Arcade 2012 for Nintendo 3DS — top best games in the Arcade genre

Rayman Origins

Arcade, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 8 June 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 19 June 2012

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 9.1/10

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 10 May 2012

Players: 7.3/10

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...

LEGO The Lord of the Rings

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 23 November 2012

Players: 8.8/10

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...

LEGO Lord of the Rings

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 23 November 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...

Cave Story+

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 1 May 2014

Players: 10/10

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 world where an...

Horses 3D

Arcade, Simulation, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 27 March 2012

Horses 3D is a third-person arcade game with simulator elements from the developers from the Neko Entertainment SARL studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Abyss

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 23 August 2012

Abyss is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer. The game takes place in 2034. The planet's natural resources are depleted, and the survival of humanity is...

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 5 October 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and adventure from the masters at High Impact Games, LLC. The main...

Transformers Prime

Arcade, Beat them all

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 30 October 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Transformers Prime is a beat 'em up arcade game from Altron and Now Production. The main publisher of the game is Activision. The PC version of Transformers Prime...

Code of Princess

Arcade, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 9 October 2012

Metacritic: 67/100

Code of Princess is a hack and slash game that features multiple game modes and over 50 playable characters. Single-player mode features a story campaign mode with...

Madagascar 3: The Video Game

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 5 June 2012

Players: 7.6/10

Madagascar 3: The Video Game is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the developers of Monkey Bar Games and Torus Games. The main...

Mutant Mudds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 21 June 2012

Metacritic: 75/100

Mutant Mudds is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter, beat 'em up and platformer from the studio Renegade Kid LLC.. The game is published by Renegade Kid...

New Super Mario Bros. 2

Arcade, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 21 August 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

New Super Mario Bros. 2 — The game's plot is similar to previous games, focusing on Mario and Luigi's efforts to rescue Princess Peach from the captivity of...

Rabbids Rumble

Arcade

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 13 November 2012

Rabbids Rumble is an arcade game from the masters from the Ubisoft studio. The main publisher of the game is Ubisoft. There has still been no announcement of...

Block Factory

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 26 April 2012

Block Factory is an arcade game with a hint of puzzle from the developers from the Enjoy Gaming Ltd. studio. The game is published by Enjoy Gaming Ltd.. The PC...

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Arcade, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 24 March 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity — The game features many Pokémon from the Unova region, with Pikachu, Oshawott, Tepig, Snivy, and Axew being the...

Pokémon Dream Radar

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → октябрь 2012

Pokémon Dream Radar is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio Creatures, Inc...

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Arcade, God Simulator, Isometric

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 15 June 2013

Metacritic: 88/100

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is an isometric arcade game with elements from developers from Monolith Soft and Nintendo EAD studios. The game is published by Nintendo...

Samurai Sword Destiny

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Beat them all, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 26 December 2012

Metacritic: 50/100

Samurai Sword Destiny is an action-arcade, hack-and-slash, beat-'em-up, and anime/manga game from the developers of UFO Studios Interactive Games, Inc.. The game is...

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 6 July 2012

Metacritic: 74/100

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a musical rhythm game set in the fantasy universe of Final Fantasy. In the game you will face numerous opponents from the popular...

Wreck-it Ralph

Arcade, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 30 October 2012

Wreck-it Ralph is an arcade game with a dash of platforming from the masters at ImaginEngine and Pipeworks Software. The main publisher of the game is Activision...

Cake Ninja 2

Arcade, Indie

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 8 November 2012

Cake Ninja 2 is an arcade game with indie game elements from the studio Cypronia. The game is published by Cypronia. For some reason the game has not yet been...

Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone

Arcade, Football, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 13 December 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone is an arcade game with elements of a football simulator and sports game from the masters from the Level-5 studio. The main...

Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns

Arcade, Strategy, In real time

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 1 November 2011

Metacritic: 63/100

Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns is an arcade game with a dash of strategy from developers at Marvelous Entertainment. The game is published by Natsume...

Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 8 March 2012

Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai is an arcade game with elements of a music game and a game in the anime or manga genre from the masters of the Sega...

Old Skool Classics

Arcade, Collection, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → сентябрь 2012

Old Skool Classics is an arcade game with a touch of browser or mini-games from the masters from the Storm City Games studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 17 May 2012

Metacritic: 58/100

Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion is an arcade game with a mixture of action and fighting from developers from Papaya Studios. The game is published by Crave...

Rhythm Thief & The Emperor's Treasure

Arcade, Adventure, Music game, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Logic

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 10 July 2012

Metacritic: 76/100

Rhythm Thief & The Emperor's Treasure is an arcade game with a mixture of adventure, music game, puzzle game and anime/manga game from the developers of Sega...

Pac-Man Party

Arcade, Collection

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 22 March 2012

Metacritic: 51/100

Pac-Man Party is an arcade game from the Bandai Namco studio. The game is published by Bandai Namco. Pac-Man Party may be in development for PC, but that version...

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Arcade, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 8 March 2012

Players: 10/10

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is an arcade-infused sports game from Nintendo R&D3. The game is published by Nintendo of America Inc.. Sometimes the game is also...

Mario Tennis Open

Arcade, Tennis, Sports game, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 20 May 2012

Metacritic: 69/100

Mario Tennis Open — features 24 playable Mario characters, 4 of which are unlocked by completing certain tasks, and another eight are unlocked by scanning...

Crashmo

Arcade, Logic

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 22 November 2012

Metacritic: 86/100

Crashmo is an arcade game from Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Nintendo. But Crashmo has not yet been released on PC. But it is...

Project X Zone

Arcade, Role-playing game, Strategy, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 5 July 2013

Metacritic: 70/100

Project X Zone is an arcade game with a mixture of role-playing game, strategy and fighting game from the Banpresto studio. The main publisher of the game is Namco...

Shinobi (1991)

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 29 March 2012

Shinobi (1991) is an action/fighting arcade game from SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game's main publisher is SEGA of America, Inc.. The GG Shinobi is an alternate...

Pac-Man Party 3D

Arcade, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 22 March 2012

Pac-Man Party 3D is an arcade game from developers from the Namco Bandai Games studio. The game is published by Namco Bandai Games. But Pac-Man Party 3D has not yet...

Bird Mania 3D

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 19 December 2012

Metacritic: 51/100

Bird Mania 3D is an arcade game with a mixture of action and platformer from the developers from the Teyon studio. The game is published by Teyon. Bird Mania 3D may...

Men in Black: Alien Crisis

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 22 May 2012

Men in Black: Alien Crisis is a first-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters from the FUN Labs studio. The game is published by...

Skylanders Giants

Arcade, Adventure, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 19 October 2012

Metacritic: 75/100

Skylanders Giants is a third-person arcade game with a touch of adventure and platforming from developers from n-Space, Toys for Bob and Vicarious Visions. The main...

Tekken 3D: Prime Edition

Arcade, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 14 February 2012

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Tekken 3D: Prime Edition is an arcade game with fighting game elements from the masters from the Namco studio. The game is published by Namco Bandai Games. The PC...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2012 for Nintendo 3DS