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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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Rayman Raving Rabbids
Rayman Raving Rabbids

Action canceled

Rayman Raving Rabbids is a spin-off version of the popular series of 3D platformers, containing 70 mini-games prepared by the development team of Ubisoft concern. This time, the title character, whose actions are directed by the player, has to face crazy daughters who have invaded the peaceful Land of Dreams.

Call of Juarez: The Cartel
Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Action 19 July 2011

The third installment in the FPS series by Polish studio, Techland. This time the game’s setting was shifted to modern times, and the story is focused on the struggle with the eponymous drug cartel. The players control a special team that was established to solve the problem of cartel bosses. The team consists of Kim Evans, Eddie Guerra and Ben McCall – a descendant of Ray McCall. The game’s foundation is, again, the story campaign, which can be played either solo or in cooperation.

Knights Contract
Knights Contract

Action 22 February 2011

An action game released by Namco Bandai that allows you to explore the world of witch hunting. The creators combined arcade elements in the form of a dynamic system of fighting with light aspects of adventure in the form of occasional puzzles. The main character is immortal and the difficulty of the game results from the need to protect his mortal companion.

Devil's Third
Devil's Third

Action canceled

A third-person action game created by Valhalla Game studio and Tomonobu Itagaki, featuring both guns and melee weapons. The story takes place in a not so distant future in USA, where the Kessler effect - a situation in which accumulation of space trash becomes so big that two objects colliding cause a domino effect - becomes a fact.

Alien Breed 2: Assault
Alien Breed 2: Assault

Action 07 December 2010

Alien Breed 2: Assault is the sequel to the 2009 release of the futuristic TPP shooter, Alien Breed Impact. The player directs the actions of Conrad, the chief engineer on the alien spacecraft Leopold. The game was created by Team 17 Software's development team and uses the Unreal Engine 3 engine.

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

Action 05 July 2011

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a continuation of the relatively unknown action game from the perspective of the third person - Earth Defense Force 2017, in which we saved the planet from the invasion of aliens. This time we stand up to fight huge insects.

Dante's Inferno: Trials of St. Lucia
Dante's Inferno: Trials of St. Lucia

Action 29 April 2010

Add-on to Dante's Inferno. The DLC has introduced a cooperation mode, in which together with other friends we can play a battle in one of the specially prepared arenas. One player can play St. Lucia, assisting Dante in his special attacks. The second novelty is the editor of the previously mentioned arenas and scenarios, which we can share and pass with other players.

Front Mission Evolved
Front Mission Evolved

Action 28 September 2010

A dynamic action game set in 2171 allowing you to sit on the helm of combat robots called Wanderpanzers (Wanzers for short). We observe the action from the perspective of a third person, and the mechanics of the game is extremely dexterity and does not care about any realism. The game offers a single player campaign and multiplayer mode.

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3

Action 28 June 2011

The third part of the series based on the famous anime Gundam, produced by Koei studio to a company from Namco Bandai Games. In the game, with the help of a powerful battle suit, we fight against a hordes of enemies. In battles we use a number of special skills and blows. Great references to anime, lots of tasks and characters, as well as a developed multiplayer mode are the main advantages of the title.

Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3

Action 29 April 2015

Re-edition of the classic two-dimensional shooting, which originally debuted on the NeoGeo console. We have a dozen or so different boards to overcome. We only deal with the liquidation of enemies appearing on the screen.

Terminator Salvation: The Videogame
Terminator Salvation: The Videogame

Action 19 May 2009

Terminator: Rescue is an action game that is an adaptation of a cinema hit. The production was created in the Grin development studio. The plot shows the events after the nuclear annihilation. Players take on the role of John Connor and fight against the military system Skynet, which killed most of humanity. The game is based mainly on elements of a third person view shooting (TPP).

Inversion
Inversion

Action 05 June 2012

TPP Shooting by TimeShift authors. Our task is to solve the puzzle of gravitational anomalies in which the normal rules of physics do not work. While staying in them we can, among others, float in the air and walk on the walls. Thanks to the use of the unusual properties of these places the fight becomes much more interesting than in traditional shooters.

