The most interesting action games released in 1999

Action 08 January 1999

A one-of-a-kind war game with a really big dose of action, taking place for world domination on virtual battlefields of the World Wide War Web.

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Action 15 January 1999

Dust is a Polish FPP shooting, which takes place in the distant future, on the moon of Arena. After many interstellar conflicts, as a former soldier, we stand up to fight against various enemies, as well as struggle with the hostile environment on the moon. The game was distinguished by a solid graphic design.

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Action 18 January 1999

Add-on to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, a well-known action tactical action game that expands its standard capabilities on five completely new missions and a number of enhancements and improvements.

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Action 04 February 1999

The third game from the Armored Core series, in which console owners are engaged in dynamic battles at the helm of modern robots. Continuation offers new fun modes and runs on a modified graphics engine.

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Action 10 February 1999

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is a continuation of the 1998 First Person Shooting (FPS) - Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. The title character, in which the player plays, accidentally released the Primagens imprisoned for hundreds of years under the crust of the Lost Land. Now he is the only one who can stop the beasts threatening the planet. Produced by Iguana studio, the game offers several fun modes, including a multiplayer online multiplayer for up to 15 participants.

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Action 11 February 1999

Re-edition of the cult action game with elements of a sneaky, which was originally released on the PlayStation in 1999. In this game we play the role of a secret government agent Gabe Logan, who tries to prevent a threatening terrorist attack in Washington using a dangerous biological weapon called Syphon Filter. In subsequent missions, our protagonist faces many different challenges, from open fire to silent sneaking behind enemies' backs.

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Action 25 February 1999

Intended exclusively for multiplayer tactical action game, developed by the creators of Half-Life - American studio Valve. Production began its life as a modification of the legendary Quake, but after Valve bought the rights to the title, the effects of the developers' work were transferred to the Half-Life engine and made available as a free addition to the game.

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Action 03 March 1999

Tellurian Defense is a futuristic fighter flight simulator produced and released by Psygnosis. The action of the game was set in 2024. Players take on the role of pilots of the Earth Defense organization and sitting at the helm of the most modern combat aircraft try to stop the alien invasion of Earth. The game combines elements of aerial simulation and arcade shooting.

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Action 10 March 1999

An action game in which we sit in the cockpit of a futuristic 100 ton battle tank. Our machine can also turn into a stealthy hovercraft, armoured amphibian or submarine. The authors have prepared a long campaign for a single player and extensive multiplayer options.

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Action 11 March 1999

Carnivores 2, like the original released a year earlier, will allow you to play the role of a hunter who sets off on a planet millions of light years away from the Earth and tries to hunt for creatures living there, confusingly similar to "our" extinct dinosaurs.

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Action 31 March 1999

The third part of the famous series of arcade action games Rampage, in which players take over the role of giant beasts destroying the city. This is the first edition released only on consoles.

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Action 01 April 1999

Requiem: Avenging Angel is a first person shooter (FPS) action game by Cyclone studio. The plot of the game refers to biblical themes. Players take on the role of Maliachi's archangel and, using various divine powers and quite earthly weapons, set off on a crusade against the servants of darkness.

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Action 15 April 1999

Shadow Company: Left for Dead is a tactical action game produced by Sinister Games studio. The player plays the role of commander of an elite group of mercenaries, to whom the most dangerous missions are commissioned. The key to victory is the proper use of the skills, armour and equipment of each member of the unit. The creators decided to introduce a number of innovative elements into the game, such as realistic missile trajectory.

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Action 21 April 1999

It is a dynamic action game in which we play the role of a warrior belonging to the military group "Company", we perform successive missions entrusted to us, we advance in the hierarchy, and finally we become its leader.

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Action 29 April 1999

London 1969 is the official addition to Grand Theft Auto, which caused a great deal of controversy at the end of the nineties because of its subject matter. As it was the case in the original, here too we will play the role of a gangster, who by performing certain tasks (murders, thefts, etc.) will climb higher and higher in the criminal hierarchy.

