Arcade 2012 — top best games in the Arcade genre / Page 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sports game

December 4, 2009

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Twisted Metal (2012)

Arcade, Racing, Flight Simulator, Motorcycle racing

February 14, 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Arcade combat racing unfolds in a destructible world where four factions vie for control. Contestants in the Twisted Metal tournament fight for the chance to have...

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Open world, Adventure

June 19, 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a continuation of the arcade adventure with a first-person view based on the Batman comics in the style of LEGO toys. The game...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

January 11, 2010

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online

November 15, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is a racing arcade game with a third-person view. In the game, the legendary Sonic the Hedgehog will have to make every effort...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view, MOBA

May 1, 2012

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

Canabalt

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Runner

October 1, 2009

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Canabalt is a fantasy arcade platformer. You have to escape from the destruction of your city with just one button. The game that popularized the endless runner...

LEGO Lord of the Rings

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings

February 21, 2012

Players: 7.9/10

LEGO Lord of the Rings is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. An exciting adventure awaits you through the...

LEGO The Lord of the Rings

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy

October 30, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO The Lord of the Rings is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. The game is based on the film adaptations...

Hungry Shark Evolution

Arcade, Action, Side view

October 24, 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Hungry Shark Evolution is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You have to take control of a very hungry shark and head out into the frantic violence of the ocean...

Death Rally

Arcade, Racing, Online, Isometric, Action, Remake

March 30, 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Arcade racing with an isometric view. The gameplay is exciting, intense, and explosively fun. You will win races, upgrade your cars and weapons to defeat incredible...

Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection

September 25, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins — is a compilation game that includes two Capcom games from the 1990s, Marvel Super Heroes (1995) and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of...

League of Evil

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie

February 3, 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This futuristic action platformer follows a bionic super agent on a mission to stop the League of Evil, an alliance of evil scientists. The agent fights through...

Choplifter HD

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Helicopters, Arcade

January 10, 2012

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Choplifter HD is a fast-paced arcade action game where you take on the role of a rescue pilot. You are a member of an elite international rescue team that travels...

Ridge Racer

Arcade, Racing, In real time, Third-person view

March 22, 2005

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Ridge Racer is an exclusive edition of the arcade racing game from the Ridge Racer series for PS Vita. Exciting races at breakneck speed in powerful racing cars and...

Angry Birds: Star Wars

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Side view

November 8, 2012

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Angry Birds: Star Wars is a fantastic arcade game in the style of Star Wars with a side view. Levels take place both on standard terrain and in outer space. The...

Reckless Racing 2

Casual game, Arcade

February 2, 2012

Metacritic: 91/100

An arcade racing game featuring dirt and tarmac circuits. Reckless Racing 2 includes 18 cars, from small buggies to fast supercars, and 24...

Ski Safari

Arcade, Sports game, Snowboard, Skiing

April 26, 2012

Metacritic: 77/100

Ski Safari is an arcade sports game about skiing with a side view. Our hero will have to avoid an ongoing avalanche that threatens the local mountain slopes. Sven...

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Side view, Role-playing game

October 25, 1991

Steam: 100/100

Monsters have overrun a fantasy land, leaving its citizens afraid for their lives as they wait for a hero to restore peace. Wonder Boy in Monster World is an action...

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Adventure

May 25, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

This third-person adventure arcade game takes players to the worlds of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, Belle, and Tiana. The goal is to turn evil imps back into...

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

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

November 18, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. In the new part you will find an unusual cooperative...

Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage

Racing, Action, Arcade

May 18, 2012

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This combat racing game presents its races from a camera positioned behind the car. The player starts with a low-performance vehicle and earns money in a series of...

Gunman Clive

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie

April 3, 2012

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Gunman Clive is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with a beat 'em up style. The game takes place in 1800, where the player controls the main character...

Hitman: Sniper Challenge

Arcade, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view

May 15, 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade action game centers on an assassination assignment in which Agent 47 watches a rooftop gathering from a balcony. The player must eliminate Richard...

True Skate

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Stunts, Skateboards

October 18, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 78/100

True Skate is a dynamic arcade game for mobile platforms dedicated to the world of skateboarding. Using your mobile device you can perform stunning tricks on a...

Bang Bang Racing

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view

June 5, 2012

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Bang Bang Racing is a dynamic racing arcade game with an isometric camera view. You have to be one step ahead of your rivals, find shortcuts, repair your car at the...

Little Inferno

Arcade, Logic, Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

November 18, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Little Inferno is an unusual puzzle game from the creators of World of Goo. It smelled like something was cooking... And here's your new Little Inferno entertaining...

Brave: The Video Game

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

June 19, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Brave: The Video Game is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, based on the full-length cartoon “Brave.” In the game you will try...

Anger of Stick 2

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

December 18, 2010

Players: 8.8/10

Anger of Stick 2 is an arcade game with action, beat 'em up and platformer elements from the developers of the J-Park studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Magic Orbz

Arcade

January 15, 2009

Metacritic: 71/100

An arcade game about smashing objects with a ball across locations featuring pirates, sharks, and castles inhabited by knights and courtly ladies. Players work...

Asphalt 7: Heat

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online

June 20, 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Asphalt 7: Heat — arcade racing with a third-person view. The gameplay is very similar to that of previous Asphalt games, with the player being given the...

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation

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

October 30, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. You have to take control of a girl assassin &mdash...

Harry Potter for Kinect

Arcade

October 9, 2012

Metacritic: 54/100

Harry Potter for Kinect — Includes content based on all 8 films in the Harry Potter film series. The game has multiplayer features. Using the Kinect accessory...

Streets of Rage 3

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Side view, Beat them all

March 17, 1994

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Streets of Rage 3 — After Mr. X suffered two defeats, he founded the research company RoboCy Corporation to cover his illegal activities. Dr. Zahn, the...

Home

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Side view, Indie

June 1, 2012

Steam: 37/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Home is a unique side-scrolling horror adventure in a pixelated style. The main character wakes up in a mysterious dark place and does not know how exactly he got...

Mutant Mudds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie

January 26, 2012

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A retro-styled action platformer in which the hero, Max, fights mutants with a water cannon. Armed with the cannon and a jetpack, he makes his way through levels by...

Ridge Racer Unbounded

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

March 27, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Ridge Racer Unbounded is a continuation of the arcade racing series Ridge Racer, which adds an unprecedented amount of destruction. In the game you have to conquer...

Deer Drive Legends

Arcade, Action, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Sports game

May 29, 2012

Steam: 20/100

This hunting action game sends players around the world to track animals, including species believed to be extinct. The quarry includes white-tailed deer, wolves...

Knightmare Tower

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Slasher

August 31, 2012

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A fantasy action arcade game in which a hero fights upward through a tower, rescuing princesses and escaping rising boiling lava. The ascent is filled with monsters...

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Arcade, Fighting

September 11, 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is a continuation of the arcade fighting game in the popular Tekken universe. New characters await you who appeared in previous parts of the...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2012