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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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Delta Force: Land Warrior
Delta Force: Land Warrior

Action 08 November 2000

For the third time we have the opportunity to play the role of the commandos of the elite special forces of the US Force. This time the game offers a completely new, fully three-dimensional and accelerated graphical engine.

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Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3

Action 20 September 2011

The third installment in the futuristic series of shooters developed by Epic Games. The series is the pride of the Xbox 360 console. After the city of Jacinto, the last stand of humanity, is destroyed, COG coalition persists in its fight against the superior forces of the Locust. Marcus Fenix and his companions set out on a journey to find the protagonist's father, who has knowledge of what might be humanity’s last hope to defeat the enemy.

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Deep Black
Deep Black

Action 31 May 2011

Deep Black: Reloaded is a third party action game (TPP) created by Biart's development team. The story takes players to a chaotic world in the near future, where there is a fierce battle for influence, raw materials and control over technologies. The player directs the actions of a member of an elite military unit, an expert in underwater combat.

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Frontlines: Fuel of War
Frontlines: Fuel of War

Action 25 February 2008

An action shooter with a view of FPP, in which the action takes place in the near future, produced by KAOS studios. The action takes place in 2024, where the war for fuel takes place. As a member of the American army, we must stop the Russians striving to dominate the world. The game has a great audiovisual setting, a large arsenal and a lot of vehicles. One of the most important advantages of the game is the refined multiplayer mode.

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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.

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Tribes 2
Tribes 2

Action 29 March 2001

Tribes 2 is a sequel to Starsiege Tribes action tactical action game, released in 2008 and maintained in the climates of science fiction. The story shows the struggle of the once conflicting fractions of Blood Eagles, Phoenix Children, Diamond Swords and Star wolves against the mutated BioDerm race. The game was developed by Dynamix studio for multiplayer online gameplay, in which over 50 players can participate at the same time.

PC

Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2

Action 10 October 2007

The continuation of the multiplayer FPS with strategy elements, being a continuation of the legendary Quake’s freeware modification from 1996. After Valve Corporation bought the title, subsequent versions of the game were powered by Half-Life’s engine, while TF 2 utilizes the modern Source engine. To some extent, mechanics resemble those in the original Team Fortress, which means completing subsequent missions, despite the other team's efforts to prevent that.

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Grand Theft Auto 2
Grand Theft Auto 2

Action 22 October 1999

A sequel to the very popular, and rather controversial, game from DMA Design (currently Rockstar North), which offered a taste of criminal lifestyle, letting you commit progressively more brazen and bloody acts of violence. The second part once again takes you to the streets of a virtual metropolis, and although it features only one city, it is much bigger than those in the first game. It is divided into three districts controlled by three local gangs. Players do various jobs for the gangs.

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Starship Troopers (2005)
Starship Troopers (2005)

Action 28 October 2005

The second attempt to transfer to personal computers the realities of the world created by Robert A. Heinlein, i.e. the epic war between people and the cruel race they were doing - the Arachnids. Blue Tongue Entertainment Ltd. was the first to perform this operation, releasing in 2000 a strategy and tactical game entitled Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy. This time, the internal studio of Empire Interactive, Strangelite is responsible for development.

PC

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

Action 15 September 1997

Sequel the great action game Dark Forces, set in the world of Star Wars, where again as a mercenary Kyle Katarn we have to foil the plans of the Empire by training in the power of the Jedi.

PC

Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)

Action 20 September 2004

Star Wars: Battlefront is a tactical action game inspired by popular Battlefield 1942 and Operation Flashpoint products. The game is about team fights on a large scale in the reality of the universe of Star Wars, created in the mind of the famous filmmaker George Lucas.

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Dynasty Warriors 4
Dynasty Warriors 4

Action 05 September 2003

PeCet conversion of the fourth installment of the world-wide popular series of dynamic action games from Koei, i.e. Dynasty Warriors. The plot of the described production again refers to selected historical events from the so-called Age of Three Kingdoms (the period of breaking up China into three dynasties: Wei, Wu and Shu).

