Action Video Games95
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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From Russia with Love
Action 01 November 2005
From Russia with Love is an expanded, dynamic action/TPP game, telling about the adventures of popular agent 007, i.e. James Bond. This product is largely based on the 1963 feature film (Greetings from Russia), although it does not lack new themes and events.
James Cameron's Dark Angel
Action 03 July 2001
A computer version of the well-known sci-fi series by James Cameron. We play the role of a genetically improved woman. The game contains both spectacular battles and sneaking elements.
Ghost Rider
Action 13 February 2007
Ghost Rider is an action game based on the popular comic book series of Marvel publishing house and a cinema film of the same title. The protagonist is Johnny Blaze, a motorcyclist and stuntman, who enters into a pact with the devil in exchange for a rescue for a person close to him.
Terminator 3: The Redemption
Action 01 September 2004
Terminator 3: The Redemption is a third person perspective shooting. Using dozens of vehicles and hundreds of weapons we exterminate masses of enemies attacking us from all sides.
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
Action 16 October 2003
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu is a spectacular action game about spectacular hand-to-hand combat with numerous opponents. This is another electronic-entertainment product in which the title character is cast by the famous Dark Knight, known for his comics, TV cartoons and feature-length cinema films.
Cold War: Behind The Iron Curtain
Action 27 September 2005
An adventure game with elements of action, set in the realities of the Cold War. The player directs the actions of an American journalist who covers the plans of a sabotage aimed at blowing up the Chernobyl power plant.
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.
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips
Action 25 September 2002
In Superman: Shadow of Apokolips we play the well-known comic character Clark Kent, otherwise known as a Steel Man or Superman. He must discover the mysterious phenomenon of kidnapping scientists from all over the city of Metropolis and it is the player who helps him in this.
2 Days to Vegas
Action canceled
2 Days to Vegas is an action adventure game, shown from the perspective of a third person. Basically, this title is another clone of the famous Grand Theft Auto series, so it is full of spectacular, extreme car chases and shootings.
Final Fight: Streetwise
Action 28 February 2006
Final Fight: Streetwise is an item belonging to the genre of so called walking brawls. The modern version of the old but spring series of arcade fights was prepared by the famous company Capcom known from such series as Resident Evil, Mega Man, or Maximo.
Constantine
Action 08 February 2005
Constantine is an action/adventure game, created by the Bits Studios development studio, whose feature layer was directly based on a film of the same title. The film was based on Hellblazer comic book.
Red Faction II
Action 15 October 2002
A sequel to a well-received FPS game developed by Volition. Red Faction II is set five years after the events depicted in the original game, when a civil war breaks out in the Commonwealth. The player assumes the role of Alias - an explosives expert belonging to a team of six super nanosoldiers. The protagonist joins a rebellion against Victor Sopot's totalitarian regime. In terms of mechanics, Red Faction II expands the patterns introduced in the first installment.
Up: The Video Game
Action 26 May 2009
Departure is a humorous adventure game based on Pixar's excellent animated film. The player gets to know the adventures of Russell and the retired Carl Fredricksen, who set off on a journey through exotic corners of the world. The title was produced by Heavy Iron studio development team.
StarCraft: Ghost
Action canceled
StarCraft: Ghost is a powerful action game in which we observe events from a third person's perspective (TPP view). As the name suggests, the fictional layer of the described production is set in a world torn by war between the Terran, Zerg and Protoss races, which in 1998 was created for the bestselling series of real time strategy.
Haze
Action 20 May 2008
Haze is a FPS game prepared by the authors of the popular TimeSplitters series, i.e. Free Radical Design employees. This product was created under the wing of Ubisoft Entertainment corporation, which manages the Far Cry brand.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Action 08 November 2004
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a third party action game (TPP). At the same time this is the second video game based on the famous manga Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow.
Captain Blood
Action canceled
Captain Blood is an action adventure game, the third installment of the Age of Pirates series, developed by the Russian development studio Akella. The plot is based on the motifs of Rafael Sabatini's book. The player directs the actions of the title pirate captain, sailing on the restless seas and oceans at the end of the 17th century.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Action 08 December 2009
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a survival-horror action game with a third person perspective (TPP), which is a creative reworking of the first installment of the cycle, released in 1999. Compared to the original, developers from Climax studio introduce a few important changes in the plot and mechanics of the game, and also took care of a much more impressive audio-visual setting.
Blade II
Action 02 September 2002
A dynamic TPP game based on the famous action film. We play the role of the title warrior and set off to fight the forces of darkness. Blade is a great melee fighter, he can also use a givery and white weapon.
Rampage: Total Destruction
Action 24 April 2006
Rampage: Total Destrustion is a dynamic action game, produced and released by Midway. It offers players fresh quality of classic arcade production.
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
Action 17 October 2003
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death is a Rebellion studio-produced first person shooter with comic heros in the lead role. The action of the game is set in the futuristic metropolis of Mega-City One. The player takes on the role of the title police officer who, without disguise, tries to stop all criminals.
The First Templar
Action 06 May 2011
Third person action game with RPG elements, created by Bulgarian studio Haemimont Games, known from such titles as Tropico 3, Grand Ages: Rome or Imperium Romanum. The action of the game is set in the 13th century and we play as the titular Templar named Celian, who is accompanied by a noblewoman Marie, accused of heresy, and a friend from the order Roland. Together they set off in search of the legendary Holy Grail, uncovering deeply hidden Templar secrets.
Shrek Forever After
Action 18 May 2010
Shrek Forever After is an action game produced by XPEC Entertainment studio based on the themes of the fourth film with a nice ogre in the lead role. Players direct the actions of their favourite characters - Shrek, Fiona, Cat in Shoes and Donkey, who try to restore the old order in the fairy-tale land, changed by the mysterious Rumpelstiltskin. The game contains many arcade elements and simple puzzles that require the use of special abilities of individual characters.
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
Action 05 September 2006
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run is another game of the hit series, launched in 1983. At the beginning of the 21st century, a remake of the "Spies Hunter" from the 1980s was prepared, and two years later the sequel was released. In turn this product was made in parallel with a full-length film under the same title.