Action
Description
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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DOS (1992), Amiga (1992) and Atari ST (1992) Special Forces is a top-down arcade shooting game with a dash of strategy.It is the sequel to Airborne Ranger.When times... |
PlayStation 2 (2005), Windows (2005) and Xbox (2005) Special Forces: Nemesis Strike is an action game in which you are a part of an anti-terrorist force whose sole... |
Windows (2006) This is a tactical first-person shooter featuring the Russian special forces 'Specnaz'.The player can select either a solo mode called... |
PlayStation (2002), PlayStation 3 (2009) and PSP (2009) Spec Ops: Airborne Commando is an isometric action game where you as a player, control a lone soldier through 16... |
PlayStation (2001), PlayStation 3 (2009) and PSP (2009) Covert Assault, another installment of the Spec Ops franchise, offers up action for one or two players to control US... |
Windows (1999) The sequel to Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way puts you in the role of a US Army Green Berets.... |
Dreamcast (2000) Omega Squad is the only game in the Spec Ops series released on the Dreamcast. Players control a squad of... |
Windows (2000) This is a collection of the first two Spec Ops games and expansions. It contains:
Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the... |
PlayStation (2001), PlayStation 3 (2009) and PSP (2009) This is one of those first generation soldier shooters, that was one of the first games to emphasize tactics before... |
Windows (1998) Spec Ops is the first in a series of realistic, action-oriented, real-time 3D third-person games based on elite warfare units... |
Windows (1998) The Pro Pack is a compilation that includes:
Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way
Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo (expansion)... |
Windows (1998) This add-on for Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way lets you engage in cooperative and competitive battles with other Ranger... |
PlayStation (2000), PSP (2009) and PlayStation 3 (2009) Stealth Patrol is the first console adaptation of the long-running PC military Spec Ops series. Players command two rangers on... |
PlayStation 3 (2012), Windows (2012) and Xbox 360 (2012) Spec Ops: The Line is a military third-person shooter. It is an entry in the long-running Spec Ops series but... |
PlayStation 3 (2012), Windows (2012) and Xbox 360 (2012) This special edition was provided as an upgrade for preorders. It contains:
Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line... |
ColecoVision (2006) You are the Wummel in the city of the Spectars. Your fight for justice is not done.This is a conversion... |
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ZX Spectrum (1982) Earth is under attack from fleets of alien space ships. Conveniently lined up in nice grids, the aliens sweep side... |
Macintosh (2008) and Windows (2008) When 73-year-old Joseph Wheeler stares up into the snowfall on a quiet winter's night, he tries to recall the memories... |
DOS (1992), SNES (1994) and Macintosh (1991) Spectre is a 3D shooter where the player drives a little red car/tank and blasts away enemies. The gameplay is... |
ZX Spectrum (1982) Spectres is a Pac-Man styled game in which the payer takes on the role of Eddie who's job description probably... |
Macintosh (1993) Spectre Supreme is the first sequel to Spectre. It continues the cyberspace battles with technically more accomplished 256 colors and... |
DOS (1993), Windows 3.x (1993) and Macintosh (1993) Spectre VR is a frag-fest that pays homage to the arcade classic Battlezone.Spectre is a multiplayer 3D tank game that... |
Nintendo DS (2007) Junior Nanairo Interplanetary Patrol officers Rallen and Jeena are on a routine mission when they hear a strange distress call.... |
Nintendo DS (2008) Rallen and Jeena may have managed to stop the Krawl invasion of the Nanairo Star System and forced them to... |
