Action 2006 for Wii — top best games in the Action genre

Super Mario 64 - a game in the Action genre

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

Game released: Wii → 8 December 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Super Mario 64 — One day, Princess Peach called Mario to her castle with an offer to eat the cake she baked and drink tea. Mario arrives at the castle and...

Call of Duty 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical

Game released: Wii → 8 December 2006

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A first-person shooter about the Allied offensive during World War II, connected to the Normandy Breakout and the liberation of Paris. Call of Duty 3 tells the...

Far Cry

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Open world

Game released: Wii → 12 December 2006

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Far Cry is an exciting first-person shooter. You are Jack Carver, the owner of a small charter company that rents boats in the tropical state of Micronesia. With...

Super Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Wii → 26 April 2008

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Super Mario Bros. — The goal of the game is to destroy all enemies appearing on the level. Mario and Luigi can move left and right and can also jump. The main...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

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

Game released: Wii → 7 December 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...

Donkey Kong (1982)

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Wii → 26 April 2008

Players: 7/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 67/100

An arcade platformer in which Mario sets out to rescue a girl kidnapped by Donkey Kong. To reach her, he navigates obstacles and dodges barrels, fireballs, and...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Adventure

Game released: Wii → 17 May 2007

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Marvel Ultimate Alliance is an exciting action role-playing game with an isometric camera view about Marvel superheroes. The game will allow you to create your own...

Rayman Raving Rabbids

Arcade, First-person view, Third-person view, Board / Group Game, Action, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Wii → 15 December 2006

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade adventure follows Rayman as a wild rabbit invasion threatens his world. He must fight the intruders and foil their plans, relying on his combat...

Golden Axe

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 28 November 2006

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Golden Axe is a fantasy action game about three heroes who set out against the evil Death Adder. Players choose a mighty fighter, an Amazon, or a dwarf and battle...

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

Game released: Wii → 8 December 2006

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 96/100

This fantasy action game with puzzles follows Link, a young farm boy who must awaken the hero and animal within him as an evil darkness enshrouds Hyrule. In the...

Mario Bros.

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

Game released: Wii → 30 December 2008

Players: 8/10

Mario Bros. is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzles from the developers of Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Xevious

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

Game released: Wii → 15 January 2007

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Xevious is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from Namco Limited and Namco Bandai Games. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc. and...

Super Mario World

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Wii → 26 April 2008

Players: 7/10

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

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

Game released: Wii → 10 June 2008

Players: 9/10

This action-adventure game follows Link on a journey through the fantasy world of Hyrule, where he must defeat the demon king Ganon and rescue the descendants of...

Disney/Pixar Cars (2006)

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: Wii → 8 December 2006

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This racing adventure based on Disney•Pixar’s Cars follows rookie racer Lightning McQueen as he aims to win the Piston Cup Championship. The story revisits key...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 7 December 2006

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 34/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent is an adventure stealth action game with a third-person view in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series. The events of the...

Street Fighter 2 (1992)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 19 January 2007

Players: 9.5/10

A one-on-one fighting game built around a series of rounds between distinctive fighters. Street Fighter II lets players choose a character with an individual...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2009

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 19 November 2006

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2009 is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and anime or manga games from the studios Sonic Team and Sega. The game is...

Wii Sports

Arcade, Action, Baseball, Bowling, Boxing, Golf, Tennis, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Wii → 12 July 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Wii Sports is a collection of arcade-style sports activities, including tennis, baseball, golf, bowling and boxing. In tennis, players hold the controller like a...

R-Type

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Wii → 25 September 2009

R-Type is an arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Irem Corp. studio. The game is published by Electric Dreams Software. R-Type...

Donkey Kong Country

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 26 May 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

This platformer follows Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy Kong on an island adventure to recover their stolen banana horde from the reptilian Kremling tribe. The...

