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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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City of the Dead
City of the Dead

Action canceled

City of the Dead is a first person shooter, whose names were lent by George A. Romero, the famous director of the horror/gore film series, who since 1968 has been successfully shooting further pictures about the struggle of people with zombies.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Action 11 July 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an action adventure game based on a cinematic screening (directed by Tim Burton and with John Depp in the lead role) of Roald Dahl's classic book of the same title.

Pariah
Pariah

Action 03 May 2005

"Pariah" is an interesting action game in which the player takes on the role of Dr. Jacek Mason, a scientist who managed to escape all his life from a disaster. He found himself on the planet, which was a huge prison. And this planet is called.... Earth.

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

Action 20 September 2005

Shaolin Monks is the latest installment of the legendary Mortal Kombat saga. This time, however, instead of a racial fight we are dealing with a completely three-dimensional adventure game, in which the events are presented from the third person perspective (TPP).

Kill.switch
Kill.switch

Action 28 October 2003

kill.switch is a three-dimensional action game in which we play the role of a highly qualified soldier performing missions on his own. To this end, we travel to various places (the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, the Middle East, the region around the Caspian Sea, etc.).

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus

Action 19 October 2004

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is a continuation of a virtual beat game, treating the adventures of a quartet of mutated turtles, eliminating all manifestations of evil with the help of Far Eastern martial arts. This program was created on the basis of the second series of cartoons about warlike reptiles.

Robocop
Robocop

Action 05 December 2003

Robocop is another attempt to transfer to virtual reality the famous futuristic film trilogy about the adventures of the police cyborg, initiated exactly in 1987. The main character of this FPS game is therefore a "cop" named Alex Murphy, who after being massacred by criminals is given a chance to continue living as a hybrid of man and machine.

Tom & Jerry: War of the Whiskers
Tom & Jerry: War of the Whiskers

Action canceled

Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers is another skillful fight in which the main roles are played by the well-known (mainly younger viewers) from MGM animated series, Tom and Jerry's cat and mouse, as well as their friends, such as Spike or Tyke. It should be noted, however, that despite its cartoon character, the game received the category T (Teen) because of the elements of violence.

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

Action 11 November 2003

The sequel to the popular Medal of Honor series, once again developed by Danger Close Games exclusively for console players. In this installment of the series, you play as U.S. Corporal Joseph Griffin and, unlike in previous installments which focused on combat in Europe, you move to the vast waters of the Pacific to take part in the American-Japanese battles taking place there.

Predator: Concrete Jungle
Predator: Concrete Jungle

Action 15 April 2005

The protagonist of "Predator: Concrete Jungle" is the title alien, who came to Earth twice: in 1930 and 2030. Beaten by landowners in the 1930s, the alien returns to the blue planet after a hundred years with the intention of avenging the humiliating defeat.

Max Payne
Max Payne

Action 11 December 2001

Max Payne is a third-person perspective action game developed by the Finnish studio Remedy Entertainment. The protagonist is an undercover DEA agent whose task is to locate the source of Valkyr - a deadly new drug. Personally, Max is also seeking revenge against the murderers of his family. He falls victim to a conspiracy and gets accused of killing his supervisor. The creators were inspired by the crime stories from the 1940s and 1950s, Pulp novels, and the movie, The Matrix.

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Action 30 September 2002

The sequel to Io-Interactive's well-received stealth action game from 2000. The game’s story starts in a Sicilian monastery, where the protagonist of the first game, Agent 47, tries to forget about his former deeds by seeking atonement in peaceful life and prayer. Unfortunately, he is soon tracked down by the Russian mafia and forced to get back to work. He quickly learns that he is being manipulated and eventually becomes a target himself, hunted by highly-trained ex-Spetsnaz operatives.

Atari Anthology
Atari Anthology

Action 28 November 2004

A special complication prepared by the Atari corporation allowing players to return to the distant eighties of the last century in which there was a rapid development of the video games industry.

Galleon
Galleon

Action 11 June 2004

The "Galleon" is maintained in pirate-fantastic climates. We have a good captain-navadiak with an audible name, which can evoke culinary associations among some, the name of Rham, his companion - the beautiful, redheaded Faith and the mysterious, oriental origin of Mihoko.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder

Action 05 August 2003

Second official addition to the tactical action game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon. It moves players to Cuba until 2009, where they have to help to bring about free elections.

Alter Echo
Alter Echo

Action 19 August 2003

Three-dimensional action game from the third person's perspective (TPP). The story tells the fate of the world of the future, where a special caste of people called "shapers" is endowed with the ability to create any thing - from garden rakes to spaceships - from a special substance called plast.

LEGO Star Wars
LEGO Star Wars

Action 05 April 2005

Another production of Traveller's Tales, a band known for its successful games, such as the "Traveller's Tales" and the "Traveller's Tales": Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Finding Nemo, or Crash Twinsanity. This time the studio took care of presenting the adventures of the heroes of Star Wars as block figures.

Cel Damage
Cel Damage

Action 14 November 2001

A crazy arcade toy, which in many respects refers to the famous Twisted Metal series. Also noteworthy is the cartoon graphics, made with the use of cel-shading technology.

Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers
Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers

Action 21 November 2005

Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers is an action game from a third person's perspective, produced by the BattleBorne Entertainment development studio. This title was created on a Snowblind engine.

Painkiller: Hell Wars
Painkiller: Hell Wars

Action 25 July 2006

A fast-paced first-person shooter developed by Polish studio People Can Fly. In Painkiller the player assumes the role of Daniel Garner, who upon dying has been assigned to stop the armies of hell led by Lucifer himself. The story told in the game is linear and the campaign is split into five chapters, each one consisting of several levels. The gameplay is based on fighting hordes of enemies – all sorts of creatures coming straight from hell as well as even more powerful bosses.

Scrapland
Scrapland

Action 22 February 2005

Expansion of the action game, which was developed by MercurySteam Entertainment development studio. During the game we play the role of a robot - D-Tritus, who arrives in Chimera, the capital of a huge asteroid called Scrapland.

Robotech: Battlecry
Robotech: Battlecry

Action 23 September 2002

Robotech: Battlecry is an action game that embodies the dreams of big boys about a big, respectable moss, capable of destroying not only the city but also the whole planet. This arcade shooting, based on an animated series entitled "Robotech", was created in the studios of the Vicious Cycle company.

RLH
RLH

Action 08 April 2003

A mixture of surival-horror and traditional TPP shooter. We play the role of a soldier who has to clean the mining station from hostile creatures. RLH was created exclusively for single players.

Scooby Doo! Mystery Mayhem
Scooby Doo! Mystery Mayhem

Action 02 March 2004

Scooby Doo: Mystery Mayhem is a platformer with strongly outlined elements typical for point'n'clickable adventures. Jump, run, find, bring in, sweep and everything is already known. The game was created by Artificial Mind and Movement and released THQ.