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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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Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice
Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice

Action 04 November 2008

Secret Service: Ultimate Sacrifice is a spectacular action game with tactical FPS elements, created by Tigon development studio. The player plays the role of the title secret service agent, who tries to save the President of the United States and the most important people in the country after the bloody assassination by a group of extremists.

PCX360PS2

Bad Day L.A.
Bad Day L.A.

Action 08 August 2006

A humorous dexterity game that is a parody of everyday life of Americans after the events of September 11, 2001 and dozens of catastrophic films. As a homeless hero, we have to deal with the hordes of enemies who captured the streets of Los Angeles. A wide arsenal of weapons helps him in this task.

PCXBOX

Sine Mora
Sine Mora

Action 21 March 2012

Sine Mora is a steampunk action game created by Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture in cooperation with Hungarian Digital Reality. The game refers to classic shoot up shooters, enriching them with innovative elements, including the ability to manipulate time.

PCX360PS3PSV

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

Action 14 March 2006

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror is a 3D action game released by Sony Computer Entertainment. The series dates back to the times of the first PlayStation.

PS5PS4PS2PSP

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

Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Action 14 June 2011

An action game set in a very popular universe of variable shape robots. Transformers: Dark of the Moon refers to the events presented in the film under the same title.

X360PS3

Chernobyl: Terrorist Attack
Chernobyl: Terrorist Attack

Action 04 April 2011

A budget action/FPS game by the Polish studio Silden. Terrorists take control of the Chernobyl power plant and threaten to detonate the bomb. One man enters the action - an elite soldier. A total of seven powerful weapons are at our disposal, among which there are well-known models of rifles or pistols.

PC

Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures
Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures

Action 21 August 2009

A shooter created by the Polish company City Interactive. The action of the game takes place in the near future and tells the story of soldiers standing up to fight against extremist groups. The creators of the title have prepared a series of linear levels in which we visit different locations. A novelty is the protection system and the possibility of modifying the weapon. The studio responsible for the game also slightly improved graphics.

PC

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms

Action 10 April 2014

Multiplayer action game with a third-person perspective (TPP), branded with the name of a popular writer of thriller novels. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online is another Ubisoft production distributed on a free-to-play basis with the option of micropayments for certain items and facilities. The action of the game takes place in the near future. Players take on the roles of soldiers who equipped with futuristic weaponry take part in a global conflict between superpowers.

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

Killzone
Killzone

Action 02 November 2004

A sci-fi action shooter developed exclusively for the PlayStation 2 by Guerrilla Games. Killzone is set in the near future, where the player-controlled protagonist becomes entangled in a war between two factions: Helghasts and ISA. There are 11 different missions at our disposal, additionally divided into smaller stages. During the game we take care of a four-person squad of warriors with different specializations, but we can control only one of them at a time.

PS2

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Action 20 March 1997

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an extended game from the famous series about vampire hunters. Two-dimensional platformer belongs also to the species of metroidvanii.

X360PS3ANDiOSPS1

Battlestrike: Force of Resistance 2
Battlestrike: Force of Resistance 2

Action 20 March 2009

An action game that takes us into the realities of the Second World War. We play the role of a Russian soldier, who must stop the secret German project of a new, dangerous weapon. The creators have prepared eight separate missions - we will visit Stalingrad, a small town in Ukraine and a German war factory. While playing we have to use many sabotage tactics.

PC

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

inFamous 2
inFamous 2

Action 07 June 2011

Continuation of third person perspective sandbox action game by Sucker Punch studio. We play as Cole McGrath again, who almost paid for the clash with the mysterious Beast with his life. To prepare for the rematch, our hero travels to a brand new city, New Marais, where he hopes to find a way to increase his power. But the Beast is on his trail, spreading death and destruction. An additional obstacle is the military organization ruling the city, which aims to get rid of the strange stranger.

PS3

Heretic II
Heretic II

Action 20 November 1998

The second part of the perfect action game set in fantasy, in which we again follow the fate of Corvus, a Sidh warrior who, after a happy return to his homeland, has to face the forces of evil right away.

PC

Hellgate: Tokyo
Hellgate: Tokyo

Action 06 April 2010

MMORPGs continuing Hellgate: London. This time players visit Tokyo's devastated demons. We can create new characters or use those from the first installment of the cycle. The game belongs to the action-RPG genre, so the fun consists mainly in murdering hordes of monsters, collecting treasures and developing statistics of our hero.

PC

Brothers in Arms: D-Day
Brothers in Arms: D-Day

Action 05 December 2006

Tactical shooting using the brand known from stationary equipment. Commanding a unit of soldiers we are fighting with Germans in northern France on the day of landing of Allied forces on Normandy beaches.

PSP

Meteor Blade
Meteor Blade

Action 02 November 2003

Meteor Blade is a Far East martial arts designed primarily for multiplayer fun through the global Web.

PC

Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury

Action 22 September 2004

Shadow Ops: Red Mercury is a first person shooter (FPS) produced by Zombie Inc. development studio and set in the near future. The player takes on the role of a member of the Delta Force, and his task is to take over the extremely dangerous substance called "red mercury" before it reaches the hands of terrorists.

PC

Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge
Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge

Action 08 June 2001

Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge is an arcade game designed by Bizarre Creations studio. The PlayStation 2 title is a refreshed version of a product that appeared on the Dreamcast console a year earlier, gaining a large group of fans.

PS2

Heavenly Sword
Heavenly Sword

Action 12 September 2007

A fantasy third-person perspective action hack-and-slash game developed by the British studio Ninja Theory. The story of Heavenly Sword centers on the titular sword, the owner of which gains great power. When owner of the sword, Shen, is captured by the evil king Bohan who wants to obtain the artifact, Shen’s daughter Nariko decides to exact revenge on her father’s torturer. The gameplay of the game focuses mostly on dynamic combat against numerous opponents simultaneously.

PS3

Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War
Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War

Action 26 January 2007

Dunes of War is the first official addition to Panzer Elite Action, which debuted on the electronic entertainment market in April 2006 by JoWood. In enlargement, we are following the further fate of two rival army commanders, who this time will fight in North Africa.

PC

One Must Fall 2097
One Must Fall 2097

Action 20 June 1994

One Must Fall 2097 is an extremely powerful killing, which will allow you to take part in robot battles. As one of the pilots, you will take control of the selected unit, lead it to victory and earn a fortune at the same time. As long as, of course, you manage to master the machine in such a way as to beat all the competitors trying to do the same.

PC