Best Games for Nintendo 3DS of 2011 / Page 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

November 13, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Super Mario 3D Land — Like other games on the Nintendo 3DS system, you can play in 2D, but the 3D visuals will make it easier for you to judge depth and...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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

June 14, 2011

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 45/100

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, like its predecessors, is primarily a third-person shooter game in which players fight various types of AI enemies in both...

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 mechanics or...

Baseball (1989)

Baseball, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game

December 7, 1983

Players: 7/10

Baseball (1989) is a third-person baseball simulator with a touch of sports game from the developers of Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Donkey Kong (1994)

Arcade, Action, Platformer

June 14, 1994

Donkey Kong (1994) is an arcade game mixed with action and platforming from developers from Nintendo EAD and Pax Softnica studios. The game is published by Nintendo...

Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

November 4, 2004

Metacritic: 89/100

This top-down fantasy action game follows Link on a quest to rescue Princess Zelda after the sorcerer Vaati turns her to stone. A mystical hat called the Minish Cap...

Metroid 2: Return of Samus

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

January 21, 1992

Metroid 2: Return of Samus — is a side-scrolling action-adventure game in which the player controls the protagonist Samus Aran on the fictional planet SR388...

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 game is Square...

Side Pocket

Simulation, Top-down view, Sports game, Casino

October 30, 1987

Players: 1.1/10

Side Pocket is a top-down simulator with elements of a sports game and a casino game from Data East Corporation. The game's primary publisher is Data East USA...

One Piece: Unlimited Cruise

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

September 11, 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...

Ice Climber

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

January 30, 1985

Metacritic: 66/100

An arcade platformer about the climbers Popo and Nana scaling mountains. The player controls Popo, while a second player can take the role of Nana in two-player...

Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004)

Action, Platformer, Mario Game

May 24, 2004

Metacritic: 81/100

This action platformer follows Mario as he sets out to recover the Mini-Mario toys stolen by Donkey Kong. The levels combine puzzles with a race against time: Mario...

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

August 27, 2009

Players: 5/10

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from developers from Design Factory...

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

January 14, 1987

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This fantasy action role-playing game follows Link on a journey through Hyrule, a land thrown into chaos. He must return six crystals to their places in stone...

Metroid Fusion

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

November 17, 2002

Metacritic: 92/100

This futuristic action platformer with metroidvania elements follows Samus Aran, an interstellar bounty hunter infected by an X parasite while on a mission near the...

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 skill, and...

Madden NFL 11

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

August 6, 2010

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

An American football simulation in which players control an NFL team and follow a situational game plan. The GameFlow system narrows a selection of 350 plays to one...

PES 2011: Pro Evolution Soccer

Third-person view, Sports game

September 30, 2010

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A football simulation focused on controlling the flow of a match and the accuracy of passes and shots. PES 2011 gives each player a power bar for setting the...

Ridge Racer 3D

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

February 26, 2011

Metacritic: 75/100

An arcade racing game in which competitors race cars across tracks with sharp turns. Drifting is central to the driving: the cars are tuned for it, and updated...

Super Mario Land

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

April 21, 1989

Super Mario Land is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters at Nintendo R&D1 studio. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd...

Driver: Renegade 3D

Action, Arcade, Racing

September 2, 2011

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 48/100

The main character is John Tanner, a former police officer and a real car racer. The game takes place in the fictional city of New York. John goes undercover to...

Mario Kart 7

Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Mario Game, Online

December 2, 2011

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Mario Kart 7 — racing from a third person view. Soar through the skies and dive underwater as the racing world gets bigger, better and into the third...

Cave Story 3D

Arcade, Metroidvania

November 8, 2011

Metacritic: 82/100

Cave Story 3D is an arcade game from the Nicalis studio. The game is published by NIS America. But Cave Story 3D has not yet been released on PC. But it is likely...

Cubic Ninja

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle

June 14, 2011

Metacritic: 51/100

This action-puzzle game follows CC, a small cubic ninja on a mission to rescue a kidnapped princess and fellow ninjas. The controls rely on tilting and turning the...

Face Raiders

Action, Shooter, First-person view

March 25, 2011

Face Raiders is a first-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the studios HAL Laboratory, Inc., Nintendo Co. and Ltd.. The game is published...

Game & Watch Gallery

Strategy, Collection, Puzzle

February 1, 1997

Game & Watch Gallery is a strategy game with a hint of puzzle from Nintendo R&D1 studio. The main publisher of the game is Nintendo Co., Ltd. Game &...

Nintendogs + Cats

Simulation, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view

February 26, 2011

Metacritic: 71/100

This pet simulator lets players interact with virtual puppies and cats in 3D. Gameplay unfolds in real time and can be viewed from either a first-person or...

Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Anime / Manga

February 26, 2011

Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle is an adventure with a mixture of educational game, puzzle and anime/manga game from the developers of Level-5 Inc.. The...

Thor: God of Thunder

Action, Third-person view, Comics

May 3, 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 50/100

This third-person action adventure based on the Thor comics takes the hero across realms from Norse mythology. To protect Asgard, he battles monsters in worlds of...

TwinBee

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

January 7, 1986

Metacritic: 68/100

TwinBee is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator and game in the anime or manga genre from the developers of the Konami...

Battle Mii

Arcade

November 11, 2007

Battle Mii is an arcade game. The game is published by Nintendo. The PC version of Battle Mii, unfortunately, has not yet been released, but we hope that the...

Penguin no Mondai: The Wars

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Tactics

December 15, 2011

Penguin no Mondai: The Wars is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter and tactical game from developers from Konami studio. The game is published by...

Brave Company

Arcade

October 27, 2011

Brave Company is an arcade game from the masters from the studios Cattle Call and Namco Bandai Games. The game is published by Namco. Brave Company may be in...

Alleyway

Arcade, Action, Arkanoid

April 21, 1989

Alleyway is an arcade game with a mixture of action and arkanoid from the studios Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. and Nintendo R&D1. The main publisher of the...

Bionic Commando (1992)

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

July 20, 1988

Players: 9.5/10

Bionic Commando (1992) is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and platformer from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by...

Mario's Picross

Strategy, Puzzle, Mario Game

March 14, 1995

Mario's Picross is a strategy with puzzle elements from developers from the studio Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Nintendo of America Inc...

Pokédex 3D

Collection

June 6, 2011

Pokédex 3D is a game from developers from the studio Creatures, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Sometimes the game is also called...

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

October 13, 2011

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is a third-person arcade game with a dash of platforming from the studios Toys for Bob and XPEC Entertainment Inc. The game is...

Wipeout 2

Action, Third-person view, Board / Group Game

October 11, 2011

Wipeout 2 is an action game with a third-person view from developers from the Behavior Interactive studio. The main publisher of the game is Activision. Wipeout 2...

Naruto Shippuden: The New Era

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga

March 31, 2011

Metacritic: 50/100

This action-adventure fighting game set in the Naruto Shippuden world follows a new story featuring the ninja Malice and the mysterious Five Kages. The adventure...