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Action 15 May 1999

A dynamic shooter in which the action is shown from the TPP camera. A unit of cosmic commandos sets out for the Earth's colony, which was attacked and destroyed by foreign invaders. We play the role of one of the soldiers of this unit and our task is to kill everything that moves.

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Action 17 May 1999

A simple FPP shootout of the genre of 'viewfinder', based on lyrics, album covers and music of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In the game we play the role of the title detective, who was hired to find and release the mascot of the band - the popular Eddie. During the game we visit the streets of London, a psychiatric hospital, and even hell itself, eliminating enemies appearing on the screen.

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Action 19 May 1999

"Dino Crisis" is the second after "Resident Evil" series of survival-horrors performed by Japanese Capcomu. The main difference between the series is the fact that in this position, instead of zombies and other masks, the player has to deal with the title dinosaurs.

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Action 19 May 1999

Based on the motifs of the film opening the Star Wars saga an action game with a third person's perspective. As Anakin Skywalker, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi and other Star War heroes, the player has to face the dangers lurking on the planets of Naboo and Tatooine, as well as in the capital of the Republic - Coruscant.

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Action 01 June 1999

A small free extension to the controversial action game Grand Theft Auto. The plugin enriches the content of the previous London 1969 extension, offering new missions and cars, a new cutscenes and a multiplayer map.

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Action 02 June 1999

Mosses are powerful and armed to the teeth combat robots, led to battle in the BattleTech world by brave pilots. Now you too can become a hero.

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Action 14 June 1999

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.

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Action 15 June 1999

Expansion to an arcade action game Tomb Raider II: The Dagger of Xian, the second part of the adventures of Lara Croft, one of the most famous heroes in the history of electronic entertainment. Tomb Raider II: The Golden Mask upgrades the basic game with a separate mini campaign, comprised of four main levels, and one bonus level, available after finding all artifacts.

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Action 16 June 1999

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.

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Action 17 June 1999

A dynamic action game simulating clashes of combat walking machines. Unlike other games of this type, we sit at the helm of machines of quite small size, which are more like oversized personal armour than giant mosses. The game offers a large variety of missions, including battles in space.

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Action 29 June 1999

An adult-only brutal FPS game. We play the role of a betrayed bandit who decides to take revenge on his former companions. The action was set in the fictional city of Wind City, which combines the climate of the Prohibition with futuristic elements. The levels are mostly open in structure and allow freedom of exploration.

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Action 01 July 1999

A combination of a three-dimensional platformer and an action game in which we play the role of Ed - an alien sent to Earth in order to stop the NEDCO corporation from colonizing the Blue Planet. In the course of the game we go through various stages, jump over platforms and fight with encountered opponents, as well as solve environmental riddles.

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Action 15 July 1999

The official expansion for Epic Games' hit FPS shooter Unreal, released in 1998. The expansion, entitled Return to Na Pali, contains seventeen new missions in which we return to the title planet to find the crew of another spaceship that crashed somewhere on its surface. If our protagonist - former prisoner number 849 - manages to complete the task, he will be freed and cleared of all charges.

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Action 22 July 1999

Spin-off of the Mega Man Legends series, in which we play the title role of Tron Bonne. The protagonist's task is to collect the money needed to pay the ransom and free her brothers and sisters who have been kidnapped by the evil Mr. Loath. To this end, the heroine undertakes various tasks such as plundering dangerous ruins and assaulting banks.

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Action 27 July 1999

A three-dimensional shooter set during World War II, in which players take control of an allied infantry unit during a series of risky missions. Hidden and Dangerous is the work of Illusion Softworks.

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Action 27 July 1999

Prepared by Delphine Software RPG action studio in fantasy realities, in which players travel the world, eliminating hordes of enemies along the way and developing their character. The ultimate goal is to defeat the demon who wants to take control of the whole land.

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Action 18 August 1999

Drakan: Order of the Flame is a third person perspective action game (TPP), produced by Surreal development studio. The player directs the actions of the brave warrior Rynn, who, together with her faithful ally, a dragon named Arokh, sets off to help her brother, imprisoned by an evil sorcerer.

