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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.

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Best Games in the Action genre of 1990 (Game released)

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Carrier Air Wing

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Arcade → 1990

Carrier Air Wing is an arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Capcom studio. The main publisher of the game is Capcom. U.S. Navy is...

Golden Axe

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

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

Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse

Arcade, Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: NES, Wii → 1992

Players: 10/10

Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, horror, platformer and fantasy game from developers from the Konami Industry...

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

Action, Stealth, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: J2ME, MSX → 1 October 2004

Players: 5.5/10

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake — stealth action with a top view. The player has access to a large selection of items and methods of action that help him remain...

Crack Down

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, Wii, PC, ZX Spectrum → 1990

Crack Down — top-down arcade action game. Using a top-down perspective, the player controls either Ben or Andy, a pair of agents tasked with stopping the mad...

Gradius

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MSX, NES, PC-88, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1987

Players: 8/10

Gradius is an arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The game is published by Konami Industry Co...

Xak 2: Rising of the Redmoon

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: FM Towns, MSX, PC-88, PC-98 → 1990

Xak 2: Rising of the Redmoon is a top-down role-playing game with a dash of action, anime/manga and fantasy games from the masters at Micro Cabin Corp.. Main...

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X68000, SNES → 1989

Xak: The Art of Visual Stage is a top-down role-playing game with a mixture of action and fantasy from the studio Micro Cabin Corp.. The game is published by Micro...

Alleyway

Arcade, Action, Arkanoid

Game released: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS → 28 September 1990

Alleyway is an arcade game with a mixture of action and arkanoid from the studios Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. and Nintendo R&D1. The main publisher of the...

Super Mario Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS → 28 September 1990

Super Mario Land is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters at Nintendo R&D1 studio. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd...

Final Fight

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Advance, iPhone, Sharp X68000, SNES, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1991

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Final Fight — The main character of this game is the mayor of Metro City, Mike Haggar. One day he receives an anonymous phone call, and a voice tells him that...

Super Star Soldier

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 3, PSP, TurboGrafx-16, Wii → 3 June 2011

Super Star Soldier is a third-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters from the Inter State Software studio. The main publisher of the...

Space Rogue

Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, PC-98, Sharp X68000 → 1990

Players: 5.5/10

Space Rogue is a first-person simulator with a touch of action and shooter from the studio ORIGIN Systems, Inc.. The game is published by ORIGIN Systems, Inc...

Bionic Commando (1992)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Boy, NES, Nintendo 3DS → 24 July 1992

Players: 9.5/10

Bionic Commando (1992) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and platformer from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by...

Saint Dragon

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum → 1990

Saint Dragon is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and fantasy game from developers from the studio NMK Co. Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

River City Ransom

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii → 25 May 2004

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

River City Ransom is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the developers of Technos Japan Corp.. The game is published by Technos Japan...

Cyber-core

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16 → 25 October 1991

Cyber-core is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter from the studio AlfaSystem Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Information Global Service...

Bad Dudes

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, Zeebo, ZX Spectrum → 1988

Players: 6.5/10

Bad Dudes is a third-person arcade game with action and fighting elements from the Data East Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is Data East USA...

Demon Sword

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: NES → январь 1990

Players: 7.5/10

Demon Sword is an arcade game with a mixture of action and platform from the masters from the studio Tose Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Taito...

Super Mario Bros. 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS → 21 October 2003

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Super Mario Bros. 3 — Mario and Luigi save the seven kingdoms of the seven worlds that border the Mushroom Kingdom. One of the Koopalings stole a magic wand...

Centurion: Defender of Rome

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, PC-98 → 18 March 1991

Centurion: Defender of Rome is a third-person action game with strategy and historical elements from the developers of the Bits of Magic studio. The game is...

Double Dragon (1988)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Atari 2600, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Lynx, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA Master System, Wii, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum, iOS → 1988

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Adventures of Lolo 3

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: NES → сентябрь 1991

Adventures of Lolo 3 is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action, strategy and puzzle from the developers from the studio HAL Laboratory, Inc.. The game is...

Veigues: Tactical Gladiators

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC-88, TurboGrafx-16 → 16 December 1988

Veigues: Tactical Gladiators is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter from the masters from the Game Arts Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by...

Twin Hawk

Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx CD → 23 June 1990

Twin Hawk is a top-down action game with a dash of shooter from the developers at Toaplan Co., Ltd.. The game is published by SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. In some...

Mechanized Attack

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: NES → июнь 1990

Mechanized Attack is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from developers from the SNK Corporation studio. The game is published by SNK Corporation of...

Devil's Crush

Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Pinball

Game released: Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, Wii → 1992

Devil's Crush is a top-down action game with elements of a fantasy game and pinball simulator from developers from Compile and Naxat Soft studios. The game is...

Star Control

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, ZX Spectrum → 1990

Star Control is an action game with a touch of shooter and strategy from the masters from the Toys for Bob studio. The main publisher of the game is Accolade, Inc...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: Game Boy → 3 August 1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan is an action game with fighting and platformer elements from developers from the Konami Industry Co. studio...

North & South

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Historical, Comics

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum → 1989

North & South is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy and history from the masters at Infogrames Europe SA. The game is published by Infogrames...

Wing Commander

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, SEGA CD, SNES → 1992

Players: 10/10

Wing Commander is a legendary space simulator with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The Confederacy has been at war with the alien Kilrathi for the past 20...

Todd's Adventures in Slime World

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Genesis, Lynx, TurboGrafx CD → 30 April 1992

Todd's Adventures in Slime World is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from the studio Epyx, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Air Buster

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Genesis, TurboGrafx-16 → 31 January 1991

Air Buster is a third-person action game with a dash of shooter from the masters at Kaneko Co., Ltd.. The game is published by NEC Technologies, Inc.. In some...

Super Mario World

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: SNES, Wii → апрель 1992

Players: 7/10

Adventures of Lolo 2

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: NES, Wii → март 1990

Adventures of Lolo 2 is a third-person arcade game with action, strategy and puzzle elements from the studio HAL Laboratory, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

ThunderBlade

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Top-down view, Helicopters

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum → 1988

ThunderBlade is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and helicopter simulator from the developers from the studio SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game is...

New Zealand Story

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1989

New Zealand Story is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game's main publisher is Ocean Software Ltd.. The...

Genpei Tōma Den

Arcade, Action, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16 → апрель 1988

Genpei Tōma Den is a top-down arcade game with elements of action, horror, platformer and fantasy game from developers from Namco Limited studio. The main...

Penguin Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy, MSX, SEGA Master System → 21 March 1990

Penguin Land is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzle from the developers of SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Target: Renegade

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, NES, ZX Spectrum → 1988

Target: Renegade is an arcade game with a mixture of action and fighting from the studio Ocean Software Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Imagine Software...

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