Action Video Games7
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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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
8.8 Game Score
Refreshed for the next generation of consoles, this is a collection of three titles from the bestselling Metal Gear stealth series created by Hideo Kojima in collaboration with Konami. The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection includes the games Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004). The set is completed by the spin-off part of the Metal Gear Solid series: Peace Walker.
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers
8.8 Game Score
A brutal action game in which we take control over scarcely dressed warriors. We start fighting hordes of undeads, using a rich arsenal of white weapons.
Gears of War 2
8.8 Game Score
A continuation of a 2006's third-person shooter by Epic Games. You play as Marcus Fenix, a soldier sentenced for desertion, and face a hostile race called Locust. The action takes place six months after the events of the first installment. Even though the majority of aliens have been crushed, the remnants are still hiding in the underground tunnels while Rustlung – a mysterious, fatal disease – spreads among humans.
Yakuza 3
8.8 Game Score
The third installment of a popular series of action games about the Japanese mafia. The story presented in Yakuza 3 once again focuses on the character of Kazuma Kiryu. The protagonist once again finds himself in the middle of the gangster accounts - this time in defense of an orphanage he founded, which attracted the interest of corrupt politicians associated with the title Yakuza.
Crysis: Warhead
8.8 Game Score
A stand-alone expansion pack for the bestselling first-person perspective shooter developed by Crytek studio in 2007. The story of the game is based on the events that occurred in the original game but shows them from a different point of view, thus supplementing the story. In the game the player assumes the role of an ex-SAS soldier who is sent on a mission to reclaim what is feared to be a nuclear warhead. The North Korean forces are interested in the weapon as well.
Operation Flashpoint: Game of the Year
8.8 Game Score
Special edition of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis. In addition to the title mentioned above, it consists of two appendices to it: Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade and Operation Flashpoint: Resistance.
God of War (2005)
8.8 Game Score
An action-adventure game that tells the story of Kratos – once a Spartan warrior, currently the servant of Olympus. The protagonist isn’t a flawless, noble warrior – he is a specialist when it comes to “dirty work”.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
8.8 Game Score
Super Smash Bros. Melee is a continuation of the impressive combat game from 1999, designed exclusively for the stationary system Nintendo 64. Sequel is available only to the owners of the successor to the platform, i.e. GameCube console.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
8.8 Game Score
An upgraded and expanded version of 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, in which you control Snake, the series' protagonist, as he travels to the Soviet Union to intercept plans for nuclear-carrying technology. The main novelty of Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence is the online mode, absent in the original, which allows up to 6 players to play together in one of several game modes, such as the classic Team Battle or Snake and Enemy.
Yakuza
8.8 Game Score
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.
Unreal Tournament 2004
8.8 Game Score
The third installment in the popular series of online first-person shooters developed by Digital Extremes. It is an improved and enhanced version of its 2003 predecessor, expanded with patches, expansions and additions. In addition to having better graphics, based on the improved engine from Unreal Tournament 2003, and a new user interface, Unreal Tournament 2004 adds two new game modes: the Assault Mode from the first game and Onslaught Mode based on the similar mode from Battlefield 1942.
The Catacomb Armageddon
8.8 Game Score
The Catacomb Armageddon (commercially known as Curse of the Catacombs) is the second story after The Catacomb Abyss about the adventures of a brave magician who intends to kill Nemesis and his supporters alone.
Halo 3
8.8 Game Score
The third installment in the bestselling Halo series of FPS shooters, marking the series' debut on 7th generation consoles. In terms of the story, the title is a kind of crowning of the trilogy, telling the story of the human race's fight against the Covenant civilization in a futuristic world. The action of the game begins in the eastern part of the African continent, where our hero's ship crashes.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
8.8 Game Score
The fourth installment in the Metal Gear series created by Hideo Kojima. It is a direct sequel to the 1998's Metal Gear Solid. The game features two main story chapters. The first casts the player in the role of Solid Snake (the protagonist of the previous installments), whose job is to infiltrate a ship transporting a new variety of the eponymous mech. His other task is to stop a group of Russian mercenaries trying to obtain it.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear
8.8 Game Score
A direct sequel to the warmly-welcomed tactical FPS, created in cooperation with one of the most popular modern political-fiction writers, Tom Clancy. We lead an elite counter-terrorist unit and face two incredibly dangerous criminal organizations. The game is divided into 18 diversified missions, taking place in real-life locations, like art museum, opera, or on board of a 747 Jumbo Jet.
Killzone 2
8.8 Game Score
A direct sequel to the futuristic first person shooter released on PlayStation 2, created by Guerilla Games as an answer to the successful, and mostly Xbox exclusive, Halo series. Killzone 2 takes place on the home planet of Helghan, two years after the events shown in the first game in the series.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
8.8 Game Score
Boltgun is a bloody first-person shooter in a 1990s style, set in the fantasy-science universe of Warhammer 40,000. The game was developed by Auroch Digital, an independent studio.
Muck
8.7 Game Score
FPP survival game, developed by youtuber known as Dani. In Muck we find ourselves on a procedurally generated island and while during the day we explore this piece of land in search of resources and supplies, at night we fight for survival, repelling attacks of enemies.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
8.7 Game Score
The second installment in a series of medieval-set TPP action adventure games. In A Plague Tale: Requiem we once again follow the fates of Amicia and Hugo - siblings fighting for survival in a country at war and facing the plague.
Resident Evil Village
8.7 Game Score
The eighth main part of the popular series of survival horrors developed by Capcom. Resident Evil Village continues the story of Ethan and his wife started in Resident Evil 7 and reapplies the FPP view.
Ninja Gaiden Black
8.7 Game Score
After an extremely successful and warm welcome remake of a hit from years ago, Ninja Gaiden, Tecmo decided to release a richer, more complete version. In Ninja Gaiden: Black, we again play the role of a deadly, revenge-hungry warrior.
America's Army: Operations
8.7 Game Score
Tactical action game created for the American army. The production focuses primarily on multiplayer gameplay, although it also includes several introductory (training) missions. Up to 32 players, divided into different classes, take part in the fights. The developers of the game tried to render the struggle of soldiers in a quite realistic way, which can be an advantage for many players.
Quake (1996)
8.7 Game Score
A first-person shooter developed by id Software, which established new standards in the genre while being a breakthrough in terms of 3D computer graphics. The action of Quake takes place in an undefined future where government experiments with teleportation has made contact with inhabitants of other dimensions, bringing about an infestation of hellish beasts.
Max Payne: Antologia
8.7 Game Score
Max Payne: Anthology is a complete set of products, treating the fate of Max Payne, a talented detective of the New York Police Department. This package includes both the first and second part of the famous series of Finnish band Remedy Studios.