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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 1991

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Streets of Rage

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

August 2, 1991

Players: 9.6/10

Streets of Rage is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the studio SEGA...

Snow Bros. Nick & Tom

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

May 24, 1991

Players: 5.5/10

Snow Bros. Nick & Tom is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers from Toaplan Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Capcom...

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

November 21, 1991

Players: 9/10

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a top-down action game with a mixture of puzzle, anime/manga and fantasy games from developers at Nintendo EAD. The game is...

Cyber-core

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

March 9, 1990

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...

Final Fight

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

December 21, 1990

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...

Battletoads (1991)

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sports game

December 20, 1991

Players: 6/10

Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

November 2, 1984

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Pac-Man is a top-down arcade action game. You have to guide Pac-Man through the maze and eat all the dots without being caught by the ghosts. You will find exciting...

Battle City

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Sandbox, Tanks

September 9, 1985

Players: 9.2/10

Battle City is the legendary tank arcade with a view of the top and a worked out level editor. Your main task is to defend the base from gradually appearing tanks...

Boulder Dash

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 23, 1990

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Boulder Dash is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and puzzle from the masters from the studio First Star Software, Inc.. The main publisher of the...

Prince of Persia (1989)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 3, 1989

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...

Toki

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure

July 19, 1991

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This action platformer follows Toki, a warrior transformed into a chimpanzee by the sorcerer Vookimedlo and the demon Bashtar, who also kidnap his beloved Miho. To...

Alien Storm

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

June 28, 1991

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 87/100

An arcade action shooter about an invasion by alien predators that wreak havoc across the planet. The player controls the Alien Busters, a team fighting back...

Xenon 2: Megablast

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

November 22, 1991

Xenon 2: Megablast is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters from the studios Assembly Line, The, Bitmap Brothers and The. The...

Paperboy (1989)

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Sports game

June 1, 1990

Players: 2.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Paperboy (1989) is an isometric arcade game with action and sports elements from the masters at Atari Games Corporation. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc...

Marble Madness

Arcade, Action, Isometric

March 15, 1991

Players: 6.5/10

Marble Madness is an isometric arcade game with action elements from the developers at Atari Games Corporation. The main publisher of the game is Electronic Arts...

Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

1991

Players: 5.5/10

Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzles from the developers at Imagineering Inc.. The game is...

Myth: History in the Making

Action, Platformer

1989

Myth: History in the Making is an action game with a touch of platforming from developers from the studio System 3 Software Ltd.. The game is published by System 3...

Mappy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 14, 1984

Players: 10/10

Mappy is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the developers at Namco Limited. The game is published by Namco Limited. In some...

Super Spy

Action, Shooter, First-person view

July 1, 1991

Super Spy 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. Super Spy...

Turrican

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

1990

Turrican is an action game with a mixture of shooter and platformer from the developers from the Rainbow Arts Software GmbH studio. The game is published by Rainbow...

Batman: Return of the Joker

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

December 20, 1991

Batman: Return of the Joker — The main character of the game is a superhero named Bruce Wayne, who fights crime in the city of Gotham. He is better known as...

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

Action, Platformer, Side view

December 28, 1991

Players: 6.7/10

Sonic the Hedgehog — side-scrolling action platformer. You'll race at lightning speed through seven classic zones as Sonic the Hedgehog. You'll be able to run...

Ultraman

Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future)

April 6, 1991

Players: 5/10

Ultraman is an action game with a mixture of fighting game from the developers of BEC Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Bandai Co., Ltd.. In some...

Gradius

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

April 25, 1986

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...

Raiden

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

July 6, 1991

Players: 7/10

Steam: 54/100

Life Force

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

September 25, 1987

Players: 6/10

Life Force is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The game is published by Konami Industry...

QIX

Arcade, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

April 13, 1990

QIX is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action and puzzles from developers from the Taito America Corporation studio. The game is published by Atari, Inc...

Chase H.Q.

Action, Racing, Third-person view

December 8, 1989

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...

King of the Monsters

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

July 1, 1991

King of the Monsters is an isometric arcade game with action and fighting elements from the studio SNK Corporation. The game is published by SNK Corporation of...

Hellfire S

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

April 12, 1991

Hellfire S is an arcade with a mixture of action, shooter and game in the anime or manga genre from the studio Toaplan Co., Ltd.. The game is published by NEC...

Tower Toppler

Arcade, Action, Strategy

October 30, 1992

Tower Toppler is an arcade game with action and strategy elements from developers from Bits Studios Ltd. and Hewson Consultants Ltd.. The game is published by...

Fatal Fury

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

December 20, 1991

Players: 7.5/10

Fatal Fury is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and fighting from the masters from the SNK Corporation studio. The game is published by SNK...

Mega Man 4

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 6, 1991

Players: 9.5/10

Mega Man 4 is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, platformer and game in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the studio Capcom Co...

Heroes of the Lance

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 8, 1991

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...

Exile (1991)

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

March 29, 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...

Bubble Bobble

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

October 30, 1987

Players: 7.5/10

Bubble Bobble is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game is published by Firebird Software Ltd.. Bubble...

Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk

June 21, 1991

Players: 6.5/10

Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, fighting, platformer and anime/manga game from Tecmo, Ltd...

On the Ball (1993)

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Football, Sports game

September 25, 1991

On the Ball (1993) is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, football simulator and sports game from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. The...

Crossed Swords

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view

October 1, 1991

Crossed Swords is a first-person role-playing game with a dash of action from Alpha Denshi Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Alpha Denshi Co., Ltd.. Possibly...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2009

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

June 23, 1991

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2009 is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and anime or manga games from the studios Sonic Team and Sega. The game is...

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