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Best Games in the Action genre of 1997 (Game released)

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Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski - a game in the Action genre
Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski
Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo 64, Wii → 29 April 1997
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 - a game in the Action genre
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Nintendo DS, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Xbox 360, iOS → 12 December 2001
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 63/100
Resident Evil (1996) - a game in the Action genre
Resident Evil (1996)
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1996
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Resident Evil (1996) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. July 24, 1998. Monstrous murders began to occur in the vicinity of Raccoon...
Quake - a game in the Action genre
Quake
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, DOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo 64, SEGA Saturn, PC, Windows Mobile, Zeebo, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → декабрь 1999
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...
Tomb Raider (1996) - a game in the Action genre
Tomb Raider (1996)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: DOS, N-Gage, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, Windows Mobile, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 September 2000
Players: 9.5/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Mortal Kombat Trilogy - a game in the Action genre
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: DOS, Game.Com, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1997
Players: 7.8/10
Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a third-person arcade game with action and fighting elements from the developers of Avalanche Software LLC. The game is published by...
DOOM (1995) - a game in the Action genre
DOOM (1995)
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection
Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn → 19 April 1996
Players: 7.9/10
DOOM (1995) — first-person shooter in the horror genre. The player is asked to alternately explore levels of varying difficulty, solve spatial and (rarely...
Quake 2 - a game in the Action genre
Quake 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation → 9 December 1997
Players: 9/10
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) - a game in the Action genre
Duke Nukem 3D (1996)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
Game released: Android, DOS, PC, iPad, iPhone, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Xbox 360, Nintendo 64 → 1 November 2011
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Hexen 2 - a game in the Action genre
Hexen 2
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Mac, PC → 2002
Players: 8.9/10
Hexen 2 is a first-person role-playing game with action, shooter and fantasy elements from Raven Software Corporation. The game is published by id Software, Inc...
DOOM 64 - a game in the Action genre
DOOM 64
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Horror
Game released: Nintendo 64, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 1 August 1997
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 76/100
DOOM 64 is a re-release of the 22-year-old cult classic, free when you pre-order Doom Eternal. The ported version, which is being handled by Nightdive Studios, has...
Blood - a game in the Action genre
Blood
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
Game released: DOS, PC → 31 May 1997
Players: 9.7/10
Blood is an old-school shooter about a religious cult and its minions who are trying to destroy the main...
Fighting Force - a game in the Action genre
Fighting Force
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 30 April 1999
Players: 9.8/10
Fighting Force is a third-person action game with a touch of fighting from developers from the Core Design Ltd. studio. The game is published by Eidos Interactive...
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (1997) - a game in the Action genre
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (1997)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 18 December 1997
Tomb Raider 2 - a game in the Action genre
Tomb Raider 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 1998
Players: 7/10
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - a game in the Action genre
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view
Game released: Android, DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 12 April 2012
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. Chosen by the fickle finger of fate, Master First Class was catapulted into a...
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - a game in the Action genre
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: Android, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 1 April 2011
Players: 6.7/10
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back — Crash Bandicoot throws Dr. Neo Cortex from his airship into a cave filled with glowing crystals. Convinced that they...
Postal - a game in the Action genre
Postal
Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric
Game released: Mac, PC, PlayStation 4 → 28 June 2007
Players: 6.8/10
Metacritic: 56/100
Postal is a hardcore isometric shooter with dark...
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2 - a game in the Action genre
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Star Wars
Game released: PC → 16 September 2009
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Star Wars: Jedi Knight — Dark Forces 2 is an exciting action game with a first-person view in the Star Wars universe. As Kyle Katarn, you will master the...
Super Mario 64 - a game in the Action genre
Super Mario 64
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game
Game released: Nintendo 64, Wii, Nintendo DS → 1 March 1997
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 90/100
Super Mario 64 — One day, Princess Peach called Mario to her castle with an offer to eat the cake she baked and drink tea. Mario arrives at the castle and...
GoldenEye 007 - a game in the Action genre
GoldenEye 007
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view
Game released: Nintendo 64 → 25 August 1997
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 96/100
GoldenEye 007 is a first-person stealth action adventure about the world's most popular secret agent. The plot of the game tells about the adventures of James Bond...
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - a game in the Action genre
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, PlayStation → 21 March 2007
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 91/100
A direct sequel to Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, set four years later. Alucard appears as the main character who wakes up from his sleep and goes to explore...
