Action game
| Action game |
| An action game is a game that challenges a player's speed, dexterity, and reaction time. Action games often include tactical conflict, exploration challenges, and puzzle-solving. Action games typically feature violent physical force, especially shooting, as their main interactive feature. |
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| Defining elements The key features of action games include: * Combat or physical violence; this may be hand-to-hand, weapons- or vehicle-based * Levels * Checkpoints * Progression * Challenges performed under a time limit, in which the player must complete a task quickly * The player controls a single character for the majority of the game, or a small 'squad' of characters of which the player leads one at a time * Focus on visual features, such as the game's graphical style and visual effects * Sophisticated enemy AI Other elements are considered less important for an action game, such as: * In-depth narrative, plot, or back-story * Interaction with other characters in ways that affect the player's character * Turn-based and/or strategic elements, such as simultaneous control of a party of several characters |
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| Action game sub-genres Following is a list of the most common sub-genres. |
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