action adventure
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Noun edit
action adventure (plural action adventures)
- A film, novel, television series or video game characterized by action, intrigue, and sometimes violence.
- Organized crime, law enforcement, warfare, nature, disasters, mythology, religion, and history are all common themes in the action adventure genre.
- 1985, Graeme Kidd, “Great Scott!”, in Crash, number 15:
- The ‘arcade adventure’ concept is catching on fast, with a number of software houses bringing out arcade action adventure games, including the Wally series from Mikro-Gen and the soon-to-be-launched Chuckie Egg II.
- 1989, Shay Addams, Quest for Clues No II, page 146:
- Unlike most action adventures, this one lets you choose from three character classes: Knight, Valkyrie (a female character) or Barbarian.