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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Browser (2010) Where We Remain is an adventure set on a desert island, shown from a zoomed out, almost top-down view. The... |
Windows (2008) Which Witch is Which? is a fast-paced action game developed for the Swedish Game Awards 08 competition. For one, or... |
PlayStation 2 (2003) and Xbox (2003) Chained together and doomed for destruction, you must make your escape from the evil animal testing laboratory. As Spanx, the... |
Browser (2010) Whiplash: Slash and Burn is a short, promotional game for the then upcoming movie Iron Man 2 and it's Littleloud... |
Genesis (1990) Whip Rush is a side-scrolling (with certain vertically scrolling descents and ascents) shooter similar to Gaiares and R-Type.You start with... |
SNES (1992) A platformer title starring Valkyrie's lizard friend Xandra. In the game, which plays as a prequel of the Valkyrie games,... |
GameCube (2002) and PlayStation 2 (2002) During a concert of band "Flipside" you're a roadie of, a portal to a new dimension opens and sucks the... |
Atari 8-bit (1984) and Commodore 64 (1984) The story began years ago on the campus of a large university. You were a first-year student who spent more... |
Windows (2010) White is a first-person shooter where the player has to shoot creatures with different weapons. His actions and the violence... |
Windows (2009) White Butterfly is a space shooter that lets you pick one of 5 different ships (one unlockable only when you... |
Windows (2001) Beginning as a simple love story, the main character must sneak into his high school at night to drop off... |
Windows (2004), Browser (2004) and Macintosh (2004) This game has no background story. Just pick up either John Kerry or George W.Bush and sweep your opponents out... |
PlayStation 3 (2010) White Knight Chronicles (International Edition) is the localized release of White Knight Chronicles for the international market, as the original... |
Jaguar (1995) This is the game of basketball the way many people learn to play it - in the city streets -... |
Intellivision (1983) In White Water! your goal is to raft down a river in the shortest time possible. The river features many... |
Amiga (1995), SNES (1996), PlayStation (1997), SEGA Saturn (1997) and DOS (1994) Whizz is one of the few 3D platformers to use an isometric viewpoint. The controls reflect this, with moving the... |
Commodore 64 (1985) Eight invaded areas must be brought back under your control in this Commando-style shoot 'em up, which progresses vertically using... |
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DOS (1988), Commodore 64 (1988), Atari ST (1988), Amiga (1988) and Apple II (1988) Roger Rabbit has been framed for the murder of Marvin Acme, head of the Acme Corporation. Acme's will states that... |
Game Boy (1991) Who Framed Roger Rabbit is based on the movie of the same name. Roger Rabbit lives in Toontown where cartoon... |
NES (1991) Whomp 'Em tells the tale of a little Native American Indian named Soaring Eagle who is on a quest to... |
DOS (1995) In this game the player controls Xedi who lost his five space scouts to an evil mage. Now he has... |
Amstrad CPC (1987), Commodore 64 (1987), MSX (1987) and ZX Spectrum (1987) The year is 2025. Thanks to hard work and dedication, Burger King® has created a Whopper® that you don't need... |
ZX Spectrum (1987) In this game you play the role of the Whizzkid. The gameplay involves you collecting letters from the mouths in... |
DOS (1994), SEGA CD (1994), 3DO (1994), CD-i (1995) and Windows (2008) Another live-actor arcade shooter by American Laser Games (makers of Mad Dog McCree and Crime Patrol), Who Shot Johnny Rock... |
