Action Video Games86
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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Bright Memory: Infinite
6.1 Game Score
A first-person shooter made by an independent Chinese studio named FYQD. The action takes place in the realm of science fiction, and the combat system places great emphasis on elements such as conventional firearms, the use of melee weapons, and spectacular attack combinations.
Atomic Heart
6.0 Game Score
A first-person perspective shooter, in which the players are taken to a retro-futuristic version of the Soviet Union. In Atomic Heart, the players assume the role of a secret agent tasked with examining a secret facility connection with which had been lost. The protagonist must face an army of hostile robots and hordes of zombies.
War Robots
6.0 Game Score
TPP shooter with mosses in the lead role intended for multiplayer fun. Players fight for checkpoints on maps using one of more than twenty robots, which can be equipped with a variety of weapons.
Gryphon Knight Epic
6.0 Game Score
A classic shoot'em up that takes us on a journey to a fantastic world. In eight different stages we face hordes of enemies - from hostile people, through smaller and larger monsters, to powerful bosses. The whole was enriched with pleasing pixel art graphics.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - Episode Zero
6.0 Game Score
The first expansion included in the season pass of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - a first-person shooter developed by Machine Games and published in the fall of 2017.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Diaries of Agent Silent Death
6.0 Game Score
One of several story expansions included in the season pass to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - a well-received first-person shooter game developed by Machine Games. The main protagonist of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Diaries of Agent Silent Death is Jessica Valiant, a former agent of the American Secret Service that operated during WWII. She is tasked with discovering the plans of Nazis operating in California and learn the details of Operation San Andreas.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins
6.0 Game Score
The fourth and the last DLC included in the season pass for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – a first-person shooter game developed by Machine Games and published in fall of 2017. The main protagonist of The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins expansion is the character the players got to meet in the first expansion called Episode Zero. This time around, the titular Captain Wilkins fights Nazis on Alaska and is tasked with stopping them from executing a secret Operation Black Sun.
Dead Island: Definitive Edition
6.0 Game Score
A remastered edition of the first installment in the Dead Island series, which was originally launched in 2011 by the Polish studio Techland. In the game, we are transported to the island of Banoi, located near Papua New Guinea, where we assume the role of one of four characters that have to fight for survival in a zombie-infested tropical paradise.
LEGO The Hobbit
6.0 Game Score
LEGO The Hobbit is a 3D action platformer and an adaptation of the movies Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. It was developed by Traveller's Tales, a studio that specializes in LEGO games (i.e. LEGO Star Wars and LEGO The Lord of The Rings). During their adventures, the players can play as Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, and the dwarves on their dangerous journey to retrieve the treasures of Smaug the dragon.
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
6.0 Game Score
A spin-off to the well-received horror game Until Dawn. This installment is a typical rail shooter developed with PlayStation VR goggles in mind. During the game player assumes the role of a passenger of an automatically moving cart. One uses the cart to travel through various locations filled with different opponents. As per genre's tradition, the player is tasked with quick and effective elimination of everything that moves.
Forge
6.0 Game Score
Forge is a dynamic action game focused on player versus player. The game development process involves producers who co-created such games as Mortal Kombat, Unreal Tournament 2003/2004 or Mythica.
DayZ
6.0 Game Score
A post-apocalyptic MMO first person shooter. The game, created by the Czech developer Bohemia Interactive Studios, is an expanded version of a popular ArmA II mod. DayZ features a world where most of the population turned into bloodthirsty zombies. The game is set in a fictional country called Chernarus, where the remaining humans try to survive at all cost.
Battlefield 3: Armored Kill
6.0 Game Score
The third addition to the popular EA DICE shooter, which focuses on the aspect of fighting with the use of vehicles. It contains four new maps, including the largest battlefield in Battlefield history, introduces mobile artillery units to the fleet and enriches the game with Tank Superiority mode.
TerraWars: NY Invasion
6.0 Game Score
The first person perspective of the shooters dealing with the alien invasion of Earth. This time, aliens have chosen the cultural capital of the United States - New York (as the title clearly states).
Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forli
6.0 Game Score
A small addition to the game about the adventures of the assassin Ezio. This time the hero has to help defend the city of Forli against the attack of the Orsi brothers' army. During the game we get to know new allies - known historical figures: Katarzyna Sforza and Niccolo Machiavelli. In one of the special sequences we can also fly with a flying machine created by Leonardo da Vinci.
State of Emergency
6.0 Game Score
Extremely brutal action game. The essence of the game itself is the bloody street fight of the main character led by the player with numerous individuals working for a powerful corporation, which has taken control of the country and exercises indivisible authoritative power over it.
The Maw
6.0 Game Score
The Maw is an action adventure game created by the independent development studio Twisted Pixel. The plot depicts the adventures of a pair of friendly aliens who try to escape from an inhospitable planet and avoid meeting with prize hunters. Players take on the role of Frank, but the key to success is to make the most of the unique properties of the title Mawa. The game was awarded the audience award during the Penny Arcade Expo fair in 2010.
Kuma War
6.0 Game Score
Action game with a first person perspective. Its main goal is to offer a high level of realism in the missions played, which are based on real events. Thanks to the subscription system, the player is able to get to know the details of armed conflicts around the world within a few weeks.
Pac-Man World
6.0 Game Score
"Pac-Man World" is a platformer where we observe the world from isometric projection, and the main character was made of an old, good Pac-Man. The original version of the game was released in 1999 for Sony Playstation console. Both the producer and the publisher are Namco.
MARCH!: Offworld Recon
6.0 Game Score
A futuristic FPS, whose action takes place on the surface of Mars. We command a troop of earthly robots that have to face a hostile race of alien cyborgs. The game combines typical shooting mechanics with tactical elements, allowing you to play in both single and multiplayer mode.
Armored Core 4
6.0 Game Score
Armored Core 4 is another part of the flagship cycle of the Japanese company From Software. As usual, we are dealing here with a tactical action game in which there are huge robots involved in a futuristic armed conflict. This item has been prepared especially for the tenth anniversary of the series.
Deer Drive
6.0 Game Score
Deer Drive is a first person shooter (FPS) in which players can play the role of a hunter and take part in a virtual hunt for various types of wildlife. The development team from the Czech studio SCS Software took care of a realistic visual setting and exciting random events, diversifying the gameplay.
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3
6.0 Game Score
The third part of the series based on the famous anime Gundam, produced by Koei studio to a company from Namco Bandai Games. In the game, with the help of a powerful battle suit, we fight against a hordes of enemies. In battles we use a number of special skills and blows. Great references to anime, lots of tasks and characters, as well as a developed multiplayer mode are the main advantages of the title.
Naruto: Ninja Council 3
6.0 Game Score
The third installment of the fighting game series that started on Game Boy Advance, based on the cult manga by Masashi Kishimoto. In Naruto: Ninja Council 3, we assume the role of one of over 20 heroes, including the eponymous Naruto Uzumaki. Each one has a different set of skills and a unique fighting style. The key to success is to choose the right character depending on the kind of mission and to create our own style of playing.