TPPPS2 Adventure Video Games
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Adventure games. They include three fundamental elements: exploration, solving puzzles and strongly emphasized story. Controlled characters collect items and use them in puzzles in order to push the story further. Adventure games usually offer only single player mode and the point-and-click interface. This category includes also HOPAs (Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure games) which put emphasis on searching items hidden on the screen. more
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Indigo Prophecy
Adventure 16 September 2005
Featuring paranormal mystery/thriller esthetics, a third-person action-adventure game by Quantic Dream studio. The plot of Indigo Prophecy – perhaps better known as Fahrenheit - is set in New York City in year 2009. The city is witness to a series of inexplicably violent acts of murder committed by seemingly ordinary, lawful citizens. The action is presented from the point of view of two separate characters.
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Adventure 01 December 2005
Another installment in the highly-rated action adventure game franchise following on the eponymous Prince, who in the past carelessly unsealed the mythical sands of time. After events of the previous part of the game, the protagonist return to his home – Babylon – plunged in the chaos of war. Soon it turns out that the previous actions of the hero led to the birth of his dark alter ego, whose spirit gradually takes over control over the protagonist's will.
Pilot Down: Behind Enemy Lines
Adventure 09 September 2005
An extensive action game with role-playing elements, in which we will also find elements of the sneaking. We go back to the Second World War and play the role of an American pilot, shot down while performing one of the secret missions, who has to get out of the hostile territory at any cost (the game takes place in Germany in 1944).
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
Adventure 14 February 2006
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a title that combines the characteristic elements of several genres: action adventure game, fighting and stealth. The whole is signed with the name and surname of Marc Ecko - designer and artist, who stands behind a number of fashion brands popular among young people today.
Alone in the Dark (2008)
Adventure 20 June 2008
Alone in the Dark is another part of the popular cycle, launched in 1992. Edward Carnby, a private investigator specializing in investigations of paranormal issues, plays the role of the main character again.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Adventure 22 May 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End is an action adventure game that uses themes depicted in the second and third parts of the movie series Pirates of the Caribbean. Developers from Eurocom Entertainment decided to show the story from the perspective of Captain Jack Sparrow, however players also get the opportunity to play as both William Turner and Elizabeth Swann.
Cold Fear
Adventure 04 March 2005
Cold Fear is a typical representative of the survival-horror genre, a dynamic action game in which the atmosphere of horror plays an important role. It is worth mentioning that this is the first production of this type released by the giant UbiSoft.
Peter Jackson's King Kong
Adventure 17 November 2005
King Kong is an action adventure game based on the "remake" of a film under the same title, directed by Peter Jackson (including the Lord of the Rings trilogy). The player will play the role of Jack Driscoll, a scientist, who together with a team of faithful companions ends up on a fantastic island....
Conan: The Dark Axe
Adventure 08 April 2004
Conan: The Dark Axe is a third person perspective adventure game (TPP), whose plot is set in a fantastic universe invented by Robert E. Howard. The player directs the actions of the title barbarian, who has to face a dangerous cult after returning to his native Cymeria. Developers at Cauldron studio have taken care of a large enough arsenal of weapons that Conan can wreak havoc on enemies.
The Silent Hill Collection
Adventure 21 April 2006
The Silent Hill Collection is a set of three Silent Hill games. The package includes (in parentheses given information about the original release date): Silent Hill 2 (2001), Silent Hill 3 (2003) and Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004).
Call of Cthulhu: Destiny's End
Adventure canceled
Call of Cthulhu: Destiny's End is a typical representative of the survival horror genre, which refers to the mythology of Cthulhu, created by Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The game was created in the studio Headfirst Productions known for another title, based on the master's stories, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.
Nanobreaker
Adventure 15 February 2005
Muted nano-robots threaten humanity! Take on the role of a combat robot with a huge plasma blade and save the world from extinction. Time is running out....
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Adventure 30 November 2004
Sequel to the 2003’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, rebooting the story of the hero from the classic 2D platformer from Broderbund Software studio. This time the prince has to deal with consequences of his reckless actions. He managed to turn back time and prevent releasing The Sands of Time, but he did not change his destiny, resulting in Guardian of Time chasing him to seal his fate.
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
Adventure 28 September 2001
Silent Hill 2 is a continuation of the action adventure game in the survival-horror convention, released in 1999. The game was produced by Konami development studio. The main character is James Sunderland, who unexpectedly receives a letter from his former beloved asking him to meet in the title town. Due to the very dark climate and terrifying scenes, the title is addressed to audiences over 16 years old.
Eragon
Adventure 14 November 2006
Eragon is an action/adventure game based on a film with the same title, which in turn is a screen adaptation of Christopher Paolini's novel. During the game, we observe the hero's actions from the third person's perspective.
The Golden Compass
Adventure 30 November 2007
The Golden Compass is an adventure action game with a third person's perspective (TPP) based on Philip Pulman's book trilogy "The Dark Materials" and Chris Weitz's film. The player directs Lyra Belaqua, a 12-year-old inhabitant of a parallel, fantastic universe, who sets out to save her friend, kidnapped by The Gobblers, a mysterious organisation. The game was produced by Shiny Entertainment development studio.
Oni
Adventure 29 January 2001
Action game created by Bungie Software team. The player plays the role of a special agent named Konoko - her task is to infiltrate the criminal syndicate and annihilate it from inside. The game focuses on direct clashes with enemies, during which we use not only a rich arsenal, but above all the heroine's advanced hand-to-hand combat skills.
Frank Herbert's Dune
Adventure 31 December 2001
Action adventure game created by the Widescreen Games team. The player plays the role of Paul Atrides, in whose skin he visits the desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. His task is to win the trust of the Fremen people living there and regain the power over the globe, taken away from his family by the house of the ruthless Harkonnenes.
Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
Adventure 07 December 2001
Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles is a third person perspective adventure game (TPP), produced by In Utero's development team. The player directs the actions of a 10-year-old Cypriot. Unknown forces take the hero to a world of sleep, which is in great danger. A resolute boy is the only chance for the inhabitants of the ethereal land to survive.
Rule of Rose
Adventure 12 September 2006
Rule of Rose is a psychological horror. The action of this program was located in England in 1930. The player plays the role of a nineteen-year-old girl named Jennifer, living in a world where rules were created by seemingly innocent children with a sadistic mentality.
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Adventure 26 June 2003
Action adventure game with a third person perspective. The player becomes a heroic archaeologist and this time he has to find a powerful ancient artifact, a black pearl called the Dragon's Heart.
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed
Adventure canceled
The next installment of the very popular series. This time the main attraction is the title Big Willy robots, over which you can exercise total control. The player once again controls the character Crypto.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Adventure 15 May 2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is an adventure action game with a view from the third person's perspective (TPP), based on the motifs of the second volume of "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C. S. Lewis and a film adaptation from 2008. Playing one of the 20 available characters, the player has to help the title prince regain his throne. Developers from Traveller's Tales studio have prepared several variants of fun, including a 2-person cooperation mode.
Kung Fu Panda
Adventure 03 June 2008
Kung Fu Panda is an arcade game based on an animated film of the same title. It was created in the DreamWorks studio, where Shrek and Madagascar. The film tells the story of the adventures of an extremely lazy panda named Po.