Best Games for Wii U of 2015 / Page 2

September 27, 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

This third-person action-adventure brings together LEGO characters from well-known fictional worlds. Meeting beyond the boundaries of their own...

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

Arcade, DLC, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

September 17, 2015

Players: 10/10

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows — You play as the Plague Knight, a villainous master of alchemy, on his own adventure. Using his maniacal...

Ultratron

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

June 15, 2005

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

In a retro-futuristic world, the last human has been killed by evil robots, and a battle droid sets out to avenge the human race. Players fight...

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Simulation, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy

January 30, 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This comedic adventure follows an octopus posing as a human father and trying to keep his true nature secret from his family. In Octodad: Dadliest...

Citizens of Earth

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Comedy, Turn-based

January 20, 2015

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Citizens of Earth is a hilarious top-down RPG where you take on the important role of the Vice President of the World and protect it from a whole...

Cube Life: Island Survival

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Sandbox, Action, Adventure

June 4, 2015

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 55/100

This block-based open-world game combines survival on a deserted island with freeform construction. The stranded protagonist must find food and...

Monster High: New Ghoul in School

Adventure, Third-person view

November 17, 2015

Players: 7.3/10

Monster High: New Ghoul in School — adventure for children with a third-person view. You have to be a student at a school of monsters and save...

Pumped BMX +

Arcade, Side view, Motorcycle racing, Sports game, Bicycles, Indie

September 18, 2015

Steam: 85/100

Pumped BMX + — A fun side-scrolling arcade game dedicated to stunts on BMX bikes. You will find many different levels where you can combine...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

June 27, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You...

Electronic Super Joy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Music game, Indie

August 23, 2013

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A hard platformer set in a world of electronic music follows Captain Lewis as he resists the tyranny of the evil Groove-Wizard, who has seized...

Guitar Hero Live

Arcade, Music game

October 20, 2015

Metacritic: 81/100

Guitar Hero Live is a musical arcade game from FreeStyleGames. The game has redesigned the neck and changed the buttons, of which there are now not...

Devil's Third

Action, Shooter, Slasher, Third-person view

August 4, 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 43/100

This third-person action game combines shooter and slasher elements in a near-future setting shaped by a global catastrophe. It pairs a story-driven...

Woah Dave!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

October 30, 2014

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade platformer follows Dave Lonuts as he tries to survive an alien invasion and collect as many coins as possible. He fights back by throwing...

Extreme Exorcism

Arcade, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game, Action

September 23, 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This paranormal platformer follows Mae Barrons, an exorcist called to clear a haunted house after conventional methods fail. She fights the ghosts...

Skylanders SuperChargers

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 20, 2015

Metacritic: 81/100

An action-adventure game with racing and puzzle elements, in which heroes battle Kaos. Skylanders SuperChargers introduces SuperChargers, a new class...

Swindle

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Steampunk, Action

July 28, 2015

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This steampunk stealth platformer about cybercrime is set in London in 1849. In 100 days, Scotland Yard plans to activate the Devil’s Basilisk, an...

Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival

Arcade, Board / Group Game, Turn-based

November 13, 2015

Metacritic: 46/100

This party board game based on Animal Crossing uses amiibo figures featuring characters from the series. Players move around a board organized by the...

Mother 3

Role-playing game, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

April 20, 2006

Mother 3 is an isometric role-playing game from the developers of Brownie Brown Inc., HAL Laboratory and Inc.. The main publisher of the game is...

Race The Sun

Arcade, Third-person view, Indie, Procedural generation, Runner, Racing

August 19, 2013

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An arcade runner about a solar-powered craft racing through a procedurally generated world toward sunset. The sun acts as a timer, and collecting...

Freedom Planet

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie

July 21, 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This combat-focused platform adventure follows the dragon girl Lilac and her friends as they defend the world of Avalice from an alien attack. The...

Adventures Of Pip

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

June 4, 2015

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This side-scrolling platform adventure follows Pip, a one-pixel hero in a retro world who sets out to rescue a kidnapped princess from Queen...

Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

November 3, 2015

Metacritic: 60/100

Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure is a fun arcade game with a side view, dedicated to the release of the cartoon "Snoopy and the Little Thing...

Yoshi's Woolly World

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer, Puzzle

June 26, 2015

Metacritic: 78/100

This platforming arcade game with puzzle elements follows Yoshi on an adventure through Yoshi Land. Its gameplay combines platforming levels...

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Arcade, Action, Platformer

January 22, 2015

Metacritic: 73/100

This arcade platformer follows Kirby on an adventure through a hand-sculpted clay world. The player draws rainbow-colored clay lines to guide him and...

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Puzzle, Logic, Mario Game

March 5, 2015

Metacritic: 70/100

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars — The game returns to the 2D side view from the first Mario vs. Donkey Kong. The player must guide the...

Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut

First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie

May 21, 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A first-person futuristic puzzle game centered on solving challenges and following a story. Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut adds new puzzles and content...

Typoman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Indie

November 19, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It...

Just Dance 2016

Arcade, Music game, Board / Group Game

October 20, 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

A music arcade game built around choreographed routines set to popular songs. Players follow the on-screen dancers, matching their moves to the...

Roving Rogue

July 2, 2015

Metacritic: 56/100

Inside a crumbling castle, the protagonist battles enemies and races to escape and find a way back to wherever they came from. The foes include tank...

Mario Tennis Ultra Smash

Arcade, Tennis, Isometric, Sports game, Mario Game

November 19, 2015

Metacritic: 58/100

Mario Tennis Ultra Smash — Before starting a regular Mega Battle match, players select one of 16 playable characters and determine whether they...

Bridge

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

February 22, 2013

Bridge is a side view arcade game with a hint of puzzle from the developers from The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild studio. The main publishers of the...

Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

Arcade, Music game, Indie, Adventure

August 6, 2013

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This musical adventure with arcade elements follows Beatbuddy, an ethereal creature who awakens and sets out to save his companions and his own...

Ninja Strike

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer

January 29, 2015

Ninja Strike is an arcade action, beat 'em up and platform game from the developers of Natsume, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Natsume...

FAST Racing Neo

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

December 10, 2015

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This futuristic racing arcade game centers on competition in the FAST Racing Neo league. Players choose an anti-gravity vehicle and race in an effort...

Brave Tank Hero

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Tanks

April 2, 2014

Brave Tank Hero is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter and tank simulator from the Arc System Works studio. The game is published by...

Rodea the Sky Soldier

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view

April 2, 2015

Metacritic: 45/100

This third-person arcade platformer follows Rodea, a robot who takes to the skies once more to defend the kingdom of Garuda from the returning Naga...

Bailar Latino

Arcade, Music game, Board / Group Game

May 28, 2015

Bailar Latino is an arcade game with a touch of music from developers from the Oxygene Media studio. The game is published by Oxygene Media. Perhaps...

Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance

Arcade, Music game, Sports game

December 5, 2015

Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance is an arcade game with elements of a music game and a sports game from Level-5 and Ubisoft studios. The game is...

Mario Party 10

Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

March 12, 2015

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Mario Party 10 - continues the tradition of the Mario Party series, in which four human- or CPU-controlled players compete against each other on a...

Elliot Quest

Arcade, Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Indie

November 10, 2014

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An adventure platformer with role-playing elements follows Elliot, who has been cursed with immortality and is slowly turning into a demon. After his...