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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Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings DOS (1997), Windows (1997), PlayStation (1997), SNES (1997) and SEGA Saturn (1997) Get ready for more nights of masochistic puzzle goodness, because the Lost Vikings need your help once again! The brothers...
Norseman Videopac+ G7400 (1983) and Philips VG 5000 (1984) In Norseman the player controls a Viking warrior trying to defend the magic Golden Viking Helmet.The screen shows a courtyard...
North & South Atari ST (1989), DOS (1990), Amiga (1989), Commodore 64 (1989), NES (1990), ZX Spectrum (1991), Amstrad CPC (1990) and MSX (1991) Based on the Belgian comic book, "Les Tuniques Bleues", this strategy game allows you to replay the American Civil War...
NorthStar Atari ST (1988), Commodore 64 (1988), ZX Spectrum (1988) and Amstrad CPC (1988) The Northstar space station has been overrun by aliens, with all reports suggesting that the crew didn't survive. It's your...
Nosferatu SNES (1994) Nosferatu, a feared vampire; no one has ever seen him and survived to tell. At night, he awakens to suck...
Nosferatu the Vampyre Commodore 64 (1986), ZX Spectrum (1986) and Amstrad CPC (1986) This game shares two major similarities to The Great Escape - firstly, it's licensed around a venerable film, using the...
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi Windows (2003) Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi is action driven shock-style horror first person shooter game. You face the challenge of freeing...
The Note PlayStation (1997) Linda, Toshi and Dave, three members of an occult group of a senior high school end up missing while investigating...
No Time To Explain Linux (2011), Macintosh (2011) and Windows (2011) No Time To Explain is a side-scrolling platformer in which the protagonist is visited by a man claiming to be...
No Time To Explain: Season 2 Linux (2011), Macintosh (2011) and Windows (2011) No Time To Explain: Season 2 is the sequel to No Time To Explain. It is provided for free to...
(Not) Just another Space Shooter Windows (2004) This game is, like the title suggests, a space shooter.The player is in control of a red space fighter and...
Nous Windows (2011) Nous is a single-screen arena shooter that offers fast-paced gameplay as well as interaction with a computer programme called Nous...
N.O.V.A. Android (2010), iPhone (2009), iPad (2010), PSP (2010), bada (2010), PlayStation 3 (2010) and webOS (2010) N.O.V.A. (Near Orbital Vanguard Alliance) is a first person shooter in a Sci-Fi universe where mankind had to construct huge...
Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon DOS (1991) and Amiga (1992) It has been two years since the Stellar 7 war. Gir Draxon, the villain, has not been found. Nova 9...
Nova Blast ColecoVision (1983), Intellivision (1983) and Commodore 64 (1984) Nova Blast is a side-scrolling sci-fi shooter in which your must defend 4 shielded cities from invaders that attack from...
Novadrome Xbox 360 (2006) Alien robots from the planet Nova have abducted humans and put them in a deadly competition to observe their toughness....
Novalogic Multiplayer Mayhem Windows (2009) This compilation includes: Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Delta Force: Xtreme Joint Operations: Escalation Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
Novastorm DOS (1994), PlayStation (1995), SEGA CD (1994), 3DO (1994) and FM Towns (1993) In the distant future humans have left Earth, carrying its ecosystem with them. However, the journey to the stars lasted...
Novatron DOS (1982) Novatron is a PC conversion of an arcade game, which was in turn inspired by the classic movie Tron. Basically...
N-Sub SG-1000 (1983) Originating in the arcades, N-Sub puts the player in control of a submarine in the Cobalt Blue Sea. The action...
NSYNC Hotline Phone and Fantasy CD-Rom Game Windows (2001) For a true fan of the NSYNC band.In the game you have to live your life and gain a new...
Nuclear Dawn Windows (2011) and Macintosh (2011) Nuclear Dawn is a team shooter set in a post-nuclear world. Two factions, the Empire and the Consortium of Free...
Nuclear Dawn (Plutonium Edition) Macintosh (2011) and Windows (2011) This plutonium edition is a retail release of a game that was previously only available through digital distribution. It contains:...
Nuclear Heist Amstrad CPC (1986) Nuclear Heist is a single player shoot-'em up game.Mankind has abandoned the surface of his polluted planet and now lives...
Nuclear Strike Windows (1997), PlayStation (1997), Nintendo 64 (1999), PSP (2009) and PlayStation 3 (2009) Having fought in the Middle East, South America, within the United States, and in the former U.S.S.R, your path has...