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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Sonic Shuffle Dreamcast (2000) Much like Mario Party and Crash Bash, Sonic Shuffle has Sonic and his team playing a board game style tournament,...
Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (1991), J2ME (2005), Game Boy Advance (2006), Xbox 360 (2007), Wii (2006), iPod Classic (2007), BlackBerry (2009), iPhone (2009) and PlayStation 3 (2011) Sonic the Hedgehog is the first of many games starring Sega's premier hedgehog, Sonic. It's a side-scrolling platform game with...
Sonic the Hedgehog PlayStation 3 (2007) and Xbox 360 (2006) Sonic the Hedgehog is Sonic's first appearance on the PS3 and Xbox 360 in an all-new adventure, this time in...
Sonic the Hedgehog Game Gear (1991), SEGA Master System (1991) and Wii (2008) SEGA's mascot Sonic the Hedgehog made his debut in a famous Genesis title, but Sega's 8-bit systems got their own...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis (1992), Wii (2007), Xbox 360 (2007), BlackBerry (2009), iPhone (2010) and PlayStation 3 (2011) The evil Dr. Robotnik wants to conquer the world. In order to do that, he imprisons and transforms all animals...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Game Gear (1992), SEGA Master System (1992) and Wii (2008) Coming back from the vacation Sonic took after foiling the plans of Dr Robotnik, he finds that Tails and all...
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Genesis (1994), Wii (2007) and Xbox 360 (2009) Dr. Robotnik's Death Egg has crash-landed on Floating Island, so called because it harnesses the power of the Chaos Emeralds...
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 iPhone (2010), Xbox 360 (2010), PlayStation 3 (2010), Wii (2010), Windows Phone (2011), iPad (2011), Android (2011) and Windows (2012) Sonic The Hedgehog 4, as the title indicates, is a direct sequel to the classical series of Sonic platformers on...
Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos Game Gear (1993), SEGA Master System (1993) and Wii (2009) The inhabitants of South Island are in danger! Dr. Robotnik has stolen all the Chaos Emeralds which kept the power...
Sonic the Hedgehog Part 1 J2ME (2006) This is the first part of the Sonic the Hedgehog port for mobile phones. It includes the first three zones...
Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2 J2ME (2006) This is the second part of the Sonic the Hedgehog port for mobile phones. It includes the second half of...
Sonic The Hedgehog Pocket Adventure Neo Geo Pocket Color (1999) Take control of Sonic on the road with Sonic Pocket Adventure. Travel through 9 zones bashing robots and collecting rings....
Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball Genesis (1993), SEGA Master System (1994), Game Gear (1993), Wii (2007), Windows (2010) and iPhone (2010) The evil doctor Robotnik has a new plan to take over the world. He has built a new weapon, the...
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble Game Gear (1994) and Nintendo 3DS (2012) Dr. Robotnik has stolen all the Chaos Emeralds, yet again, but when the experiment for his new weapon goes wrong,...
Sonic Unleashed PlayStation 3 (2008) and Xbox 360 (2008) During a fight on one of Dr. Eggman's spaceships, Sonic becomes caught in a nefarious trap! Eggman uses a device...
Sonic Unleashed Wii (2008) and PlayStation 2 (2008) In this version of Sonic Unleashed Eggman manages to defeat Sonic, using the tremendous power of the Chaos Emeralds to...
Sonic Unleashed J2ME (2009) During a battle with Sonic (in Super Sonic form), Dr.Eggman uses his new weapon and manages to trap Sonic. He...
Sonic Wings Special Android (2012), PlayStation (1996), PlayStation 3 (2010), PSP (2010), SEGA Saturn (1996) and PS Vita (2012) A secret organization called Fata Morgana is developing a weapon that is capable of killing or wounding two-thirds of the...
Sonic Zone Windows (2003) Eggman's up to no good again, and only Sonic can stop him! Sonic Zone is a parody based on the...
Sonny Xpress Supervision (1992) Sonny Xpress is a mail-delivery action game starring the titular Sonny, a monkey who rides a moped. The player controls...
Son of Blagger Commodore 64 (1984), ZX Spectrum (1984) and BBC Micro (1984) Players control Slippery Sid, who is an espionage agent and son of Blagger. Like the first game, the task is...
Son Son NES (1986) and Wii (2010) In this game, you play the role of either Son Son or Ton Ton as you try to rescue your...
Son Son II TurboGrafx-16 (1989) In this platformer, loosely based on the classic Chinese novel Xi You Ji, players take control of Son Goku who...
Sooty & Sweep Amstrad CPC (1989), ZX Spectrum (1989) and Commodore 64 (1989) Sooty and Sweep are two famous characters from British children TV that have appeared in various shows for more than...
Sophelie Amiga (1990) and Atari ST (1990) Sophelie is a horizontally scrolling shooter where you control a bird. You travel through three parts of the game fighting...