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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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Tomb Raider Collection (2001)
Tomb Raider Collection (2001)

8.2 Game Score

Collector's edition of four parts of games from the Tomb Raider series, published in connection with the premiere of "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider". In a special "Lara PACK" there are Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business, Tomb Raider II: The Golden Mask, Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation.

PC

Deadly Dozen
Deadly Dozen

8.2 Game Score

Three-dimensional tactical action game in which we take command of the Allied troops. The action was set more or less between 1942 and 1945, and fate will throw us on the hot sands of Africa, the green hills of France or the enemy German land, where we will fight fierce battles with the Third Reich.

PC

Deer Avenger 4: The Rednecks Strike Back
Deer Avenger 4: The Rednecks Strike Back

8.2 Game Score

Another part of a twisted series of action games allowing us to forget about ordinary grey reality and set off on a big hunt, in which the animals are not defenceless animals but armed and dangerous hunters.

PC

Rune: The Halls of Valhalla
Rune: The Halls of Valhalla

8.2 Game Score

Rune: The Halls of Valhalla is a stand-alone addition to the 2000 TPP action game Rune. The extension prepared by developers from Human Head Studios studio introduces new maps, weapons, combat styles and fun modes. The creators also took care of a completely new soundtrack.

PC

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard

8.2 Game Score

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is a third party action adventure game (TPP) set in the fantastic universe of The Elder Scrolls series. The main character, the pirate Cyrus, decides to return to his native island of Stros M'kai to help his sister. The game is one of the last works of Bethesda Softworks development team using the XnGine engine.

PC

Metal Gear
Metal Gear

8.2 Game Score

Metal Gear is an action game that at first glance brings associations with classic shooters such as Commando or Ikari Warriors. However, unlike Konami products, they are more focused on surveillance activities, not necessarily manifested by the constant use of weapons. A well-equipped and deadly enemy is better to avoid "quietly" than to enter into an open fight.

PC

Rise to Honour
Rise to Honour

8.2 Game Score

Rise to Honour is an action game in which the main element of the game is the fight. There is a lot of fighting and basically visiting each room / street equals a duel with a few sets.

PS2

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike

8.2 Game Score

You don't have to be a Star War fan to enjoy playing Rebel Strike. And if you're one, there's a good chance that you'll lose the rest.

GCN

Tortuga: Two Treasures
Tortuga: Two Treasures

8.2 Game Score

Tortuga: Two Treasures is an Ascaron Software-produced action adventure game that follows on from Tortuga: Age of Piracy. The player plays the seventeenth-century pirate Thomas "Hawk" Blythe, who together with his companions is looking for the legendary treasure of Henry Morgan. In Poland the game was published under the title Pirates of the New World 2: Two Treasures.

PC

Quake III: Team Arena
Quake III: Team Arena

8.2 Game Score

The official expansion pack for id Software's online FPS shooter Quake III: Arena. As the name suggests, the expansion focuses primarily on refining the team gameplay aspect of the game, taking it much further than the previously known classic Team Deatmatch mode.

PC

Operation Flashpoint: Resistance
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance

8.2 Game Score

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.

PC

Star Trek: Elite Force II
Star Trek: Elite Force II

8.2 Game Score

Continuation of the famous action/FPS game "Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force", set in the realities of the famous Star Trek saga. Player as lieutenant Munro faces numerous opponents, including Borg, Romulans, Klingons.

PC

Joint Operations: Escalation
Joint Operations: Escalation

8.2 Game Score

Joint Operations: Escalation is the first official addition to one of the most popular action games of 2004. We are dealing here with a product in which a strong emphasis has been placed on the tactical aspect of the game, and the whole was created primarily with the idea of online gameplay.

PC

The Catacomb Abyss
The Catacomb Abyss

8.2 Game Score

The Catacomb Abyss is an action game created by Softdisk studio. In 1992 John Carmack was in his ranks and it was him who created the motor that propelled this product. Engine was later modified and used in the famous Wolfenstein 3D shooting.

PC

Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Source

8.2 Game Score

Enhanced version of one of the most popular online first-person shooters, which debuted in the year 2000. The new edition is one hundred percent faithful to the original concept, focusing entirely on skirmishes of two teams: terrorists and counter-terrorists. Just like it was in the original game, the choice of either of the sides is essential for both the objectives that you must reach as well as the equipment you can use for the job.

PC

Tribes: Vengeance
Tribes: Vengeance

8.2 Game Score

Tribes: Vengeance is the fourth part of a series of network FPSs in science fiction climates. The game was produced by Irrational Games studio and unlike previous editions of the series also has the option of a solo game, which is a kind of storyline introduction to the proper multiplayer game.

PC

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

8.2 Game Score

Onimusha 2 is a combination of a dynamic and effective fight against a bit of puzzles that are supposed to lengthen the gameplay. Nobunaga's brutal leader rises from the dead, and his demonic hordes level a peaceful settlement with the ground. This time the player is to play the role of Jubei Yagyu, the survivor of the massacre - the master of the sword.

PS2

Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat

8.2 Game Score

A commercial version of the famous Half-Life fashion game, which is an action war game for many players from the perspective of the first person. We are on one side of the conflict during World War II. We can take on the role of Allies or Germans, and in the case of the first faction also British troops (not available in modification). In addition, the number of maps has been increased from 6 to 15 compared to fashion and the audiovisual setting has been improved.

PC

Quake Live
Quake Live

8.2 Game Score

A free-to-play installment of the popular series of first-person shooters developed by id Software. The title is a modified version of the third installment and the Team Arena expansion. The title focuses mostly on multiplayer competitions played in one of the standard game modes on maps that are well known to the fans of the series.

PC

Killing Floor
Killing Floor

8.2 Game Score

A commercial version of a popular modification for Unreal Tournament 2004, developed by the small team at Shatterline Productions with the support of Tripwire Interactive studio. Killing Floor is a first-person shooter set in Great Britain, which is overrun by humans turned into bloodthirsty mutants. This has been caused by the Horizon organization, through the mysterious experiments it conducted.

PC

Star Wars: Battlefront - Renegade Squadron
Star Wars: Battlefront - Renegade Squadron

8.2 Game Score

Star Wars: Battlefront - Renegade Squadron is a tactical action game designed exclusively for Sony's portable console. It belongs to a popular series, with its roots dating back to 2004 and created on the basis of cult cinematographic works under the Star Wars sign.

PSP

Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater

8.2 Game Score

Expanded version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, known from PlayStation 2 consoles and prepared for users of the 3DS portable console. In terms of the story, the game is a kind of prequel to the entire series about the adventures of a special forces soldier known as Snake. The action is set in the 1960s in the Soviet Union and the hero's task is to capture a brilliant scientist Nikolai Sokolov, responsible for a breakthrough military technology.

3DS

Tehra: Dark Warrior
Tehra: Dark Warrior

8.2 Game Score

Arcade RPG offered as part of the minis service. We play the title character of Tehra - half-man, half-demon. We travel through a fairy-tale land, fighting numerous battles and gradually developing the skills of the main character.

PSP

Resistance 3
Resistance 3

8.2 Game Score

The third part of the popular FPP shooting series, the prototype of which was one of the starting titles on PlayStation 3. The game continues the threads known from the predecessors and develops their story.

PS3