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Arcade games. Titles from this category require particularly good manual skills. Main purpose of the gameplay is to reach a specific point or defeat enemies while controlling a character or a vehicle. Arcade games usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. This category contains e.g. popular platformers.

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Pac-Man: Adventures in Time
Pac-Man: Adventures in Time

Arcade 20 October 2000

Help Pac-Man collect five magical balls and save the world from destruction by traveling in time through five historical epochs.

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Space Taxi 2
Space Taxi 2

Arcade 20 May 2004

The fact that a taxi driver's life in a big, futuristic city is not easy is convincing us with Space Taxi 2, the official sequel to the arcade game under the same title, which was first published on Commodore 64 in 1984.

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Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends

Arcade 02 July 2001

An adaptation of the famous Nintendo hit, in which the heroic Rockman sets out to search for the most valuable treasure in the world, defeating the opponents standing in his way.

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Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano
Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano

Arcade 02 December 2005

The third entry in the popular platform game series. KAO the Kangaroo 3 offers ten complex levels that see us explore a lone volcano towering above a tropical island. Aside from the platforming experience, each level offers additional challenges, including a plane ride, air battle, or a race taking place in virtual reality.

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3D Ultra Pinball Thrillride
3D Ultra Pinball Thrillride

Arcade 01 October 1999

3D Ultra Pinball Thrillride is the next item in Sierra's series of arcade pinballs. The assumptions of the game are similar to the typical positions of the genre, but the main difference is that the pinball table is shown in full three-dimensional.

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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Arcade 18 September 1997

A two-dimensional platform game with traits of an adventure game and a stealth game. The title, developed by Oddworld Inhabitants, takes place in an unknown planet inhabited by the race of Mudokons. The main protagonist of the game, Abe, is a Mudokon as well. The race is being abused by evil Glukkons, who force them to slave labor in a mine.

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Donald Duck: Quack Attack
Donald Duck: Quack Attack

Arcade 02 December 2000

Take on the role of the famous duck Donald, who must set off on a dangerous journey through four lands to save Daisy kidnapped by an evil sorcerer.

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Rango The Video Game
Rango The Video Game

Arcade 01 March 2011

An arcade game based on an animated film directed by Gore Verbinski. We play the chameleon of Rango, who ends up in the town of Dirt. There he becomes the guardian of the law who fights for justice. The whole thing is addressed primarily to the youngest players.

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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Arcade 04 August 2010

The next installment of one of the most popular game series by Konami, made in the classic formula of a two-dimensional platformer with hack'and'slash elements. The game mechanics of Castlevania: Harmony of Despair doesn't differ significantly from the previous parts of the series.

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Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

Arcade 17 November 1998

The next adventures of the tireless creature Abe, who this time has to stop the greedy Glukkons intending to plunder the ancient cemetery in search of the bones needed to make Soul Storm beer.

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The Grinch
The Grinch

Arcade 21 November 2000

This is a colorful action game modelled on How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which takes place in the magical and fairy-tale world of Who-land.

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Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped

Arcade 31 October 1998

Digital reissue of the platformer from 1998, which is the third fully-fledged part of the series about the adventures of the friendly Jamrai Crash. In this part of the game he also has to help his sister Coco. Together they move in time to stop the villains who want to reverse the course of history and prevent the frustrated plans of Dr. Neo Cortex from being thwarted.

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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Arcade 23 October 2014

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is a 2D platformer available for PCs. While playing, the player crosses vast levels, solves puzzles, overcomes obstacles and fights enemies. The collection of various equipment and armaments also plays an important role, and many of the items held can be upgraded. All this was done in a style modelled on productions from 32-bit consoles.

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Tomba!
Tomba!

Arcade October 2024

Produced by Ukrainian studio Creoteam, a soccer game that combines elements of a virtual team manager with turn-based strategy. In the beginning of the game, you create your own club, and help it win the championship through a series of victories. Matches are played out in turn-based system, in which you give commands to your players, a formula quite unusual for this genre. In each turn you can execute up to 3 actions, and every action takes a number of movement points.

