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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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Redneck Kentucky and The Next Generation Chickens
Redneck Kentucky and The Next Generation Chickens

7.5 Game Score

Redneck Kentucky and the New Generation of Hens is a humorous action game developed and published by Polish development studio City Interactive, presented in a first-person perspective, in which our task is to shoot crazy, devilish hens. Considering the fact that the company has produced mostly war and flight simulators (including Combat Wings: Battle for Britain and Raid on Berlin: Siege), we have to admit that this is a rather unusual item in its output.

PC

Genji: Days of the Blade
Genji: Days of the Blade

7.5 Game Score

Genji: Days of the Blade is a continuation of the 2005 release of Genji. The action is set in the historical reality of Japan and takes place three years after the events of the previous part. The game itself consists in breaking through successive battles of enemies and dealing with them using the skills of martial arts.

PS3

Throne of Darkness
Throne of Darkness

7.5 Game Score

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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Army Ranger: Mogadishu
Army Ranger: Mogadishu

7.5 Game Score

Army Ranger: Mogadishu is a dynamic military first-person shooter (action/FPS game), reminiscent of Combat: Task Force 121. Players take on the role of the commander of a well-trained U.S. Army Rangers unit for special tasks, which takes part in an operation codenamed "Task Force Ranger".

PC

Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars

7.5 Game Score

The game is largely related to the rules of football. We control perfectly armored vehicles, trying to drive metal balls into the arena's goals.

PS3

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

7.5 Game Score

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an extended game from the famous series about vampire hunters. Two-dimensional platformer belongs also to the species of metroidvanii.

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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs

7.5 Game Score

One of the best games to play online on the Internet on the console. Great and extensive multiplayer does not allow you to get bored with this title, making Socom the equivalent of Counter Strike for consoles. In the game box there are headphones and a microphone useful during the online game.

PS2

TimeSplitters
TimeSplitters

7.5 Game Score

TimeSplitters presents a very simple story in a totally twisted, comic atmosphere. We travel through different time spans to gain time crystallers and defeat the evil race of TimeSplitters.

PS2

Tenchu Z
Tenchu Z

7.5 Game Score

Tenchu Z is the next installment of the famous series, allowing us to take on the role of a ninja warrior. As in the previous sections, our task is to carry out a series of missions and remain unnoticed. In order to do so, we must demonstrate agility and use the appropriate items, which are included in the equipment of each ninja.

X360

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

7.5 Game Score

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is an expanded version of Monster Hunter Freedom 2. Developers from Konami have introduced a number of new features and improvements to the original, including new missions and weapons.

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CrossFire
CrossFire

7.5 Game Score

A free online shooter in which we play the role of a member of one of the two opposing organizations - the anti-terrorist Global Risk and the terrorist Black List. The title offers a lot of weapons, varied game modes and online rankings.

PC

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

7.5 Game Score

A sequel to Dead Samurai developed by independent studio Ska. The title is a brutal beat ’em up in which the player assumes the role of a samurai-dishwasher and his stepsister who are fighting dark forces. This time they must face vampires accompanied by robots and zombies. The developers implemented two scenarios that can be completed alone or in cooperation mode.

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2010)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2010)

7.5 Game Score

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2010) is a military shooter for Nintendo Wii users. The main characters of the game are two soldiers of the title unit of "ghosts". Those cut off from the rest of the team must get out of full opponents of Moscow. The creators foresaw 12 missions requiring not only an accurate eye, but also tactical skills. The game was produced by Ubisoft.

Wii

BlackShot
BlackShot

7.5 Game Score

Multi-person tactical eye view shooter, which takes place in 2033. In the game we play the role of a mercenary of one of the three sides of the conflict and we stand up to fight in four game modes. The creators prepared many different maps and more than 20 types of weapons, modelled on real guns and rifles.

PC

Sorcery
Sorcery

7.5 Game Score

Sorcery is an action game modelled on a fairy tale, whose creation is the responsibility of The Workshop's development team. The plot depicts the struggle of a young wizard with the Nightmare Queen and her servants. The title uses the capabilities of the PlayStation Move controller, which plays the role of a magic wand in the player's hand.

PS3

ArmA II: British Armed Forces
ArmA II: British Armed Forces

7.5 Game Score

Add-on to a great soldier simulator, for which the creators of the first part of Operation Flashpoint are responsible. In the extension we undertake a campaign taking place after the events from the basic version of the game. We return to Takistan to face the guerrillas. The creators prepared six new weapons, two vehicles and previously unavailable helicopters. The game includes an extended cooperation mode as standard.

PC

The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut

7.5 Game Score

The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut is an extended version of the popular "rail shooter", originally released on the Nintendo Wii console. The action of the game was set in the zombie-controlled town of Bayou City, where a player-controlled character is sent to exterminate the living corpses. While creating the Extended Cut edition, developers from Headstrong Games studio implemented full support for the PlayStation Move controller.

PS3

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

7.5 Game Score

Harry Potter and Azkaban Prisoner is the fourth game based on J.K. Rowling's books about the adventures of Harry Potter's title student and his two friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

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The Matrix: Path of Neo
The Matrix: Path of Neo

7.5 Game Score

The Matrix: Path of Neo is an action game based on the film trilogy of the Wachowski brothers. We direct the main protagonist of the films, Neo - the chosen one who is supposed to liberate humanity from the slavery of machines.

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F.3.A.R.
F.3.A.R.

7.5 Game Score

The third installment of the famous FPS in survival horror climates. The psychedelic Alma returns. This time we have to take the side not only of the protagonists, but also of the paranormal antagonists, who use their supernormal powers in the fight against their opponents. The game has an extensive mode for many players, allowing you to go through the campaign in cooperation mode.

PCX360PS3

Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy

7.5 Game Score

The Bourne Conpiracy is an action game based on the literary work of Robert Ludlum, the author of sensational novels who died in 2001. Bourne's trilogy (Bourne's Identity, Bourne's Crusade, Bourne's Ultimatum) belongs to the classics of the genre and has already been filmed. High Moon studio, known for such titles as DarkWatch or Spy Fiction, is responsible for transferring the novels of Jason Bourne's novels to the latest generation of consoles.

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Battlefield 1943
Battlefield 1943

7.5 Game Score

An online multiplayer FPS game focused on the co-op aspect, developed by EA DICE, and created only for digital release (and as extra content for the console editions of Battlefield: Bad Company 2). Similarly to the first installment in the cult series, Battlefield 1942, the game takes place during World War Two, although it's focused on the Pacific region only.

PCX360PS3

MDK 2
MDK 2

7.5 Game Score

MDK 2 is a continuation of the MDK action game released in 1997, prepared by developers from BioWare. In the sequel, players will get to know further adventures of Kurt Hectic, Dr. Hawkins and cybernetic dog Maks. This time the heroes try to stop the alien invasion of Earth. Gameplay requires the effective use of the individual skills of each character.

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder

7.5 Game Score

Second official addition to the tactical action game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon. It moves players to Cuba until 2009, where they have to help to bring about free elections.

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