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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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Max Payne: Antologia
Max Payne: Antologia

Action 08 June 2007

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.

PC

NetSphere
NetSphere

Action 20 January 2003

NetSphere is a 3D action game designed for multiplayer gameplay, where as mercenary pilots, hired by competing corporations, we fight fierce battles with the help of futuristic mosses.

PC

Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony

Action 30 October 2006

Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony SuperVillain studio, is the first opportunity for PSP owners to explore the Dungeon Siege PC universe. The console story begins more or less at the end of the second part of the series.

PSP

The Sting!
The Sting!

Action 21 June 2001

The Sting! Gangster's career is a humorous, gangster action game, produced by JoWood Productions studio. The player directs the actions of a petty thief who has the ambition to become the king of the criminal underworld. Unfortunately, gaining a reputation among hardened criminals is not easy, and the inhabitants of the virtual city guard their belongings with a variety of security systems.

PC

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm

Action 12 March 2004

A tactical action game in which we take command of the title unit of "Spirits". To complete several complicated missions, played in a not very friendly environment.

PS2

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.

PC

TimeSplitters
TimeSplitters

Action 23 October 2000

TimeSplitters presents a very simple story in a totally twisted, comic atmosphere. We travel through different time spans to gain time crystallers and defeat the evil race of TimeSplitters.

PS2

Bet on Soldier: Black-out Saigon
Bet on Soldier: Black-out Saigon

Action 09 November 2006

Bet on Soldier: Black-out Saigon is the second (after Blood on Sahara), the official addition to the innovative FPP shooter, combining the basic features of classic shooting with multi-threaded gameplay and economic aspects.

PC

Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire

Action 25 September 2007

Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire is a fantasy action game created exclusively for Nintendo Wii. It was developed by the Land Ho! development studio, supported by Richard A. Knaak, an American writer well known to fans of fantasy novels. Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire is an action slasher game. We observe the character from the perspective of a third person, and our task is to fight with large groups of opponents. We use a sword for this purpose, making many blows and combining them into combo.

Wii

Metal Slug 3D
Metal Slug 3D

Action 29 June 2006

The first game of the very popular shooting series, which was presented in full 3D. However, the climate of the vending machines has not changed.

PS2

Fate/Unlimited Codes
Fate/Unlimited Codes

Action 18 June 2009

Fate/Unlimited codes is a game based on Fate/Stay Night, a game known from PeCets and stationary consoles. Fans of anime created on the basis of this game will find here most of the characters known from it and, of course, the main theme - the fight for the Holy Grail.

PSP

Halo: Reach
Halo: Reach

Action 14 September 2010

The next instalment of the legendary Halo series developed by Bungie Software. Halo: Reach is a prequel to the entire series and tells the story of the titular planet Reach, which faces annihilation due to the invasion of the Covenant race.

PCX360

The Punisher: No Mercy
The Punisher: No Mercy

Action 02 July 2009

Punisher: No Mercy is an action game focused on online combat played in several available arenas. The Hungarian company Zen Studios is responsible for the next adaptation of the adventures of comic antihero Frank Castle (known to the world under the pseudonym The Punisher), who has also produced several arcade titles (e.g. Rocky & Bullwinkle, or Pinball FX).

PS3

Battlefield Play4Free
Battlefield Play4Free

Action 04 April 2011

A multiplayer-only strategy FPS game by EA, being mostly a free version of the popular Battlefield 2. Unlike the cartoonish and more arcade-like Battlefield Heroes (2009), Battlefield Play4Free strives to be more realistic, which makes it similar to the major installments of the franchise. The mechanics of the game are a combination of those of the classic Battlefield 2 (most popular maps) and those of Bad Company 2, released a year before (character classes and weapons).

PC

Army Men: Air Attack 2
Army Men: Air Attack 2

Action 23 March 2001

A typical dexterity game in which we sit at the helm of a combat helicopter and eliminate enemies appearing in the vicinity of the helicopter. Plastic soldiers take part in the fights.

PS2

Marathon: Durandal
Marathon: Durandal

Action 01 October 2007

Remake of the classic FPP shooter by Bungie. You can choose from an extensive singleleplayer, consisting of 27 stages, as well as an equally interesting multiplayer for eight people (or four for offline fun).

X360

Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team

Action 13 July 2011

Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team is an action arcade game produced by THQ, set in the popular science fiction universe. Players take on the role of members of the elite Space Marines and are sent on a mission to destroy a giant orc ship heading towards a planet inhabited by humans. The game is offered only in electronic distribution and is part of the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine promotional campaign.

PCX360PS3

Justice League Heroes
Justice League Heroes

Action 17 October 2006

Justice League Heroes is a hybrid of dynamic action and elements of the cRPG genre, based on popular comics and animated films from the cycle known in Poland as the League of the Righteous (or possibly the League of Justice). Among the seven main characters we lead in virtual reality, we see Superman, Batman and Flash, among others.

PS2PSPXBOX

Prisoner of War
Prisoner of War

Action 19 July 2002

Take part in the Great Escape of Allied prisoners from German POW camps. The theme of Prisoner of War refers to the excellent Great Escape - a game from the times of... Spectrum computer.

PCPS2XBOX

Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force
Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force

Action 20 September 2000

You play the role of Lieutenant Munro, who must defend Voyager from alien attacks and allow the ship to escape from the trap in which Forge lures him.

PCPS2

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.

PCPS2XBOX

Dark Void Zero
Dark Void Zero

Action 18 January 2010

Dark Void Zero is a 2D arcade platform produced by Other Ocean Interactive studio. In terms of storytelling, the game is a prequel to the events presented in Dark Void. The player directs the actions of the heroine, who is sucked into another dimension and takes part in the fight against the dangerous race of Watchers.

PCNDS

Scrapland
Scrapland

Action 04 November 2004

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.

PCXBOX

Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm
Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm

Action 23 June 2008

Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm is a game based on the popular animated series produced by Mondo Mini Shows. Its publisher is Sega, which commissioned a development studio Stainless Games, known for its series of brutal racing games Carmageddon.

PCX360