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DiscStorm
DiscStorm

Arcade 14 August 2015

An arcade production developed by XMPT Games. Players take part in disc duels which require not only working out a proper tactic, but also skills and quick reactions. The backbone of DiscStorm is the multiplayer mode, in which players battle each other in special arenas – the key to success lies in hitting your opponents without being being hit yourself. Once you run out of lives, you drop out of the tournament.

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NotGTAV
NotGTAV

Arcade 31 October 2014

Variation on the famous Snake game, a parody of Sandboks Grand Theft Auto V from Rockstar studio. The game consists in "devouring" the elements on a small board and staying alive for as long as possible.

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Battlezone (1998)
Battlezone (1998)

Arcade 20 March 1998

An innovative combination of the strategic RTS game and a typical FPP shooter, in which we have at our disposal the powerful forces of a unit made of bio-metal, a wonderful material for which the battle is taking place.

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Burger Island 2: The Missing Ingredient
Burger Island 2: The Missing Ingredient

Arcade 17 December 2008

Continuation of a simple arcade game from 2007. Players take on the role of Patty Melton again, who, together with her assistant, Pierrem, has to face competition from Edie Cole Iverson, who steals Beach Burger customers.

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Freedom Planet 2
Freedom Planet 2

Arcade 13 September 2022

A continuation of a two-dimensional platformer developed by GalaxyTrail. The plot tells a story of a dragon named Merga who begins to wreak havoc on the world after being awoken from a hundred-year-old slumber. The player assumes control of three powerful heroines that traverse the extensive two-dimensional levels and fight against various opponents in order to finally defeat the beast.

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A Rose in the Twilight
A Rose in the Twilight

Arcade 11 April 2017

A 2D platform game by Japanese studio Nippon Ichi Software. The game's protagonist wakes up in a mysterious castle devoid of colors, and discovers that an unknown force froze the flow of time. She can, however, reverse those effects by using a thorn that has grown on her back. Fortunately, the protagonist is not alone — she is accompanied by a friendly giant, who is helping her escape the enormous fortress by lifting and throwing heavy objects.

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Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade 03 March 2017

Specter of Torment is a free DLC for the fan-favorite platform game Shovel Knight, developed by Yacht Club Games. This time, we play as a new protagonist, the titular Specter. The expansion takes place before the events of the base game. In terms of gameplay, Specter of Torment is identical to the base game, combining the elements of a 2D platformer, an RPG, and an action-adventure game. Once again, we observe the game from a side perspective.

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Disney Crossy Road
Disney Crossy Road

Arcade 04 April 2016

A free-to-play mobile arcade game developed by Hipster Whale - the creators of the original Crossy Road. The game offers mechanics identical to those present in the original. The player's task is to safely get the character across a street or a river. It is not easy however, for the streets are swarming with speeding vehicles and trains, as well as other obstacles. The controls are simplistic, requiring the player to jump forward and turn left or right only.

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Raiden V: Director's Cut
Raiden V: Director's Cut

Arcade 25 February 2016

The fifth official installment in a series of classic, scrolling top-down shooters. Raiden V was created by MOSS - a Japanese developer in possession of the rights to the franchise since 2005. Similar to the previous installments, the plot presents a great war between humans and Cranassian - an alien civilization that has attacked the Earth. The player has to face the invaders, assuming the role of a pilot.

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Wonderbook: Walking with Dinosaurs
Wonderbook: Walking with Dinosaurs

Arcade 29 November 2013

The third installment of a unique series of games using Sony's proprietary technologies such as Wonderbook and PlayStation Move. Thanks to the cooperation with BBC Worldwide, this time we will embark on a prehistoric journey to the world known from the cult series "Wanderings with Dinosaurs".

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