Action

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In action games players are required to have good reflexes and quick reaction in order to overcome challenges. Action games typically focus on combat, during which the player must press buttons or keys rapidly or in timed intervals in order to execute attacks and other moves. Non-combat challenges may include avoiding traps, jumping, running, completing tasks within a pressing time limit, etc.

Common action sub-genres are shooters, fighting, and platform games.

Though most racing / driving, sports, and many simulation games contain action-oriented gameplay, they can be considered action games only if they specifically emphasize arcade-like, reflex-based gameplay.

Action games may include extensive non-violent exploration and/or puzzle-solving, or combine themselves with other genres, e.g. role-playing or driving.

Quick thinking is often required to succeed in action games; however, games that specifically emphasize quick thinking over reflexes are usually real-time strategy or puzzle games.

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Myth: History in the Making Amiga (1992), Commodore 64 (1989), ZX Spectrum (1989), Amiga CD32 (1994), Amstrad CPC (1989) and NES (1991) In this platform game, you are a mere mortal who has been called by the Gods to defeat several mythological...
Mythic Blades Windows (2005) Mythic Blades is a one-against-one fighting game based on Greek mythology. The background story is that Ares challenged Zeus for...
Mythic Pearls: The Legend of Tirnanog Windows (2007) Mythic Pearls is a color-matching game like Zuma and similar titles, where the player must match three or more pearls...
Myth II: Soulblighter Linux (1999), Windows (1998) and Macintosh (1998) Save Madrigal from the the evil Soulblighter and his followers. To do this, you must command your army of dworves,...
Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom Windows (2006), PlayStation 2 (2004) and Wii (2008) Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom is a 1 - 4 player platform game.In a far away place and time lies...
Myth Match Windows (2006) A spellcaster is chosen by the Guardians of Cosmos to compete for power over all nature.Myth Match is a marble...
Mythos Amstrad CPC (1990), DOS (1990), MSX (1990) and ZX Spectrum (1990) After Ulises, Mythos is the second game published by Opera Soft based on the Greek mythology.Mythos is a side-scrolling action...
N Windows (2004), Linux (2007) and Macintosh (2004) In N, you play as a ninja whose world is populated solely with robots. Unlike other pop culture ninjas, this...
N+ Xbox 360 (2008) You are a ninja. Highly skilled in the art of collecting gold, ninja flips and wall jumps, and avoiding the...
N+ PSP (2008) and Nintendo DS (2008) N+ is an enhanced version of the game N, originally a flash based browser game. Players control a small, but...
N2O Nitrous Oxide PlayStation (1998), PlayStation 3 (2010), PSP (2010) and PS Vita (2012) N2O Nitrous Oxide's gameplay is in many ways similar to the arcade classic Tempest. The game involves flying a ship...
N3: Ninety-Nine Nights Xbox 360 (2006) N3: Ninety-Nine Nights is the story of the War with No Name, a large scale battle between the forces of...
N90 LAN Windows (2008) N90 LAN is a platform shooter multiplayer game intended to be played over a local area network. It has some...
Naanas ZX Spectrum (1983) In Naanas you play as a man who's trying to catch bananas that a naughty monkey is dropping from a...
Nab! Commodore PET/CBM (1980) Nab! bears similarities with Pac-Man. The player must clear the screen of "+"-shaped items to score points. But an AI...
Nachtmerrie Park Commodore PET/CBM (1980) In Nachtmerrie Park (Nightmare Park) the player must try to escape the park. There are several paths for the player...
Nade Reborn Browser (2009) In Nade Reborn, the player takes control of a Vietnam Vet named Boomer that has gone insane and is taking...
Nail'N Scale Game Boy (1992) Nail'N Scale is a mixture of Jump'n Run and puzzle game. The player character can jump and throw nails at...
Naious Sharp X68000 (1990) In 21th century the Earth became overpopulated, and humans began building colonies in the solar system. Technological expansion led to...
The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game PlayStation 2 (2008), Wii (2008) and Windows (2008) The Naked Brothers Band: The Video Game is the console version of Rock University Presents the Naked Brothers Band.It follows...
NAM DOS (1998) The year is 1966, shortly after USA deployed its troops to participate in the Vietnam War. Alan "The Bear" Westmoreland,...
NAM-1975 Neo Geo (1991) and Neo Geo CD (1994) As a soldier, you and/or a friend must travel through Vietnam to stop the scientist and his world destroying laser...
Namco All-Stars: Pac-Man and Dig Dug Windows (2009) This compilation has straight ports of both classic arcade games and enhanced modes with updated graphics and sounds. Each title...
Namco Classic Fighter Collection PlayStation 2 (2008) A compilation of 3 Namco fighting games. Tekken TAG Tournament SoulCalibur II Tekken 4
Namco Museum PlayStation 2 (2001), GameCube (2002) and Xbox (2002) A total of 12 games are offered in Namco Museum: Pac-Man Pac-Man Arrangement Galaga Galaga Arrangement Dig Dug Dig Dug...