Star Wars: Dark Forces - a game in the Action genre
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars
Game released: DOS, Mac, PlayStation, PC → март 1995
Players: 7.3/10
Star Wars: Dark Forces is a cult first-person shooter in the Star Wars universe. The action takes place before and after the events of the film Star Wars: Episode...
Sonic 3D Blast - a game in the Action genre
Sonic 3D Blast
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Isometric
Game released: Genesis, SEGA Saturn, Wii, PC → 1996
Players: 6.3/10
Sonic 3D Blast is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action from the developers at Travelers Tales (Uk) Ltd.. The game is published by SEGA of America, Inc...
Twisted Metal 2 - a game in the Action genre
Twisted Metal 2
Action, Racing, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 28 August 1997
Players: 8.5/10
Twisted Metal 2 — The game's plot is again built around a tournament organized by the mysterious Calypso, a disfigured psychopath with magical powers. The...
D.O.G: Fight For Your Life - a game in the Action genre
D.O.G: Fight For Your Life
Action, Shooter, Third-person view
Game released: DOS, PC → 1997
D.O.G: Fight For Your Life is an adventure racing action game with a third-person view. In the game you have to go to a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, where...
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - a game in the Action genre
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: Nintendo 64, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 4 March 1997
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Ghost in the Shell - a game in the Action genre
Ghost in the Shell
Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Combat robots, Cyberpunk
Game released: PlayStation → 3 December 1997
Players: 10/10
Ghost in the Shell is a third-person shooter set in the universe of the cybernetic anime Ghost in the Shell. As the famous cyborg Motoko Kusanagi, you will uncover...
Mass Destruction - a game in the Action genre
Mass Destruction
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Top-down view, Tanks
Game released: DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn → 30 September 1997
Mass Destruction is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter, strategy and tank simulator from the masters from the studio NMS Software Ltd.. The game is...
Rampage World Tour - a game in the Action genre
Rampage World Tour
Arcade, Action, Third-person view
Game released: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → декабрь 1998
Players: 6.5/10
Rampage World Tour is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action from developers from the Game Refuge Inc. studio. The main publisher of the game is Midway...
Castlevania Legends - a game in the Action genre
Castlevania Legends
Action, Horror, Anime / Manga
Game released: Game Boy → март 1998
Castlevania Legends is an action game with horror elements and games in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the studio Konami Computer Entertainment...
Elemental Gearbolt - a game in the Action genre
Elemental Gearbolt
Action, Shooter, First-person view
Game released: PlayStation → 30 June 1998
Metacritic: 76/100
Elemental Gearbolt is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from the masters from the studio AlfaSystem Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...
Grand Theft Auto - a game in the Action genre
Grand Theft Auto
Action, Top-down view
Game released: DOS, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, PC → 2003
Players: 7.8/10
Grand Theft Auto is a legendary top-down racing action game set in an open world. In the game you will try on the role of a criminal who will perform various tasks...
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat - a game in the Action genre
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
Game released: DOS, Mac, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 24 July 1995
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat — simulator of control of a fantastic combat vehicle of the 31st millennium in the fictional Battletech universe. As a Clan...
Manic Miner - a game in the Action genre
Manic Miner
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, bada, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32/64, Game Boy Advance, iPad, iPhone, MSX, Oric, PC, ZX Spectrum → 1990
Manic Miner is a third-person action game with platforming elements. The game is published by Software Projects Ltd.. Manic Miner is also known as Manic Miner: ZX...
Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands - a game in the Action genre
Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands
Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 1 September 1997
Achaea, Dreams of Divine Lands is a third-person role-playing game with action, massively multiplayer and fantasy elements from Iron Realms Entertainment. The game...
Diablo: Hellfire - a game in the Action genre
Diablo: Hellfire
Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PC → 24 November 1997
Players: 8.6/10
Diablo: Hellfire is an add-on for an action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The addition introduces a new playable class to...
Armored Core: Project Phantasma - a game in the Action genre
Armored Core: Project Phantasma
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Combat robots
Game released: PlayStation → 7 October 1998
Armored Core: Project Phantasma is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter and robot simulator from the masters from the studio FromSoftware, Inc...
Animaniacs (1993) - a game in the Action genre
Animaniacs (1993)
Action, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: SNES → 7 March 1997
Animaniacs (1993) is a third-person action game with a hint of puzzle from the developers of Konami Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Konami (America...
Fighter's History Dynamite - a game in the Action genre
Fighter's History Dynamite
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, SEGA Saturn, Wii, Zeebo → 28 April 1996
Fighter's History Dynamite is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from developers from the Data East Corporation studio. The game is published by...
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