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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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Conflict: Global Terror
Conflict: Global Terror

Action 30 September 2005

Conflict: Global Storm is the fourth part of the popular series, the previous editions of which dealt with the war in the Gulf region (the first two episodes) and the military intervention of the United States in Vietnam from 1966-1969. This time we find ourselves on the battlefield from the beginning of the 21st century, and the heroes known from Conflict: Desert Storm and Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad enter the battlefield again.

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Wanted Corp
Wanted Corp

Action 06 December 2011

Wanted Corp is an action arcade game produced by Zoo Games studio. The creators were inspired by classic shootings. The heroes of the game are a couple of intergalactic prize hunters - Neal H. MadDogg and Irina Zimoy, who specialize in extermination and catching criminals from different corners of the universe. The game offers several fun modes, including 4 solo campaigns and cooperative multiplayer.

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Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno

Action 05 February 2010

A dynamic TPP slasher that takes place in a hell-like setting. The game was developed by the creators of Dead Space. The story is loosely based on the fourteenth-century book written by Dante Alighieri. The protagonist of the game enters hell in search of his beloved. During the journey he travels through 9 circles of hell and fights Lucifer, the king of hell. The game enables the players to develop their character and improve his skills.

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Lost Planet: Colonies
Lost Planet: Colonies

Action 27 May 2008

Lost Planet: Colonies is a special edition of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. It is an action game with a third person perspective. Like the original, it was prepared by Capcom studio, creators of such series as Devil May Cry, Onimusha and Resident Evil.

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Outland
Outland

Action 27 April 2011

Two-dimensional platformer with logical elements, developed by Housemarque studio for Ubisoft. In the game, we play as a young man who, tormented by visions of a mighty battle, decides to go deep into the mysterious jungle to find answers to his questions. Drawing inspiration from classic platform games, Outland brings its own original solutions. Our hero can transform from light to dark form and vice versa.

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IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

Action 04 September 2009

Skillful aviation game in which military planes from the Second World War are piloted. It belongs to a very well-known series, derived from the Pecs. She doesn't offer such realism as her ancet's ancestors, but she's still closer to simulation than all the other productions of this type that were released earlier on the console.

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Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone

Action 14 September 2004

A dynamic action game created by Stormfront Studios development studio. It became famous in the world thanks to the creation of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy

Action 19 October 2005

Three great items at one price - this is the shortest description of the package, including Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The Trilogy is a collection of the best titles that came out of the Rockstar Games employees' keyboards so far.

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NieR Gestalt
NieR Gestalt

Action 23 April 2010

NieR Gestalt is a third-person action game developed by the popular Japanese company Square Enix. The story is set in a world overrun by monstrous creatures and a virus called Black Scrawl. As the titular Nier, we set out to find a cure for the infected daughter.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Dark Forces

Action 15 February 1995

The first FPS game from the LucasArts stable, set in the world of Star Wars. The player plays the role of a former soldier of the Empire, now a mercenary, whose task will be to stop Darth Vader and his elite army: Dark Troopers.

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Alpha Black Zero: Intrepid Protocol
Alpha Black Zero: Intrepid Protocol

Action 04 September 2004

Alpha Black Zero: Intrepid Protocol is a science fiction-based, dynamic third party view (TPP) action game created by developers from the Khaeon studio. The player directs the actions of Colonel Kyle Hardlav, wrongly accused of a series of murders, who, together with a unit of loyal commandos, tries to clear himself of the charges.

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Fighting Force
Fighting Force

Action 18 October 1997

A "walking" brawl, developed by the creators of Tomb Raider - Core Design studio, realized in the third person perspective. In the game we play one of the four characters trying to stop the booming of the crazy Dr. Zening. Disappointed by prophecies about the imminent end of the world, he decides to bring an apocalypse to mankind on his own.

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Hellforces
Hellforces

Action 25 March 2005

Hellforces is a classic FPS that takes place at a truly murderous pace. The plot is of secondary importance here, what counts is what the player does with the help of an extensive arsenal of means of extermination. Destruction will be sown among a dozen or so types of enemies, ranging from ordinary cultivators, through zombies, to demonic beings from hell to rhodium.

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Redneck Rampage
Redneck Rampage

Action 12 April 1997

Redneck Rampage is a first person shooter (FPS) produced by the Xatrix Entertainment development studio. The action of the game was set in a small American town. The player takes on the role of one of the two brothers who set out to rescue their beloved mumps Bessie, kidnapped by aliens. The title is distinguished by an unconventional sense of humour and a relatively high level of difficulty.

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The Regiment
The Regiment

Action 17 February 2006

The Regiment is a spectacular first person perspective shooting (FPS), produced by Kuju Entertainment development studio. The player takes on the role of commander of a unit of well-trained soldiers of the SAS unit and takes part in dangerous anti-terrorist missions. The creators put a lot of emphasis on the realism of the game, in which the consultants employed in the production of the game - former members of anti-terrorist groups - played a significant role.

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State of Emergency
State of Emergency

Action 12 February 2002

Extremely brutal action game. The essence of the game itself is the bloody street fight of the main character led by the player with numerous individuals working for a powerful corporation, which has taken control of the country and exercises indivisible authoritative power over it.

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Blacklight Retribution
Blacklight Retribution

Action 03 April 2012

Blacklight Retribution is a continuation of the 2010 Blacklight tactical shooter: Tango Down. The action of the game has been set in the near future. The player directs the actions of the members of the elite commando unit, and his task is to effectively eliminate the opponents. Developers from Zombie Inc. studio have prepared several variants of multiplayer gameplay.

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