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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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Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death

Action 20 September 2013

A dynamic action game containing many elements characteristic for the slasher genre. We play the role of the title Marlow Briggs, who after the resurrection received supernatural powers allowing him to annihilate the evil lurking in the air. The title was released only on the digital distribution market.

PCX360

R.I.P.D.: The Game
R.I.P.D.: The Game

Action 16 July 2013

R.I.P.D.: The Game is an action game in which the camera is placed behind the hero's back. The player takes on the role of an employee of the security service of the other worlds, and his task is to defend humanity from evil souls.

PCX360PS3

Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengeance
Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Vengeance

Action 02 July 2013

The third official set of maps for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. DLC Vengeance includes four additional arenas for multiplayer mode, as well as a new unique weapon and a Buried map, a fresh variation on Zombie mode in Wild West climates.

PCX360PS3

Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches
Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches

Action 13 August 2013

The second story expansion for Dishonored, a stealth action game created by Arkane. It continues the story of the first expansion - The Knife of Dunwall. Again, we play as the assassin of the empress, Daud, who departs for the lair of a witch by the name of Delilah in order to prevent her from carrying out a ritual that would allow for his final condemnation.

PCX360PS3

Battle Princess of Arcadias
Battle Princess of Arcadias

Action 26 September 2013

Two-dimensional action RPGs reminiscent of automatic beat 'em up games or titles such as Dragon's Crown or Odin Sphere from PlayStation 2. During our adventure we take on the role of a brave and weapons-possessing white princess and her two allies, fighting against the threat that threatens the Kingdom and the whole world.

PS3

Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi
Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi

Action 22 March 2012

Three-dimensional action game, which was set in nineteenth-century Japan. The title divides the plot and the characters presented with the Hakuoki adventure published at the Polish Fine Arts Academy: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom. Players take on the role of one of the captains of the Shinsengumi special police force, which fights revolutionaries who want to overthrow the shogunat.

PSP

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

Action 08 March 2012

Three-dimensional moss combat simulator based on the animated series and the Gundam Unicorn series of books. As the name suggests, they take place in one of the universes of the popular Japanese sc-fi Gundam cycle. The title faithfully recreates events known from the small screen and novels.

PS3

Brave: The Video Game
Brave: The Video Game

Action 19 June 2012

Merida Waleczna is an adventure action game produced by Disney Interactive Studios. Its plot is based on the motifs of an animated film by Pixar - Brave, known in Poland under the title Merida Waleczna (Merida Waleczna). The player directs the title character of the heroine and her friends trying to turn the terrible curse that hangs over the mountainous kingdom of Scotland.

PCX360PS3WiiNDS

DARK
DARK

Action 04 July 2013

Action game with cRPG elements produced by German development studio Realmforge (known from such titles as M.U.D. TV and Dungeons). The plot of the main campaign presents adventures of Eric Bane. The man was bitten by a vampire. There's not much time left for him to complete the transformation process or else he'll become a brainless ghoul. The gameplay in DARK is based on stealth elements.

PCX360

Mexican Motor Mafia
Mexican Motor Mafia

Action 15 June 2005

Mexican Motor Mafia is an action car game with arcade elements set on the borderline between the United States and Mexico. We play the role of an unnamed hero who wants to take revenge on a Mexican gang for the death of his brother and the kidnapping of his daughters.

PC

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded

Action 01 November 2011

An improved edition of the 2010's GoldenEye 007 - the remake of the classic first-person shooter for Nintendo 64. The player assumes the role of James Bond, the legendary MI6 agent, who travels around the world in search of the eponymous Golden Eye, a mysterious Russian satellite weapon of immense firepower. Although the game is based on the 1995's film, the player will visit locations which were not present in the movie.

X360PS3

Lollipop Chainsaw (2012)
Lollipop Chainsaw (2012)

Action 12 June 2012

Lollipop Chainsaw is a pastiche style horror class B dynamic third person perspective action game (TPP), produced by Grasshopper Manufacture studio. The player directs the actions of an 18-year-old cheerleader who, equipped with a reliable chain saw, deals with the zombies roaming her high school grounds.

X360PS3

Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Sir, You Are Being Hunted

Action 01 May 2014

An unusual first-person shooter featuring open-world environment, created by an independent studio, Big Robot. The game ridicules the habits of British aristocracy. The action takes place in an alternative version of Great Britain, swarming with intelligent robots that wish to destroy every human they lay their lenses upon. The player takes control of one of their potential victims, whose mission is simply to survive.

PC

Zack Zero
Zack Zero

Action 11 January 2012

Zack Zero is a colourful platformer that combines a classic gameplay model with contemporary graphics and ideas. Players take on the role of Zack Zero, a cosmic hero who tries to save his beloved from the hands of the evil Zulrog.

PCPS3

Code of Princess
Code of Princess

Action 19 April 2012

Code of Princess is a two-dimensional action game with a complex scenario and RPG elements. Players take on the role of a brave princess who wants to save her kingdom from enemy invasion.

PC3DS

Quake III: Revolution
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.

PS2

Sanity: Aiken's Artifact
Sanity: Aiken's Artifact

Action 21 October 2000

In the distant future on Earth there is a war between psionics with supernatural powers. The governmental agent, Nathaniel Cain, must recover the mysterious artifact and find the truth about his past.

PC

Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid

Action 03 September 1998

A tactical action game with stealth features, developed by Konami, as well as continuation of the Metal Gear series, which began over a decade earlier on 8-bit MXS computers. The story takes place in the not-so-far future and tells about an attack of a dangerous terrorist organization on a secret military base in Alaska.

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Vietnam: Black Ops
Vietnam: Black Ops

Action 27 September 2000

After an unsuccessful special action caught by Vietcong commandos Donald "Flak" Johnson must escape the bamboo prison and break through the enemies hiding in the jungle.

PC

Terrorist Takedown
Terrorist Takedown

Action 13 September 2004

"Terrorist Takedown (in Poland: "Conflict in the Middle East") is an extensive action game, the development of which is the responsibility of the native City Interactive team. Players play the role of a soldier of an elite special unit, while the task set by the creators of the programme is to effectively carry out purges among terrorist organisations or self-proclaimed guerrilla militias operating in the Middle East.

PC

Totally Unreal
Totally Unreal

Action 01 July 2001

A compilation of three titles from the famous series of first-person shooters, Unreal, powered by the revolutionary graphics Unreal Engine created by Epic Games. The Totally Unreal collection contains the first installment of the series, the action of which takes place on planet Na Pali, which was conquered by the hostile race Skaarj. The player is tasked with helping the inhabitants and escaping the dangerous place.

PC

Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza

Action 23 April 2002

Action/FPS game based on the plot of the first part of the famous action film series "Die Hard". The player plays the main character of the film's protagonist, policeman John McClane, and has to oppose the terrorists occupying the Nakatomi building.

PC

Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade
Operation Flashpoint: Gold Upgrade

Action 03 December 2001

The official package of additions to the Codemasters' tactical war simulator - Operation Flashpoint. The set also includes four new vehicles, four additional weapons, two missions in single game mode and five multiplayer maps. The whole thing requires a basic version of the game.

PC

KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child
KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child

Action 18 July 2000

KISS Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child is a first person shooter (FPS) in a psychedelic climate produced by Third Law Interactive studio. The action of the game was set in the hellish world of Psycho Circus, and the player takes on the role of one of the members of the KISS team and starts fighting with the servants of the title Child of the Nightmare.

PC