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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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SiN Episodes: Emergence
SiN Episodes: Emergence

Action 10 May 2006

SiN: Episodes is a sequel to the first-person, left-hand shooter, published in 1998 by Ritual studio SIN. The world known to us from the previous part of the game has undergone a considerable metamorphosis to meet both the requirements of players and equipment of the current generation.

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Martial Arts: Capoeira
Martial Arts: Capoeira

Action 22 November 2011

Martial Arts: Capoeira is a sport fight enriched with RPG elements, which was made by Italian Twelve Interactive development studio. The player takes on the role of one of the 12 players in the Brazilian martial arts of the title and takes part in spectacular duels. Each hero is described by a set of attributes that can be developed during the game. The creators took care of several gameplay options, including Tournament, Arcade and Survival modes.

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Urban Chaos: Riot Response
Urban Chaos: Riot Response

Action 19 May 2006

Zero Tolerance: City Under Fire is an FPS game set in a metropolitan environment. We take control of Nick Mason, a member of the elite law enforcement team created after numerous gangster incidents on the streets of the metropolis. Our protagonist often gets to the very centre of riots in order to pacify the troubled people and restore the statutory order in this way.

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City of the Dead
City of the Dead

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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.

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Action 28 September 2007

An online first-person shooter that combines the universe of the cult Quake series with the gameplay mechanics of the free modification to Return to Castle Wolfenstein entitled enemy Territory. It was developed by Splash Damage in cooperation with if Software. The action takes place in 2065 after the merciless Strogg land on Earth with the aim of obliterating its inhabitants.

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Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Giants: Citizen Kabuto

Action 07 December 2000

Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a crazy action game combining a shooter with light RTS elements in the form of raw material management and building construction. The action takes place on an alien planet, on which three sides of the war are waged: a woman resembling a mermaid, a giant monster named Kabuto, and space adventurers who had to land in this land in an emergency.

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X-Men: The Official Game
X-Men: The Official Game

Action 16 May 2006

Action game prepared in parallel with a movie entitled X-Men: The Last Stand. However, it is not based on the plot of the film, but is a kind of bridge between the second and third part of full-length screenings telling the story of the X-Men's feats.

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Project: Snowblind
Project: Snowblind

Action 23 February 2005

Project: Snowblind is a first person shooter (FPS) in the realities of science fiction, whose creation is the responsibility of the Crystal Dynamics development team. The plot of the main campaign is set against the background of a civil war in China and the player takes on the role of one of the futuristic super-soldiers involved in this conflict. In addition to the solo mode, the creators of the game envisaged the possibility of multiplayer battles with a maximum of 16 participants.

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Far Cry Instincts
Far Cry Instincts

Action 27 September 2005

A console version of the FPP shooting, which takes place on a tropical island. In the game we will face a series of different opponents, exploring the tropical jungle in search of a missing journalist. A number of weapons and vehicles have been put at our disposal. Graphics looks great, and special effects and sound effects are at the highest level.

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Medal of Honor: Vanguard
Medal of Honor: Vanguard

Action 23 March 2007

This console-only FPS shooter set in the realities of World War II is a sequel to the best-selling Medal of Honor series. In this part of the game, the developers from Electronic Arts focused on the fate of Corporal Frank Keegan from the American 82nd Airborne Division. Together with him and his comrades-in-arms we first land on Sicily, in order to move with the progress of military operations to the Rhine region and take part in a famous operation codenamed Varsity in March 1945.

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown

Action 06 September 2005

The fourth full-fledged installment of the tactical action game series, promoted with the name of the famous writer Tom Clancy. The game is a result of cooperation between the original series creators from Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft Montreal studio. Unlike previous Rainbow Six productions, the main plot is a dark story revolving around the character of Ding Chavez - the leader of a famous anti-terrorist squad.

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The Royal Marines Commando
The Royal Marines Commando

Action 14 November 2008

The Royal Marines Commando is a representative of quite a large group of FPS played in the realities of World War II. The creator and publisher of this game is City Interactive, which not for the first time checks its capabilities in this genre.

