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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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Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed III

8.0 Game Score

The third major entry in the action adventure game series, Assassin Creed. Assassin Creed III has been created by Ubisoft Montreal in cooperation with its subsidiaries. It continues the story of the conflict between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order. Most of events take place during the American War of Independence (1753-1783). The main character – Connor Kenway – is, once again, an ancestor of Desmond Miles. The half-blood Indian vows to fight tyranny and seek justice.

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Blades of Time
Blades of Time

8.0 Game Score

Blades of Time is a dynamic action game where the main character fights hordes of enemies using a variety of weapons. The game is the responsibility of the Russian studio Gaijin Entertainment, i.e. the authors of X-Blades, which is not very well received on the market.

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Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason
Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason

8.0 Game Score

Dark work of programmers from the Ukrainian Action Forms studio (creators of the Carnivores and Vivisector series, among others). This time we are dealing with a mixture of genres: the elements proper to shooters and action games are generously seasoned with the atmosphere of the best horror movies.

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InFamous 2: Festival of Blood
InFamous 2: Festival of Blood

8.0 Game Score

A powerful DLC add-on for inFamous 2. The main character of the previous scenes, Cole McGrath, returns to face the vampires. To liquidate their leader for only 24 hours. The title is distributed only through digital distribution.

PS3

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded

8.0 Game Score

An improved edition of the 2010's GoldenEye 007 - the remake of the classic first-person shooter for Nintendo 64. The player assumes the role of James Bond, the legendary MI6 agent, who travels around the world in search of the eponymous Golden Eye, a mysterious Russian satellite weapon of immense firepower. Although the game is based on the 1995's film, the player will visit locations which were not present in the movie.

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War Inc. Battle Zone
War Inc. Battle Zone

8.0 Game Score

War Inc. Battle Zone is a Third-Person View (TPP) network shooting produced by Warmongers Online Studio. The action of the game was set in 2012. The global economic crisis led to a global catastrophe. The situation is being exploited by corporations waging a ruthless war for influence and wealth among themselves. Players take on the role of mercenaries at the service of one of the international consortia. The game is distributed for free on a "play4free" basis.

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PayDay: The Heist
PayDay: The Heist

8.0 Game Score

Fun-oriented cooperative first-person shooter, developed by debuting studio Overkill Software. In the game, we assume the role of hardened criminals, whose task is the execution of various types of stick-ups and heists, for example a bank heist or an attempt to rescue a prisoner from a police transport car. During the action, we have to incapacitate the security, secure the hostages, have somebody on the lookout, and deactivate various types of security measures.

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Monster Hunter 4
Monster Hunter 4

8.0 Game Score

The fourth part of the action RPG game about the fight against powerful monsters. In this version we play the role of a mercenary travelling with a caravan between several villages that need help. The authors of the series have prepared dozens of new items, armour and NPCs. Some ideas for the game were taken from the faster and more dynamic Dragon's Dogma.

3DS

Army Rage
Army Rage

8.0 Game Score

Army Rage is a first person perspective (FPS) network shooting set in the realities of World War II. Players fight on maps inspired by war scenes, using a variety of weapons and vehicles from that period. The title was produced by TuyaSoft studio and is distributed on a free-to-play basis (for free) with the option of micropayment.

PC

Dirty Bomb
Dirty Bomb

8.0 Game Score

A free-to-play online first-person shooter developed by Splash Damage, the creators of Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, ET: Quake Wars and Brink. The action is set in London, destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm, which turned into a battlefield of private military corporations. Soldiers of each faction fight for dominance and treasures hidden in the ruins of the metropolis.

PC

Spider-Man: The Silver Lining
Spider-Man: The Silver Lining

8.0 Game Score

The third feature expansion to Spider-Man from 2018, crowning The City That Never Sleeps campaign. Silver Sable returns at The Silver Lining, whose Spider Man helps to recover Sable International's stolen technology.

