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A UI element consisting of a box or strip of icons (or menu items) corresponding to actions which can be performed.
Games on personal computers, designed to be used with a one or two-button mouse, use these to allow the player to select which action he wants to perform. Console games generally assign different controller buttons to these functions, but, particularly when the buttons are assignable, may keep an
A variation seen in later games was to replace the
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* ''The Legend of Zelda'' games, from their earliest incarnation, kept an action bar on-screen to show which items Link has equipped.
* ''[[Metroid|Metroid Prime]]'' and its sequels have visual indicators at the bottom of the screen to show which weapon and display Samus has armed.
* The [[Ring Menu]]-style
* ''Natural Selection'', a multiplayer mod for ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]'', ups the ante with a full-featured Action Menu that can be quickly called and navigated with a middle click.
* ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' uses a [[Ring Menu]] as a weapon select.
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