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SAS: Secure Tomorrow
SAS: Secure Tomorrow

Action 15 September 2008

SAS: Secure Tomorrow is an action game prepared by the Polish company City Interactive from the first person's perspective. Based on F.E.A.R.-a Jupiter EX engine, this product enables us to take on the role of an elite SAS soldier and, like the SWAT series and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, to fight the world's most dangerous terrorists.

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Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island
Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island

Action 19 August 2008

Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island is an official continuation of the action/FPS Code of Honor: The French Foreign Legion, which was launched in February 2007. As in the first part, we are dealing with a low-budget shooting.

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition

Action 14 July 2004

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition is a compilation of two products: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Raven Shield and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword.

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Terrorist Takedown: Covert Operations
Terrorist Takedown: Covert Operations

Action 08 November 2006

Terrorist Takedown: Secret Operations is a first person shooter (FPS) produced by City Interactive's development studio. The action of the game was set in South America. The player takes on the role of Lieutenant Jake Morche, a member of a special unit to fight drug cartels. Its task is to help colleagues understood by an influential criminal organisation.

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Descent II
Descent II

Action 30 November 1996

A three-dimensional FPP action game that gives players freedom of movement in a state of weightlessness. Working for the PTMC corporation, a material defender tries to stop a nanovirus that turns robots into assassins.

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The Rage
The Rage

Action 12 October 2001

The Rage is an action game inspired by classic film fights, produced by the Fluid Games development team. The player takes control of one of the three masters of martial arts and fights with opponents - punks, skins, hooligans, etc. - encountered in the streets of the virtual city. The creators have prepared several variants of the game, including the option to play in multiplayer mode.

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Code of Honor: The French Foreign Legion
Code of Honor: The French Foreign Legion

Action 23 February 2007

Code of Honor: French Legia Cudzoziemska is a game developed by Polish development studio City Interactive, known mainly from a series of historical and war productions such as Battlestrike, Combat Wings, Terrorist Takedown or Wings of Honour.

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SpecNaz 2
SpecNaz 2

Action 31 October 2008

SpecNaz 2 is a continuation of the tactical action game SPECNAZ: Project Wolf released in 2006 by the development team of BYTE Software. The player takes on the role of commander of a group of Russian commandos and must prevent the outbreak of civil war. The game offers 19 missions in single player mode and the ability to play multiplayer via LAN or the Internet.

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Throne of Darkness
Throne of Darkness

Action 26 September 2001

Throne of Darkness is an action-RPG game, which is the responsibility of the Climax development team. The action was set in the world of Japanese mythology. The player directs a team of samurai, who, wishing to avenge the death of the leader of the clan, stand up to fight against the ruler of darkness and his army. The creators foresaw several variants of fun, also in multiplayer mode.

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Sanctum 2
Sanctum 2

Action 15 May 2013

Continuation of the original production of Coffee Stain studio from 2011, which is a unique combination of classic FPS shooter with tower defense strategy elements. In terms of mechanics, Sanctum 2 does not introduce any revolutionary changes to the gameplay, focusing in particular on the new set of maps. The game still boils down to the proper deployment of defensive structures to prevent the next waves of aliens from destroying the energy nucleus, located in the central part of each location.

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Smite
Smite

Action 25 March 2014

A MOBA game with arcade elements, created by Hi-Res, a studio known from such productions as Global Agenda or Tribes: Ascend. Smite allows the players to direct the actions of mythological deities who fight team battles in thematically diverse arenas. The game is focused on dynamic duels, in which not only stats and skills of the heroes, but also reflexes and the accurate eye of the players count. In the technical layer, Smite is powered by Unreal Engine 3.0, which provides high-quality visuals.

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Outcast: Second Contact
Outcast: Second Contact

Action 14 November 2017

A refreshed version of a third-person perspective action-adventure game from 1999. The remake was prepared by Appeal – a reincarnation of the studio responsible for the original version. Outcast: Second Contact takes place in a science-fiction world, inspired by Stargate – a popular fictional universe, depicted in a number of movies and TV series.

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