Action 1997 for Nintendo 64 — top best games in the Action genre

Super Mario 64 - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 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...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 16 November 1997

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Duke as he fights a deadly alien invasion of futuristic Los Angeles. Its 28 levels span city streets, an orbiting...

DOOM 64

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 1 August 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

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...

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Space

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 14 June 1997

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 73/100

This third-person action-adventure set in the Star Wars universe takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. As mercenary Dash Rendar, the...

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 8 December 1997

Players: 6.6/10

This action-adventure game with platforming and fighting elements follows Sub-Zero on a quest to find an ancient amulet. Its events take place before the tournament...

Star Fox 64

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → October 1997

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A space action shooter about the Star Fox team’s fight against Andross, who has invaded the Lylat system. The player controls Fox McCloud as the team travels to...

War Gods

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 30 April 1997

Players: 5.5/10

This 3D fighting game follows ten humans who gain the powers of war gods after mysterious space ore crashes to Earth. In story mode, each fighter faces the others...

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 18 December 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Set in the fantasy world of Cronos, overrun by the Serpent Rider Korax, this first-person shooter follows a hero who sets out to stop him. The player chooses a...

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 4 March 1997

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This first-person action-adventure follows Turok, a warrior torn from his own time and thrust into the conflict-ridden Lost Land, a world inhabited by dinosaurs...

Extreme-G

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 29 May 1998

Metacritic: 82/100

Extreme racing on cyber-cycles takes place across tracks with loops, corkscrews and halfpipe sections. The player races against 12 rivals armed with lasers and...

AeroFighters Assault

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 19 March 1998

AeroFighters Assault is a third-person simulator with elements of action, shooter and flight simulator from the masters from the studio Paradigm Entertainment Inc...

Blast Corps

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo 64 → December 1997

Metacritic: 90/100

This action-puzzle game with racing elements tasks the player with clearing a route for a carrier transporting defective nuclear missiles to a safe detonation site...

Doraemon: Nobita to 3tsu no Seirei Ishi

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 21 March 1997

Doraemon: Nobita to 3tsu no Seirei Ishi is an action game with a third-person view from developers from the studio Epoch Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Epoch...

Dark Rift

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 27 March 1998

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 33/100

Dark Rift is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and fighting from the developers at Kronos Digital Entertainment. The game is published by Funsoft...

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 flight simulator set in a vast three-dimensional environment. Players control several types of aircraft and complete flight tests, earning pilot...

Hexen

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 31 May 1997

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

This fantasy first-person shooter follows the defense of Cronos against Korax, the second Serpent Rider. As the elf Corvus battles D'Sparil, the other Serpent...

Wave Race 64: Kawasaki Jet Ski

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 29 April 1997

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

A jet-ski racing game set on courses shaped by shifting waves. In Championship, Time Trial, and Stunt modes, players race across nine courses, weave around marker...

Mischief Makers

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 15 January 1998

Metacritic: 71/100

This futuristic platformer follows Marina Liteyears, the robotic assistant of Professor Theo, as she sets out to rescue him from the imperial forces that have...

Mace: The Dark Age

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → October 1997

Players: 5.7/10

Mace: The Dark Age is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and fantasy games from the developers at Atari Games Corporation. The game is published...

ClayFighter 63 1/3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 11 January 1997

ClayFighter 63 1/3 is an arcade game with action and fighting elements from the Danger Productions studio. The game is published by Interplay. The PC version of...

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (1997)

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 16 April 1998

Metacritic: 67/100

This action platformer follows the ninja Goemon and his companions as they set out to save the world after a giant UFO appears over Oedo Castle. The player controls...

Duke Nukem 64

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 16 November 1997

Duke Nukem 64 is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from the studios 3D Realms Entertainment and Eurocom Developments Ltd. The game is published by...

Dual Heroes

Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 5 November 1998

Dual Heroes is an action game with fighting game elements from the Produce Co., Ltd. studio. The main publisher of the game is Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. There has...

Chopper Attack

Action, Third-person view, Helicopters

Game released: Nintendo 64 → June 1998

Chopper Attack is a third-person action game with a touch of helicopter simulator from the masters from the SETA Corporation studio. The game is published by SETA...

Yoshi's Story

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 10 May 1998

Metacritic: 65/100

A platformer about six Yoshis who must reclaim the Super Happy Tree and lift a spell from their world. Baby Bowser has stolen the tree and turned the Yoshis’ world...

Bomberman 64

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 1 December 1997

Players: 6/10

Bomberman 64 is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and anime or manga game from the masters of the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The...

AeroGauge

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 1998

AeroGauge is a third-person action game with a dash of racing from the Locomotive studio. The game is published by ASCII Entertainment Software, Inc.. AeroGauge is...

Clay Fighter 63 1/3

Action, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 21 October 1997

Clay Fighter 63 1/3 is an action game with fighting game elements from the developers from the studio Interplay Entertainment Corp.. The main publisher of the game...

WCW vs. NWO: World Tour

Action, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 16 November 1997

WCW vs. NWO: World Tour is an action game mixed with a sports game from developers from the AKI Corporation studio. The game is published by THQ Inc.. But on PC WCW...

Chameleon Twist

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 12 December 1997

Chameleon Twist is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the developers of Japan System Supply. The main publisher of the game is SunSoft...

Flying Dragon

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 31 July 1998

Flying Dragon is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from the masters at Culture Brain Inc.. The game is published by Culture Brain Inc.. Flying...

Ucchan Nanchan no Honō no Challenge: Denryū IraIra Bō

Action, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 19 December 1997

Ucchan Nanchan no Honō no Challenge: Denryū IraIra Bō is an action game with a third-person view from the masters from the Yuke's Co. studio...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 1997 for Nintendo 64 (Game released)