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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 1997 (Game released)

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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

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

DOOM (1995)

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection

Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn → 19 April 1996

Players: 8/10

DOOM (1995) — first-person shooter in the horror genre. The player is asked to alternately explore levels of varying difficulty, solve spatial and (rarely...

Resident Evil (1996)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1996

Players: 7.5/10

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...

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: DOS, Game.Com, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1997

Players: 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...

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: 8.6/10

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...

Quake 2

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation → 9 December 1997

Players: 9/10

Super Mario 64

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 64, Wii, Nintendo DS → 1 March 1997

Players: 7.7/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

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...

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...

Tomb Raider 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 1998

Players: 7/10

Grand Theft Auto

Action, Top-down view

Game released: DOS, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, PC → 2003

Players: 8.1/10

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...

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...

Crusader: No Remorse

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Crusader: No Remorse is an isometric action game with shooter elements from developers from the studio ORIGIN Systems, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Hexen

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, SEGA Saturn, Mac → 30 October 1995

Players: 8.6/10

Hexen is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the masters from the Raven Software studio. The game is published by GT Interactive Software Corp...

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...

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...

Micro Machines V3

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view, Sandbox

Game released: Game Boy Color, PlayStation, PC → декабрь 2000

Micro Machines V3 is a top-down arcade racing action game. This game in the series has 2 new modes: Prize Class and Keepsies. You gain access to Prize Class mode if...

Powerslave

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: DOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Windows 3.x, PC → 1996

Powerslave is a classic old-school first-person shooter that originally came out back in the mid-90s on the Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, and the first PlayStation. In the...

Nuclear Strike

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters

Game released: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → декабрь 1999

Nuclear Strike is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, flight simulator and helicopter simulator from developers from the studio Electronic Arts...

Puyo Puyo Sun

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1998

Puyo Puyo Sun is an arcade game with a mixture of action, puzzle and anime/manga game from the studio Compile. The game is published by Compile. Puyo Puyo Sun is...

Pilotwings 64

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Puzzle, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 1 March 1997

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Pilotwings 64 is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter, strategy, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, puzzle and sports game from developers...

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

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

Game released: PlayStation, PC → 30 May 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain — Before the reign of Lord Khaine, Nosgoth was not a welcoming world for vampires. The pillars of this world were the Columns of...

Twinkle Star Sprites

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Dreamcast, Neo Geo, SEGA Saturn, PC, Wii, Neo Geo CD → 23 March 2000

Twinkle Star Sprites is a classic Japanese-style top-down arcade shooter. By choosing one of the available characters, you will have to fight an AI opponent or...

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: DOS, Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 30 October 1995

Players: 8.8/10

Hexen: Beyond Heretic is a first-person action game with elements of a shooter and fantasy game from developers from the studio Raven Software Corporation. The main...

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...

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

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

Game released: DOS, FM Towns, PC-98, PlayStation, Windows Mobile → 27 March 1992

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss — you are the Avatar, the noblest of heroes. In your time, you have seen many wonders and proven that you are the master...

Syndicate Wars

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Cyberpunk

Game released: DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 1996

Players: 8/10

Syndicate Wars is an action game with an isometric view with strategy elements from the developers from the studio Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.. The game is published...

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...

Chasm: The Rift

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

Game released: DOS, PC → август 2001

Players: 5.5/10

Chasm: The Rift is an old-school first-person shooter set in a dark fantasy and science fiction setting. In the game you will take on the role of a nameless marine...

RayStorm

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

Game released: iOS, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 22 June 2012

Metacritic: 46/100

RayStorm is a top-down arcade action game in a futuristic style. In 2119 AD, space travel became a reality. Because all the nations on Earth worked together...

Area 51

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

Game released: PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → май 1997

Players: 6/10

Area 51 - Use a light gun to blast your way through the secret base of Area 51, which has been overrun by mutant aliens. As you work your way to the secrets at the...

NHL 97

Simulation, Action, Hockey, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: DOS, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES, PC → 1996

Players: 5.9/10

NHL 97 is a third-person simulator with a touch of action, hockey simulator and sports game from developers from Electronic Arts Canada. The main publisher of the...

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...

Jet Moto 2

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 6 August 1998

Jet Moto 2 is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of action, sports game and motorcycle simulator from developers from 989 Studios, SingleTrac Entertainment...

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

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