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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PlayStation 2 (2006), Xbox (2006), Windows (2007) and Wii (2007) Driver: Parallel Lines is the fourth game in the Driver series, following the story of TK. In 1978, TK (who... |
PlayStation 2 (2006) This collector's edition contains:
Driver: Parallel Lines
Behind-the-scenes DVD
Soundtrack
Character profiles |
Nintendo 3DS (2011) Undercover cop John Tanner has left the NYPD but has become indebted to Senator Ballard after saving his life. Ballard... |
PlayStation 3 (2011), Windows (2011), Xbox 360 (2011) and Macintosh (2012) Driver: San Francisco is an entry in the long-running action racing series. The story, which is entirely different from the... |
Wii (2011) A prequel to Driver, the second Wii Driver game (developed specifically for this platform) is similarly based in San Francisco,... |
PlayStation 3 (2011), Windows (2011) and Xbox 360 (2011) This collector pack contains:
Driver: San Francisco
16×7×5 cm replica of a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 Six Pak, inside... |
Amiga (1990) and Atari ST (1990) Great racers from all around the world compete in the Power Drift style racing game. You can choose your nationality... |
NES (1988) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novella "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.... |
Windows (2004) The sequel to Dr. Lunatic, Supreme with Cheese offers over 1000 levels to play in over 80 different unlockable worlds.... |
Wii (2008) At its core, the Dr. Mario setting and gameplay is unchanged from previous releases. Germs of three colors fill the... |
Game Boy Advance (2002), PlayStation 2 (2002), GameCube (2003) and Xbox (2002) You are Dr. Muto, a maniacal and genius mad scientist whose latest experiment has accidentally destroyed his own home planet... |
Atari 8-bit (1993) Droga Wojownika is an arcade action game. The main character is a barbarian called Telven. His task is to find... |
Linux (2008), Macintosh (2008) and Windows (2008) Droid Assault is an arcade shooter inspired by Paradroid and Quazatron, where the player controls a small army of robots... |
Commodore 64 (1988) You are a droid on a spaceship bored silly. The only way to escape from the boredom is to sleep... |
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DOS (1997) and Windows (1999) Drone is a two-dimensional vertical scrolling shooter with pre-rendered 3D graphics. An evil alien race has penetrated Earth's security system,... |
Commodore PET/CBM (1982) The game Drone! is inspired by reports of the Israeli army using pilot-less drone aircraft. In the game the player... |
Windows (2002) Drop! is a puzzle game similar to Tetris. Marbles (known as "Drops") are continually, um, dropping from the top of... |
Windows (2007) A compilation of the original Drop! and Drop! 2. Also includes Penguin Puzzle and Challenge Letters as bonus games. |
TurboGrafx-16 (1990) and Wii (2007) Drop Off is similar to Breakout, in that the player controls a paddle which can move left and right, hitting... |
PlayStation 2 (2002) Dropship is an action game set in the year 2050. Terrorist attacks have increased severely, which is why big nations... |
Linux (2006), Macintosh (2006) and Windows (2006) DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future is a multiplayer-focused action game set in the future. Every player takes control... |
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Amiga (1990) In Dr. Plummet's House of Flux the player has to man a small space ship to reach Dr. Plummet, a... |
DOS (1996) In the original game, you helped Dr. Rudy clean up his lab and get rid of all the viruses. However,... |
