Arcade 2009 for Wii — top best games in the Arcade genre

Need for Speed Carbon - a game in the Arcade genre

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

Game released: Wii → 15 May 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Need for Speed Carbon — arcade racing with a first or third person view. In this game you will find a large open world in which you will find not only a...

Colin McRae: DiRT 2

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

Game released: Wii → 8 September 2009

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 is a continuation of the popular rally racing simulator with a third and first person view. An interesting and, at the same time, quite complex...

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...

Mappy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 25 March 2009

Players: 10/10

This arcade platformer follows Mappy, a police mouse entering a gang of cats’ hideout to recover stolen items. His opponents include the Meowkies and their leader...

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...

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...

Star Force (1985)

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

Game released: Wii → 25 March 2009

In this vertically scrolling shooter, the player pilots the Final Star, shooting enemies and destroying enemy structures to score points. Its weapon has two power...

Disney The Princess and the Frog

Arcade, Logic, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Wii → 17 November 2009

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 69/100

Disney The Princess and the Frog is an exciting adventure arcade game for children with puzzles and various mini-games, based on the cartoon “The Princess and the...

Mad Tracks

Racing, Third-person view, Online, Arcade, Casual game

Game released: Wii → 4 December 2009

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Mad Tracks is an online racing game with a third-person view. The game has single and multiplayer modes. In single player, your goal is to achieve the highest...

NASCAR Kart Racing

Arcade, Racing

Game released: Wii → 10 February 2009

Metacritic: 70/100

This arcade kart racer is based on NASCAR. Players can race as Sprint Cup Series drivers, including champion Jimmie Johnson, or choose from ten original animated...

Fatal Fury Special

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 26 March 2010

Metacritic: 63/100

An arcade fighting game based on Garou Densetsu Special, Fatal Fury Special features battles between fifteen fighters and a special guest character. The roster...

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

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

Game released: Wii → 11 June 2009

Metacritic: 92/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter follows bounty hunter Samus Aran as she searches for missing Federation troopers on Aether, a planet divided into light...

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric

Game released: Wii → 30 October 2009

Players: 7/10

This run-and-gun arcade game parodies horror-movie conventions as teenagers Zeke and Julie try to rescue their neighbors from zombies and other monsters. The game...

Luxor 3

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Wii → November 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

This Egyptian-themed arcade puzzle follows a young Pharaoh who dies in a sandstorm and is embodied by the gods as a skilled scarab. He must face Set, the god of...

Wii Sports Resort

Arcade, Action, Bowling, Golf, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Sports game, Olympics, Table tennis, Wakeboarding, Bicycles

Game released: Wii → 20 December 2009

Metacritic: 80/100

This collection of sports games is set on a tropical island and features activities for solo play and competition with friends and family. A sequel to Wii Sports...

Brave: A Warrior's Tale

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Wii → 28 September 2009

Metacritic: 45/100

This adventure action game follows Brave as he sets out to protect his tribe from sources of evil. His journey takes him through untamed wilderness, where he...

Shinobi (1989)

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

Game released: Wii → 7 December 2009

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade action-platformer follows the ninja Joe Musashi as he confronts the criminal organization Zeed, which has kidnapped the children of the Oboro clan. He...

Fishing Master World Tour

Arcade, Sports game, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 6 January 2009

Fishing Master World Tour is an arcade fishing simulator with a third-person view. The game features over 200 different species of fish to catch and will allow you...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

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

Game released: Wii → 4 August 2009

Metacritic: 46/100

This third-person action-arcade shooter, based on G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra, continues the film’s story as the G.I. JOE team counters a new plot by COBRA...

Bomb Jack

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 18 August 2009

This arcade platformer follows the hero Jack as he collects bombs across screens of platforms while avoiding enemies. He can jump high and float through the air...

Need for Speed: Nitro

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

Game released: Wii → 3 November 2009

Players: 3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Need for Speed: Nitro — The first thing that catches your eye when you launch Nitro is the stylization. The developers do not focus on realism, but simply on...

Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day

Arcade, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Sports game

Game released: Wii → 11 October 2010

Casper's Scare School: Spooky Sports Day is an arcade game with a mixture of beat 'em up and sports game from the developers of Blast Entertainment Ltd., Code...

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...

Tower of Druaga (1986)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 25 March 2009

Tower of Druaga (1986) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from the developers of Namco Limited. The main...

A Boy and His Blob

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Remake

Game released: Wii → 6 November 2009

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A Boy and His Blob is a fascinating puzzle-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting, which is a remake of David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on...

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: Wii → 20 July 2009

Steam: 97/100

This anime fighting game centers on duels between characters with distinct movesets. In Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, players can string attacks into Gatling...

R-Type

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Wii → 25 September 2009

R-Type is an arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Irem Corp. studio. The game is published by Electric Dreams Software. R-Type...

Sonic and the Black Knight

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

Game released: Wii → 3 March 2009

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Sonic and the Black Knight is a game in the platformer and action-adventure genres, and is made in three-dimensional graphics. Like Sonic Unleashed, the virtual...

Dance Dance Revolution

Arcade, Action, Music game, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 27 October 2009

Dance Dance Revolution is a third-person arcade game with action and music elements from developers from Konami Studios and Konami Digital Entertainment. The main...

Aqua Panic!

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Wii → 22 May 2009

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A puzzle game with arcade elements about sea creatures thrown out of the water by a tropical cyclone. The player guides fish back to the ocean, navigating obstacles...

Wii Music

Arcade, Music game

Game released: Wii → 12 October 2009

Metacritic: 63/100

Wii Music is a music arcade game about performing and creating musical pieces. In jam sessions, players perform together, and recordings of their performances can...

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Wii → 23 November 2009

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 87/100

New Super Mario Bros. Wii — It's Princess Peach's birthday. Suddenly a big cake approaches. Mario, Luigi and two Toads are happy. Suddenly the Koopalings jump...

Ready, Steady, Cook

Arcade

Game released: Wii → 14 August 2009

Players: 5.5/10

Ready, Steady, Cook is an arcade game from developers from the Mindscape, Inc. studio. The game is published by Koch Media. In some circles, Ready, Steady, Cook is...

Championship Lode Runner

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Wii → 27 October 2009

Championship Lode Runner is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, strategy, platforming and puzzle from the masters from the studio Brøderbund...

Muramasa Rebirth

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Wii → 8 September 2009

Muramasa Rebirth is a third-person action arcade, beat 'em up, anime/manga and fantasy game from the developers of Vanillaware Ltd. .. The main publisher of the...

Cars: Race-O-Rama

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 30 October 2009

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 56/100

This arcade racing game follows Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks as they prepare student racers in Radiator Springs for the Race-O-Rama Exhibition. The academy’s...

Rastan Saga 2

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

Game released: Wii → 6 January 2009

Rastan Saga 2 is a third-person arcade game with action, platformer and fantasy elements from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. The game is published by...

Donkey Kong 3

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Wii → 9 January 2009

Donkey Kong 3 is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the studio Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd...

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

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

Game released: Wii → 16 October 2009

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC, Sculptured...

My Zoo

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: Wii → 30 November 2009

My Zoo is an arcade game with a mixture of simulator, business simulator, platformer and puzzle from developers from the studios Hudson Entertainment, Inc., Klei...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2009 for Wii