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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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Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island
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.

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The Royal Marines Commando
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.

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Operation Flashpoint: Resistance
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.

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ArmA: Combat Operations
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.

PC

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
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.

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Throne of Darkness
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.

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Code of Honor: The French Foreign Legion
Code of Honor: The French Foreign Legion

Action 23 February 2007

Code of Honor: French Legia Cudzoziemska is a game developed by Polish development studio City Interactive, known mainly from a series of historical and war productions such as Battlestrike, Combat Wings, Terrorist Takedown or Wings of Honour.

PC

The Sting!
The Sting!

Action 21 June 2001

The Sting! Gangster's career is a humorous, gangster action game, produced by JoWood Productions studio. The player directs the actions of a petty thief who has the ambition to become the king of the criminal underworld. Unfortunately, gaining a reputation among hardened criminals is not easy, and the inhabitants of the virtual city guard their belongings with a variety of security systems.

PC

NetSphere
NetSphere

Action 20 January 2003

NetSphere is a 3D action game designed for multiplayer gameplay, where as mercenary pilots, hired by competing corporations, we fight fierce battles with the help of futuristic mosses.

PC

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith

Action 15 June 1998

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith is a package of Jedi Knight: Dark Force II action add-ons prepared by the LucasArts development team. The set includes a new character - Jade Mara empire agent, new weapons, powers and enemies, as well as 29 new missions, including 14 single-player missions.

PC

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D

Action 15 December 1998

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D is a spectacular action game in the universe of Star Wars. The plot of the title shows the events taking place between Star Wars: New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The player takes on the role of Luke Skywalker, who after the destruction of the Death Star joins the Rogue Squadron pilot unit and as a subordinate general Rieekan takes part in many dangerous missions.

PC

You are Empty
You are Empty

Action 27 October 2006

You are Empty is the first proposal of the Russian company Digital Spray Studios, based on an original, fully three-dimensional DS2 engine. The game takes us to a big city, located in the Soviet Union, inhabited by monsters created as a result of unsuccessful experiments.

PC

Prince of Persia 3D
Prince of Persia 3D

Action 16 September 1999

The first attempt to transfer the mechanics of the cult Prince of Persia series into a 3D environment, made by Red Orb Enertainment studio working within the structures of Broderbund Software. The action of Prince of Persia 3D (also known as Arabian Nights) takes us back to the 12th century Persia known to fans of the series, where the prince becomes entangled in a convoluted plot involving the Sultan and his brother Assan.

PC

El Matador
El Matador

Action 08 September 2006

El Matador is an extremely dynamic action game in which the main character is observed from the third person perspective (TPP). This title combines elements of such games as Max Payne or Dead to Rights.

PC

Bounty Hounds
Bounty Hounds

Action 12 September 2006

Bounty Hounds is a three-dimensional action game in which the course of events was shown from the perspective of a third person. This title is also the name of a group of virtual mercenaries who search for planets suitable for settlement by human civilization conquering the cosmos. The leader of this ruthless team is Maximillian, who is also the protagonist of this product.

PSP

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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Infernal
Infernal

Action 23 February 2007

Infernal is an extensive action game created by the Polish studio Metropolis Software known mainly from the Gorky series. The player takes on the role of Ryan Lennox, a super-agent working in the service of his devilish character, hellish equivalent of the well-known James Bond.

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BloodRayne: Betrayal
BloodRayne: Betrayal

Action 06 September 2011

Maintained in the convention of side-scroll 2D arcade with elements of hack'n slash, third installment of BloodRayne series. The title dhampiece must stop the evil vampire planning a bloody massacre. The production of the Abstraction studio was originally released on consoles.

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BloodRayne
BloodRayne

Action 15 October 2002

TPP action game about the adventures of the title character - a sexy agent and a half-vampire. The production takes place in an alternative version of history just after the end of the First World War. Rayne's task is to stop the Nazis who intend to use an ancient power to return to power. Extremely brutal gameplay consists of numerous battles and platform scenes.

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Martial Arts: Capoeira
Martial Arts: Capoeira

Action 22 November 2011

Martial Arts: Capoeira is a sport fight enriched with RPG elements, which was made by Italian Twelve Interactive development studio. The player takes on the role of one of the 12 players in the Brazilian martial arts of the title and takes part in spectacular duels. Each hero is described by a set of attributes that can be developed during the game. The creators took care of several gameplay options, including Tournament, Arcade and Survival modes.

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Zombie Apocalypse
Zombie Apocalypse

Action 23 September 2009

Zombie Apocalypse is a dynamic Third-Person View (TPP) action game produced by Nihilistic Software. The story shows a vision of a world where a dangerous virus has turned most people into zombies. The player plays one of the few who resisted the mutation and his task is to survive 55 days of struggle with successive waves of zombies.

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Big Mutha Truckers
Big Mutha Truckers

Action 06 December 2002

A fun racing game in which we sit behind the wheel of a truck and transport goods. During the execution of subsequent orders we compete with other drivers. The creators of the production focused on a skillful driving model and a humorous audiovisual setting. Travelling is enhanced by typical truck music in country climates.

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Conflict: Denied Ops
Conflict: Denied Ops

Action 08 February 2008

Conflict: Denied Ops is a FPS game developed by Pivotal Games - a bastion of Conflict series creators (Desert Storm, Vietnam etc.). The game is about the adventures of two brave agents working for the American Central Intelligence Agency.

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The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - DC
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - DC

Action 13 August 2004

The Chronicles of Riddick'. (in Poland known as "Riddick's Chronicles") became an inspiration to create a game under the same title as the screening itself. This is a fantastic story describing the story of a prisoner gifted with the ability to see in the darkness, who gets into the very middle of a galactic war.

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