The Greatest Action Video Games of All Time
My List of The Greatest Action Video Games of All Time. One game per franchise
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- DirectorHideo KojimaStarsDavid HayterPatric ZimmermanPeter LurieA crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility. Solid Snake is up for the task to infiltrate the facility, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans.
- StarsSam LakeJames McCaffreyHaviland MorrisA troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
- DirectorMarty StrattonStarsDarin De PaulKevin SchonAbby CradenOn Mars, a massive research facility tapping energy from hell has been overwhelmed by demonic forces. As the last DOOM Slayer, you have been resurrected to do one thing: to cleanse this world and send them back to where they came from.
- DirectorKatsunori EharaTomonobu ItagakiHiroaki MatsuiStarsJosh KeatonKari WahlgrenKeone YoungRyu Hayabusa hunts down the Greater Fiends who threaten to destroy the world by unleashing the Archfiend.
- StarsTim DadaboKeith DavidSteve DownesMaster Chief and the Arbiter must join together to attack the Covenant and destroy the Flood.
- DirectorMartin HollisStarsEveline FischerChris SutherlandChris SeavorA female spy named Joanna Dark who received the highest grade ever from her spy training at Carrington Institute is sent to rescue a Doctor Caroll who sent a distress call to Carrington a few days before.
- DirectorShinji MikamiKuniomi MatsushitaStarsPaul MercierCarolyn LawrenceRino RomanoSix years after the events in Raccoon City, Leon Kennedy, now a federal agent, is sent to a rural part of Spain to rescue the U.S. President's kidnapped daughter, Ashley Graham from a sinister cult.
- DirectorAmy HennigBruce StraleyStarsNolan NorthEmily RoseClaudia BlackAfter being tracked down by Harry Flynn, Nathan Drake goes on a quest for Marco Polo's lost fleet. However when things take an unexpected turn for the worst, Drake must rely on those closest to him in order to find the Cintomani Stone.
- DirectorYoshinori KitaseYasushi MatsumuraMasato YagiA former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
- DirectorDave AnthonyStarsJames C. BurnsEmmanuelle ChriquiIce CubeFormer Marine Captain and CIA operative Alex Mason, upon interrogation by an unknown party, recounts his violent experiences with the Bay of Pigs, a radical Soviet conspiracy, and the Vietnam war.
- StarsKeeley HawesAlex DésertGreg EllisLara Croft searches for the mythical sword Excalibur, racing across the world against her presumed dead friend.
- StarsJohn DiMaggioCarlos FerroFred TatascioreWith survivors scattered and civilization in ruins, time is running out for Sergeant Marcus Fenix and his Delta Squad.
- StarsRob WiethoffJosh BlaylockSophia MarzocchiA former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.
- DirectorMartin HollisStarsKevin BaylissKen LobbScott HochbergJames Bond must track down agent-turned-terrorist Alec Trevelyan to stop the launch of a powerful satellite. Play the game that set the stage for the First-person shooter genre on the console.
- DirectorMathijs de JongeJonathan KrayStarsDemetri GoritsasCharles EverettRyan McCluskeyTwo years after the Helghast assault on Vekta, the ISA launched an assault on the enemy's home world of Helghan. The ISA goal is to capture the Helghast leader, Emperor Visari, and bring the Helghast war machine to a halt.
- StarsShawn FontenoNed LukeSteven OggThree very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.
- DirectorDavid SpeyrerStarsRobert GuillaumeRobert CulpLouis Gossett Jr.Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.
- DirectorMo DavoudianStarsJennifer HaleRose McGowanMichael BellA vampiric frontiersman sets out on a path of violence against evil forces that plague the old west.
- DirectorSefton HillStarsKevin ConroyMark HamillDavid KayeWhen part of Gotham is turned into a private reserve for criminals known as Arkham City, all hell is sure to break loose, and the Dark Knight is the only one who can stop it.
- StarsJohn ChaconZoe GalvezShannon TiltonThe sequel to Syphon Filter (1999) takes place right after the first one. The Agency has apparently betrayed Gabe Logan and framed him for the Khazakstani ICBM missile launch containing the Syphon Filter virus that was destroyed by him.
- DirectorYoshio SakamotoStarsKenji YamamotoDan OwsenSamus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.
- DirectorEiji AonumaStarsAkira SasanumaAkiko KômotoHironori MiyataLink, a young man from a small farming village, finds Hyrule is being consumed by an otherworldly twilight. Guided by a strange pixie named Midna, he endeavors to return light to the land and confront the usurper king Zant.
