Action Video Games54
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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Fuse
Action 28 May 2013
Four-player action game in which we play the role of crazy mercenaries and save humanity from extermination. Each of the four heroes has different skills and equipment. The whole was developed by Insomniac Games studio, i.e. authors of Ratchet & Clank and Resistance series.
Hard Corps: Uprising
Action 16 February 2011
A dynamic action game that is the spiritual heir to the cult Contra series. We play the role of one of the main black heroes of this cycle, Colonel Bahamut. The gameplay resembles two-dimensional platformers, with the difference that our character is solidly armed. The authors have prepared a campaign for a single player, as well as a cooperation mode for two people.
Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice
Action 04 November 2008
Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice is a spectacular action game with tactical FPS elements, created by Tigon development studio. The player plays the role of the title secret service agent, who tries to save the President of the United States and the most important people in the country after the bloody assassination by a group of extremists.
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.
Postal III
Action 23 November 2011
The third installment in one of the most brutal and controversial game series in the history, started in 1997 by Running With Scissors. The plot connects to the events from the previous installments, but this time it takes us to a completely new town of Catharsis where the Ecotologists, an eco-terrorist organization, wage a war with the local police. The player can join either side and take part in two slightly different campaigns.
WarPath
Action 18 July 2006
Representative of first person shooters, set in S-F reality, created by Digital Extremes development studio, responsible for such productions as Pariah or Dark Sector.
X-Blades
Action 23 November 2007
The third action game inspired by productions from the Land of the Cherry Blossom (e.g. Devil May Cry). We play the role of a scarcely dressed heroine, who is fluent in wielding two swords and uses deadly magic in combat.
Soldier of Fortune: Payback
Action 13 November 2007
Payback is the title of the third installment of the popular series of action games, Soldier of Fortune. The company Activision took care of its release again, but its development was entrusted to the Slovak studio Cauldron (among others Civil War).
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Action 28 May 2002
Another installment in an FPS series tracing its roots back to the PlayStation console. The Medal of Honor series of war shooters is considered to be the predecessor of the Call of Duty franchise. In Medal of Honor: Frontline, the player assumes the role of lieutenant Jimmy Patterson from the American OSS agency.
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Action 06 November 2007
Complete edition of two bestselling games from the LEGO series, based on the first six movie episodes of Star Wars (divided into classic and new trilogy). LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga consists of 2005’s LEGO Star Wars and its year younger sequel, LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy. They are no different from the earlier productions from TT Games studio (previously known as Traveller’s Tale), both games being colorful action adventure games with platformer features.
Vanquish
Action 19 October 2010
Vanquish is a futuristic third-person shooter developed by the Japanese studio PlatinumGames. The game takes place in a distant future where the Earth's natural resources are running low and two main world powers are fighting for what is left of them. When the Russians attack an American space station, USA sends a special forces unit to retake it. We play as a member of that unit.
Combat: Task Force 121
Action 22 March 2005
America's Secret Operations is a military FPS (first person perspective shooting) by the development team of Direct Action Games studio. The player plays the role of a member of the elite Task Force 121, whose task is to fight terrorism. In addition to the solo campaign, the creators also prepared a multiplayer online mode, designed for up to 16 participants.
BloodRayne: Betrayal
Action 06 September 2011
Maintained in the convention of side-scroll 2D arcade with elements of hack'n slash, third installment of BloodRayne series. The title dhampiece must stop the evil vampire planning a bloody massacre. The production of the Abstraction studio was originally released on consoles.
Airborne Troops
Action 22 October 2004
Action game TPP (third person view) set in the realities of World War II. The action takes place in France 48 hours before the memorable day "D". You play the role of John Welsha, a young officer serving in parachute troops.
Chaser
Action 20 June 2003
A dynamic action game that takes us to a distant future, where playing the role of a secret Chaser agent we have to help him regain his lost memory and find out why everyone wants his death.
Chrome
Action 16 June 2003
Shooting in the climates of science fiction, created by Techland from Wroclaw. The game takes place in the world of the future and tells about the adventures of a mercenary on dangerous missions. Chrome is characterized by huge stages and a large arsenal, which also includes futuristic gadgets. In its time, the production was also impressive due to the very nice graphics.
Alpha Black Zero: Intrepid Protocol
Action 04 September 2004
Alpha Black Zero: Intrepid Protocol is a science fiction-based, dynamic third party view (TPP) action game created by developers from the Khaeon studio. The player directs the actions of Colonel Kyle Hardlav, wrongly accused of a series of murders, who, together with a unit of loyal commandos, tries to clear himself of the charges.
Heart of Darkness
Action 04 July 1998
A climatic platform game featuring logical puzzles, developed by the French Amazing Studio led by Eric Chahi - the creator of Another World. In Heart of Darkness, we play as a boy named Andy, whose dog Whisky is kidnapped by Forces of Darkness during an eclipse. Despite the dangers, the protagonist sets out to rescue his pet, equipped with self-made plasma weapon and vehicle.
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror
Action 24 April 2002
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror is a tactical first person shooter prepared by Kamehan studio. The title is a commercial version of the popular Unreal: Tournament fashion. The player takes on the role of a terrorist or a special police unit officer and carries out a number of missions, depending on the choice made. The gameplay was designed mainly for multiplayer clashes, although the creators have also foreseen the possibility of competing with computer artificial intelligence.
Thief: The Dark Project
Action 02 December 1998
A first person action game with stealth features, set in a Medieval world, developed by the experienced Looking Glass Technologies studio, known from such games as System Shock and Flight Unlimited. In Thief: The Dark Project we take the role of Garret, a young adept of the art of thievery, who leaves the ranks of a secret brotherhood to start working on his own.
Thief 2: The Metal Age
Action 23 March 2000
A continuation of the best-selling first-person stealth game created by Looking Glass Technologies studio in 1998. Once again, we play the part of a thief, Garrett, who is willing to undertake virtually any, daring or not, theft, just to make more money. Thanks to his activities, the protagonist has managed to amass not only sizable assets, but also many bitter enemies, representing three factions governing the city.
Devastation
Action 25 March 2003
Post-apocalyptic FPS action game located in the urban world of the future, designed mainly for network team games in which various characters participate. The authors have prepared 12 maps and 32 people can play on each of them at the same time.
Quake III: Revolution
Action 26 March 2001
The first console installment of the very popular FPS series. The title combines the traits of the basic edition of Quake III: Arena with the novelties implemented in the Team Arena expansion. Similarly as its PC archetype, Quake III: Revolution concentrates mostly on its six multiplayer modes, which allow up to four players to play simultaneously on a split screen. Thirty partially original maps and twelve weapons are available in the game.
F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate
Action 06 November 2007
Perseus Mandate is the second addition to F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon, a 2005 first-person shootout that was quite commercially successful. As with the first extension, TimeGate Studios, Inc., known mainly for its Kohan series, is responsible for the development of the program.