PS4

Spider-Man: The Heist
Spider-Man: The Heist

8.0 Game Score

A part of a 3-episode DLC for Marvel's Spider-Man. The add-on contains fresh challenges and crimes, a previously unseen faction and new costumes for Spider-Man. In Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps, as the DLC itself is called, both Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson play an important role, as well as the protagonist's former love interest Felicia Hardy, also known as Black Cat.

PS4

Horizon: Forbidden West
Horizon: Forbidden West

8.0 Game Score

Continuation of Horizon Zero Dawn, an action adventure action game with a TPP view from Guerrilla Games studio. Players return to the postapocalyptic world, dominated by mechanical creatures.

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Ghostrunner
Ghostrunner

8.0 Game Score

The FPP action game, developed by the Polish team One More Level. In Ghostrunner we get to a cyberpunk city ruled by a man named Keymaster, and our task is to deal with this tyrant.

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Deathloop
Deathloop

8.0 Game Score

Another FPP action game from Arkane Studios. In the game, we will follow the fate of an unusual pair of killers immersed in eternal battle, trying to break the endless cycle.

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Dying Light 2
Dying Light 2

8.0 Game Score

A sequel to the popular open-world game created by the Polish developer, Techland. The players get to explore a ruined city infested by zombies.

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Death Stranding
Death Stranding

8.0 Game Score

An action adventure game to be available on PlayStation 4 and later on also PC. The title was designed by the industry legend and co-creator of the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima. The story of Death Stranding focuses on the evolution of human race and on the “connection” motive which redefines the role of failure and death in videogames. American actor Norman Reedus who is well known for his role in The Walking Dead TV series plays the role of the main protagonist of the title.

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Star Wars: Battlefront - Death Star
Star Wars: Battlefront - Death Star

8.0 Game Score

The third DLC expansion included in the season pass for Star Wars: Battlefront, a title that was developed by EA DICE and released in November, 2015. The expansion, named Death Star, introduces similar content as all previous DLCs for the game. The player receives four new multiplayer maps that are placed both inside the titular Death Star and in the space that surrounds it.

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Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Darksiders Warmastered Edition

8.0 Game Score

A refreshed edition of Darksiders – an action-adventure game from 2010, prepared mainly with eight generation consoles in mind (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One). We assume the role of War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. As a result of a conspiracy, he initiates the end of the world prematurely, for which he is punished by being stripped of most of his powers and exiled to Earth.

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Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus

8.0 Game Score

A remake of one of the greatest iconic PlayStation 2 titles. The original game debuted in 2005 and six years later it was released on PlayStation 3 in HD version. In Shadow of the Colossus the player assumes the role of a young man named Wander who places the body of his beloved on a mysterious altar hidden in the wild. He learns that he will be able to restore her life if he manages to defeat sixteen giant creatures known as the Colossi.

PS4

Space Pioneer
Space Pioneer

8.0 Game Score

Developed by the Polish developer Vivid Games, Space Pioneer is a mobile action game with numerous RPG elements. The game takes the players to a distant future, in which they assume the role of a bounty hunter traversing the space in search for opportunities to earn for a living. As one might easily guess, this type of career forces the main protagonist to face multiple threats lurking on the surfaces of various planets. The player observes the action from the top-down perspective.

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Quake II: Ground Zero
Quake II: Ground Zero

8.0 Game Score

The second official expansion pack for Quake II, created by Rogue Entertainment - authors of the Doom-based shooter Strife and one of the expansions for the first Quake. Ground Zero takes the potential of the Quake II engine to the limit, offering fourteen single player levels and ten multiplayer maps.

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Disney's Aladdin
Disney's Aladdin

8.0 Game Score

An arcade game based on the plot of a film of the same title. We play the role of Aladin, a young thief from the city of Agrabah, who, due to the evil know-how of the evil vizier Jaffar, must acquire a magical lamp from the mythical Miraculous Cave.

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Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror

8.0 Game Score

Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror is a tactical first person shooter prepared by Kamehan studio. The title is a commercial version of the popular Unreal: Tournament fashion. The player takes on the role of a terrorist or a special police unit officer and carries out a number of missions, depending on the choice made. The gameplay was designed mainly for multiplayer clashes, although the creators have also foreseen the possibility of competing with computer artificial intelligence.

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