- DirectorHideyuki TsujimotoOne year after the events of Contra, the aliens return and invade an allied base. Bill and Lance are not only fighting their mortal enemy Red Falcon, they must now face off against their former comrades.
- DirectorPatrick BachTobias FalkLars GustavssonStarsDavid MenkinBruce Lester-JohnsonNigel WhitmeyBravo 2 are back, and are wanting to go home more than ever.
- DirectorBrian EddyJohn WooMartin StoltzStarsChow Yun-FatRio AhnHenry Milton ChuA third-person video game set in Hong Kong and Chicago where a tough cop battles the mob.
- DirectorDavid DoakStephen EllisStarsHeidi AndrewsJune AndrewsKevin BullockIn 2401, humanity is at war with relentless aliens, TimeSplitters. Space marines Cortez and Hart travel through time to stop the aliens in various spots, including Wild West, zombie-infested Gothic church and Blade Runner-esque future.
- DirectorChad MoldenhauerJared MoldenhauerStarsLuke de AyoraDenise HattonAlana BridgewaterAn anthropomorphic cup embarks on a journey and fights a series of bosses to repay a debt to the devil.
- DirectorLani MinellaStarsMoriah AngelineJohn BautistaMarc BiagiHelp Strider (Hiryu) end the Grandmaster Meio's invasion in this fun and adventurous game.
- DirectorHitoshi AkamatsuIn this prequel to Castlevania (1986), Simon Belmont's ancestor Trevor Belmont takes up the cause of defeating Dracula with the help of three others, including Dracula's own son, Alucard.
- DirectorYoshinori KawanoStarsTerence J. RotoloRobyn RossBenita HaAfter surviving the Dead Rising zombie outbreak, Frank West quickly became a bit of a celebrity and is given his own talk show. But like many celebrities, he squanders his opportunities and soon finds that his fifteen minutes are up.
- StarsDavid ThomasDrew MasseyHenry DittmanIn an alternate present, a vigilante named Chris Stone works to return New York City to its people as the Soviet Union continue their conquest for global rule.
- StarsTom Clarke HillNoah Lee MargettsEric MeyersNick Mason, a elite police officer that has the job of clearing crazy rioters of the streets of New York City.
- StarsRamsay ScottMichael GuinnLynn HarrisA coup has ended the tyrannical regime of the Garo family, leading to the election of a new president. However, the last member of the Garo family kidnaps President MacPherson's daughter, demanding top military secrets for her life.
- The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9, After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins' older brother and used mind control to make him his slave.
- After peace is returning to the world, the 4 main characters of the PF SPARROWS squad are sent to combat different areas of the planet. However, little do they know that a returning threat is now on the cusp of taking over the world.
- StarsDaniel Dae KimQuinton FlynnCam ClarkeAfter Lord Mei-Oh was defeated, Rikimaru return to protect Three Jewels from Tenrai, an evil wizard.
- StarsJackie ChanPaul DobsonKirby MorrowJackie works for his grandfather's courier service. After his grandfather is kidnapped along with a package by henchmen, working for an unknown boss, Jackie has to journey to areas of the city to find his grandfather and the package.
- DirectorAntoine CharreyronBlade ZavierStarsEliza DushkuMalcolm McDowellAlan CummingFemale bounty hunter Rubi Malone faces off against a drug lord named Rupert Pelham.
- DirectorCameron BrownStarsPeter StormareJennifer HalePhil LaMarrKorea has become a war zone when the president is assumed dead and Song, a ruthless dictator, takes over. Suddenly, the Allied Nations, China, the Russian Mafia and South Korea are all engaged in the war.
- DirectorAndre EmersonMichael P. KennedyStarsChris BrunoPatrick DollaghanRebecca RiedyGrant City, the hardest place on earth. You are Jack Slate, a hard nosed K-9 cop, reports to normal duty call at a construction yard, only to find out that his father has been murdered. He takes the case trying to arrest his father's only enemy, Augie Blatz, then gets framed for murdering him. 7 months late, Jack escapes from prison to find guns and who killed his father. He soon finds out about a gold mining operation headed up by Mayor Pinnacle. After trying to expose the Mayor's plot, the two women on his side betray him and soon are betrayed by their superiors themselves. Jack then discovers that the man who killed his father was the first person who showed up after Jack at the construction site, Dick Hennessy, the head of Grant City Police.