The most interesting action games released in 1990
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Crime Wave
Action 12 March 1990
Crime Wave is a typical, "walking" shooter with a view from the side, divided into several large stages. The player's only task is to break through at the end of the board, killing enemies coming from all sides.
Fantasy World Dizzy
Action 04 April 1990
Zaks once again reminded about himself. This time the sorcerer's target was troll Rockwart, who under the influence of charm went to the side of evil and at the command of his new master kidnapped our hero's beloved, the beautiful Daisy. Of course, the task of a player who once again plays the role of Dizzy is to find a life partner and thus destroy the sorcerer's plans....
Metal Gear
Action 12 May 1990
Metal Gear is an action game that at first glance brings associations with classic shooters such as Commando or Ikari Warriors. However, unlike Konami products, they are more focused on surveillance activities, not necessarily manifested by the constant use of weapons. A well-equipped and deadly enemy is better to avoid "quietly" than to enter into an open fight.
Thunderstrike
Action 20 August 1990
Thunderstrike is a simple arcade game that takes you into the distant future until 2238. As a pilot of an organization called GDG (Ground Defense Games), you will use your ship to destroy enemy units trying to destroy the pyramids located here and there.
Sid Meier's Covert Action
Action 01 September 1990
A simulator of a covert agent’s life, developed by Microprose under the supervision of Sid Meier – the creator of such hits as Silent Service or Pirates!. The main protagonist of the game is a spy named Maximillian (or Maxine if we choose a female character), hired by the CIA to research a dangerous terrorist network. In the following missions we mainly gather information through wiretapping, intercepting secret messages etc.
Predator 2
Action 20 September 1990
Another shooting, which was based on the plot of a well-known action film. This time it's the second part of "Predator", a painting about the visit of space hunters on our planet. After a short reconnaissance, the title hunter chose a black policeman, Mike Harrigan, who has been active in actions against drug gangs for a long time.
Golden Axe
Action 20 September 1990
A side-scrolling fighting game classified as a slasher, set in a fantasy world, and a conversion of the hit production from arcade machines of the SEGA company. Action of Golden Axe takes place in a land of Yuri, invaded by a barbarian named Death Adder, who kidnapped the king and his daughter, wanting to take possession of the legendary golden axe. Three heroes arise to fight him: a barbarian, a dwarf, and an amazon, each of them specializing in a different type of weapon.
Moon Blaster
Action 10 November 1990
Moon Blaster is an arcade game, in terms of the idea referring to Battlezone, a great hit straight from the slot machines. The player will play the role of the pilot of a futuristic vehicle, which will fight against a more unidentified invader in three graphically diversified scenes.