Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja by Klei Entertainment is an Action-Adventure, Side Scrolling Puzzle-Platform, Run and Gun Style Stealth video game. The story of the game kicks off with an attack on a DOJO by a strange force that leaves the protagonist half dead. A female character of the game (Ora) wakes him up and the protagonist starts his journey to avenge the attacking power and all of its allies. Mark of the Ninja lets you be the Ninja and allows you to focus on stealth and platform characteristics. Your objective is to sneak through a series of platforms by staying out of sights of the guards and assassinate your targets silently. The game focuses on your stealth and your sword fighting skills and lets you assassinate your targets by a single slashing blow to their bodies. If a guard sees you, all the lights will immediately turn on and the guards will capture you so you must remain in the dark till the target is executed. Mark of the Ninja allows you to experience an amazing blend of Action-Adventure, Stealth, Platform-Puzzle and Hack and Slash elements. Do try this game out.
#1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a marvelous Action Role-playing, Puzzle-Platform and Single-player video game developed and published by Konami. It is the direct sequel to Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and includes the son of Dracula named Alucard as the protagonist. The game focuses on side-scroll, exploration, and role-playing element. You play as the protagonist, and your main objective is to travel the Dracula’s castle and defeat the antagonist Dracula. It has non-linear gameplay, but most of the areas in Castle requires specific items to unlock. Earn points by uncovering the castles and unlock a map that shows you progress. There are a variety of levels and each level filled with different creatures and the boss Dracula. Use different weapons and items to kill the foes and reach at the end of each level to complete. The game becomes challenging as you progress through it and must face most dangerous foes and boss. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and addictive story, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the best puzzle platform game as compared to others platform games.
#2 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing is a video game of Action, Third-person Shooter and Stealth developed by Griptonite Games and published by EA Games. Single and Multiplayer both modes are available in the game for amazing experience. In the game, the player can assume the role of the famous hero named as James Bond, who fights against enemies and their bosses to save the world and innocent citizens using lots of weapons, gadgets, and items. The world is explored by either on the vehicle or by foot, depending on the player’s choice. There are a variety of missions, and each mission comprises a set of objectives that the player has to complete at any cost to progress through the story. Advance weapons, items, and equipment are unlocked as the player collects enough points or complete a set of missions. With prominent features, detailed environment, stealth-based gameplay, and brilliant shooting experience, James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing is the best game to play and enjoy.
#3 Cybernator
Cybernator is an Action, Side-scroll Shooter, Mecha and Single-player video game developed by Masaya and published by Konami of America. It is the second title in the series of Assault Suits and serves as the prequel to the first installment, Target Earth. The plot revolves around the protagonist named as Jake Brain, who must pilots a massive mecha to battle enemies in the war to save the day. The game takes place in the future when the fossil fuels of the planet Earth have begun to dwindle. The massive war appears all over the land for control of these resources between two massive forces such as the Federation and the Axis. Both governments have the ability to move into space and build space stations. The protagonist is a soldier set out on an epic mission to fend off enemies and drive the enemy forces out of the land. The player can explore the land from a side-scroll perspective, use mecha-equipped weapons to shoot down enemies and obtain power-ups to enhance the abilities. Cybernator includes prominent features such as multiple Levels, Power-ups, Shoot your way, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#4 Contra: Shattered Soldier
Contra: Shattered Soldier developed by KCET and published by Konami is Shoot ‘em up video game available to play on PlayStation. The game supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and main gameplay focuses on Run-and-Gun element. The title serves as the part of the Contra series, released by Konami. The entire gameplay is played in 2D form a side-scroll viewpoint, but with polygonal visuals. The abilities and controls are similar to Contra III: The Alien Wars. It offers an exciting story, in which the game takes place in futuristic year, when the planet Earth remain scarred from alien wars. There are various playable characters present from which the game enables the player to choose his favorite one to save the world from devastation. The player explores the environment from a side-scroll, battle against enemies using different weapons while earning as many points as possible. The ultimate task of the player is to reach the end of each stage by defeating minions and face the boss at the end of each stage. With engaging gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, Contra: Shattered Soldier is the best game to enjoy.
#5 Hitman: Contracts
Hitman: Contracts is a Stealth-based Third-person Shooter, Action-Adventure and Single-player video game, published by Eidos Interactive and developed by IO Interactive. It is the third entry in the series of Hitman video game, and the plot revolves around the exploits of a Hitman, named as Agent 47. According to the storyline, the protagonist is sent to different locations to assassinate specific targets. A huge variety of weapons can be used to kill the targets, ranging from knives to machine guns. Using the stealth elements, the player can silently kill the enemies, move their remains to trash and remain undetected. As the player advances, he can gather different armaments found in various levels, enabling him to be used in further missions. The world is explored from a third-person viewpoint, and the player can interact with NPCs and the environment to collect information about the missions and take down enemies while scoring the points and earning money. With addictive gameplay, superb graphics, and smooth controls, Hitman: Contracts is the best game to play.
#6 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within comes with Action-Adventure, Hack-and-Slash, Third-person Platform and Single-player gameplay developed and published by Ubisoft for multiple platforms. The game serves as the sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and starts the story where The Sand of Time left off, including new features, options in combat and more. In the game, the player has an ability to carry out two primary weapons at the time as well as the ability to snatch or steal the weapons of enemies and throw them. The game offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor and centres on exploration and melee combat. The design of the levels focuses on treacherous navigation environment with free-running and parkour-style moves. It offers highly non-linear world unlike the previous title, where the player can return to already explored locations various times from different directions. The player can explore the world from a third-person viewpoint, the battle against enemies to kill them while making as many experience points as possible. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning graphics, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is the wonderful game to play.
#7 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is the blend of Action-Adventure, Hack-and-Slash, and Puzzle-Platform elements developed and published by Ubisoft. The only Single-player mode is available in the game, and the player can take on the role of the protagonist, who can explore the environment from a third-person perspective. In the storyline, the game revolves around the unnamed protagonist, a prince whose father sacks the city of Maharaja. During the serious attack, the player obtains a valuable artifacts known as the Dragger of time. The player can move in any direction and is capable of manipulating the huge objects such as levers and blocks connected to mechanisms. During the gameplay, the player navigates the world full of traps, including wall-mounted, spike pits, saws, and more. The player can run, jump, and attack his way through numerous levels to kill enemies while solving the puzzles to advance through the game. With detailed environment, brilliant graphics, and smooth controls, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is the best game to enjoy.
#8 Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3 is an amazingly Addictive Action and Thrill packed Run and Gun video game by SNK. The game allows you to engage yourself into a truly immersive game-play ever. Following the mechanics and game-play style of the previous games in the series, Metal Slug 3 allows you to get into a world of chaos, kill waves of continuously coming enemies and make your way through the blasting environment, eliminate enemy bosses into epic combats and move to the next and challenging level of the game. With a full load of amazing weapons for long range encounters and knives to send enemies to hell while attacking from close vicinity in melee techniques, Metal Slug 3 offers you a chance to immerse yourself into epic action filled environment. With multiple environments, super addictive nature and a very engaging game-play, Metal Slug 3 is one of the best games of this specific genre.