Jet Li: Rise to Honor
Jet Li: Rise to Honor is a third-person shooter, beat ‘em up, and single-player video game by sony computer entertainment in 2004. The game comes with voice acting, likeness, and motion capture work of a martial arts actor named Jet Li. It introduces the cinematic presentation to mimic an action movie with no loading screens, and the sections of the game are split into scenes. The selection menu enables the player to revisit any past scenes once they have been completed.
The game is played from a third-person viewpoint, and the majority of the game is focused on the beat ‘em up elements. There are a series of levels where the player can use different firearms with limited ammunition. The game’s storyline follows the protagonist named Jet Li, an undercover police officer who is selected as the bodyguard to Boss Chiang, the friend of the father of Kit. As the game proceeds, it becomes tough to play.
#1 The Godfather 2
The Godfather 2, an Action-Adventure, RPG and Shooting video game is based on the story of a 1974 movie The Godfather Part II directed by Francis Ford Copola and written by Francis Ford Copola and Mario Puzo. Being a sequel to the most anticipated and a very much admired game The Godfather: The Game, The Godfather II is set in the four cities of Havana, Cuba, New York and Miami and features the main protagonist Michael Corleone who takes charge of the family and its businesses after the death of his father Don Vito Corleone. As his father, Michael Corleone after taking the charge, assassinates all the heads of the international mafia families and takes control of the businesses and the crime rings across the world and becomes the most powerful Don in America and Cuba. The Godfather II offers an open world gaming environment, super thrilling game-play with an extremely captivating action, gunplay, hand to hand fights, driving and single and multiplayer gaming options. A well written story-line makes the game more engaging and quite appealing and the graphic details are the real deal. Playing The Godfather II entertaining will be a great choice. You should try it out if you feel like craving for more action and adventure.
#2 Just Cause
Just Cause by Eidos Interactive is the very first Marvel in the Just Cause series. The game offers a brilliant combination of Action, Adventure, Stealth and Third-person Shooting elements and is available to play on multiple platforms such as Microsoft Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation. Just Cause features a huge game map and allows the players to explore an area of 250,000 acres or 1,012 Km square, and enjoy 21 missions and almost 300 side missions. The game features the character of Protagonist as Rico Rodriguez who works for a mega organization known as “The Agency.”. After the outrageous actions and brutality of San Esperito’s Dictator, Salvador Mendoza, The Agency calls on Rico and orders him to meet the Commanding Officer Tom Sheldon. Sheldon needs Rico’s help to overthrow the Dictator and free the nation of San Esperito. The ultimate goal of the game is to Kill Mendoza and to complete the objectives, Rico must act as the story suggests. The players are tasked to control Rico, Team up with Tom Sheldon and Maria Kane, Find the Guerrilla Group and Rioja Drug Cartel, Stage the rebellion and fire up the already raging Civil War against the Government of Salvador Mendoza. As the story furthers, after a massive defeat to Mendoza and all of his Black Hand Mercenaries, Mendoza escapes from San Esperito. Leaving back the governmental affairs trembling, Mendoza escapes in his jet to his Private Island. The player then gets tasked to follow Mendoza and Kill him to end the War and stabilize the government of San Esperito. Just Cause offers a fantastic amount of hardcore Action and Thrill in the game. With an open world environment, a huge arsenal of weapons, blasting action and addictive nature of the game, Just Cause is one of the most epic creations of this particular genre.
#3 Crackdown 2
Crackdown 2, developed by Ruffian Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios is a Third Person Shooter, Action-Adventure and RPG game presented in a sandbox style to play on Xbox 360 gaming platforms. Crackdown 2 takes place after the events of crackdown, City was made safe until Catalina arrived at the agency. She began conducting her own experiments with genetic modification and the agency kicked her out. With her life ruined and nowhere to go or work, Catalina vows to avenge and starts working on a virus to manipulate the DNA of agency agents. After the breakthrough, she breaks into the agency lab and infects the ready to be launched agents who after getting functional, infect the ones already in field and the infection spreads to a spiking number. Catalina’s Virus named as “Freak” mutates all of the agents and infects their brains and under the influence, the agents started killing each other and destroying the city as well. Catalina talks to a terrorist group about the Cure to “Freak” virus and the terrorists form a group named “Cell” to encounter the agency and agents. Agency starts project SunBurst and the Cell blows up 3 of 27 generators, necessary to work properly for the project “SunBurst”. Agency sends the agents and a long lasting battle begins between the two sides of Cell and Agents. Player controls the Agent as the protagonist who in the end recovers the generators, encounters Catalina and The Cell, destroys them to eliminate the Freaks. Crackdown 2 is a super thriller and Action-filled game to play and enjoy.
