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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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