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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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Soldat
Soldat

8.2 Game Score

Soldat is a two-dimensional shooter distributed under a shareware license, created by Michal Marcinkowski. The player directs the actions of a small soldier and, using various weapons, fights against opponents controlled by other participants of the game or computer artificial intelligence.

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Insurgency
Insurgency

8.2 Game Score

A multiplayer online FPS, which is a commercial continuation to one of the most popular Half-Life 2 mods. The authors of the original game - New World Interactive - are responsible for its creation. The action of the game takes place in a modern-day Middle East country and focuses on the struggle of coalition forces against local Muslim rebels. Unlike many dynamic online shooters, Insurgency relies on realism and prudent tactical plans.

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Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive
Assassin's Creed: Revelations - The Lost Archive

8.2 Game Score

One of the DLC packs for the action game Assassin’s Creed Revelations developed by Ubisoft. The Lost Archive allows the player to learn more about the past of Lucy Stillman and Subject 16 – the mysterious assassin who, similarly as Desmond Miles, is a descendant of Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The expansion leads the player through a series of environmental riddles based on the Animus action puzzles. Animus is the machine for the virtual projection known from the base game.

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Rise of Nightmares
Rise of Nightmares

8.2 Game Score

Rise of Nightmares is a dark action game in the survival-horror convention by SEGA. Players play the role of an American tourist, who sets out to rescue his wife kidnapped by a crazy scientist. The title uses the functionality of the Kinect motion controller, which is required for fun.

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Tremulous
Tremulous

8.2 Game Score

Tremulous is a free online FPP shooting game containing some elements of real-time strategy. The player, depending on his liking, takes on the role of a law-abiding seafarer or a terrifying stranger.

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Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Sonic Mega Collection Plus

8.2 Game Score

Sega Corporation has developed a special collection for fans and less experienced players who would like to learn about the classic adventures of the already classic blue supersonic hedgehog and his friends.

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Unreal Tournament (1999)
Unreal Tournament (1999)

8.2 Game Score

A first-person shooter based on the engine of the bestselling game Unreal. The title was developed by Digital Extremes and focuses on online battles between players on futuristic arenas. In Unreal Tournament the players can compete in several gameplay modes – deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag, domination, last man standing, and assault. Each mode is different from the remaining ones. There aren’t many weapons available, but each one can be used in two ways.

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WET
WET

8.2 Game Score

Action game with a third person perspective. We play the role of a Ruby government agent who undertakes the most difficult missions. We take part in spectacular battles with a large number of enemies.

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

8.2 Game Score

Another full-fledged installment in the legendary series of action games, developed by the Spanish developer Mercury Steam in cooperating with Konami - the creators of all the previous installments. The protagonist is called Gabriel and he is a member of the Brotherhood of Light. The organization fights evil forces, and Gabriel is given a mission to eliminate the titular Lords of Shadow.

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Outland
Outland

8.2 Game Score

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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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

8.2 Game Score

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is the next installment of a series of tactical shootouts that took place during World War II. After the big success of the first game entitled Road to Hill 30, the authors from Gearbox Software decided to continue the topic. The new program appeared on the market only a few months after the original.

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Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet 2

8.2 Game Score

Continuation of a great action game telling the story of a conflict taking place on an ice-covered planet. Again, we have to face an alien race of Akrid, using, among other things, mechs.

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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

8.2 Game Score

Shaolin Monks is the latest installment of the legendary Mortal Kombat saga. This time, however, instead of a racial fight we are dealing with a completely three-dimensional adventure game, in which the events are presented from the third person perspective (TPP).

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Spartan: Total Warrior
Spartan: Total Warrior

8.2 Game Score

Spartan: Total Warrior is a dynamic action adventure game with a story set in antiquity. Players play the role of one of the famous Spartan warriors fighting against the power of Rome.

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Tomb Raider: Underworld
Tomb Raider: Underworld

8.2 Game Score

Developed once again by Crystal Dynamics, another installment of the third-person perspective adventure series started in 1996. Tomb Raider: Underworld is a continuation of the events from previous parts of the series and concentrates on the search for artifacts connected with the Nordic god Thor. On her journey, Lara Croft visits new locations, like Thailand and south Mexico, and dives in the Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic Ocean.

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Devil May Cry 4
Devil May Cry 4

8.2 Game Score

A dynamic, third-person perspective action game, which is the fourth major installment in the hack and slash series by Capcom, mainly associated with SONY consoles. The plot in Devil May Cry 4 concentrates on the adventures of a completely new protagonist – Nero, a member of the Holy Knights. One day he witnesses a slaughter on his brothers carried out by Dante – the character known from the previous parts – and swears to avenge them.

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Mafia II
Mafia II

8.2 Game Score

A sequel to the popular gangster game - the first Mafia was released in 2002. This new title was developed by the creators of the original game – also known for games like Hidden & Dangerous and Vietcong – working for the 2K Games company. The second part tells a completely new story; however, it contains multiple references to the previous title.

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Dynasty Warriors 7
Dynasty Warriors 7

8.2 Game Score

Another part of one of the most popular series of console slashers. The biggest advantage of this position is, as usual, the dynamic action and the ability to face hundreds of opponents in one battle.

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Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

8.2 Game Score

The sequel to the popular Medal of Honor series, once again developed by Danger Close Games exclusively for console players. In this installment of the series, you play as U.S. Corporal Joseph Griffin and, unlike in previous installments which focused on combat in Europe, you move to the vast waters of the Pacific to take part in the American-Japanese battles taking place there.

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Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer
Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer

8.2 Game Score

Black Buccaneer is an expanded action/TPP game with action-adventure elements and a hint of horror. The plot of the program takes people sitting in front of computers to the Caribbean a few centuries ago and depicts a pirate world where the mystical powers of voodoo are the order of the day.

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Prisoner of War
Prisoner of War

8.2 Game Score

Take part in the Great Escape of Allied prisoners from German POW camps. The theme of Prisoner of War refers to the excellent Great Escape - a game from the times of... Spectrum computer.

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

8.2 Game Score

The fifth major installment in the bestselling series of tactical TPP shooters signed with the name of the legendary writer Tom Clancy. The title was developed by a first party studio of the Ubisoft company. In the game, the player once again assumes the role of a special forces soldier who, together with his team, participates in a series of dangerous missions in such places as Zambia and Dagestan.

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Painkiller (2004)
Painkiller (2004)

8.2 Game Score

A fast-paced first-person shooter developed by Polish studio People Can Fly. In Painkiller the player assumes the role of Daniel Garner, who upon dying has been assigned to stop the armies of hell led by Lucifer himself. The story told in the game is linear and the campaign is split into five chapters, each one consisting of several levels. The gameplay is based on fighting hordes of enemies – all sorts of creatures coming straight from hell as well as even more powerful bosses.

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Just Cause
Just Cause

8.2 Game Score

A third-person action game developed by the Swedish Avalanche studio (Just Cause is their first AAA project). The game takes players to an exotic South American island called San Esperito, which covers the area of over 1200 square miles. The player assumes the role of Rico Rodriguez - a CIA agent tasked with overthrowing the corrupt self-made government and investigate whether the island holds any weapons of mass destruction.

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