team: Trial
Hired Team: Trial

Action 30 April 2001

Russian production of FPS taking place in the urban world of the future, where a player leading a group of commandos must clean the city of criminal gangs.

Mageslayer
Mageslayer

Action 24 September 1997

A dynamic action game with a view from above. Our task is to break through to the fortress of the evil knight and kill him before his revenge is completed.

War World: Tactical Combat
War World: Tactical Combat

Action 30 July 2005

A debut project of the Third Wave Games development studio, which was founded by three famous programmers - Morten Brodersen (Blue Tongue Software, Rare Ltd), Johnni Christensen (Rare Ltd) and Phillip Table (Blue Tongue Software).

Carnivores: Cityscape
Carnivores: Cityscape

Action 26 March 2002

Another part of a series of action games from Sunstorm Interactive. A player can become a dinosaur or a hunter and compete in a big futuristic metropolis.

Psychotoxic
Psychotoxic

Action 25 February 2005

Psychotoxic is a futuristic first person perspective action game (FPP), for which the NuClearVision development team is responsible. The plot takes players into the world of the near future, where they play Angie Prophet, a heroin trying to stop the demonic Aaron Crowley and prevent the annihilation of earthly civilization.

A.I.M. 2: Clan Wars
A.I.M. 2: Clan Wars

Action 17 February 2006

A.I.M. 2 is a sequel to the action adventure game with RPG elements released in 2004. As in the first part, the Russian company SkyRiver Studios is responsible for the development, which once again moves players to an abandoned planet, Range-4.

Deadhunt
Deadhunt

Action 05 April 2005

A dynamic FPP shooting game in which the hero confronts hordes of undead enemies. The game is based on the classic principle of 'collecting things and shooting at other things', where the plot plays a secondary role. Forty missions filled to the brim with bloodthirsty enemies, as well as a mass of weapons will allow more than one shooting fan to get stressed.

Sabotain: Break the Rules
Sabotain: Break the Rules

Action 14 September 2004

Sabotain: Break the Rules is an action game with RPG elements, prepared by Avalon Style Entertainment studio. In the distant future there is a galactic war between the Empire and the Confederation of the United Planets. The player plays one of the two available characters - Kent Reed's agent or Alex Keeton's murderer - and hits the middle of the conflict.

Ultimate Quake
Ultimate Quake

Action 10 November 2001

A special set of the first three installments in the cult series of first-person shooters, Quake, that were developed by id Software. The collection was published by Activision and it contains Quake and Quake II, games that were released in years 1996-1997 and which codified the standards of their genre, both when it comes to graphics and to very advanced multiplayer modes.

Gunman Chronicles
Gunman Chronicles

Action 08 December 2000

FPS game based on engine Half-Life game combines elements of Wild West climate and the most advanced technology in the form of an arsenal of deadly weapons.

Alien Breed: Tower Assault
Alien Breed: Tower Assault

Action 03 April 1994

The second and last game of a series of two-dimensional shooters. Its most important feature is the non-linearity of the game. If you believe the programmers, there are about 250 ways to win.

Secret Service: In Harm's Way
Secret Service: In Harm's Way

Action 07 November 2001

An action/FPS game in which we become a young agent of the elite units of the United States Navy. We have only just undergone military training and now we have to prove ourselves in a number of dangerous combat missions.

Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness

Action 23 August 1998

A climatic platform game featuring logical puzzles, developed by the French Amazing Studio led by Eric Chahi - the creator of Another World. In Heart of Darkness, we play as a boy named Andy, whose dog Whisky is kidnapped by Forces of Darkness during an eclipse. Despite the dangers, the protagonist sets out to rescue his pet, equipped with self-made plasma weapon and vehicle.

Time Warriors
Time Warriors

Action 07 September 1997

Three-dimensional fight, in which we can participate in a big tournament by playing one of the few dangerous warriors. So practice all the clandestine blows and defeat your opponents.

Secret Service: Security Breach
Secret Service: Security Breach

Action 27 October 2003

Sequel action game, in which we acted as an agent of American secret services. At the Secret Service: Security Breach is once again responsible for protecting the most important personalities of the US Government, including the President himself.

Spear of Destiny
Spear of Destiny

Action 02 September 1992

A sequel to Wolfenstein 3D, a popular shooter developed by id Software. Spear of Destiny was released in 1992, soon after the debut of the first game in the series. Because of that, the gameplay mechanics of both titles are very similar. Once again the player assumes the role of William B.J. Blazkowicz, an American Special Forces commando sent to Nazi Germany.

Quake II: Ground Zero
Quake II: Ground Zero

Action 31 August 1998

The second official expansion pack for Quake II, created by Rogue Entertainment - authors of the Doom-based shooter Strife and one of the expansions for the first Quake. Ground Zero takes the potential of the Quake II engine to the limit, offering fourteen single player levels and ten multiplayer maps.

Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome

Action 04 February 2003

Add-on to one of the most interesting action games that hit our computers in 2002. Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome, just like the basic version, is focused mainly on multiplayer gameplay, and as its historical background was used Italian and Sicilian campaign from the Second World War.

RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3

Action 01 January 1991

OCP wants to demolish the poor old district of Detroit and create a future city called Delta City in its place. The problem is that the local residents, who are attached to their ruined homes, have no intention of moving out.