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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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Gangs of London
Gangs of London

Action 01 September 2006

Gangs of London is an action game loosely linked to the famous The Getaway series, known to PlayStation 2 owners. The common element is the action site (the title capital of Great Britain) and the characteristic gangster atmosphere a la Grand Theft Auto, while the rest of the game was designed by developers from scratch.

PSP

Far Cry Instincts Predator
Far Cry Instincts Predator

Action 28 March 2006

Far Cry Instincts Predator is a shooter created by programmers from the Ubisoft studio in Montreal. It combines the basic version of Far Cry Instincts with an extension called Evolution.

X360

Terrorist Takedown: Payback
Terrorist Takedown: Payback

Action 05 April 2005

Terrorist Takedown: Payback is a stand-alone extension to the 2004 First Person Shooting (FPS) - Terrorist Takedown: Middle East Conflict. The add-on created by City Interactive developers offers, among others, a new single-player campaign consisting of 10 missions, an even bigger arsenal of available weapons and the possibility of driving new types of vehicles in the game (e.g. AH 64-Apache helicopter).

PC

Day of Defeat: Source
Day of Defeat: Source

Action 26 September 2005

Refreshed version of the famous online game. Day of Defeat: Source runs on a modern graphic engine, presented for the first time on the occasion of the release of the second part of Half-Life.

PC

Gun Showdown
Gun Showdown

Action 10 October 2006

Gun Showdown is a refreshed edition of Gun, previously known from the version for other hardware platforms. The plot of the game remained the same. In the production we play the role of a revolver named Colton White, travelling through the Wild West in search of murderers of his father. Our task is to find the bandits and bring them to justice.

PSP

Totally Spies!
Totally Spies!

Action September 2024

Totally Spies! is a platform game, created on the basis of a popular TV animated series (Polish title: Odlotowe agentki) and dedicated to a pocket-sized Game Boy Advance console. This item has been produced by Atari and is intended mainly for younger customers, especially women, although boys may also find something interesting in it.

PC

Tortuga: Two Treasures
Tortuga: Two Treasures

Action 26 January 2007

Tortuga: Two Treasures is an Ascaron Software-produced action adventure game that follows on from Tortuga: Age of Piracy. The player plays the seventeenth-century pirate Thomas "Hawk" Blythe, who together with his companions is looking for the legendary treasure of Henry Morgan. In Poland the game was published under the title Pirates of the New World 2: Two Treasures.

PC

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Action 13 November 2001

The fourth installment in the Metal Gear series created by Hideo Kojima. It is a direct sequel to the 1998's Metal Gear Solid. The game features two main story chapters. The first casts the player in the role of Solid Snake (the protagonist of the previous installments), whose job is to infiltrate a ship transporting a new variety of the eponymous mech. His other task is to stop a group of Russian mercenaries trying to obtain it.

PS2

Augustus
Augustus

Action 01 August 2004

Augustus is a dynamic action game in which the main character is observed from a third person perspective (TPP). This product clearly refers to a film under the same title.

PC

Cold Winter
Cold Winter

Action 10 May 2005

"Cold Winter" belongs to the genre of ambitious shootings shown from the perspective of the first person (FPP). This title was created in the offices of Swordish Studios, a company previously associated with sports positions, including the "World Championship Rugby". The publisher of this game is Vivendi Universal Games.

PS2

Wargasm
Wargasm

Action 08 January 1999

A one-of-a-kind war game with a really big dose of action, taking place for world domination on virtual battlefields of the World Wide War Web.

PC

Negative Space
Negative Space

Action canceled

Isometric shooter with a large dose of tactical elements, maintained in the S-F convention, working on a very modified and improved version of the Serious Sam engine.

PC

Get Medieval
Get Medieval

Action 10 August 1998

Arcade action game in the realities of fantasy by Monolith Productions. Our task is to defeat the Great Dragon and save the kingdom of Arrius with one of the four characters available in the game. There are many levels of bloodthirsty creatures waiting for us, and each hero has his own unique skills. Graphics of the game is simple, but effective. Multiplayer mode allows you to play with up to four other players on the network.

PC

Chicken Run
Chicken Run

Action 13 November 2000

A three-dimensional game based on an animated film of the same title, maintained in the convention of a "stealthy", in which a group of farm animals makes a desperate attempt to escape from the farm.

PCPS1

Grand Theft Auto Advance
Grand Theft Auto Advance

Action 19 October 2004

Pocket version of one of the most popular and controversial games of all time. Grand Theft Auto Advance takes fans of the gangster lifestyle to the city known from the third part of the cycle, i.e. Liberty City.

GBA

Dino Crisis 3
Dino Crisis 3

Action 16 September 2003

"Dino Crisis 3" is another production from the popular series of adventure games from Capcom. Its main advantage is the combination of two elements - survival horror style from the series "Resident Evil" and powerful, terrifying dinosaurs.

XBOX

Crimson Sea 2
Crimson Sea 2

Action 30 March 2004

Crimson Sea 2 is a continuation of an excellent action adventure game with RPG elements from the platform, in which we again play VIPA - a hybrid of a man and a stranger.

PS2

Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater

Action 29 October 2002

Continuation of a successful team-based action game, in which we command a unit of well-trained soldiers operating during the Second World War. This time we move to the South Pacific, where we take part in twelve combat missions taking place in such exotic places as New Guinea, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima or Okinawa.

PC

Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto

Action 27 October 1997

A controversial action game developed by the Scotch studio DMA Design. The game takes place in three American cities, based on Miami, New York and San Francisco. The objective of the game is to complete various missions received from mafia bosses. At first the missions are simple (for example, stealing cars), but as player’s reputation increases, the objectives become more complicated and player starts participating in bank robberies, murders and other insolent crimes.

PCPS1

Kabus 22
Kabus 22

Action 09 April 2007

FearZone: Zone 22 is a third-person action game maintained in the atmosphere of survival horror. The position designed by the Turkish studio Son Isik draws inspiration from works of the genre, such as the Silent Hill series and Resident Evil.

PC

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

Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer

Action 10 April 2008

A dynamic action game. We sit at the helm of heavily armed trucks, trying to eliminate other drivers. Choose between a single player campaign and a multiplayer campaign for eight people.

PC

They're Alive
They're Alive

Action 25 March 2011

They're Alive is a first-person shooter (FPS) in the climates of science fiction, prepared by the Russian development studio Orion Software. The player takes on the role of a young engineer who, after moving to Moscow, finds himself trapped in a conspiracy that the aliens are going to take control of the world. Due to the specific humour, lack of censorship and hectolitres of blood flooding the screen, the production is addressed to older customers.

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