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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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Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII
Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII

Action 07 September 2007

Blazing Angels: Secret Missions is the second part of a successful game about air battles from the Second World War. This time, users play the role of a pilot, being a member of an elite squadron, performing various operations of a strictly secret nature.

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Justice League Heroes
Justice League Heroes

Action 17 October 2006

Justice League Heroes is a hybrid of dynamic action and elements of the cRPG genre, based on popular comics and animated films from the cycle known in Poland as the League of the Righteous (or possibly the League of Justice). Among the seven main characters we lead in virtual reality, we see Superman, Batman and Flash, among others.

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Inversion
Inversion

Action 05 June 2012

TPP Shooting by TimeShift authors. Our task is to solve the puzzle of gravitational anomalies in which the normal rules of physics do not work. While staying in them we can, among others, float in the air and walk on the walls. Thanks to the use of the unusual properties of these places the fight becomes much more interesting than in traditional shooters.

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Section 8: Prejudice
Section 8: Prejudice

Action 20 April 2011

Section 8: Prejudice is the second part of the First Person Shooting (FPS) by TimeGate Studios developers. The action of the game was set in the distant future, when the Earth is threatened with danger from the Cosmos. Players take on the role of Alex Corde, a soldier of an elite unit who treason to discover who is behind a series of betrayals threatening humanity.

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Medal of Honor: Vanguard
Medal of Honor: Vanguard

Action 23 March 2007

This console-only FPS shooter set in the realities of World War II is a sequel to the best-selling Medal of Honor series. In this part of the game, the developers from Electronic Arts focused on the fate of Corporal Frank Keegan from the American 82nd Airborne Division. Together with him and his comrades-in-arms we first land on Sicily, in order to move with the progress of military operations to the Rhine region and take part in a famous operation codenamed Varsity in March 1945.

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Fat Princess
Fat Princess

Action 30 July 2009

A fun arcade game in which we deal with saving the title "fluffy" princess with the use of available armies. At the same time we try to prevent the enemy from performing this task.

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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

Action 05 July 2011

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a continuation of the relatively unknown action game from the perspective of the third person - Earth Defense Force 2017, in which we saved the planet from the invasion of aliens. This time we stand up to fight huge insects.

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Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

Action 23 November 2010

Released in retail distribution, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare is a standalone bundle of expansion packs to a best-selling action game Red Dead Redemption. As the title suggests, it combines the distinctive Western setting with the evergreen theme of zombie apocalypse. As the protagonist of the base game, John Marston, you travel across the Wild West in search of the cure for a fast-spreading zombie infestation. The story campaign offers a series of new missions and varied side quests.

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Chrome
Chrome

Action 16 June 2003

Shooting in the climates of science fiction, created by Techland from Wroclaw. The game takes place in the world of the future and tells about the adventures of a mercenary on dangerous missions. Chrome is characterized by huge stages and a large arsenal, which also includes futuristic gadgets. In its time, the production was also impressive due to the very nice graphics.

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Devastation
Devastation

Action 25 March 2003

Post-apocalyptic FPS action game located in the urban world of the future, designed mainly for network team games in which various characters participate. The authors have prepared 12 maps and 32 people can play on each of them at the same time.

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Soldner: Secret Wars
Soldner: Secret Wars

Action 27 May 2004

Soldner: Secret Wars is an action game created by the Wings Simulations development team, whose plot is set in the near future. The player stands at the head of a group of well-trained mercenaries, equipped with modern combat equipment. The creators have planned 60 missions to perform in single player mode, as well as the possibility of a multiplayer game, in which up to 32 people can participate.

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Rune (2000)
Rune (2000)

Action 31 October 2000

An action-adventure game set in a world based on Norse mythology, in the times when Vikings were conquering the cold, grim world, and the pagan religions were widespread in the north. You play as a young warrior named Ragnar, who has to defeat mythical monsters and discover the source of evil that has been destroying his people. The game, which utilizes the Unreal Tournament graphic engine, features a mysterious world of the Vikings consisting of 25 levels.

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NARC
NARC

Action 22 March 2005

NARC is a dynamic action game, produced by the development studio VIS Entertainment. The player plays the role of a member of the title, elite police unit and carries out missions related to the fight against crime and drug trafficking. The gameplay combines elements of FPP and TPP, allowing a lot of freedom of action in the game world.

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Men of Valor: Vietnam
Men of Valor: Vietnam

Action 19 October 2004

Men of Valor: Vietnam is the first person shooter (FPS), whose action was set in the realities of the Vietnam War. The player takes on the role of an American soldier and participates in missions modelled on the historical military operations carried out during the conflict. In addition to the solo mode, developers from the studio 2015 took care of a fully functional, network multiplayer designed for up to 24 participants.

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Second Sight
Second Sight

Action 03 September 2004

Second Sight is another proposal of Free Radical Design studio, which became famous mainly due to the TimeSplitters series released on the platforms of the new generation as well as the hit Goldeneye 007 on Nintendo 64.

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Action 08 November 2004

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a third party action game (TPP). At the same time this is the second video game based on the famous manga Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow.

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Medal of Honor: European Assault
Medal of Honor: European Assault

Action 07 June 2005

Another console installment of the series of World War II first-person shooters developed by Electronic Arts. After a short trip to the Pacific this time the series goes back to European countries. The player assumes the role of Lieutenant William Holt, a commander who, together with his new squad, is selected to complete many secret special missions. He and his team can impact the outcome of four great battles that took place in France, North Africa, Stalingrad and in Ardennes.

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Grand Theft Auto: Trylogia
Grand Theft Auto: Trylogia

Action 18 May 2007

Grand Theft Auto Trilogy is a special set of action games, including the first three installments of the Grand Theft Auto cycle. The package includes the following items: Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, Grand Theft Auto 2 and Grand Theft Auto 3.

PC

The Rage
The Rage

Action 12 October 2001

The Rage is an action game inspired by classic film fights, produced by the Fluid Games development team. The player takes control of one of the three masters of martial arts and fights with opponents - punks, skins, hooligans, etc. - encountered in the streets of the virtual city. The creators have prepared several variants of the game, including the option to play in multiplayer mode.

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Descent II
Descent II

Action 30 November 1996

A three-dimensional FPP action game that gives players freedom of movement in a state of weightlessness. Working for the PTMC corporation, a material defender tries to stop a nanovirus that turns robots into assassins.

PC

Iron Storm (2002)
Iron Storm (2002)

Action 22 October 2002

A FPS game set in an alternative past. In 1964 the First World War continues and the player becomes one of the hundreds of soldiers who fight in it. As an Allied officer called Weazel, we are given the task of penetrating enemy lines, filtering the secret research complex and destroying the weapons prepared there.

PC

Boiling Point: Road to Hell
Boiling Point: Road to Hell

Action 20 May 2005

Three-dimensional action game with a first person perspective. The game takes place in Colombia. The player has to find his lost daughter and oppose numerous opponents.

PC

God of War (2005)
God of War (2005)

Action 22 March 2005

An action-adventure game that tells the story of Kratos – once a Spartan warrior, currently the servant of Olympus. The protagonist isn’t a flawless, noble warrior – he is a specialist when it comes to “dirty work”.

PS2

Delta Force: Xtreme
Delta Force: Xtreme

Action 21 April 2005

Delta Force One: Next Gen is a kind of return to the roots of the famous Novalogic studio cycle. Developers from this company have given players a much refreshed and improved version of the precursor of the series, Delta Force, released in 1998.

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