Castle Crashers
Castle Crashers

Action 31 August 2010

Castle Crashers is a hack'and slash action game in which we play one of the four knights. We are heading to the right side of the screen all the time and fight with the opponents we meet. Each knight has two types of attacks, he can also lead combos and cast spells.

I Am Alive
I Am Alive

Action 04 April 2012

Third-person action game with survival elements, developed by Ubisoft. I Am Alive was set in the modern city after huge earthquake. We play as a man who among the ruins of the house is trying to find his missing wife and daughter. In the face of tragedy, the city is ruled by the law of the stronger. The hero, armed only with a bow and a gun with limited ammunition, tries to survive among the ruthless hoodlums. Due to the modest weaponry, the key to survival is cunning and perceptiveness.

Metalocalypse: Dethgame
Metalocalypse: Dethgame

Action canceled

A crazy action game based on the series "Metalocalypse". We fight numerous battles with mutant Dethklok fans, trying to protect the musicians and the music played by them.

The Simpsons Game
The Simpsons Game

Action 30 October 2007

The Simpsons Game is the twenty-second video game based on the popular animated series. Its producer and publisher is Electronic Arts, and the premiere took place on the occasion of the creation of the first full-length film with Simpsons in the leading roles.

Star Trek
Star Trek

Action 23 April 2013

Action game with Third Person View (TPP) addressed to the science-fiction lovers. The title was produced by Digital Extremes studio (known i.a. from Homefront and The Darkness II). The plot of the main campaign is located between events presented in Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek 2 (2012). Commander James T. Kirk and Spock of the USS Enterprise are on the trail of a mysterious race, the Gorn, who intend to invade Federation planets. They must stop this intergalactic plot before it is too late.

Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row: The Third

Action 15 November 2011

The third installment in the series of action games developed by THQ, combining mechanics known from the Grand Theft Auto franchise with absurd sense of humor. The main protagonist is the same character as in the previous Saints Row games. Together with a group of gangsters he tries to preserve the position of the Saints gang. However, a completely new force is trying to take over Steelport – an international syndicate, called Dawn, that specializes in extortion and racketeering.

Homefront
Homefront

Action 15 March 2011

A first-person shooter developed by KAOS Studios (Frontlines: Fuel of War). The scenario was written by John Milius, the screenwriter for Apocalypse Now. Homefront presents a vision of a near future where, after an economical crisis, the United States were suddenly attacked and eventually occupied by North Korea. The player assumes the role of a member of resistance and together with two companions he completes various missions aimed at the occupant.

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Action 12 June 2007

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is an action game, presented from the perspective of a third person. It is another electronic-entertainment position, created on the basis of a popular series of comic books published by Marvel Enterprises. The inspiration to create this production was also given by the cinema hit of the same name.

Dead Block
Dead Block

Action 20 July 2011

A humorous action game in which we compete with successive waves of zombies. The game consists mainly in repelling the attacks of opponents, which is helped by barricades and a wide range of traps. The cooperation mode for up to four players is of great importance.

Resistance 2
Resistance 2

Action 04 November 2008

Resistance 2 is a continuation of the popular FPP shooting, which hit only on PS3. The first part was the starting title of this console and met with a warm reception. The combination of World War II climate and the invasion of the space race Chimer on Earth was liked by the players, which is why a sequel was created, offering a significant development of solutions known from its predecessor.

ShellShock 2: Blood Trails
ShellShock 2: Blood Trails

Action 13 February 2009

Sequel action game, which developed the creators of the series Killzone. Again, we find ourselves in war-torn Vietnam to face numerous opponents. We have a rich arsenal of weapons at our disposal.

Bakugan: Battle Brawlers
Bakugan: Battle Brawlers

Action 20 October 2009

Bakugan: Battle Brawlers, created by Japanese developer NOW Production, is based on the popular anime series under the same title.