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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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Final Fight: Streetwise
Final Fight: Streetwise

6.6 Game Score

Final Fight: Streetwise is an item belonging to the genre of so called walking brawls. The modern version of the old but spring series of arcade fights was prepared by the famous company Capcom known from such series as Resident Evil, Mega Man, or Maximo.

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Naughty Bear
Naughty Bear

6.6 Game Score

Naughty Bear is a production of Artificial Mind and Movement studio, known so far from WET game. Like its predecessor, Naughty Bear is also a rather controversial title.

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Ninja Gaiden (1991)
Ninja Gaiden (1991)

6.6 Game Score

A PC conversion of Tecmo's popular side-scrolling action game that debuted in 1988 on arcade coin-op machines. In the game we play as a young warrior Ryu Hayabusa from the Dragon Ninja clan who comes to the United States to avenge the death of his murdered father. In order to complete his mission, the protagonist must also retrieve a mysterious and powerful sword which is now in the possession of the enemy.

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Defiance
Defiance

6.6 Game Score

Futuristic first-person shooter MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online), plot related to the series broadcasted by the American television station SyFy. Game was produced by Trion World Network studio. In unspecified future, the Earth became a target for alien colonization mission. Despite peaceful declarations, a war broke out between humans and Voltans. Alien fleet in orbit was destroyed, which led to spreading and mutation of alien species of flora and fauna.

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The Scourge Project
The Scourge Project

6.6 Game Score

The Scourge Project is a Tragnarion-produced dynamic third person perspective shooting (TPP). The action of the game was set in the distant future. Players take on the role of members of a mercenary branch recruited by the Tarn Initiative to carry out a breakneck operation against the Nogari corporation.

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Dante's Inferno: Trials of St. Lucia
Dante's Inferno: Trials of St. Lucia

6.6 Game Score

Add-on to Dante's Inferno. The DLC has introduced a cooperation mode, in which together with other friends we can play a battle in one of the specially prepared arenas. One player can play St. Lucia, assisting Dante in his special attacks. The second novelty is the editor of the previously mentioned arenas and scenarios, which we can share and pass with other players.

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The Godfather II
The Godfather II

6.6 Game Score

A sequel of the well-received action game based on the novel by Mario Puzo and its movie adaptation by Francis Ford Coppola. This time the game is set in the 1960s where you play as a rookie gangster, trying to earn the respect of the criminal underworld and get to the top of the mafia hierarchy. Compared to the original, The Godfather II features a much larger world, now spanning over three cities: New York, Havana and Miami.

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X-Men: The Official Game
X-Men: The Official Game

6.6 Game Score

Action game prepared in parallel with a movie entitled X-Men: The Last Stand. However, it is not based on the plot of the film, but is a kind of bridge between the second and third part of full-length screenings telling the story of the X-Men's feats.

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ShellShock: Nam '67
ShellShock: Nam '67

6.6 Game Score

ShellShock: Nam '67 is a war action game (TPP) created by the Guerrilla team and Eidos. Just like such popular titles as Battlefield Vietnam, Men of Valor: Vietnam or Vietcong, it takes players to the reality of the Vietnam War, one of the most controversial conflicts of the 20th century.

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Hellboy: The Science of Evil
Hellboy: The Science of Evil

6.6 Game Score

A dynamic action game, in which we play the role of the title character of course. We fight against enemies we meet, while demolishing surrounding objects.

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Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires

6.6 Game Score

Warriors 5 Dynasty: Empires is a console fight that contains many elements of strategy games. The title was created by the Omega Force group, also responsible for previous editions of the "Dynastic Warriors" series.

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Conflict: Denied Ops
Conflict: Denied Ops

6.6 Game Score

Conflict: Denied Ops is a FPS game developed by Pivotal Games - a bastion of Conflict series creators (Desert Storm, Vietnam etc.). The game is about the adventures of two brave agents working for the American Central Intelligence Agency.

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SiN Episodes: Emergence
SiN Episodes: Emergence

6.6 Game Score

SiN: Episodes is a sequel to the first-person, left-hand shooter, published in 1998 by Ritual studio SIN. The world known to us from the previous part of the game has undergone a considerable metamorphosis to meet both the requirements of players and equipment of the current generation.

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Dragon Ball: Origins 2
Dragon Ball: Origins 2

6.6 Game Score

An action-adventure game by Game Republic, and a direct sequel to the first installment of the series. The story begins at the moment in which Dragon Ball: Origins ended. You discover the further fate of Goku, who has to face the Red Ribbon Army, which wants to take over the world. Unlike its predecessor, this time you control not only the protagonist, but also other characters from the animated series, such as Yamcha and Krillin.

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Pokepark Wii: Pikachu's Big Adventure
Pokepark Wii: Pikachu's Big Adventure

6.6 Game Score

Another production with very popular Pokemons. This time we move to the famous Pokepark, to find new friends and overcome all the challenges together with Pikachu.

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Arma III
Arma III

6.6 Game Score

The third installment in the first-person shooter cycle that focuses heavily on faithful recreation of the modern battlefield. The action of Arma III is set in the near future, where a conflict in the Middle East has greatly weakened NATO forces. A small island in the middle of the Mediterranean is of key importance to the stability of this part of the world, and it is there that the events of the story-driven single player campaign take place.

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Bullet Witch
Bullet Witch

6.6 Game Score

A third-person perspective shooter action game, in which the players assume the role of a witch that faces a demonic invasion. In Bullet Witch the players are mostly traveling through locations and exterminating enemies. The latter are sent to hell with guns and powerful combat spells.

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Painkiller: Redemption
Painkiller: Redemption

6.6 Game Score

Another installment of the Painkiller series, this time developed by Eggtooth Team, a studio that started its career by creating fan mods for the previous installments in the franchise. The story is focused on Daniel Garner and Belial who join forces to put an end to the bloody conflict between heaven and hell. The developers prepared a new solo campaign in which we have to kill six thousand enemies.

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Devil Kings
Devil Kings

6.6 Game Score

Devil Kings is a walking killing created on the wave of popularity of games in the style of the famous Dynasty Warriors series, created by Koei company. This position was created in the offices of Capcom studio, responsible for the Devil May Cry series, Onimusha and Resident Evil.

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Gore: Ultimate Soldier
Gore: Ultimate Soldier

6.6 Game Score

A tactical multiplayer action game in which players must demonstrate the ability to play a team game and assess their own strength to use a specific weapon.

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Archangel (2002)
Archangel (2002)

6.6 Game Score

Archangel is an action game with cRPG elements created by the Polish development studio Metropolis Software. The player directs Michael Travinsky's actions. The hero, tragically deceased in a car accident, is summoned from the other world by forces unknown to him. The game combines the conventions of horror, techno-thriller and fantasy.

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Vietcong: Fist Alpha
Vietcong: Fist Alpha

6.6 Game Score

Official expansion of the tactical action game Vietcong, about the Vietnam War. The action of Fist Alpha takes place in the Nui Pek database before the events that we had the opportunity to experience in the basic game.

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Alien Hominid HD
Alien Hominid HD

6.6 Game Score

The story of Alien Hominid is extremely simple. We play the role of a small yellow alien of the unknown sex, whose ship is shot down by FBI agents. The poor alien, who wants to return home, has to recover his machine. On the way of the yellow alien, there are many enemies who are dealt with by means of a laser gun and grenades.

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Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires
Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires

6.6 Game Score

Another addition to the game "Dynasty Warriors", this time with a subtitle: "Empires". Unite all of China, conquer the rebellious and swim in luxury! But beware of political dependencies - they work and can deprive you of everything.

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