#4 Just Cause 2
Just Cause 2 is an excellent Action-Adventure, Stealth and Third-person Shooting video game by Avalanche Studios. The game offers a unique gaming experience by continuing the adventures of agent Rico Rodriguez, a field operative of the agency after the events of Just Cause. The game lets you shoot enemies, run, walk, fight, snatch vehicles and even fly a plane etc. Being a hardcore action thriller, Just Cause 2 puts you in the middle of the ballistic action and adventure you have ever experienced. You get a free hand to engage yourself in super-fast-paced action and do what all the heroes normally do in thrill packed action movies like jumping off the helicopters, crashing cars, blowing up the bridges, crushing the statues and killing enemies etc. Just Cause 2 is a total blast in the line of action gaming. You get to use the most sophisticated and futuristic weapons, vehicles and aircraft against your enemies and a marvelous addition to the inventory is the Grappling Hook that lets you tether yourself with anything. Just Cause 2 provides with an amazing story-line, super fine graphics and an open world to engage yourself in the best action depiction ever.
#5 Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames or shortly named as Mercs 2 is a fascinating piece of art when we talk about Action-Adventure and shooting games with RPG elements. The game comes with super cool graphics, an open world, thrilling gameplay and a stunningly well written storyline. A proud production of Pandemic Studios, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a sequel to Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and is playable on PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. With a powerful and highly modified gaming engine “Zero”, game runs smoothly on almost every machine with the required specifications. The story of the game sets in Venezuela following the lead of a mercenary who worked honestly and got betrayed by the boss Solano. Player plans to revenge on Solano but Solano was not an easy man to find so in order to get to Solano, the player goes through a huge distance of destruction and mayhem. After a long struggle and killing a lot of low tier gang leaders, he finally catches Solano and kills him. The story of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames resembles a lot to the story of Just Cause 2 and The Saboteur and because of that this game is a inclusion to this specific genre. Trying it out won’t feel like wasting your precious time and instead, you’ll enjoy it.
#6 Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row: The Third is an Action and Adventure packed game developed by Volition, Inc. and is available to play on PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Saints Row: The Third is one of the best games of this specific genre that offers versatility in almost every single element present in the game. The game is set in an imaginary city of SteelPort. SteelPort is the house of Saints Row: The Third from centuries. Saints Row: The Third features super realistic graphic details, open world gaming environment, inspiring storyline and a thrilling game-play. The storyline of the game is quite like Mafia II with a whole different game-play and environment. In the game, the player leads the gang of Third Street Saints who are fighting a gang war against the 3 most notorious gangs of SteelPort named as Morningstar, Luchadores and Deckers. With a variety of weapons and vehicles they have a huge advantage over the enemies. After a very long gang war the Syndicate (Trio of the enemy gangs) is defeated and now the governmental Special Anti-Gang force starts hunting the Saints and a new war between Law Enforcement Authorities and Third Street Saints begins. Saints Row: The Third proves to be a really great game to play and enjoy, you should totally check it out.
