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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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Trinity
Trinity

Action canceled

Another work of developers, who have made such items as Return are Castle Wolfenstein and Kingpin: Life of Crime. Trinity is a dynamic action game presented from the first person perspective (FPP).

Heavy Gear II
Heavy Gear II

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.

Police: Tactical Training
Police: Tactical Training

Action 28 January 2001

First person three-dimensional action game that allows you to experience a real police training modelled on the preparation of cadets of the S.W.A.T. special unit for operational activities. The daredevils will find 23 levels of increasing difficulty and a wide variety of tasks both day and night.

Ultimate Paintball Challenge
Ultimate Paintball Challenge

Action 24 January 2001

A tactical paintball simulator played on large, varied maps, where the player as the commander determines the strategy of the whole team.

Rooster
Rooster

Action 30 July 1994

The first contact with Rooster almost immediately brings to mind one of the most famous Team 17 products called Alien Breed. Polish programmers from the TSA studio were strongly inspired by the above mentioned title, creating a clone of classic shooting, offering a view from above.

America's Army: Special Forces - Overmatch
America's Army: Special Forces - Overmatch

Action 14 September 2006

America's Army: Special Forces-Overmatch is the next step in the development of a great and free tactical action game created by programmers under the guidance of the American Army.

Riddle's War
Riddle's War

Action canceled

Riddle's War is a tactical action game whose concept, plot and atmosphere were based on the famous 1898 science fiction novel The War of the Worlds by English writer Herbert George Wells.

P-47: The Freedom Fighter
P-47: The Freedom Fighter

Action 20 September 1989

P-47: The Freedom Fighter is a shooter first created in 1988 by Jaleco for coin-op machines. The plot of the program takes us back to the times of World War II. The player, as the fearless pilot of the title fighter, is sent with a suicidal mission to stop the numerous forces of the opponent.

Fox Ranger
Fox Ranger

Action 20 March 1992

Fox Ranger is another representative of the popular shooting genre, this time by the Korean company Soft Action. The main character of the game is the pilot of a modern fighter, which, as usual, is the only hope of mankind to stop the cosmic invaders attacking the Earth.

Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell
Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell

Action 29 November 2004

An official expansion for Painkiller, an FPS created by the Polish studio People Can Fly. Daniel Garner managed to defeat Lucifer but his throne was immediately taken by Alastor. The hero must pick up his weapons once again and face hordes from hell so he can finally defeat its new demonic ruler. The developers created ten new, complex maps for this expansion and each one of them has its unique style – during the game we visit, e.g. a demonic version of Stalingrad.

Refuse. Home, Sweep Home!
Refuse. Home, Sweep Home!

Action 20 March 2006

Refuse. Home, Sweep Home! is a tactical action game, shown from the perspective of a third person. The story presented in it tells the story of a confrontation between two groups of soldiers - toys.

Hybrid (2003)
Hybrid (2003)

Action canceled

A futuristic action game, maintained in the FPS convention and inspired, among others, by films from the Alien series. We play the role of a member of the crew of a comic ship, which has to fight hordes of bloodthirsty aliens. The authors have prepared both a solo campaign and a multiplayer mode.

Crime Cities
Crime Cities

Action 30 September 2000

Police officer Garm Tiger sets off for the Pandemic planetary system to destroy the mafia organisations that have taken complete control of the system.

SWAT: Urban Justice
SWAT: Urban Justice

Action canceled

SWAT: Urban Justice is a tactical action game by the development team of Sierra Studios. The player takes on the role of commander of the LA SWAT Team, which is given the task of suppressing the war of gangs, capturing criminals and restoring peace on the streets of Los Angeles. The creators foresaw 16 missions to complete and a rich arsenal of weapons that can be used to fight against virtual bandits. Work on the game was suspended in 2004.

Universal Combat: Hostile Intent
Universal Combat: Hostile Intent

Action canceled

Universal Combat: Hostile Intent is a science fiction action game with first person perspective (FPP). The BC3000AD studio is responsible for producing the title based on the Universal Combat engine. Players have the opportunity to take part in a conflict between Military and Insurgent factions competing for domination in space. Multiplayer mode allows up to 128 participants to have fun together. Work on the game has been suspended.

Negative Space
Negative Space

Action canceled

Isometric shooter with a large dose of tactical elements, maintained in the S-F convention, working on a very modified and improved version of the Serious Sam engine.

Wargasm
Wargasm

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.

Reprisal
Reprisal

Action canceled

A game combining elements from the genre of FPS and RPG. As the creators define it themselves, it is a hybrid of quick action from Quake, sneaking a'la Thief and the development of a character known from Deus Ex.

Realm Wars
Realm Wars

Action 01 March 2003

Tactical action game designed for team games involving a large number of players, created using the technology used in Tribes 2.

MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere Mech Pak
MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere Mech Pak

Action 14 June 2002

Add-on to the tactical action game MechWarrior 4: Vengeance. It includes new types of combat robots, new weapons and a new map for multiplayer mode.

Deep Angel
Deep Angel

Action canceled

A combination of an action adventure game with a submarine simulator. The action takes place in 2041. The player participates in a war campaign aimed at defeating the Kalithan Empire.

Lost Continents
Lost Continents

Action canceled

Lost Continets is a massive multiplayer online action adventure game. The player takes on the role of a hero who, together with hundreds of other players, travels the mysterious continent, discovering the ruins of ancient cities, standing in the way of the unnatural forces of evil and the adversities of nature.

Neuro
Neuro

Action 10 March 2006

An action/FPS game set in the cyberpunk world of the future. The player becomes a soldier of the Territorial Confederation fighting the military clan Troiden.

Mirrorland
Mirrorland

Action 15 October 2004

Action/adventure game, produced by the Russian group ArtyShock. We play the role of 18-year-old Tarrie, who will have to make a long journey through fantastic lands and at its end defeat sorcerer Akhora.