Action Video Games10
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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Dishonored 2
8.6 Game Score
A sequel to a best-selling FPP stealth game set in a universe that combines stylistics of the late Victorian era with steampunk elements. The title is a result of cooperation between Arkane Studios and the game’s publisher – Bethesda company. The sequel’s main heroine is Emily Kadwin, the daughter of the murdered empress, who joins forces with the empress’ former bodyguard Corvo, the protagonist of the previous game.
Overwatch
8.6 Game Score
A multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Blizzard and the first production of this genre in the portfolio of the creators of cult series such as Diablo, Warcraft, and Starcraft. The game is set in a future where peace is ensured by the eponymous organization, established decades ago for protection against attacks by renegade robots.
Postal: Redux
8.6 Game Score
A modern remake of one of the most controversial games in gaming history. Originally, the title came out in 1997 as a debut production from the developer Running With Scissors. Both the gameplay and the premise were inspired by the phrase “going postal” which means to become uncontrollably angry and violent as a result of working a stressful job.
Resident Evil 2
8.6 Game Score
A remake of the second part of the famous survival-horror franchise Resident Evil, which debuted on the PlayStation console in 1998 and was later ported to other consoles and PC / Windows. Resident Evil 2 Remake was developed by the Capcom’s leading team, R&D Division 1, for the latest gaming platforms. The game is based on the original plot with slightly modified mechanics.
Star Wars: Battlefront - Battle of Jakku
8.6 Game Score
Battle of Jakku is the first DLC pack for the online shooter Star Wars: Battlefront. The pack has been brought by the developers of the Start Wars: Battlefront – the Swedish EA DICE studio – and offered for free to celebrate the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie. The pack features two new multiplayer maps inviting the players to a desert planet Jakku located in the Outer Rim territories.
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
8.6 Game Score
A stand-alone expansion to Wolfenstein: The New Order, the game released on PCs and eighth generation consoles in spring 2014. Similarly as the original game, the title was created by Machine Games in cooperation with Bethesda. The game is a prequel to the basic game. The story takes place in an alternative year 1946, in which the Nazis are one step from winning the World War II. During the campaign, which is split into two parts, the protagonist of the series, B.J.
Titanfall 2
8.6 Game Score
A continuation of a multiplayer shooter by Respawn Entertainment, which was published in 2014 exclusively on PC, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. In contrast to the first installment, Titanfall 2 offers a single player campaign in which you assume the role of a resistance rifleman with the ambition of becoming a pilot. His chance comes as the owner of an Argus class Titan dies during his mission and the stranded machine chooses the protagonist as its new pilot.
Shadow Warrior 2
8.6 Game Score
A sequel to a first-person action game, which in turn was a remake of a popular FPS from 1997. Polish developer Flying Wild Hog comes back with a continuation set five years after the events of the first game. In Shadow Warrior 2 you play as Lo Wang, who now leads a lonely life of a mercenary working for the local Yakuza. Gameplay mechanics did not change much, so the protagonist takes down on his enemies using a wide arsenal of firearms and melee weapons.
Don't Starve Together
8.6 Game Score
A standalone expansion for the 2013’s well-received survival sandbox game, Don’t Starve. The main goal of the add-on is to transfer the core premise of the original title into cooperative multiplayer gameplay. In the game, we still explore the world, gather food, build a shelter, fight various enemies, and take care of the protagonist’s physical and mental health.
Gears of War 3: RAAM's Shadow
8.6 Game Score
A DLC feature addition to Gears of War 3, telling the story of the events that took place before the first part of the series. Once again, we face the Orange, this time taking control of new heroes. Enlargement allows you to look at familiar events from a slightly different perspective.
Alien Shooter 2: Conscription
8.6 Game Score
Alien Shooter 2: Conscription is a gunfire in which we fight against foreign civilizations, using a wide range of weapons and vehicles. Several dozen monsters often take part in clashes, and the action is shown in isometric projection.
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
8.6 Game Score
An unusual first-person shooter featuring open-world environment, created by an independent studio, Big Robot. The game ridicules the habits of British aristocracy. The action takes place in an alternative version of Great Britain, swarming with intelligent robots that wish to destroy every human they lay their lenses upon. The player takes control of one of their potential victims, whose mission is simply to survive.