#7 Army of Two
Army of Two is a Single-player, Co-Op Third-person Shooter (TPS) video game published by EA (Electronic Arts). The game focuses on the two characters of Mercenaries fighting through Political Turmoil, Conspiracy and War between the years 1993 to 2009. The game allows the players to use their best Co-Op Strategies and complete the game objectives with the help of Team Work. The gameplay relies on Co-Op and because of that it is necessary to play the game with another player, Human or PAI (Partner Artificial Intelligence). The partner AI follows the lead of the player and the game gets easier as most of the missions in the game are so hard that they cannot be completed without a Partner. The gameplay is quite simple as it allows the players to upgrade their gear by unlocking or buying advanced body armor, weapons and other tactical items. Furthermore, Army of Two lets the players customize their weapons, buy items such as barrels, grips, large magazines, ammo, etc. To travel in the game world, players are allowed to drive vehicles such as Tanks, Jeeps, and Hovercrafts and enjoy the fast-paced action and thrill that the game offers. Multiplayer mode allows the players to enjoy epic versus mode, be part of teams of Four players and enjoy completing the objectives as a team. Other multiplayer modes include Warzone, Bounty, and Extraction. With a brilliantly addictive gameplay, a great back story and fantastic graphics, Army of Two is one of the best Third-person Shooter video game to play and enjoy.
#8 Crackdown
Crackdown is an Action-Adventure, Open World, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Real-time Worlds and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game takes place in the fictional City called Pacific and the story revolves around the protagonist who is an Agent. His main goal is to fight against three crime lords and defeat them and their crime syndicates. The game lets you assume the role of the protagonist and start your journey. You can enhance your powers, and abilities by defeating criminals and their supporters. Gain experience points by accomplishing optional activities such as scavenger hunts and street races. The game played from the third-person perspective and set in a sandbox environment. Crush the enemies, complete task and immerse yourself in shooting experience. Earn experience points and uses them to upgrade your weapons, vehicles, and more. You can explore the destructive environment either on foot or by vehicle. Crackdown includes core features such as Destructive Environment, Challenging Missions and Activities, Upgrades, Stunning Visuals, etc. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.
#9 The Godfather
The Godfather is an Action-Adventure, Open World, Single and Multi-player video game created by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts. The game takes place in the fictional New York City and focuses on the movie of the same name. It revolves around the character named Aldo Trapani who is a criminal, and his main goal is to create his gang and raise his rank through Corleone Family. The game is played from a third-person perspective. Control the character in the game world, interact with NPCs, navigate hurdles, drive various vehicles, and accomplish missions. Earn money and use them to unlock further content. There are different weapons to use such as a pistol, shotgun, 38 snub nose, a magnum, and a Tommy gun. It includes both manual aiming and lock-on systems. Explore the game world either on foot or by vehicle, fight against enemies using weapons, and enhance your rank by progressing in the game. Different Vehicles, Weapons, Open Environment, NPCs, etc. are the prominent features of the game. With the best mechanics, addictive gameplay, exciting story and smooth controls, The Godfather is the best game to play and enjoy.
#10 Saints Row
Saints Row is a 2006 Popular Open World Action and Adventure video game by Volition, Inc. The game offers a gameplay and mechanics inspired by the popular Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series games. The players can roam freely in the game world or if they want they can engage in action-packed missions and complete them to earn reputation, experience and respect points. The more a player has the Respect points the more he/she gets chances to unlock advanced missions of the game. The players can also earn the game currency by simply playing and completing the Mini-Games that are played through three different story arcs and have different objectives to complete. This fantastic video game is set in the fictional city of Stilwater (The mods made possible to port to Chicago, Detroit, Cleaveland, and Baltimore as well) and allows the players to get into the character of a Gangster from the 3rd Street gang. The players then are tasked to get involved in underworld business, fight off the other criminals from three prominent gangs (Los Carnales, Westside Rollerz, and Vice Kings) of Stilwater and try to gain the control of the city. Saints Row offers unique character selection and customization options as it lets the players select any favorite character, choose ethnicity, skin color, fitness and build style and be the most attractive character in the game. With a fantastic Third-person perspective, loads of weapons to use, driving and vehicular combat elements, Saints Row offers a truly very addictive and immersive gameplay ever created for any Open World Action-Adventure video game. Saints Row offers four main games in the series (Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row 4) and an expansion pack for Saints Row 4 known as Gat Out of Hell.
