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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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Urban Chaos
Urban Chaos

Action 15 December 1999

An action-packed game with a view from the perspective of a third person whose story has been set in the near future. As D'Arcy Stern or Roper McIntyre's mercenary, players must liquidate the dangerous governing gang of Union City.

PC

Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein

Action 05 June 1985

After escaping from Wolfenstein Castle, you gained great recognition in the eyes of your commanders. You shouldn't be surprised that you have been commissioned with another, extremely dangerous, but also very important task.

PC

Cryptic Passage for Blood
Cryptic Passage for Blood

Action 09 August 1997

Another addition to one of the most interesting games, based on the popular Engin Build. This time Caleb sets off on a dangerous mission to find an ancient scroll.

PC

Shadow of Rome
Shadow of Rome

Action 04 February 2005

Let's move back to the ancient times of the Roman Empire, when honour and pride were more in price, while bravery and loyalty counted three times and was lavishly rewarded by emperors.

PS2

Beyond Normandy: Assignment Berlin
Beyond Normandy: Assignment Berlin

Action 15 February 2004

Beyond Normandy: Assignment Berlin is a dynamic first-person shooter in which players are once again transferred to the fronts of World War II.

PC

Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward
Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward

Action 09 September 2003

Sequel an excellent action game, five heroes saves a small town from the attack of a hordes of monsters. Many different levels, a lot of white and small arms, special powers are only a part of the attractions.

PS2

Cy Girls
Cy Girls

Action 23 March 2004

Cy Girls Studio Konami is a classic action game, based on a line of toys and a drawing series, released in Japan. The action of the game takes place in the near future on the destroyed Earth, ruled by big corporations. The main characters in the title are two sexy and deadly dangerous women: Ice and Aska.

PS2

Deadly Dozen
Deadly Dozen

Action 15 November 2001

Three-dimensional tactical action game in which we take command of the Allied troops. The action was set more or less between 1942 and 1945, and fate will throw us on the hot sands of Africa, the green hills of France or the enemy German land, where we will fight fierce battles with the Third Reich.

PC

Shadow Master
Shadow Master

Action 24 February 1998

Action/shooter game with a first person perspective (three-dimensional graphic engine). Rodney Matthews, a well-known fantasy illustrator, took an active part in the work on this title and thanks to that Shadow Master has a very interesting overall style of workmanship in comparison to the competition.

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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Action 03 November 2003

Action/adventure game based on the motifs of an animated film from DreamWorks entitled Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, which debuted during the summer holidays in 2003.

PC

Metal Slug
Metal Slug

Action 01 January 1997

The first installment of the popular Metal Slug series, which debuted in 1996 on arcade machines. Over the course of time, production went on new platforms, allowing their users to face the soldiers commanded by the sinister General Morden.

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Hellboy (2000)
Hellboy (2000)

Action 07 December 2000

The game is based on the famous Dark Horse Comics, where Hellboy must stop the impending misfortune. Missions lead him through the most terrifying places, forcing him to break the laws of time.

PC

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire

Action 17 November 2006

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a game about the battles of giant robots in a futuristic reality. This product is part of a popular brand, including animated films, cartoons and toys. We are therefore in the very middle of an armed conflict, the stake of which is control over the Earth.

PS3

Arthur’s Quest: Battle for the Kingdom
Arthur’s Quest: Battle for the Kingdom

Action 21 August 2002

Three-dimensional action game with an outstandingly arcade character. The program allows us to trace the King Arthur's expedition to the Excalibur sword embedded in stone, which is a source of great power and a peculiar key to the throne of the ruler of Britain.

PC

Heart of Eternity
Heart of Eternity

Action 26 February 2009

Action adventure game with RPG elements, in which the player's task is to find and destroy the mythical clock, measuring time to the end of the world.

PC

Harbinger
Harbinger

Action 25 February 2003

Become one of the three heroes belonging to a community of survivors from the annihilation of the entire solar system by the unknown spacecraft Harbinger and fight for survival and freedom in its forgotten depths.

PC

Breed
Breed

Action 19 March 2004

Commander the cosmic destroyer UCS Darwin, with huge firepower, fighters, ground vehicles and armored infantry, which is the last hope of humanity in the fight against the aggressive Breed race.

PC

Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai

Action 31 May 2002

Way of the Samurai is an action game, thanks to which we get to know the profession of samurai from the lining. Its plot was set in 1878. As we know from history, the fall of Tokugawa Shoguna and the beginning of the Meiji era ended the shogunate period forever.

PS2

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara

Action 18 June 2013

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is a compilation of two games produced by Capcom studio - Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara. Both are two-dimensional walking beats enriched with RPG elements.

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Ratchet: Deadlocked HD
Ratchet: Deadlocked HD

Action 21 May 2013

Reissue of the fourth installment of the popular three-dimensional platformer series originally released on PlayStation 2. This time the creators have almost completely abandoned the roots of the series and focused on applying as many elements characteristic of the shooting genre as possible. The graphic design has been upgraded to HD resolution and the ability to unlock Trophies has been added.

PS3

Counter-Strike: Online 2
Counter-Strike: Online 2

Action 18 November 2013

Continuation of the 2008 network shooter based on the popular game Counter-Strike. The title is intended mainly for the Asian market and a significant role in the game is played by the micropayment system.

PC

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Kolekcja 3: Chaos Pack
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Kolekcja 3: Chaos Pack

Action 13 September 2012

Collection 3: Chaos Pack is a set of DLC add-ons for best-selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 studio Infinity Ward. The package includes four new missions, three multiplayer maps and a new fun mode - Spec Ops Chaos. The box edition of the extension includes a code for downloading digital content via the Steam platform.

PC

Army Rage
Army Rage

Action 27 March 2012

Army Rage is a first person perspective (FPS) network shooting set in the realities of World War II. Players fight on maps inspired by war scenes, using a variety of weapons and vehicles from that period. The title was produced by TuyaSoft studio and is distributed on a free-to-play basis (for free) with the option of micropayment.

PC

Total Recoil
Total Recoil

Action 03 July 2013

Three-dimensional arcade shooter, in which the action is observed from isometric view. Players take on the role of an armed to the teeth of a soldier breaking through enemy territory.

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