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Action 28 August 1999

Acclaim's third person perspective action game. The main character is voodoo warrior Michael LeRoi, who tries to prevent the apocalypse of the living world.

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Action 28 August 1999

Jelonek Bambo continues his vendetta! Unusual FPS game in which our goal is to... to shoot as many hunters as possible.

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Action 30 August 1999

FPP shooter made in Poland. Thanks to a time machine, the Nazis manage to win the Second World War. We play the role of a scientist named Jurgen Mortyr, who decides to go back in time and restore the original course of history. The levels are located both in the year 1944 and in the future. Each of these periods has a different set of weapons and enemies.

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Action 31 August 1999

Action adventure game set in feudal Japan. A player can play as a stray samurai or a woman trained in the secrets of ninjutsu. Each of them has a unique plot. The gameplay puts a strong emphasis on combat and offers an advanced system of duels, as well as the possibility of developing protagonists and weapons.

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Action 31 August 1999

Exclusively released on PlayStation 1, this is a three-dimensional action game in which console owners embody the remote control of futuristic vehicles and guard order in a cosmic colony. Production develops the elements of the original published two years earlier, adding, among other things, new combat machines.

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Action 16 September 1999

A direct sequel to the warmly-welcomed tactical FPS, created in cooperation with one of the most popular modern political-fiction writers, Tom Clancy. We lead an elite counter-terrorist unit and face two incredibly dangerous criminal organizations. The game is divided into 18 diversified missions, taking place in real-life locations, like art museum, opera, or on board of a 747 Jumbo Jet.

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Action 16 September 1999

The first attempt to transfer the mechanics of the cult Prince of Persia series into a 3D environment, made by Red Orb Enertainment studio working within the structures of Broderbund Software. The action of Prince of Persia 3D (also known as Arabian Nights) takes us back to the 12th century Persia known to fans of the series, where the prince becomes entangled in a convoluted plot involving the Sultan and his brother Assan.

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Action 01 October 1999

Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo is the first extension to the 1998 release of Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way. The add-on prepared by Zombie LLC development studio introduces a multiplayer mode for up to six players, as well as three new missions to the solo campaign.

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Action 01 October 1999

A scramble with elements of an action game, based on a loud movie with Tom Cruise in the lead role. The player takes on the role of a secret agent, who has to save a kidnapped colleague from work and recover a stolen list of CIA employees working under the cover. Most of the tasks focus on silent infiltration of enemy units. The main hero has a lot of different gadgets at his disposal, among which he has a leading tool for creating masks based on the faces of enemies.

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Action 04 October 1999

Wild Metal Country is a three-dimensional action game, in which our task will be to defeat the rebellious machines, controlling three different planets of the Tehric system, using a small, but extremely complicated tank.

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Action 22 October 1999

A sequel to the very popular, and rather controversial, game from DMA Design (currently Rockstar North), which offered a taste of criminal lifestyle, letting you commit progressively more brazen and bloody acts of violence. The second part once again takes you to the streets of a virtual metropolis, and although it features only one city, it is much bigger than those in the first game. It is divided into three districts controlled by three local gangs. Players do various jobs for the gangs.

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Action 31 October 1999

A cinematic FPP World War II shooter created by DreamWorks Interactive, co-founded by Steven Spielberg. In Medal of Honor, we play as former pilot Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson, recruited by the OSS. The action takes place in the final period of the war and our hero's task is to perform various tasks in such countries as France, Germany and Norway.

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Action 03 November 1999

Continuation of the popular tactical shooting studio Novalogic. Again, we play the role of the title soldier of the United States' special army unit. The authors prepared 40 new missions and significantly improved the graphic design. The game can be played solo or in multiplayer mode. The gameplay is additionally extended by an extensive level editor.

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Action 04 November 1999

Abomination: Nemesis Project is a team tactical game in the reality of science fiction. The player directs the actions of a group of commandoes, who fight against a dangerous cult that threatens the world. Developers from Hothouse Creations studio prepared a large arsenal of available weapons, as well as a random mission generator. In addition to the solo mode campaign, the game also offers a functional multiplayer, designed for up to 8 participants of the game.