#11 Bully: Scholarship Edition
Bully: Scholarship Edition is an Action-Adventure, Open World, Exploration, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game developed by Rockstar New England and published by Rockstar Games. The game takes place in the fictional boarding school in New England, and the story revolves around the protagonist who is a 15-year-old named Jimmy Hopkins. The game consists of fun filled activities such as beat the jocks, rescue the nerds, kiss the girl, play pranks and more. The game is played from a third-person perspective and lets the player get into the role of the character and accomplish a variety of missions. It offers an open environment and lets the player explore the game world either on foot or by vehicle. The game offers the similar gameplay like GTA. The player has to earn money by completing missions and use them to rank-up. Interact with NPCs, work for him and use different weapons to defeat the foes. There are different types of vehicles, weapons, and items for use and enjoy. Unlock further vehicles, areas and characters by progressing through the game. With detailed environment, addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and open environment, Bully: Scholarship Edition is the best game as compared to other Action-Adventure games.
#12 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a Single-player and Third-person Shooter video game created by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sequel to the Max Payne game and it takes place in the fictional world. The game puts the player in the role of the protagonist named as Max Payne, who is detective in the NYPD (New York City Police Department). After the previous events, the protagonist team up with Mona Sax, and set out on an adventure to resolve a conspiracy of betrayal and death. There are two different protagonists such as Mona Sax and Max Payne. You can assume the role of Max Payne, but also play as Mona Sax in some levels. In the beginning, the primary weapon is 9mm Pistol, as the game progress, you access other weapons including submachine gun, handguns, assault rifles, hand thrown weapons and more. There are a variety of missions and each mission needs a completion of certain tasks. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb visuals, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is the best game to play and enjoy.
#13 Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption by Rockstar Games is a Third Person Shooter, Action-Adventure, RPG and Open World video game. The game takes place in the year 1911 and follows the protagonist John Marston previously known as an outlaw, now in the custody of Bureau of Investigation. Agency offers him liberty in case he hands over his old gang members to the authorities. Marston sets out to capture Bill Williamson and confronts him in the vicinity of Fort Mercer, Bill shoots him and leaves him there to die. Bonnie Mac Farlane picks him up and heals him. He wakes up after several days and starts working with U.S. Marshall Leigh Johnson and starts doing different tasks for them in return of their help in the arrest of Bill who is hiding in Fort Mercer. Marshalls agree to his terms and they all start working together. John starts a new wave of attacks but gets defeated in countless attempts and finally after a huge brawl and gunfight with Bill’s accomplices, encounters Bill and kills him after bloody combat. Returns to the Bureau of Investigation and after the confirmation picks up his immunity and leaves. Red Dead Redemption provides a western style action and adventure packed game-play along with a well-written story.
#14 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, developed by “Rockstar San Diego” and published by “Rockstar Games” is an Action, Horror Survival and a Western Style Shooting video game. The story of the game revolves around the character of the protagonist “Jhon Marston” who tries to find out the cure for a zombie plague that erased half of the population on earth. The game features different kinds of zombies like “Humanoid, animalistic and mythical creatures” and a game-play with a third-person perspective in which the protagonist roams in an open world fighting and killing the zombies. As the protagonist mostly travels on foot, he interacts with different game objects and engages in combats using the melee tactics and weapons and where required, he uses different firearms to kill the enemies in a western style shootout spree. “Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare” provides with a well written storyline, an engaging game-play and rich graphics along with single and multiplayer gaming modes. “Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare” is available to play on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming platforms. You can try this game as one of the best alternatives to “Resident Evil 5”.
#15 Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs is an Action-Adventure, RPG, Stealth and Third-person Shooter video game created by Ubisoft. This extraordinary game takes you to an alternate reality and lands you right into the fictitious setting of United States where you act as a vigilante named Aiden Pierce. Watch Dogs tasks you to act as the protagonist and infiltrate the network systems of mega corporations who store all the data of online behaviors of humans to its mega servers. The hackers faction, Watch Dogs helps you get into the systems and after a little time you get to know that the mega corporations and other high ranking people are the responsible for the death of your niece and countless other people. This information pushes you to the limits to burn down the mega corporations and all the enemies of humanity. You start a war against them using your hacking abilities and act as the story of the game suggests. Watch Dogs provides you with a thrilling and action filed game-play, a great story and an open world to play and enjoy the game to the limits. Do try it out if you haven’t played it yet.
