Action Video Games12
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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God of War: Chains of Olympus
8.5 Game Score
The next installment of the legendary God of War slasher series, which was prepared for PlayStation Portable. The authors use the power of the device to provide spectacular action and graphics that were impossible to achieve on competing mobile devices at the time.
Disaster: Day of Crisis
8.5 Game Score
Disaster: Day of Crisis is an action adventure game with elements of survival. Released by Nintendo and developed in Monolith Software studios, the production allows us to play the role of a man struggling with the destructive power of nature.
Bacteria
8.5 Game Score
Seat at the helm of a special boat designed to travel through the human body, let yourself be injected into the bloodstream of Dr. Michail Rasarov and save him from an unknown disease that tramples him.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition
8.5 Game Score
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition is a compilation of two products: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Raven Shield and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword.
Metroid: Other M
8.5 Game Score
Fourth installment of Samus Aran's three-dimensional adventures. The Ninja Team is responsible for the work of the Ninja team, which is why it is largely reminiscent of the team's greatest achievement - the Ninja Gaiden series.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma II
8.5 Game Score
Ninja Gaiden Sigma II is the second part of a spectacular action game by Team Ninja's development team. As in the original published in 2007, the player takes on the role of a well-trained ninja warrior, Ryu Hayabusa, and sets off on a dangerous journey to avenge the deaths of his clan and save the world from extinction.
Tomb Raider Trilogy
8.5 Game Score
Tomb Raider Trilogy is a compilation of three action games created by Crystal Dynamics for PlayStation 3. The set includes Tomb Raider: Legend, Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Tomb Raider: Underworld. Players have the opportunity to take on the role of sexy adventurer Lara Croft and embark on a quest for legendary treasures.
The Orange Box
8.5 Game Score
A unique set of five games developed by the American studio Valve for PC and seventh generation consoles. All of them are powered by the Source Engine, a technology used for creating many good, highly valued games across the years. The main part of the bundle is the best-selling FPS Half-Life 2 and its two expansions: Episode One and Episode Two. The story of the games revolves around two characters: a physicist Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance, a member of the anti-alien resistance.
Bulletstorm
8.5 Game Score
An insane, science-fiction FPS game developed by People Can Fly. The action is set in the 26th century, when one of the greatest world powers is the Confederation of Planets led by the cruel general Sarrano. The player takes on the role of Grayson Hunt, an ex-member of the Dead Echo elite squad. Having discovered the truth about his employer, the protagonist decides to act on his own and defeat the general once and for all.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5 Game Score
An action game with RPG elements – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, developed by Visceral Games in cooperation with EA Redwood Shores, is based on the license of a hit movie by the same name. The game allows the players to assume roles of over a dozen characters known from the silver screen – one can play as Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, and many others. Player’s task is to destroy The Ring of Power and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron.
Tomb Raider: Legend
8.5 Game Score
The seventh major installment of the Tomb Raider series. As the previous parts of the game were not received very well, a new studio – Crystal Dynamics, with Toby Gard, the creator of the original series, in its ranks – was entrusted with the game. Setting-wise, the title goes back to its roots, which means exploring ancient tombs and catacombs. During the gameplay you will visit a number of exotic locations, including Himalayas, Bolivia, Peru, Japan, Ghana, Malaysia, England, and Kazakhstan.
Splatterhouse
8.5 Game Score
Remake of Splatterhouse game, which arrived in 1988 on Japanese slot machines in the form of bloody beat'em upa. Production years ago due to the great brutality and controversial enemies by many has been recognized as the ancestor of computer horrors.
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
8.5 Game Score
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow is a third-person action game that is a continuation of Dark Mirror and the sixth title from the PSOne series, which started in the times of PSOne.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
8.5 Game Score
The first adventure game based on the best-selling novel written by J.K. Rowling about a young wizard – Harry Potter. The main protagonist is trying to develop his magical potential in Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
8.5 Game Score
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is a continuation of one of the best made electronic and entertainment products of 2005. According to the subtitle, this time the developers focused on three episodes of the Star Wars film cycle, shot by George Lucas in 1977-1983.
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
8.5 Game Score
Star Wars: Battlefront is a tactical action game inspired by popular Battlefield 1942 and Operation Flashpoint products. The game is about team fights on a large scale in the reality of the universe of Star Wars, created in the mind of the famous filmmaker George Lucas.
Zeno Clash 2
8.5 Game Score
Sequel engine based Source game entitled Zeno Clash. For the second time we have the opportunity to direct the actions of the warrior Ghat, who travels through the abstract land of fantasy filled with monsters.
Prey
8.5 Game Score
An in-name-only sequel to a best-selling science-fiction FPS released in 2006. After many perturbations haunting the series, the development has been commissioned to Arkane Studios, the creators of the Dishonored series.
Medal of Honor: Vanguard
8.5 Game Score
This console-only FPS shooter set in the realities of World War II is a sequel to the best-selling Medal of Honor series. In this part of the game, the developers from Electronic Arts focused on the fate of Corporal Frank Keegan from the American 82nd Airborne Division. Together with him and his comrades-in-arms we first land on Sicily, in order to move with the progress of military operations to the Rhine region and take part in a famous operation codenamed Varsity in March 1945.
Cabela's Outdoor Adventures
8.5 Game Score
Hunting game. We play the role of a hunter, hunting animals, shooting at birds or fishing. During the game we visit many interesting locations in North America.
Castle Crashers
8.5 Game Score
Castle Crashers is a hack'and slash action game in which we play one of the four knights. We are heading to the right side of the screen all the time and fight with the opponents we meet. Each knight has two types of attacks, he can also lead combos and cast spells.
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
8.5 Game Score
Riddick Chronicles: Assault on Dark Athena is a Swedish Starbreeze AB action game set in a dark, futuristic universe known from Pitch Black and Riddick Chronicles. As the title character, the player has to face the ruthless crew of the Dark Athena spacecraft. The game combines elements of first person shootout and sneaking.
Descent (1995)
8.5 Game Score
The mining corporation Post-Terran, which extracts valuable minerals on the planets of the Solar System, is in trouble. The company's facilities were invaded by a ruthless race of strangers who, in the underground corridors of the mine, left extremely well armed robots on guard.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
8.5 Game Score
Another installment of the bestselling series of tactical FPS shooters, in which we follow the actions of the fictional Rainbow Six anti-terrorist squad, created by the famous writer Tom Clancy. This time the action takes us to the titular city of gambling, which has become a hotbed of dangerous terrorist outbreaks. In terms of mechanics, the game is a continuation of the line started in Rainbow Six: Lockdown, where meticulous tactical planning was abandoned in favor of more dynamic action.