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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. more

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Unreal Anthology
Unreal Anthology

Action 31 October 2006

A compilation of the most important installments belonging to the iconic FPS series - Unreal; it was created by Midway Games. Unreal Anthology includes games belonging to two main branches of the famous franchise created by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. Fans of single player experience will find here the original Unreal (1998) along with its official expansion - Return to Na Pali.

X-Com: Enforcer
X-Com: Enforcer

Action 19 April 2001

A third-person action game set in the world of the popular X-COM series developed by Microprose. X-Com: Enforcer once again exploits the theme of fighting invaders from space. The game is set at the beginning of the 21st century and casts the player in the role of a member of the titular organizations, whose mission is to save the mankind's homeworld attacked by an alien race.

Metathrone
Metathrone

Action 04 December 2008

Metathrone is a science fiction-based action game with elements of sneaking and first person shooter (FPP). The plot presents a vision of the world in which people coexist with the mysterious Alta. However, peace between the two races is endangered when an unexpectedly powerful artifact - the title Megathrone - is discovered. The game was produced by Orion Software studio.

G.B.R.: The Fast Response Group
G.B.R.: The Fast Response Group

Action 13 February 2008

G.B.R.: The Fast Response Group is a first-person tactical action game that tackles the 21st century anti-terrorism theme. The position created by the Ural Games team is addressed to 16-45 year olds and allows you to become a member of the Military Rapid Reaction Group (from Russia: Bystrogo Reagirovaniya Group).

Pirate Hunter
Pirate Hunter

Action 10 September 2009

Pirate Hunter is a classic representative of the First Person Shooter (FPS) genre, created by the Russian development studio DIOsoft and using a modern, original graphic engine DIOsoft Engine.

Half-Life 2: The Black Box
Half-Life 2: The Black Box

Action canceled

Half-Life 2: The Black Box was supposed to be a special set, prepared by Valve Software exclusively for PeCetach. Plans were for the package to include Half-Life 2: Episode Two, as well as Portal and Team Fortress 2. Ultimately, however, the project was abandoned in favour of a more extensive The Orange Box.

Exodus from the Earth
Exodus from the Earth

Action 24 August 2007

Exodus from the Earth is a strictly PC game of the FPS genre, developed by Russian developers from Parallax Arts Studio. This position takes us into the not too distant future, when human civilisation is in immense danger.

Crisis Team: Ambulance Driver
Crisis Team: Ambulance Driver

Action 20 March 2002

Crisis Team: Ambulance Driver is a low-budget arcade game, focused on the not too complicated course of the game. This time, however, we are dealing with a title dealing with a relatively unusual subject matter.

Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2006 Trophy Season
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2006 Trophy Season

Action 18 April 2006

Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2006 Trophy Season is the next installment of a series of hunting products published regularly since 1998.

VATAN
VATAN

Action canceled

"VATAN" is an action/FPS game created entirely by the debuting FySoftware group. The main axis of the game is a broadly understood action (presented from the perspective of the first person), however, an equally important link is the plot.

Gunz the Duel
Gunz the Duel

Action 20 October 2006

Gunz the Duel is a third person shooter from MAIET Entertainment studio. Created by Korean developers, the production allows us to skirmishes with other players via the Internet.

Global Agenda
Global Agenda

Action 01 February 2010

Spy and tactical MMORPG using the Unreal Engine 3 engine, whose action takes place on Earth in the twentieth century. As trained and equipped with the latest gadgets special agents we take part in various missions. The fight is largely arcade and relies more on the player's skills than his character stats.

Phylon
Phylon

Action canceled

Phylon is a network shooter from Rapid Reality Studios team, who also has another MMO - Africa. The production described below takes a humorous approach to the subject of cosmic battles with the participation of representatives of foreign civilizations.

Guild Wars: Eye of the North
Guild Wars: Eye of the North

Action 31 August 2007

Another addition to the popular MMOcRPG game entitled Guild Wars. Unfortunately, unlike the first two "standalone" so much (also called campaigns), this one requires any of the previous items to work, be it the basic version of Guild Wars (aka Guild Wars: Prophecies), or Guild Wars: Nightfall or Guild Wars: Factions.

Wehrwolf
Wehrwolf

Action canceled

"Wehrwolf" is a typical FPS action game (first person view) combined with elements of adventure, created by the Ukrainian developer studio Electronic Paradise. Programmers, when it comes to the style and course of the game, refer to such games as "Call of Duty" or "Medal of Honor".

Battlezone (1983)
Battlezone (1983)

Action 10 April 1983

A science-fiction first-person shooter, considered to be one of the first games in the genre. In Battlezone, we sit in the cockpit of a futuristic tank and our task is to eliminate all hostile units that appear on the horizon before they do the same to us. The player can drive back and forth as well as rotate the turret to the left and right. We are informed of the presence of enemy tanks by a radar located in the upper part of the screen.

Thunderstrike
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.

Moon Blaster
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.

Shadow Master
Shadow Master

Action 28 February 1998

Action/shooter game with a first person perspective (three-dimensional graphic engine). Rodney Matthews, a well-known fantasy illustrator, took an active part in the work on this title and thanks to that Shadow Master has a very interesting overall style of workmanship in comparison to the competition.

Futurebrighter
Futurebrighter

Action canceled

"Futurebrighter" is an FPS game. The futuristic climate and the technical solutions proposed make this item to some extent resemble a mixture of such programs as "Half-Life" and "Unreal".

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Action 30 November 1997

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is a dynamic first person shooter (FPS) based on the popular comic book series. The player plays the title character - a brave barbarian from prehistoric times, defending the Earth against threats from the inhabitants of the Lost Land. He has to face a dangerous race of Campaigners who, with an army of genetically modified dinosaurs, want to take control of the Universe. The game was produced by Iguana studio.

Tribes Fast Attack
Tribes Fast Attack

Action canceled

A new stand-alone game from the Tribes series, in which, unlike the previous parts, the emphasis is on small and fast battles between the players.

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard

Action 15 June 1998

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is a third party action adventure game (TPP) set in the fantastic universe of The Elder Scrolls series. The main character, the pirate Cyrus, decides to return to his native island of Stros M'kai to help his sister. The game is one of the last works of Bethesda Softworks development team using the XnGine engine.

Necrocide: The Dead Must Die
Necrocide: The Dead Must Die

Action canceled

Action game set in the climates of horror created by NovaLogic studio specializing in military simulators. As a mighty vampire we fight hordes of undead, werewolves and demons. The whole was created on a graphic engine known from Delta Force: Landwarrior.