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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Windows (2004) In this game you can control a Thunderbolt bomber, Lockheed SR-71 or an F-16 fighter. Every plane has different weapon... |
Amiga (1988) In Thunder Boy the player takes the role of Julian, whose girlfriend Jane was kidnapped by the fire dragon Drago.... |
Windows (1998) Thunder Brigade is an arcade hover tank game. 50-ton armored war machines fly in the air and race each other... |
Amiga (1992), Amstrad CPC (1991) and Atari ST (1991) You are a pilot of some robot/spacejet transformer on some deserted planet full of cacti and enemy ships. You may... |
NES (1989) Terrorism has reached new heights. AATOM (Atomic Age Terrorist Organization of Miracali) has constructed their own nuclear power plant, and... |
Intellivision (1986) In this medieval fantasy game, players take control of a brave knight as he sets out on a quest of... |
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Commodore 64 (1987) You and a friend play fighters who must run down a corridor to the right over various levels punching bad... |
PC-98 (1984), PC-88 (1984), FM-7 (1984) and Sharp X1 (1984) Thunder Force is a free-scrolling top-down shooter, and the first title in what would become Tecnosoft's best-known franchise. Control a... |
SEGA Saturn (1996) Thunder Force: Gold Pack 1 is a re-release of both Thunder Force II and Thunder Force III for the Saturn.... |
SEGA Saturn (1996) Thunder Force: Gold Pack 2 is the second re-packaged release in the Thunder Force series, featuring emulated versions of Thunder... |
Genesis (1989) and Sharp X68000 (1988) Thunder Force II is both a side scrolling and top down shooter. In the game you control a ship. In... |
Genesis (1990) The famous shoot'em up series Thunder Force reaches its third installment. Eight new levels of non-stop action, as always packed... |
PlayStation 2 (2008) Eleven years after the events of Thunder Force V, Earth has finally begun to recover from the berserk AI "Guardian"... |
PlayStation (1998) and SEGA Saturn (1997) The first installment in the Thunder Force series made for 32-bit consoles. As a pilot for the Thunder Force group,... |
SEGA Saturn (1997) This Special Pack of Thunder Force V includes a music CD containing arranged and remixed music from Thunder Force games.... |
Atari 8-bit (1987) Thunderfox is an attempt at bringing the gameplay of Uridium to the Atari line. Aboard the Thunderfox space fighter, you... |
Genesis (1991) In 19xx, the world is overtaken by a storm of terrorism, and the evil power of invasion extends over the... |
Atari 2600 (1983) There are six Core nuclear bases on the planet's surface. You must burrow underground to each of these bases and... |
Amiga (1991), Atari ST (1991) and DOS (1992) Thunderhawk AH-73M a 3D action/simulation helicopter game.
You are a pilot of MERLIN, an elite command, which
is commanded by... |
DOS (1995) and CD-i (1995) Thunder in Paradise is an interactive movie starring R.J. (Terry "Hulk" Hogan), Spence ("Hurricane" Spencer) and Martin "Bru" Brubaker (Chris... |
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NES (1990) A Breakout type game with characters such as Mr. Chin and the Thunder Warrior. Mr. Chin holds a stick over... |
DOS (1997) Thunder Offshore is a game that mixes futuristic motor boat racing simulation with a Wipeout-esque touch regarding the ways in... |
Supervision (1992) In the enormous galaxy, there are many stars facing the crisis of overpopulation. For example, the Alexander Empire is typical... |
