Action Video Games47
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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Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Action 07 December 2000
Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a crazy action game combining a shooter with light RTS elements in the form of raw material management and building construction. The action takes place on an alien planet, on which three sides of the war are waged: a woman resembling a mermaid, a giant monster named Kabuto, and space adventurers who had to land in this land in an emergency.
Thief 2: The Metal Age
Action 23 March 2000
A continuation of the best-selling first-person stealth game created by Looking Glass Technologies studio in 1998. Once again, we play the part of a thief, Garrett, who is willing to undertake virtually any, daring or not, theft, just to make more money. Thanks to his activities, the protagonist has managed to amass not only sizable assets, but also many bitter enemies, representing three factions governing the city.
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.
Kuma War
Action 01 April 2004
Action game with a first person perspective. Its main goal is to offer a high level of realism in the missions played, which are based on real events. Thanks to the subscription system, the player is able to get to know the details of armed conflicts around the world within a few weeks.
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Action 25 February 2008
An action shooter with a view of FPP, in which the action takes place in the near future, produced by KAOS studios. The action takes place in 2024, where the war for fuel takes place. As a member of the American army, we must stop the Russians striving to dominate the world. The game has a great audiovisual setting, a large arsenal and a lot of vehicles. One of the most important advantages of the game is the refined multiplayer mode.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes
Action 06 October 2009
Action game set in the famous universe of Star Wars. It allows us to take part in events that are a bridge between the first and second season of the animated series about clone wars.
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.
Future Cop L.A.P.D
Action 31 August 1998
A dynamic TPP action game in a science-fiction setting, in which we face criminals as a police pilot of a modern combat vehicle.
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
Action 15 November 1998
The third installment in a popular series of action-adventure games developed by Core Design and following the story of the fearless Lara Croft - an archeologist searching for legendary artifacts all around the world. In Tomb Raider III, the protagonist tries to find four mysterious artifacts carved from an ancient meteorite.
Unreal Tournament 2004
Action 15 March 2004
The third installment in the popular series of online first-person shooters developed by Digital Extremes. It is an improved and enhanced version of its 2003 predecessor, expanded with patches, expansions and additions. In addition to having better graphics, based on the improved engine from Unreal Tournament 2003, and a new user interface, Unreal Tournament 2004 adds two new game modes: the Assault Mode from the first game and Onslaught Mode based on the similar mode from Battlefield 1942.
Killzone 2
Action 25 February 2009
A direct sequel to the futuristic first person shooter released on PlayStation 2, created by Guerilla Games as an answer to the successful, and mostly Xbox exclusive, Halo series. Killzone 2 takes place on the home planet of Helghan, two years after the events shown in the first game in the series.
Delta Force: Land Warrior
Action 08 November 2000
For the third time we have the opportunity to play the role of the commandos of the elite special forces of the US Force. This time the game offers a completely new, fully three-dimensional and accelerated graphical engine.
Dota 2
Action 09 July 2013
A fantasy MOBA game (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) that combines elements of real-time strategy, action RPG, and action adventure game. This title was produced by Valve Software as a follow up to the popular Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos modification, Defense of the Ancients. Just like the original mod, Dota 2 focuses on clashes of two teams made up of up to 5 people, each one controlling one hero. The key to victory is the proper usage of the unique abilities of the heroes and cooperation.
Wolfschanze 2
Action 25 November 2009
Wolfschanze 2 is the second installment of the first person shootout (FPS) in the realities of World War II. The title was produced and released by City Interactive. The player plays the role of a Red Army officer sent deep behind the front line with the task of stealing the German cipher machine and code book.
Alien Swarm
Action 19 July 2010
Free action game with cooperation mode in the classic style of Alien Breed. Players take on the role of soldiers with different specializations and have to break through levels full of dangerous monsters. Production requires cooperation and coordination between the participants of the game, because there are always a lot of opponents, and the different stages bring more and more difficult challenges.
F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate
Action 06 November 2007
Perseus Mandate is the second addition to F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon, a 2005 first-person shootout that was quite commercially successful. As with the first extension, TimeGate Studios, Inc., known mainly for its Kohan series, is responsible for the development of the program.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition
Action 14 July 2004
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition is a compilation of two products: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Raven Shield and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword.
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
Action 13 September 2011
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is the second part of the FPP war shootout by developers from the Tripwire Interactive studio. In solo fun mode, the player has the opportunity to participate in a number of missions on both the Russian and German sides. The creators also took care of the possibility of playing in cooperation. The biggest advantage of the production, however, was the multiplayer mode for up to 64 participants.
Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island
Action 19 August 2008
Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island is an official continuation of the action/FPS Code of Honor: The French Foreign Legion, which was launched in February 2007. As in the first part, we are dealing with a low-budget shooting.
The Royal Marines Commando
Action 14 November 2008
The Royal Marines Commando is a representative of quite a large group of FPS played in the realities of World War II. The creator and publisher of this game is City Interactive, which not for the first time checks its capabilities in this genre.
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance
Action 28 June 2002
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance is the official extension to the tactical shooting Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis. The add-on introduces a new feature campaign in which the player plays Victora Troske, the commander of the resistance movement on an island attacked by Soviet troops. Developers from Bohemia Interactive studio also managed to improve the quality of graphics and optimize the game engine for multiplayer fun.
ArmA: Combat Operations
Action 10 November 2006
A program directly referring to Operation Flashpoint, the famous production of Bohemia Interactive Studio from 2001. So once again we are dealing with a tactical shooter viewed from the perspective of the first person.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Action 12 June 2008
The fourth full-fledged installment in a popular series of stealth-action games created by Hideo Kojima and Konami for the PlayStation consoles. Solid Snake is back again, unfortunately, his is also not at his best due to genetic experiments from the past. The story is set five years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 2. It depicts a world of the near future where military corporations fight each other in the name of their bosses.
Throne of Darkness
Action 26 September 2001
Throne of Darkness is an action-RPG game, which is the responsibility of the Climax development team. The action was set in the world of Japanese mythology. The player directs a team of samurai, who, wishing to avenge the death of the leader of the clan, stand up to fight against the ruler of darkness and his army. The creators foresaw several variants of fun, also in multiplayer mode.