Action
Action is a genre of video games in which the success of completing a task depends on the player's reaction speed and ability to make quick, correct decisions. The dynamics of such games are high, although some allow for a slower pace. Most often, this genre includes fighting games, shooters, platformers, and some sub-genres of real-time strategy. Action games may include elements of exploration, racing, puzzles, and more, but the foundation is always built on visual-motor coordination.
Years
Platforms
NESGame BoyCommodore 64TurboGrafx CDMSXSharp X1GenesisPC-88Amstrad CPCSEGA Master SystemPC-98FM TownsSharp X68000DOSTurboGrafx-16Apple IIPC Engine SuperGrafx
Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 1989 (Game released)
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, iPhone, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, WonderSwan Color, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum → 1991
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Golden Axe is a fantasy action game about three heroes who set out against the evil Death Adder. Players choose a mighty fighter, an Amazon, or a dwarf and battle...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Genesis, iPad, iPhone, Mac, NES, Nintendo 3DS, SAM Coupé, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, iOS → 1990
Players:
8.1/10
Prince of Persia is a side-scrolling adventure arcade action platformer. While the Sultan of Persia is waging war in a foreign country, his Grand Vizier Jaffar...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, MSX, NES, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum → 1988
After Burner is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and flight simulator from the masters from the studio SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game...
Game released: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Gear, MSX, NES, PC-98, PC Booter, Thomson TO, ZX Spectrum → 1987
F-15 Strike Eagle — the game begins with the player selecting Libya (much like Operation Eldorado Canyon), the Persian Gulf, or Vietnam as the mission...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Switch → 1989
Metacritic:
78/100
This arcade action-platformer follows the ninja Joe Musashi as he confronts the criminal organization Zeed, which has kidnapped the children of the Oboro clan. He...
Game released: Android, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32/64, Electron, J2ME, MSX, ZX Spectrum → 25 September 2009
Chuckie Egg is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and platforming from the developers from the studio A&F Software Ltd.. The game is published by...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Gear, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1991
Chase H.Q. is a third-person action game with racing elements from the Taito Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is Ocean Software Ltd. Chase H.Q...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, iPhone, MSX, NES, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Zodiac, ZX Spectrum, Mac, Linux → 1989
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
93/100
This arcade action platformer is set in a mythological world and follows a quest to rescue Athena, the daughter of Zeus, who has been captured by Neff, God of the...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Game Gear, NES, PC-88, SEGA 32X, Sharp X1, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, SEGA Saturn, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation 4 → 1988
Players:
7.7/10
A pseudo-3D arcade shooter in which the hero fires in all directions. The game also features fixed bursts of...
Game released: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, DOS, Game Boy, Intellivision, J2ME, Mophun, MSX, NES, Odyssey 2, TI-99/4A, VIC-20 → 1983
Players:
7.5/10
Q*bert (1983) is a third-person arcade game with action elements from the developers of the studio D. Gottlieb & Co.. The game is published by Parker Brothers...
Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Electron, Mac, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum → 1990
Hostage: Rescue Mission is a third-person simulator with a mixture of action and shooter from the studio Infogrames Europe SA. The game is published by Infogrames...
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Genesis, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1, TurboGrafx CD → 6 December 1991
Exile (1991) is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, platforming, anime/manga and fantasy games from the developers of Renovation Game. The...
Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BREW, Commodore 64, Genesis, J2ME, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, Zeebo, ZX Spectrum → 1991
Pac-Mania is an isometric arcade game with action elements from developers from the Namco Limited studio. The main publisher of the game is Grandslam Entertainments...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98, SEGA Master System, ZX Spectrum → ноябрь 1988
Heroes of the Lance is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and fantasy from the masters at U.S. Studios. Gold Ltd.. The game is published by...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1988
Players:
7/10
Operation Wolf is a first-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. The game is published by Ocean...