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Action 21 October 2003

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an action game produced by Konami with a Third Perspective View (TPP), whose plot refers to a comic book series about the adventures of mutated turtles-ninja. The player has the opportunity to steer the actions of the four title heroes who are trying to foil the plans of demonic Shredder and his Foot Clan.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Action 16 November 2010

An action game based on the highly-popular series of books and movies about the adventures of Harry Potter. The newest interactive adaptation makes the young wizard face the merciless Lord Voldemort. The developers focused on dynamic battles and some additional action-adventure features.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Action 25 May 2004

Harry Potter and Azkaban Prisoner is the fourth game based on J.K. Rowling's books about the adventures of Harry Potter's title student and his two friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

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Syndicate
Syndicate

Action 21 February 2012

Inspired by the 1993 cult tactical game Syndicate, a first-person shooter set in cyberpunk reality. Starbreeze studio, known from such games as The Darkness or The Chronicles of Riddick, is responsible for its creation. The action of the title takes us to the year 2069, where three megacorporations are constantly competing with each other.

PCX360PS3

007 Legends
007 Legends

Action 16 October 2012

007 Legends is an action game with a first person perspective (FPP) in a spy-like atmosphere. Players have the opportunity to play the role of James Bond and take part in a series of missions inspired by classic films with Her Majesty's agent. The title was produced by the Eurocom studio under license from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and EON Productions.

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Sunset Overdrive
Sunset Overdrive

Action 28 October 2014

Sunset Overdrive is a humorous third-person perspective shooter created by Insomniac Games studio. The player takes on the role of a cleaner who fights hordes of mutants that captured the eponymous post-apocalyptic city of Sunset.

PCXONE

Furi
Furi

Action 05 July 2016

A dynamic action game developed by French studio The Game Bakers. The title has a combat system based on Japanese hack-and-slash games. Furi takes place in an original fantasy realm and the player assumes the role of a warrior who tries to escape from a gigantic prison. Many guards are standing on his way and he must defeat them in order to obtain the keys to his freedom. The gameplay is focused on combat with the use of melee weapons and guns.

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Toukiden: The Age of Demons
Toukiden: The Age of Demons

Action 27 June 2013

An action TPP game developed by Japanese studio Omega Force (the creators of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors). Toukiden: The Age of Demons is set in a fantasy world inspired by Japanese mythology and history. The world is being invaded by demons, and you play as an elite warrior protecting one of the humanity's last settlements. The game takes place in the village of Utaka, a half-open location, where you can meet NPCs, receive quests, etc.

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

Action 14 October 2014

The third installment in the Borderlands series, offering an insight into the events happening during the period between the storylines of Borderlands and its sequel - Borderlands 2. The Pre-Sequel! was developed by 2K Australia cooperating with Gearbox Software. The action takes place on the moon of Pandora, and the players assume the roles of characters working for Hyperion - a corporation belonging to Handsome Jack.

PCX360PS3

My Friend Pedro
My Friend Pedro

Action 20 June 2019

Platform action game, in which we play as a dancing hero, with gracefulness eliminating opponents standing in his way. While playing My Friend Pedro, we travel through industrial locations and kill enemies, making use of both firearms (with a pair of pistols at the forefront) and environmental elements.

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Secret Neighbor
Secret Neighbor

Action 23 October 2019

A multiplayer action game with adventure game elements, in which the players take on the role of children trying to free a friend held in the basement by a neighbor. The situation is further complicated by the fact that one of the characters is a man in disguise, and his task is to make the lives of the other characters miserable.

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River City Girls
River City Girls

Action 05 September 2019

Spin-off of the Kunio-kun series (in the west known as River City), in which the brave girls Kyoko and Misako face a host of thugs lurking in the streets of the title city. River City Girls can be played alone or in the company of a second player, in local cooperation.

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