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.
 Game Title |
PlayStation 2 (2003) The year is 22XX, the world civilization collapsed due to the lack of power after the explosion of a nuclear... |
Commodore 64 (1987) Bulldog is a vertically scrolling shooter. Piloting a small ship, your goal is to blast your way through enemy defenses... |
VIC-20 (1984) In Bullet the player takes the role of a bank robber who has the chance to rob four banks. The... |
Windows (2006) and Macintosh (2006) Bullet Candy is a top down arena shooter. The player takes control of a space ship and has to defeat... |
Windows (2009), Linux (2009) and Macintosh (2009) Bullet Candy Perfect is a top-down bullet hell arena shooter. It is a remake of the original Bullet Candy using... |
Windows (2012) Bullet Run is a fast-paced first-person shooter in which the player takes the role of a contestant in the ultimate... |
PlayStation 3 (2011), Windows (2011) and Xbox 360 (2011) Bulletstorm is a fast-paced first-person shooter. Players take the role of Grayson 'Gray' Hunt, the captain of a space pirate... |
Xbox 360 (2011) The Epic edition includes:
Bulletstorm
Gears of War 3 beta invitation
25,000 XP bonus for multiplayer
Access to the following... |
PlayStation 3 (2011) and Windows (2011) The Limited edition includes:
Bulletstorm
25,000 XP bonus for multiplayer
Access to the following in-game items:
Golden leash
Peace Maker... |
Browser (2005) Bullet Time is a reaction game where the player has to react fast and try to dodge a bullet. The... |
Browser (2009) Bullet Time is a very fast side-scrolling shooter where the player controls a space ship that simply needs to survive... |
Xbox 360 (2006) The year is 2013 and the world has been overrun by an army of evil monsters. The military has been... |
TurboGrafx-16 (1989) Bullfight: Ring no Hasha is a boxing game in which the player takes part in a competition with eight boxers.... |
PlayStation 2 (2006) and PlayStation 3 (2012) Bully is a story of one Jimmy Hopkins, whose academic success hasn't been anything spectacular as he's been expelled from... |
Wii (2008), Xbox 360 (2008) and Windows (2008) Scholarship Edition is an updated version of the original Bully and this version is the first release of the game... |
PlayStation 2 (2006) This special edition contains the following:A large box designed as a high school locker, closed with a real lock.
The... |
DOS (1993) In the year 2020, heavy pollution plagued the Earth. Natural environment was gradually destroyed. To serve the ever-increasing human greed,... |
Xbox 360 (2011) Bumblepig is a top-down shooter with a twist. Instead of shooting down waves of oncoming enemies, Bumblepig pollinates flowers by... |
Macintosh (1996) Bumbler is an insect-themed shooter in which you defend your beehive from invading insects. Your bee always flies forward, and... |
Macintosh (1997) Bumbler Bee-Luxe is an insect themed shooter. As a bumblebee, defend your hive from invaders: beetles, stinkbugs, spiders, moths, centipedes,... |
Browser (2001) I know what you're thinking, and shame on you. This perfectly innocuous little game has the player controlling a koala,... |
Atari 2600 (1983) This is a pinball game for the Atari 2600. You use the buttons on a paddle controller. To pull down... |
Windows (2001) Bumper Wars is a futuristic racing game, as the name implies not unlike the bumpers you'd see in your local... |
Commodore 64 (1984) A Bump 'n' Jump clone, the object of this game is drive your car as fast as possible through the... |
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