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

Need for Speed: Undercover - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Online

Game released: Wii → 17 November 2008

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Need for Speed: Undercover is a continuation of the popular arcade racing series with a third-person view. The plot of the game will allow you to work undercover...

Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse

Arcade, Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 12 January 2009

Players: 10/10

This fantasy platformer follows Trevor Belmont, an ancestor of Simon Belmont, as he battles the forces of Dracula. A prequel to the original Castlevania...

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...

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 the TV series...

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...

Fatal Fury 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 30 June 2008

Players: 7.5/10

Fatal Fury 2 is a third-person arcade game with action, fighting and anime/manga elements from the SNK Corporation studio. The game is published by SNK of America...

Boulder Dash

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Wii → 1 June 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Boulder Dash is an arcade puzzle game set in underground caves, where Rockford tunnels through the earth to collect diamonds. Each cave requires him to gather a set...

SEGA Bass Fishing

Third-person view, Sports game, Simulation, Arcade

Game released: Wii → 26 February 2008

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This bass-fishing sports simulator with arcade elements challenges players to fish at different locations and compete in tournaments. Players can choose from...

Tower Toppler

Arcade, Action, Strategy

Game released: Wii → 4 May 2009

Tower Toppler is an arcade game with action and strategy elements from developers from Bits Studios Ltd. and Hewson Consultants Ltd.. The game is published by...

Cocoto Kart Racer

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

Game released: Wii → 24 June 2008

Cocoto Kart Racer is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and racing elements from the studio Haruneko Entertainment. The game's main publishers are Big...

One Piece: Unlimited Cruise

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 11 September 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 46/100

One Piece: Unlimited Cruise — A dynamic side-view fatting game based on the popular manga and anime One Piece. The game features many recognizable characters...

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, shoots down...

TwinBee

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 5 August 2008

Metacritic: 68/100

An arcade shooter in which the player guides TwinBee through the clouds while shooting enemies. The game combines aerial combat viewed from above with 3D...

Chō Aniki

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 8 September 2008

Chō Aniki is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from the masters from the studios NCS Corporation, Winds Co. and Ltd.. The main...

Bubble Bobble

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 10 June 2008

Players: 7.5/10

Bubble Bobble is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game is published by Firebird Software Ltd.. Bubble...

Toki Tori

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

Game released: Wii → 20 May 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, the player will...

Octomania

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 31 March 2008

Metacritic: 66/100

This arcade puzzle game follows Kari, an apprentice magician in the land of Lonronpia. After a spell goes wrong, hundreds of thousands of colorful octopi rain from...

Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 14 October 2008

Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai is an arcade game mixed with action, fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from the masters...

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...

Riot Zone

Arcade, Action, Fighting

Game released: Wii → 1 April 2008

Players: 7.9/10

Riot Zone is an arcade game with action and fighting game elements from the developers of Westone Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Hudson Soft Company, Ltd...

Fantasy Zone (1987)

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

Game released: Wii → 14 April 2008

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade side-scrolling shooter puts players in control of the spaceship Opa-Opa as it battles enemies across fantastical levels. Each stage requires destroying...

Block Breaker Deluxe

Arcade, Action, Arkanoid

Game released: Wii → 27 October 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

This arcade take on the classic brick-breaker places the action in a world of nightlife, where players break bricks with a ball guided by a paddle. Settings include...

Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 13 October 2008

Players: 10/10

Avatar — The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno is a third-person arcade, action, anime/manga and fantasy game from Halfbrick Studios and THQ Australia. The...

Adventure Island

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 22 February 2008

Players: 6.6/10

Adventure Island is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters of the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

King of the Monsters

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Wii → 7 July 2008

This arcade fighting game follows battles between giant monsters in a futuristic 1996 Japan. The player chooses a creature and faces opponents across several...

Mega Man (2006)

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

Game released: Wii → 18 August 2008

Players: 10/10

Mega Man (2006) is an arcade game with action, platformer and anime or manga elements from the developers of Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Capcom...

Gradius 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Wii → 20 October 2008

Gradius 2 is an arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from the masters from the studio Konami Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Konami Co...

Devil World

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Wii → 31 October 2008

Devil World is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action from the developers at Nintendo R&D1. The main publisher of the game is Nintendo Co., Ltd.. But...

Sky Kid

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

Game released: Wii → 19 May 2008

Sky Kid is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter and flight simulator from the developers of the Namco Limited studio. The game is published...

Seireisenshi Spriggan

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

Game released: Wii → 1 July 2008

Seireisenshi Spriggan is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and robot simulator from developers from the Compile studio. The game is published...

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 absorbs their parts...

Dragon Buster

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Wii → 18 November 2008

Dragon Buster is an arcade game with action and platform elements from developers from the Namco Limited studio. The game is published by Namco Limited. Dragon...

New Zealand Story

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 14 October 2008

New Zealand Story is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game's main publisher is Ocean Software Ltd.. The...

Monster Lab

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Comics

Game released: Wii → 4 November 2008

Metacritic: 74/100

This action-adventure game with role-playing elements is set in an eerie supernatural world ruled by the cruel Baron Mharti. The player takes the role of an...

King of Fighters '94

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Wii → 7 January 2008

King of Fighters '94 is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from the masters of the SNK...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 1990

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters of the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The...

Cho Aniki

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Wii → 9 May 2008

Cho Aniki is an arcade game with action and shooter elements from the studio Hudson Entertainment, Inc.. The game is published by Hudson Entertainment, Inc. and NCS...

Underwater Attack

Arcade, Action, Indie

Game released: Wii → 15 July 2008

Underwater Attack is an arcade game with a mixture of action and indie games from the developers of the Cyber Planet studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Star Luster

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

Game released: Wii → 4 March 2008

This space combat simulator uses a first-person cockpit view as the player travels through open space and engages enemy ships. A map and radar indicate the...

Valkyrie no Densetsu

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 1 April 2008

Valkyrie no Densetsu is a top-down arcade game with action, shooter, anime/manga and fantasy elements from Namco Limited. The game is published by Namco Limited...

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