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
PlayStationNESSNESNintendo SatellaviewGame BoyPC-FXWindows 3.xTurboGrafx CDSEGA SaturnGenesisSEGA Master System3DOPC-98FM TownsSharp X68000Virtual BoySEGA CDDOSNeo Geo CDSEGA 32XNeo GeoGame GearJaguarArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Action genre of 1995 (Game released)
Game released: Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, SNES → 1994
Players:
7.7/10
Mortal Kombat 2 is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the studio Midway Games, Inc.. The game is published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc...
Game released: DOS, Game Boy Advance, Jaguar, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, PC, Game Boy Color, iOS, Android → 1995
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
84/100
Rayman is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you have to find and save all the Electuns — unusual little creatures. After this, you can...
Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iPhone, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Mac, Linux → 1993
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
53/100
This action-adventure with puzzles follows Ecco, a dolphin searching for his family after a strange whirlpool sweeps them from their home bay. He explores a vast...
Game released: DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC → 30 November 1995
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
50/100
Metacritic:
71/100
This science-fiction action platformer follows Jim, an ordinary earthworm who becomes an intelligent superhero after a strange suit lands on him. When he learns of...
Game released: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, CD-i, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, iPhone, Jaguar, Mac, SEGA CD, SNES → 17 February 1995
Players:
7/10
Flashback: The Quest for Identity is an action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and puzzle from the masters from the Delphine Software International...
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...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots
Game released: Virtual Boy → 22 December 1995
SD Gundam: Dimension War is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy, an anime or manga game, and a robot simulator from developers at Locomotive Studios...
Game released: Game Gear, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, SEGA CD, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Xbox 360, Android → 1994
Metacritic:
63/100
An arcade fighting game based on Garou Densetsu Special, Fatal Fury Special features battles between fifteen fighters and a special guest character. The roster...
Game released: Game Boy Advance, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Wii, PC, Mac, Linux → 29 November 2002
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
45/100
This side-scrolling platformer follows the intergalactic chase of Earthworm Jim, whose route leads from Evil the Cat’s Circus of the Scars to the planet of Meat...
