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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Ninja Gaiden DOS (1990), Lynx (1991) and Wii (2009) Ninja Gaiden begins with a cinematic animation in which 2 ninjas duel to the death; one goes down. It is...
Ninja Gaiden 3 PlayStation 3 (2012) and Xbox 360 (2012) Ninja Gaiden 3 is the third main game in the series since the reboot in 2004 and once again stars...
Ninja Gaiden 3 (Collector's Edition) PlayStation 3 (2012) and Xbox 360 (2012) This collector's edition includes: Ninja Gaiden 3 Artbook Soundtrack disc "Duel of the Masked" figurine Voucher with a code to...
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge Wii U (2012) Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is an update of Ninja Gaiden 3. It includes all the downloadable content made available...
Ninja Gaiden Black Xbox (2005) and Xbox 360 (2008) Ninja Gaiden Black is a re-release of Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox but with new content such as unlockable costumes,...
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword Nintendo DS (2008) Ryu Hyabusa returns once again. Set six months after Ninja Gaiden Black, Hyabusa must rescue a fellow female ninja named...
Ninja Gaiden II Xbox 360 (2008) Ryu Hayabusa is back in the sequel to the popular revisitation of the Ninja Gaiden franchise. Ryu embarks in a...
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Lynx (1991), NES (1991) and Wii (2008) This is the third entry in the series of fast-paced ninja action games, and is the last game in the...
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos DOS (1991), NES (1990), Wii (2007) and Amiga (1991) A year after the events of the original Ninja Gaiden, a new villain named Ashtar receives word of Jaquio's defeat....
Ninja Gaiden Shadow Game Boy (1991) Ninja Gaiden Shadow is a prequel to Ninja Gaiden. It is 1985, 3 years before the events of the NES...
Ninja Gaiden Sigma PlayStation 3 (2007) and PS Vita (2012) Ninja Gaiden Sigma is a remake of Ninja Gaiden Black updated for the PlayStation 3 platform. The main storyline is...
Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Collector's Edition) PlayStation 3 (2007) This collector's edition was released exclusively in North America's EBGames and Gamestop stores and it contains: Ninja Gaiden Sigma Slipcase...
The Ninja Game Browser (2011) The Ninja Game is a simple action game consisting of 40 short levels. The player controls a ninja who has...
Ninja Golf Atari 7800 (1990) Ninja Golf is an arcade action game which combines a golf game with a side scrolling fighting game. You are...
Ninja Hattori-kun NES (1986) Players take on the role of the young ninja by the name of Kanzo Hattori who is out training to...
Ninja Jajamaru-kun Windows (2003), NES (1985), Wii (2006) and MSX (1986) In a realm of feudal Japanese folklore the eponymous Ninja Jajamaru-kun must rescue his beloved Princess Sakura from the clutches...
Ninja Kid NES (1986) Based on a Japanese animated TV series, Ninja Kid is a side-scrolling action game in which the eponymous kid must...
Ninja-kun MSX (1983) Ninja-kun is a simple game featuring a ninja, plenty of treasures and patrolling guards. The player controls the ninja by...
Ninja-kun: Ashura no Shō NES (1988), MSX (1987) and Wii (2009) The game tells another story in Ninja-kun series. This time it’s a platform game with some twists. There are two...
Ninja-Kun: Majō no Bōken MSX (1985), NES (1985), Wii (2008), FM-7 (1986) and PC-88 (1986) Players take control of a ninja whose goal is to defeat enemy ninjas and demons on his way to a...
Ninja Massacre Commodore 64 (1989) Ninja Massacre is a 1 or 2 player Gauntlet clone. As a ninja you must move around a maze collecting...
Ninja Master ZX Spectrum (1986), Amstrad CPC (1986), Commodore 64 (1986), Commodore 16, Plus/4 (1986) and Atari 8-bit (1986) Ninja Master combines four small sub games into one. You are a trainee ninja. You want to impress your peers...
Ninja Master's Neo Geo (1996) and Neo Geo CD (1996) Another one-on-one fighting game straight from the arcades for the Neo Geo. Ninja Master's (sic.) is set on feudal Japan,...
Ninja Princess MSX (1986) and SG-1000 (1986) Ninja Princess is an action shooter. You play as a female ninja as you fight your way through hordes of...
Ninja Rabbits DOS (1992), Amiga (1991), Commodore 64 (1991) and Atari ST (1991) The rabbit you control has ninja skills and an appropriate costume. Ninja Rabbits is a platform game where you usually...