Donkey Kong Junior

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Wii → 4 December 2006

Players: 6/10

Donkey Kong Junior is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from developers from the Nintendo Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by...

Gradius

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Wii → 8 January 2007

Players: 8/10

A horizontally scrolling shooter about the Vic Viper spacecraft battling alien enemies across varied environments. The player pilots the ship through stages that...

New Adventure Island

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 19 February 2007

New Adventure Island is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from developers from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published by...

Rampage: Total Destruction

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Emulator

Game released: Wii → 14 November 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 51/100

An arcade action game about monsters wreaking destruction across cities around the world. The roster includes George, Lizzie, and Ralph, along with new monsters to...

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 2 March 2007

Players: 3.2/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Avatar: The Last Airbender is a fantasy action game with a third-person view and fighting game elements, based on the anime of the same name. Events take place...

Solomon's Key

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

Game released: Wii → 15 December 2006

Solomon's Key is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, strategy, platformer and puzzle from developers from the Tecmo, Ltd. studio. The game is...

Super Castlevania 4

Action, Horror, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 29 December 2006

Players: 9.5/10

Super Castlevania 4 is an action game with elements of horror, platformer and fantasy game from the masters from the Konami Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published...

Gunstar Heroes

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: Wii → 11 December 2006

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This side-scrolling action shooter follows the Gunstar family, protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After the twins’ older brother is kidnapped and placed under mind...

Ecco the Dolphin

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Wii → 2 December 2006

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 53/100

This action-adventure with puzzles follows Ecco, a dolphin searching for his family after a strange whirlpool sweeps them from their home bay. He explores a vast...

Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action (2006)

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

Game released: Wii → 11 December 2006

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This third-person sci-fi action game follows Ace, the superhero alter ego of Chicken Little, and his friends aboard the intergalactic Battle Barn. The crew faces...

ToeJam & Earl

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

Game released: Wii → 25 December 2006

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 100/100

This adventure action game follows two aliens from the planet Funkotron whose spaceship has broken apart on Earth. ToeJam and Earl must find the ten scattered...

Bomberman '93

Action, Top-down view

Game released: Wii → 8 December 2006

Bomberman '93 is a top-down action game from the developers from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published by Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. For...

Nickelodeon Barnyard

Action

Game released: Wii → 4 December 2006

Metacritic: 62/100

A 3D game based on Nickelodeon’s Barnyard movie, where the player takes the role of a new cow on the farm and meets its animal residents. The protagonist forms...

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)

Action, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: Wii → 6 December 2006

Metacritic: 67/100

An action-adventure game with puzzles based on Ice Age: The Meltdown follows a group of animals trying to escape a prehistoric flood. Players control Scrat and help...

Metal Slug Anthology

Action, Shooter, Arcade

Game released: Wii → 19 June 2008

Metacritic: 77/100

This arcade compilation brings together seven games in the Metal Slug series, from Metal Slug to Metal Slug 6. The collection features 2D side-scrolling action with...

Altered Beast (1989)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Arcade

Game released: Wii → 8 December 2006

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 93/100

This arcade action platformer is set in a mythological world and follows a quest to rescue Athena, the daughter of Zeus, who has been captured by Neff, God of the...

WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Action, Music game, First-person view, Sports game, Board / Group Game, Stunts

Game released: Wii → 25 January 2007

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

WarioWare: Smooth Moves is a collection of fast-paced microgames that require players to change how they hold and move the controller. After discovering a strange...

Alien Crush

Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Pinball

Game released: Wii → 15 December 2006

Alien Crush is a top-down action game with a touch of pinball simulator from the masters from the studios Compile and Naxat Soft. The game is published by Naxat...

Wii Play

Action, Billiards, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Table tennis

Game released: Wii → 12 July 2008

Metacritic: 58/100

A collection of nine mini-games in which players control a Mii character and use the Wii Remote for aiming, tilting, and motion-based actions. The games include...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2006 for Wii (Game released)