Action 2011 for Nintendo DS — top best games in the Action genre

Spider-Man: Edge of Time - a game in the Action genre

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 4 October 2011

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Spider-Man: Edge of Time — 2099. Miguel O'Hara — Spider-Man from the future — learns that the new scientist of the Alchemax corporation &mdash...

Cars 2: The Video Game

Racing, Adventure, Action

Game released: Nintendo DS → 22 June 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 79/100

A racing adventure based on the Disney•Pixar animated film Cars 2 takes characters from the series to CHROME, an international training center where they prepare to...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 18 November 2011

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Harry Potter universe. The game is based on the last three...

Bejeweled 3

Action, Strategy, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 15 November 2011

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This match-three puzzle game centers on making combinations of gems across eight modes. In Classic, new gems fall into place after matches, allowing further...

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Online

Game released: Nintendo DS → 10 May 2011

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. You will go on...

Captain America: Super Soldier

Action, Beat them all, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 19 July 2011

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 57/100

This third-person action game follows Captain America as he explores a massive castle converted into a military installation. He navigates its rooms and encounters...

de Blob 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo DS → 22 February 2011

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

de Blob 2 is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. The main villain from the first part returns and tries to seize power in the...

LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Online

Game released: Nintendo DS → 22 March 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This action-adventure platformer retells stories from Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the LEGO universe, bringing together characters from the animated series and the...

Green Lantern

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 29 June 2011

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person sci-fi action game, based on the film, follows Hal Jordan, the newest member of the Green Lantern Corps. He travels to the far reaches of the...

Go! Go! Kokopolo: Harmonious Forest Revenge

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo DS → 11 August 2011

Metacritic: 72/100

This arcade action game follows Kokopolo, a hyperactive wildcat hunting down those who disturbed his afternoon nap. Across 80 stages, he slashes enemies with his...

Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

Game released: Nintendo DS → 28 September 2011

Metacritic: 85/100

Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is a top-down action, puzzle, and fantasy game from Nintendo EAD. The game is published by Nintendo of Europe GmbH...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure

Game released: Nintendo DS → 14 June 2011

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 45/100

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, like its predecessors, is primarily a third-person shooter game in which players fight various types of AI enemies in both...

Rio: The Multiplayer Party Game

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo DS → 8 April 2011

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Rio: The Multiplayer Party Game is a multiplayer children's arcade game with a third-person view, created based on the animated film of the same name. Together with...

Thor: God of Thunder

Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Nintendo DS → 3 May 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 50/100

This third-person action adventure based on the Thor comics takes the hero across realms from Norse mythology. To protect Asgard, he battles monsters in worlds of...

1001 BlockBusters

Arcade, Action

Game released: Nintendo DS → 13 October 2011

1001 BlockBusters is an arcade game with a touch of action from the developers from the Teyon studio. The game is published by Selectsoft Publishing. It's possible...

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Comics

Game released: Nintendo DS → 11 January 2011

Metacritic: 66/100

This action role-playing game with platforming elements follows a digital version of Sora as he sets off on an adventure of his own. While reviewing the journal...

Duke Nukem: Critical Mass

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 6 June 2011

Metacritic: 29/100

Okamiden

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS → 10 March 2011

Metacritic: 82/100

This action-adventure with puzzles takes place several months after the events of Okami. Chibiterasu, a young sun god, is summoned to protect and restore the land...

Kirby: Mass Attack

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Pinball

Game released: Nintendo DS → 19 September 2011

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

This platform action game follows Kirby after a villain splits him into ten pieces with a magic cane. Kirby sets off to regain his original form. The player...

Max & the Magic Marker

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS → 8 November 2011

Metacritic: 73/100

A platform puzzle about Max, who discovers a magic marker that brings anything he draws to life. When the monster he has drawn becomes real, Max must find and catch...

Solatorobo: Red the Hunter

Role-playing game, Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: Nintendo DS → 27 September 2011

Metacritic: 76/100

This action role-playing adventure, set among floating islands, follows Red as he travels through the Shepherd Republic and becomes caught up in events that put the...

Ben 10: Galactic Racing

Arcade, Action, Racing, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 18 October 2011

Players: 10/10

Ben 10: Galactic Racing — Gameplay has been described as similar to Nintendo's 2008 and 2014 games Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 8, with characters racing...

Monster Tale

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo DS → 16 March 2011

Metacritic: 79/100

This action platformer with role-playing elements combines level traversal with raising a pet. The gameplay is split between two screens: platforming takes place on...

Super Scribblenauts

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo DS → 13 October 2011

Metacritic: 81/100

Super Scribblenauts is a puzzle-platformer in which Maxwell works through levels and collects Starites by solving challenges with objects created by the player...

Aliens: Infestation

Action, Horror, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 30 September 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

A sci-fi action platformer set in the Aliens universe. The game combines action and horror elements in a futuristic...

Tongari Boushi to Oshare na Mahou Tsukai

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo DS → 10 December 2011

Tongari Boushi to Oshare na Mahou Tsukai is an isometric role-playing game with action and fantasy elements from developers from Konami Studios. The game is...

Noora and the Time Studio: The Witch of the Misty Forest

Role-playing game, Action, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo DS → 21 July 2011

Players: 9/10

Noora and the Time Studio: The Witch of the Misty Forest is a role-playing game with action elements and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from...

99Bullets

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 21 July 2011

Metacritic: 74/100

99Bullets is an arcade game with action elements and a game in the "beat 'em all" genre from developers from the EnjoyUp Games studio. The game is published by...

Scribblenauts

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo DS → 27 January 2011

Metacritic: 79/100

Scribblenauts is a third-person action game with strategy, platformer, puzzle and sandbox elements from the masters at 5TH Cell Media, LLC. The main publisher of...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2011 for Nintendo DS