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Action 09 November 1999

Spec Ops 2: Green Berets is the second part of a series of tactical first person shootings by Zombie Inc. Players play the role of the commander of the title units of the "Green Berets". - an elite unit of the American army. Their task is to plan and then carry out a series of military operations in different corners of the globe.

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Action 11 November 1999

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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Action 16 November 1999

Based on the cinema hit license "Tomorrow Never Dies" action game with a view of a third person. The production was released exclusively on PlayStation 1 and allows you to take part in events presented in Hollywood production.

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Action 17 November 1999

Slave Zero is a Third-Person View (TPP) action game in which players direct the actions of a giant cyborg. The action was set in the distant future, when people and machines became one, and the world was plunged into war. Accolade developers took care of the visual appeal of their work, giving players plenty of freedom to explore and destroy a huge, futuristic metropolis.

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Action 18 November 1999

SWAT 3 combines elements of a tactical and strategic game with a classic action game. The effect of such a combination is an extremely interesting game, both in single and multiplayer mode.

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Action 18 November 1999

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense is a continuation of the warmly accepted car action game, in which vehicles armed with a wide arsenal of weapons face murderous skirmishes on maps inspired by different regions of the United States.

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Action 20 November 1999

The player takes on the role of a fantasy character to save the world from the evil forces of sorcerer Vicotnik, who lives in the red citadel on the cursed island of Erebos.

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Action 22 November 1999

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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Action 23 November 1999

A first-person shooter based on the engine of the bestselling game Unreal. The title was developed by Digital Extremes and focuses on online battles between players on futuristic arenas. In Unreal Tournament the players can compete in several gameplay modes – deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag, domination, last man standing, and assault. Each mode is different from the remaining ones. There aren’t many weapons available, but each one can be used in two ways.

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Action 26 November 1999

Add-on to Descent 3, a first person shooter and a spacecraft simulator. Enlargement introduces a new short campaign consisting of 7 missions. In addition, we receive new multiplayer boards and a level editor. The game is characterized by great audio effects and detailed three-dimensional graphics.

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Action 30 November 1999

Penguins Arena: Sedna's World is a crazy first person perspective (FPP) action game produced by Frogames studio. Players play the role of the penguins participating in a tournament whose stake is the survival of their tribe. The game has been designed primarily for multi-player fun.

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Action 03 December 1999

The first addition to MechWarrior 3 introduces new robots, weapons, missions and boards, and fixes a number of bugs in the base version of the game.

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Action 03 December 1999

The third installment of a bestselling series by id Software, and one of the most important titles when it comes to multiplayer FPP shooters. The greatest novelty introduced by Quake III: Arena is the fact that after two previous installments of the series, intended to be played both in multi-, and single player modes, the developers decided to focus exclusively on the multiplayer aspect of the game.

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Action 03 December 1999

The official expansion for Half-Life, Valve's bestselling debut from 1998. Gearbox Software, a young but experienced studio, was chosen to create the expansion. The Opposing Force storyline presents the events known from the original from a completely different perspective. We play as one of Gordon Freeman's opponents - a marine sent to cover up an incident at Black Mesa laboratories.

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Action 10 December 1999

Crusaders of Might and Magic, developed by 3DO Company, is an action RPG spin-off of the popular Might and Magic series. We play as a young warrior named Drake who seeks revenge for the slaughter that took place in his home village in the past. After years spent on training and exercising, he decides to face the force that ravages the country - Legion of the Fallen, led by the demonic Necros who sold his soul for magical powers.

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Action 15 December 1999

An action-packed game with a view from the perspective of a third person whose story has been set in the near future. As D'Arcy Stern or Roper McIntyre's mercenary, players must liquidate the dangerous governing gang of Union City.

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Action 16 December 1999

Continuation of an unusual combination of horror and action game with elements associated so far with RPG productions. The title tells the story of Ayi Brei, an officer who traces monsters that threaten people.

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