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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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Titanfall
Titanfall

8.4 Game Score

A spectacular action FPP game, focusing on the multiplayer mode, produced by Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts. The story takes place in the far future, and the plot revolves around the conflict between powerful corporations and people living on colonized planets. The players take on the roles of soldiers piloting the eponymous Titans, which are huge, armed mechs. The game features only a complex multiplayer mode, allowing for up to 12 players to participate in a single online match.

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Killzone Trilogy
Killzone Trilogy

8.4 Game Score

Compilation of the first three parts of the popular FPS series called Killzone, which also includes all the DLC sets released so far. The first installment of the series, which was originally released on PlayStation 2, has been enriched with trophy support. Its graphics were refreshed, allowing you to play it for the first time in high resolution.

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Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2

8.4 Game Score

A sequel to the popular 2008 co-op shooter game by Valve, in which you play as one of the four brand new characters and face hordes of virus-infected mutants, visiting previously unavailable locations in the American Southwest. Compared to the original, the mechanics remained mostly unchanged, while the biggest novelty is the introduction of several kinds of weapons to be used in close quarters combat.

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Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved

8.4 Game Score

Halo: Combat Evolved is a futuristic FPP/TPP shooter that was a launch title of the Xbox console and became Microsoft's first system seller. It was developed by Bungie Software, a studio previously known for the Myth series. The game tells the story of a conflict between humans and aliens that are bent on annihilating our kind. We play as a genetically modified soldier and a member of an elite military unit that was established in order to defeat the alien threat.

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Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered

8.4 Game Score

An open-world action adventure game developed by Insomniac Games. It tells the story of Spider-Man, a superhero facing down criminals terrorizing New York City.

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Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 2: Band of Thieves

8.4 Game Score

Band of Thieves is a continuation of the best-selling adventure game entitled Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. The Sly is a thief, a true expert in his trade, who deals only with the biggest jumps.

PS2

Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi

8.4 Game Score

A game combining the incredible atmosphere typical of survival horror titles, filled with fear and horror. (Resident Evil or Silent Hill series) and the dynamic and brutal gameplay for which first person shooters are famous.

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Infernal
Infernal

8.4 Game Score

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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Jaws Unleashed
Jaws Unleashed

8.4 Game Score

Jaws Unleashed is a virtual adaptation of a popular box office film entitled "Jaws Unleashed". "Jaws (dir. Steven Spielberg). The program was released on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the work's debut on the silver screen.

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Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead

8.4 Game Score

A co-op-oriented FPP action game and a unique combination of a Counter Strike-type shooter and survival horror. Left 4 Dead takes place in the apocalyptic United States, ravaged by a deadly virus, which got out of scientists' control and changes humans into bloodthirsty monsters. You play as one of the few survivors immune to the virus, and your task is to get out of a series of locations overrun by the mutants.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

8.4 Game Score

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a third party action game produced by Raven Software, based on the popular comic book series and a film directed by Gavin Hood. The player has the opportunity to get to know the dark past of the title superhero before he became a member of the X-Men team. The advantage of the game are spectacular combat sequences using elements of the environment and Wolverine's supernatural skills.

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Hitman Trilogy (2007)
Hitman Trilogy (2007)

8.4 Game Score

A set of three games from the highly popular third-person stealth game series from Danish studio Io-Interactive. Hitman Trilogy pack consists of Hitman: Codename 47, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Hitman: Contracts, all from 2000-2004. We play as the mysterious assassin codenamed 47, owner of a characteristic (lack of) haircut and a barcode tattoo.

PC

Toy Story 2: Action Game
Toy Story 2: Action Game

8.4 Game Score

Film toys in action. Astronaut Buzz Lightyear must save the Miracle, a friend kidnapped by the evil Emperor Zurga. Buzz, equipped with special accessories, travels through various worlds fighting evil robots.

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Dino Crisis 2
Dino Crisis 2

8.4 Game Score

Sequel action adventure game, originally released in 1999 and dedicated to Sony PlayStation. The authors of the program were inspired by the best-selling series of virtual survival-horrors called Resident Evil - however, this time the opponents are not rotting zombies, but bloodthirsty reptiles from prehistoric times.

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Hexen II
Hexen II

8.4 Game Score

Another action/FPS game created by Raven Software team. This time, Raven Software developers decided to adapt the engine Quake for the game. Of course, not without minor corrections, after all, the first Hexen was known for the fact that in addition to the traditional portion of devastation, it also offered accents characteristic of adventure games.

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Aliens vs Predator (1999)
Aliens vs Predator (1999)

8.4 Game Score

Alien vs. Predator is a game based on classic science fiction films "Alien" and "Predator". Now we have the opportunity to confront with each other the two most dangerous alien species encountered in space, or to fight them as a marines soldier.

PC

Descent 3
Descent 3

8.4 Game Score

A 3D action game with a first-person perspective that gives players freedom of movement in a state of weightlessness. Working for the PTMC corporation, a material defender tries to stop a nanovirus that turns robots into assassins.

PC

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

8.4 Game Score

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.

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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

8.4 Game Score

Another installment in the popular action adventure game series by Core Design, featuring the sexy archaeologist as the main role. The action of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation starts in Cambodia, in the Angkor Wat temple, but the main part of the plot takes place in Egypt, where the heroine happened to have released the evil god Seth, which threatens the whole humanity.

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Vulture
Vulture

8.4 Game Score

Vulture is a typical shooting, in which we play the role of a pilot of a combat helicopter taking part in a number of heavy and dangerous missions.

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Hidden and Dangerous: Antologia
Hidden and Dangerous: Antologia

8.4 Game Score

Special edition of the series of tactical action games Hidden and Dangerous. It is composed of: Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe (improved version of the first cycle), Hidden and Dangerous 2 and the addition of Hidden and Dangerous 2: Team of the Sabre.

PC

Drakan: The Ancient's Gates
Drakan: The Ancient's Gates

8.4 Game Score

Drakan: The Ancients' Gates allows you to move to a fantastic virtual universe, well known from the game Drakan: Order of the Flame, released in 1999.

PS2

America's Army: Special Forces
America's Army: Special Forces

8.4 Game Score

Released directly by the U.S. Army, the tactical shooter quickly became very popular. "Special Forces" is a continuation of the successful "America's Army: Operations". (this game premiered in 2002).

PC

Gorky Zero: Fabryka Niewolnikow
Gorky Zero: Fabryka Niewolnikow

8.4 Game Score

Prequel of the well-known tactical-adventure game Gorky 17, created by the Polish development studio Metropolis Software. The action of this title takes place several years before the events known from Gorky 17, and its main character is the Canadian commander Cole Sullivan, a member of the NATO special forces.

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