#16 The Saboteur
The Saboteur, a third person Action-Adventure, Stealth and Shooter game that delineates the era of France in possession of Nazi Rule, is developed by Pandemic Studios. According to the storyline of the game, Sean Devlin, a race car mechanic and a hard drinker is the main protagonist. After the defeat in a car race, Sean wows to revenge a Nazi Colonel named Kurt Dierker for his actions and he sabotages his race car with the help of Jules Rousseau. Dierker captures both of them and kills Jules during investigation, Sean escapes and gets a place in French Resistance and sets out to find and kill Colonel Kurt Dierker. This brilliant action and adventure packed game features a great storyline, an open world gaming environment, thrilling game-play and super fine graphic details to provide you with an amazing and wondrous experience of gaming. The Saboteur offers a great combination of action-adventure RPG, shooting and Stealth elements and is a brilliant game to play and enjoy.
#17 Mafia 2
Mafia 2 is a 3rd person, Open World, Action-Adventure and Shooting game developed and published by 2K Czech. This game is a direct sequel to Mafia: City of Lost heaven and is playable on Pc (Microsoft Windows), Mac OS X, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game is based in the fictional cities of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and Detroit and it revolves around the life of a former army veteran now a gangster Vito Scalata, who wants to be a don someday. Vito Scalata continues to work hard and gathers a large file of his criminal activities in the law enforcement office. The protagonist of the game mostly travels on foot or in vehicles and a lot of ammunition travels with him. Where ever he finds his enemies he kill them and also works on assignments from his multiple bosses to earn money. The gameplay of Mafia 2 greatly resembles to the GTA series games but the storyline is quite different. Mafia 2 features an era of Empire Bay so the music in the game is also quite oldish but great, you’ll get a chance to drive vintage and famous cars from the years 1940 to 1950. With great graphics, an open world gaming environment and a third person perspective, the player is forced to enjoy the game.
#18 Prototype
Prototype is an Action-Adventure, RPG, Stealth and Third-person Shooter video game by Activision. The game offers an Open World Environment, and it is set in Manhattan, USA. Prototype follows the character of an Amnesic and powerful Shapeshifter named as Alex Mercer, who sets out to fight against the Blacklight, a deadly plague that consumes the humanity of Individuals and converts them into altered ferocious monsters. Alex keeps on fighting the monsters as well as finding the truth about his lost past. Struggling hard against the monsters, Alex also comes into massive conflict with the US military and the operatives of Blackwatch, a Black operation force. With the freedom to roam free, Alex keeps on getting farther into the enemy territory and finding the secrets while the player controls the character of Alex Mercer. Prototype offers plenty of room for gameplay along with sophisticated weaponry, fantastic graphics quality, and excellent combat mechanics. Prototype provides the ability to experience the game in Sandbox style while playing it and enjoy it even more. With its amazingly addictive nature, Prototype is one of the most played and liked Action-Adventure, Stealth, and Shooter video game. It also has a sequel named as Prototype 2 that expands the story to further distances and enhances the great experience. Do try it out.
#19 Bully
Bully is an Open-World RPG Action game developed by Rockstar Games. The game’s main character is “Jimmy” who stands up against all the Bullies at Bullworth Academy. He puts his best efforts hard to bring peace and save all the weaker ones against all the bullies. Bully offers a Third-person perspective and allows you to navigate through the game world mostly on foot, Cycle or Skateboard. Your task is to get into the role of Jimmy, get admitted into the Bullworth Academy, Find out all the bullies and let them learn the hardest lessons to stop them from bullying.
Your main task is to bring peace to the Academy and be the one true savior of all the bullied. Besides your Bully hunting routines, you are also required to attend classes, hang out with your friends and be a normal student. Bully offers a multiplayer mode for the game in which you can compete with any of the players for higher rankings doDo give it a try if you haven’t yet and enjoy kicking bullies.