Heroes of the Storm
8.6 Game Score
Online action game representing the popular Multiplayer Online Battle Arena genre; developed by Blizzard Entertainment, initially as a mod for the cult RTS StarCraft II. The title takes us to a fantastic world of Nexus, where the best-selling Blizzard universes of Diablo, StarCraft, and WarCraft come together. In this world, we participate in online battles between teams of several people assuming the roles of well-known characters from the abovementioned games.
Nuclear Throne
8.6 Game Score
A roguelike post-apocalyptic 2D shooter developed by Vlambeer, an independent Dutch studio. The plot of Nuclear Throne was inspired by science-fiction movies from the 60s and 70s and tells a story of mutants fighting to seize control over a post-nuclear wasteland. In the game, we assume the role of a mutant of selected race and traverse irradiated locations, eliminating waves of incoming enemies.
Bayonetta 2
8.6 Game Score
Sequel to the dynamic fantasy slasher developed by Platinum Games studio led by Hideki Kamiya, the creator of the Devil May Cry series. In contrast to the original game that was released on every major seventh generation console, Bayonetta 2 is a WiiU exclusive. The game continues the story of a very attractive witch who has to fight the forces of good and defeat legions of enemies. The game features dynamic action and an interesting combat system.
Magicka: Wizard Wars
8.6 Game Score
An online role-playing MOBA game and a spin-off of the popular Magicka series. The production was developed by a separate team belonging to Paradox Interactive. The game focuses on PvP battles between two teams of four mages each, who fight by casting various spells. The magic mechanics were based on those from the main series and involve both single spells and combos, which can be both offensive and defensive.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Game
8.6 Game Score
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is an action game embedded in the popular science fiction universe based on film. Players have the opportunity to embody their favourite robots and take part in the struggle between the Autobots defending humanity and the Deceptikons threatening it.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
8.6 Game Score
Action-adventure game with stealth elements and the second major installment in the best-selling Assassin's Creed series. The game, created by Ubisoft Montreal, is the second part of the so-called Ezio trilogy. Players can follow the adventures of a Renaissance assassin, Ezio Auditore da Firenze (the protagonist of Assassin's Creed II). Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is set in Rome - the city of conflicting interests of influential houses and the seat of the villainous Templar Order.
Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood
8.6 Game Score
The second installment in the series of FPS games developed by Polish studio, Techland. This game is actually a prequel to the original title. We play the part of two brothers: Thomas and Ray McCalls, of whom the latter is known from the first game. Much like in the original Call of Juarez, the two characters play very differently – they have individual skills and equipment.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
8.6 Game Score
A new installment in the bestselling series of action games. The game expands the ideas introduced in the third entry in the franchise, released in 2001. The game was developed by the authors of the previous installments who, after having been bought by the American giant, were transformed into Rockstar North. The game takes place in the 80's in a completely new metropolis called Vice City.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance
8.6 Game Score
The Da Vinci Disappearance is a paid DLC addition to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the third installment of Ubisoft's best-selling cycle. The plot revolves around the kidnapping of Leonardo DaVinci by the cult of Hermeticists. The extension also offers a new map, the Alhambra, which is located in Grenada.
Sabotain: Break the Rules
8.6 Game Score
Sabotain: Break the Rules is an action game with RPG elements, prepared by Avalon Style Entertainment studio. In the distant future there is a galactic war between the Empire and the Confederation of the United Planets. The player plays one of the two available characters - Kent Reed's agent or Alex Keeton's murderer - and hits the middle of the conflict.
Drakan: Order of the Flame
8.6 Game Score
Drakan: Order of the Flame is a third person perspective action game (TPP), produced by Surreal development studio. The player directs the actions of the brave warrior Rynn, who, together with her faithful ally, a dragon named Arokh, sets off to help her brother, imprisoned by an evil sorcerer.
Quake II (1997)
8.6 Game Score
The sequel to the groundbreaking first-person shooter by id Software that, just like its predecessor released the year before, set new visual standards thanks to the enhanced idTech 2 engine. The action of Quake II takes place in the distant future where humanity established contact with a biomechanical race of the technologically advanced Stroggs. When it turned out that the alien secretly plan to conquer Earth, a special space marine unit was sent into action.