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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TRS-80 CoCo (1980) Football for the Color Computer is your normal American style game. It allows players to pick offense/defense plays along with... |
Windows (1997) Forbes Corporate Warrior uses the first person shooter genre as a metaphor for the cutthroat business world. The premise is... |
Commodore 64 (1983) and Atari 8-bit (1983) This game is one of Paul Norman's first creations. You are in the middle of what is called the Forbidden... |
Windows (2003) Return to the Forbidden Forest in this update of the classic Commodore 64 game. Experience the terrors and thrills of... |
Amstrad CPC (1986) and ZX Spectrum (1986) The Evil Lord has set up a system of defences on the Forbidden Planet, to help him return to power.... |
PlayStation 2 (2006) The sequel to the Siren survival horror game puts you again in control of several characters. The game takes place... |
Commodore 64 (1987) and Apple II (1987) In Force Seven, the player is in charge of a specially trained squadron which consists of seven crew members, all... |
Windows (1997) Forced Alliance is a space combat simulation. In the game, you play a pilot who is a member of a... |
Game Boy Advance (2005) and Nintendo DS (2005) The handheld versions of Ford Racing 3 allow players to race in a number of Ford-licensed cars, from classics (Model... |
Macintosh (2009) and Windows (2009) Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood is an action-based, stylistic third-person shooter. As the sole surviving member of a Foreign Legion... |
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J2ME (2004) Forgotten Warrior is an action game which came pre-installed on certain models of Samsung mobile phones. The premise of the... |
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NES (1993) This 3D racing game featuring Formula 1 cars and circuits. Besides a racing a F1 grand prix championship you can... |
NES (1990) Formula One: Born To Win is a career racing game. The player begins with a Mini Cooper and claws up... |
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Game Boy Color (2001) Based on the international game TV show of the same name which first became popular in France in the early... |
Game Boy (1991) and Nintendo 3DS (2011) A male and a female commando named Masato & Mizuki are sent to the jungle on a mission to destroy... |
Windows (2009), Macintosh (2010), PSP (2009) and PlayStation 3 (2009) Fortix is a Qix variant with a medieval fantasy theme. The game takes places in the land of Fortiana where... |
BBC Micro (1983) Fortress is a clone of SEGA's Zaxxon, copying many elements of the original game. Using a scrolling isometric perspective, players... |
