Action Video Game

Context:
- It can (typically) be a member of an Action Video Game Genre.
- It can range from being a Fighter Video Game to being a Shooter Video Game.
- It can range from being an Action Role-Playing Game to being ...
Example(s):
- a Fighter Video Game, such as Street Fighter and Mortal Combat.
- a Shooter Video Game, such as Counter Strike and Call of Duty.
- an Action Role-Playing Video Game, such as Destiny 2.
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Counter-Example(s):
- a Strategy Video Game.
- a Paintball Game.
See: Video Game Arcade, Video Game Genre, Video Game Platformer, Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, Real-Time Strategy Video Game.

References

(Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_game Retrieved:2017-5-20.
- The action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games and platform games which are widely considered the most important action games, though multiplayer online battle arena and some real-time strategy games are also considered to be action games.
  In an action game, the player typically controls the protagonist or avatar. The avatar must navigate a level, collecting objects, avoiding obstacles, and battling enemies with various attacks. At the end of a level or group of levels, the player must often defeat a boss enemy that is more challenging and often larger than other enemies. Enemy attacks and obstacles deplete the avatar's health and lives, and the player receives a Game Over when they run out of lives. Alternatively, the player wins the game by finishing a sequence of levels. But some action games, usually arcade games, are unbeatable and have an indefinite number of levels; and the player's only goal is to maximize their score by collecting objects and defeating enemies.