Arcade 2011 — top best games in the Arcade genre / Page 2

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

October 30, 2011

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hatoful Boyfriend is an arcade visual novel with anime-style adventure elements. You have been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious...

Fruit Ninja

Action, Arcade, First-person view

April 20, 2010

Players: 4.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Fruit Ninja — arcade action game with a first-person view. You'll challenge yourself to see how long you can last in Classic mode, set a high...

Legend of Zelda

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

February 21, 1986

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An adventure game set in a fantasy world, where Link sets out to find the Triforce, defeat Ganon, and save Princess Zelda. He explores Hyrule, delves...

Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (2010)

Racing, Third-person view, Arcade, Online

February 23, 2010

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An arcade racing game featuring characters from the Sonic and SEGA universes, with tracks winding through medieval castle ramparts, rainforests and...

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Historical, Simulation, Arcade

June 30, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 56/100

This arcade flight simulator stages aerial combat during World War I and World War II. Its seven campaigns, based on resistance movements of the...

Flashback (1992)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view

January 23, 2005

Flashback is an arcade action game with platformer elements in a futuristic style. 2142 After escaping from a spaceship and suffering complete...

Shadowgrounds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Science fiction

November 17, 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This top-down science-fiction action game follows a fight against an alien threat in the colony of New Atlantis. The protagonist battles monsters and...

Worms Crazy Golf

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Tactics, Online, Strategy

October 18, 2011

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Worms Crazy Golf is an arcade tactical golf game. All of Worms' trademark humor, comic violence and cartoonish imagery are present, combined with...

Tekken

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

March 31, 1995

Players: 7.7/10

Tekken is a legendary side-scrolling arcade fighting game. Powerful fighter Heihachi Mishima throws his five-year-old son Kazuya off a cliff, saying...

Altered Beast (1989)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Arcade

November 27, 1988

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...

Cave Story+

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

September 8, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Cave Story+ is a supplemented and improved version of the arcade action-platform with the side of the Cave Story. You have to go to a fascinating...

Tecmo Bowl Throwback

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, American Football

April 28, 2010

Metacritic: 67/100

An arcade football game that carries on the Tecmo Super Bowl legacy. Tecmo Bowl Throwback retains the familiar gameplay and offers matches in either...

Nano Assault

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

December 5, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Nano Assault is an arcade shooter that takes players through cell stages and dark worlds with rugged terrain. The difficulty adjusts to the player's...

nail'd

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Motorcycle racing

November 30, 2010

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 66/100

nail'd is an arcade motorcycle racing simulator with a first-person view from the creators of Call of Juarez. A huge variety of vehicles awaits you...

King Arthur's Gold

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Online, Construction

September 4, 2011

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 82/100

King Arthur's Gold is a free-to-play side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will travel back to the glory days of King...

Metal Slug X

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

May 27, 1999

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This 2D run-and-gun shooter with pixel-art graphics follows a fight to stop General Morden’s new coup. In Metal Slug X, players battle through six...

Luxor 2

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game

October 10, 2006

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Set among the pyramids of ancient Egypt, this arcade puzzle game spans 88 levels. The player controls a winged scarab, firing at approaching magical...

Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga

July 14, 2011

Players: 10/10

Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX is an arcade game with elements of a music game and a game in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the Namco...

Gardens of Time

Arcade, Adventure, Logic, Mini-game / browser-based

December 2, 2011

Gardens of Time is an arcade game with a mixture of adventure and browser/mini-game from Disney Interactive Studios. The main publisher of the game...

Doodlebug: Bug Bash 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer

April 8, 2011

Doodlebug: Bug Bash 2 is an arcade game with a mixture of action and platformer from the Mutation Software studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Dead or Alive: Dimensions

Arcade, Fighting

May 20, 2011

Metacritic: 79/100

Dead or Alive: Dimensions is a re-release of the famous arcade fighting game for the Nintendo 3DS portable consoles. Players can expect sparkling...

Solar 2

Arcade, Space, Indie, Casual game

June 17, 2011

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This open-world arcade sandbox takes place in an infinite abstract universe where the player controls a celestial body. In Solar 2, players can...

Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

March 28, 1997

Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness is an arcade game with elements of action, fighting and robot simulator from the masters from the studio Capcom Co...

Gunstringer

Arcade, Platformer

September 13, 2011

Metacritic: 77/100

This Kinect arcade platformer follows a marionette seeking revenge. Gunstringer combines platforming with the story of a puppet driven by...

Blazblue: Continuum Shift 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

May 30, 2011

Metacritic: 71/100

A futuristic anime-style fighting game and an enhanced port of Blazblue: Continuum Shift. The available source provides no further details about its...

Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

August 2, 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Disney Phineas and Ferb: Conquest of the 2nd Dimension is a third-person arcade game with a dash of platforming from developers from Altron studios...

Osu!

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

September 16, 2007

Players: 8.6/10

Osu! is a popular musical rhythm game in which you can create your own levels with your favorite songs. The gameplay itself consists of pressing the...

Burnout Crash

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view

September 20, 2011

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Burnout Crash — the main differences between the game and previous parts of the series are: Camera projection in a top view; A table of records...

Assassin's Creed Recollection

Arcade, Board / Group Game, Card game

November 30, 2011

Metacritic: 75/100

Assassin's Creed Recollection is a card board game for iPad in the Assassin's Creed universe. Fans will be able to discover and accumulate a wide...

World Heroes Perfect

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Arcade, Comedy

June 30, 1995

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

World Heroes Perfect is an arcade fighting game with solo battles and online matches. A dedicated Practice Mode supports training, while online play...

Puzzle Bobble Universe

Arcade, Strategy, Puzzle

February 26, 2011

Puzzle Bobble Universe is an arcade game with strategy and puzzle elements from developers from the studio Arika Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

Destruction Derby

Arcade, Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

November 16, 1995

Players: 7/10

Destruction Derby is a first-person arcade game with action and racing elements from the developers of the studio Reflections Interactive Limited...

QIX

Arcade, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

April 13, 1990

QIX is an arcade puzzle game about claiming sections of a playfield as an abstract entity moves through it. Each level begins with an empty...

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Pinball

July 26, 2011

Metacritic: 60/100

This arcade collection brings together the platformer Pac-Man Tilt and the shooter Galaga 3D Impact. In Pac-Man Tilt, Pac-Man makes his way through...

Toki Tori

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Casual game

May 20, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Toki Tori is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where the goal of each level is to collect all the scattered eggs. And to achieve this goal...

Fast Striker

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

December 21, 2010

Metacritic: 61/100

Fast Striker is a 2D vertical shoot ’em up in which players progress through six stages and battle large bosses. It offers four modes—Novice...

Mega Man X

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 17, 1993

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Mega Man X is a futuristic action platformer built around shooting and completing a series of stages. The player moves through levels, jumps, attacks...

Bullet Soul

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Anime / Manga, Science fiction

April 7, 2011

Steam: 81/100

Bullet Soul is an arcade space shooter about a group of heroes standing against the Mecha-warl empire, which seeks to conquer space. Among those who...

Chaos Code

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

August 4, 2011

Chaos Code is an arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the FK Digital studio...

Go Vacation

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Board / Group Game, Skateboards, Snowboard, Surfing, Cooperative (co-op)

October 11, 2011

Metacritic: 63/100

Go Vacation is a collection of fun arcade and sports mini-games with the ability to play online. Together with your friends, you will go to the...

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