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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DOS (1994) Kiloblaster 2 is the second episode of the top-down space shooter Kiloblaster. Originally released as shareware with the first episode... |
DOS (1994) Kiloblaster 3 is the third episode of the top-down space shooter Kiloblaster. Originally released as shareware with the first episode... |
Game Boy Advance (2004) The cheerleader and undercover secret agent, Kim Possible, returns in her second platform game for the Game Boy Advance. Based... |
Game Boy Advance (2005) Kim returns to battle fiendish villains once again, but this time she's got help in the form of her klutzy... |
Nintendo DS (2005) The insane Dr. Drakken and his sidekick Shego have kidnapped Kim's techno-geek friend, Wade, and it's up to you to... |
Browser (2002) This shooting gallery has the player's mouse controlling the shotgun of a disgruntled janitor through three levels of child-mulching carnage;... |
Xbox 360 (2010) Kinect Adventures is the main launch game for Microsoft's Kinect peripheral as it comes packed in with the Kinect device,... |
Xbox 360 (2011) Kinect Disneyland Adventures allows players to visit the attractions at the real theme park using the Kinect interface. Instead of... |
Xbox 360 (2010) Kinect Joy Ride is one of the launch titles for Microsoft's Kinect device for the Xbox 360. It's been billed... |
Xbox 360 (2012) Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure is a game designed for the Kinect motion peripheral that offers different types of... |
Xbox 360 (2010) Kinect Sports is one of the launch games for Microsoft's Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360 where movement of the... |
Xbox 360 (2010) Party Pack is the first add-on for Kinect Sports and was made available for free. It introduces six new mini-games... |
Xbox 360 (2012) Kinect Star Wars is a game based on the Star Wars license and entirely controlled through Microsoft's Kinect peripheral that... |
MSX (1986), Commodore 64 (1986) and NES (1986) In Kinetic Connection you are presented with an array of blocks on one of 16 MicroKinema (levels), which are split... |
Amstrad CPC (1987), Commodore 64 (1987) and ZX Spectrum (1987) Kinetik is an arcade adventure which features gravity, inertia and other real physics heavily. You control a round spaceship, which... |
GameCube (2004), PlayStation 2 (2004) and Xbox (2004) King Arthur is a 3D action game based on the Jerry Bruckheimer film of the same name. Players can choose... |
Linux (2011) and Windows (2011) King Arthur's Gold is a game about mining resources, building structures and Team Based PvP Combat. It is a side-scrolling... |
SNES (1994) Based on the cartoon series of the same name, King Arthur and the knights of Camelot have been encased inside... |
MSX (1984) You control a crossbowman that protects his king from being taken by enemy hot-air balloons. You must protect the king... |
PlayStation 2 (2002) Sora's world is shattered when a violent storm hits his home, and he is separated from his two closest friends.... |
Nintendo DS (2009) Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (pronounced Kingdom Hearts Three-Five-Eight Days over Two) follows the story of Roxas during his time in... |
Nintendo 3DS (2012) This limited edition of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance contains the following:
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 3DS... |
PSP (2010) Ten years before the events in Kingdom Hearts, the universe is still how one remembers it. Maleficent from the Disney-movie... |
Game Boy Advance (2004) Chain of Memories kicks off where the PS2 original left off, with our hero Sora and his companions Donald and... |
PlayStation 2 (2002) Kingdom Hearts Final Mix is an updated re-release of the original Kingdom Hearts for the Japanese territory only. It includes... |
