Action 2008 for Wii — top best games in the Action genre

Super Mario Bros. - a game in the Action genre

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...

Call of Duty: World at War

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical, Zombies

Game released: Wii → 10 November 2008

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This first-person shooter is set during World War II on the Pacific and European fronts. Players fight as U.S. Marines and Russian soldiers against...

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: Wii → 18 March 2008

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Bully: Scholarship Edition is an improved edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world. The game is an original...

Resident Evil Zero

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Shooter

Game released: Wii → 22 January 2010

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Resident Evil Zero is an exciting action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to the...

Tomb Raider: Underworld

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

Game released: Wii → 21 November 2008

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Tomb Raider: Underworld is a third-person adventure action game in which Lara Croft explores ancient and uncharted locations concealing mysteries of...

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (2008)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 21 October 2008

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is an action game with a third-person view. Spider-Man is looking for Mary Jane in New York, which is infested with people...

Resident Evil (2002)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: Wii → 26 June 2009

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Resident Evil (2002) — third-person horror game with puzzle elements. The game is distinguished by its photorealistic environment. The game...

Alone in the Dark (2008)

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

Game released: Wii → 23 June 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Alone in the Dark (2008) is a reboot of the legendary horror series, which will continue the story of paranormal investigator Edward...

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008)

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

Game released: Wii → 16 September 2008

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

This third-person action game is set in the Star Wars universe between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope. It follows Darth...

No More Heroes

Action, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Slasher, Comedy

Game released: Wii → 14 March 2008

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 83/100

No More Heroes is an atmospheric Japanese-style third-person action fighting game. An exciting adventure awaits you with the detached Travis...

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...

World of Goo

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Wii → 19 December 2008

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 91/100

World of Goo is a construction puzzle game where you move living Goo balls and use them to build buildings, bridges, and airships to solve various...

Space Harrier

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

Game released: Wii → 3 November 2008

Players: 7.7/10

A pseudo-3D arcade shooter in which the hero fires in all directions. The game also features fixed bursts of...

Sonic Unleashed (2008)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 18 November 2008

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 60/100

This action-platformer follows Sonic as he tries to restore a world shattered by Dr. Eggman and recover the power of the Chaos Emeralds. Day and...

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

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

Game released: Wii → 6 March 2008

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter follows Samus as she tries to save planets from corruption and stop her mortal enemy, Dark Samus. The...

Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk

Game released: Wii → 18 February 2008

Players: 6.5/10

Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, fighting, platformer and anime/manga game...

ObsCure: The Aftermath

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Wii → 23 May 2008

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person survival horror game follows the events at Leafmore High two years later. The students who survived the monster attack have started...

Chase H.Q.

Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 28 July 2008

This arcade racing game centers on police chases, with the player driving a Porsche 928 in pursuit of fleeing criminals. Each level requires catching...

Guitar Hero: World Tour

Simulation, Action, Music game, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: Wii → 15 December 2008

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A music game about performing rock songs combines guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. Players can choose a single instrument or play as part of a band...

Disney Bolt

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Stealth

Game released: Wii → 18 November 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Disney Bolt is an arcade action-adventure game with a third-person view. Players take control of the heroic characters Bolt and his owner Penny from...

Alien Storm

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

Game released: Wii → 11 January 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 87/100

An arcade action shooter about an invasion by alien predators that wreak havoc across the planet. The player controls the Alien Busters, a team...

Super Mario Bros. 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Wii → 26 May 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Super Mario Bros. 3 — Mario and Luigi save the seven kingdoms of the seven worlds that border the Mushroom Kingdom. One of the Koopalings stole...

Nerf N-Strike

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Wii → 20 February 2009

Metacritic: 66/100

This first-person shooter based on NERF sends players into a secret facility to investigate an unknown threat. More than 25 blasters are available...

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...

Incredible Hulk (2008)

Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Wii → 4 July 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Incredible Hulk (2008) — In the plot of the game, scientist Bruce Banner, as a result of experiments, was subjected to gamma radiation, as a...

Victorious Boxers: Revolution

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Sports game, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 28 February 2008

Metacritic: 59/100

A boxing simulator viewed from behind the fighter, based on a manga about high school student Ippo Makunouchi’s path to the professional ring. In...

Double Dragon (1988)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Side view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Wii → 24 February 2009

Players: 9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A side-scrolling action game about martial arts experts Billy and Jimmy Lee, who take on the Black Warriors street gang to rescue Marian. Players...

Donkey Kong (1982)

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Wii → 26 April 2008

Players: 7/10

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...

Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 11 June 2008

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade shooter unfolds in an abstract geometric world where ships battle on land, at sea and in the air. By destroying enemies, the player...

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Wii → 4 August 2008

Players: 6.7/10

Sonic the Hedgehog — side-scrolling action platformer. You'll race at lightning speed through seven classic zones as Sonic the Hedgehog. You'll...

007: Quantum of Solace

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

Game released: Wii → 15 June 2010

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 64/100

007: Quantum of Solace — The game jumps forward to Bond's crash landing in Bolivia, where Green is trying to buy land. By this time, Bond meets...

Last Ninja

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Isometric

Game released: Wii → 23 February 2009

Last Ninja — combines world exploration, puzzle solving and combat. The goal of the game is to lead the main character, the ninja Armakuni, to...

Galaga

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Wii → 15 July 2008

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This arcade space shooter and sequel to GALAXIAN pits a fighter craft against waves of invading aliens. The player moves the ship left and right...

Mega Man 2

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 15 September 2008

Players: 10/10

Mega Man 2 is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, platformer and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio...

Chase H.Q. 2: Special Criminal Investigation

Action, Shooter, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 9 December 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Chase H.Q. 2: Special Criminal Investigation is a third-person action game with a dash of shooter and racing from the Taito Corporation studio. The...

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

Action, Educational game (Education), Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 15 February 2008

Players: 10/10

Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure is a third-person action game with an educational twist from the masters at Atomic Planet Entertainment...

World Games

Action, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Wii → 25 April 2008

This sports game features competitions in unusual events associated with different countries. Depending on the version, events include weightlifting...

Super Mario World

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Wii → 26 April 2008

Players: 7/10

Samurai Shodown (1993)

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 16 June 2008

Players: 10/10

Samurai Shodown (1993) is an action game with a mixture of fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the SNK Corporation...

Samurai Shodown Anthology

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

Game released: Wii → 12 April 2009

Samurai Shodown Anthology is a third-person action game with elements of a fighting game and an Emulator game from developers from the studios SNK...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2008 for Wii (Game released)