May 2008 - games, that were released this month for Wii

Link's Crossbow Training - release date for Wii

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

May 1, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 68/100

A shooting-gallery game set in the fantasy world of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, where Link practices firing a crossbow at targets and enemies. Its three...

Namco Museum Remix

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection

May 1, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 49/100

This arcade collection brings together remixed versions of five Namco games and nine classic arcade titles. In Pac’n Roll Remix, Pac-Man rolls through levels...

Rig Racer 2

Action, Racing, Third-person view

May 1, 2008 → Wii

Players: 10/10

Rig Racer 2 is a third-person action game with a dash of racing from the masters from the studios Data Design Interactive Ltd, Metro3D and Inc.. The game is...

Iron Man

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Comics

May 2, 2008 → Wii; May 8, 2008 → Wii

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 44/100

This third-person action shooter follows Iron Man in a story based on the film and incorporating elements from the original comics. The hero faces enemy forces...

Columns 3: Revenge of Columns

Strategy, Puzzle

May 2, 2008 → Wii

Columns 3: Revenge of Columns is a strategy game with puzzle elements from the masters of SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game is published by Vic Tokai, Inc.. Columns...

Final Soldier

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

May 2, 2008 → Wii

Final Soldier is a top-down action game with shooter elements from the developers of the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Hudson...

Ultimate Board Game Collection (2007)

Strategy, First-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Chess game

May 2, 2008 → Wii

Ultimate Board Game Collection (2007) is a first-person strategy game with puzzle and chess elements from the masters at Mere Mortals Ltd.. The main publisher of...

Pokémon Puzzle League

Strategy, Puzzle

May 5, 2008 → Wii; May 30, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 81/100

Pokémon Puzzle League is a puzzle game built around battles between Pokémon trainers and matching blocks. Aligning three or more blocks of the same type clears them...

Renegade

Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Side view, Sports game

May 6, 2008 → Wii

Players: 9.2/10

Renegade is a fun action-fantasy game with a side view. The game takes place on the gangster streets of Brooklyn in New York. You have to save your beloved from the...

Speed Racer: The Videogame (2008)

Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

May 6, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 72/100

An arcade racing game based on the Speed Racer film, featuring high-speed, combative races in the characters’ signature cars. Players control characters from the...

Boom Blox

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

May 6, 2008 → Wii; May 9, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 85/100

This action puzzle game challenges players to knock down block structures across themed worlds. Boom Blox was the first game developed in collaboration between...

Axelay

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

May 7, 2008 → Wii

Axelay is a third-person action game with shooter and anime or manga elements from the studio Konami Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Konami, Inc...

Block Breaker Deluxe

Arcade, Action, Arkanoid

May 7, 2008 → Wii

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...

Burning Fight

Action, Third-person view

May 7, 2008 → Wii

Burning Fight is a third-person action game from the developers of the SNK Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is SNK Corporation. But Burning Fight...

Star Parodier

Action, Shooter, Top-down view

May 7, 2008 → Wii; May 16, 2008 → Wii

Star Parodier is a top-down action game with a dash of shooter from the studios Inter State Software, Kaneko Co. and Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Hudson...

Super Fantasy Zone

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

May 7, 2008 → Wii

Super Fantasy Zone is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and shooter from the developers from the SunSoft studio. The game is published by SunSoft...

Ai Chō Aniki

Arcade, Action, Shooter

May 9, 2008 → Wii

Ai Chō Aniki is an arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters from the Bits Laboratory studio. The game is published by Masaya. But on PC...

Chō Aniki

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

May 9, 2008 → Wii

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...

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

Action, Fighting, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

May 9, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 65/100

This first-person fantasy action game takes place in the kingdom of Avalonia, where peace has reigned since the defeat of the Deathbringer. Five years later...

Cho Aniki

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

May 9, 2008 → Wii

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...

Defend Your Castle

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Indie, Casual game

May 12, 2008 → Wii

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A casual strategy game set in a fantasy medieval world, where a castle must withstand hordes of crayon-drawn barbarian invaders. Different enemy types call for...

LostWinds

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Casual game

May 12, 2008 → Wii; May 20, 2008 → Wii

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This adventure platformer with puzzles follows Toku, a boy who must help lift a curse from the world of Mistralis. He is accompanied by Enril, a wind spirit whose...

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view

May 12, 2008 → Wii; May 20, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 80/100

This strategy game with management simulation elements follows a young king rebuilding his kingdom, starting with the castle town. At the borders of his realm, he...

Pop

Strategy, First-person view, Puzzle

May 12, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 64/100

Pop is a puzzle game in which players burst bubbles to score points before the timer runs out. It offers two levels of play: the casual mode focuses on keeping the...

TV Show King

Strategy, Third-person view, Trivia

May 12, 2008 → Wii; May 20, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 65/100

This TV quiz game lets friends and family compete by answering trivia questions across a range of subjects. In TV Show King, players use Mii characters to tackle...

Castle of Shikigami 3

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

May 13, 2008 → Wii

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 67/100

An arcade vertical shooter set in an alternate version of Europe, where a mysterious series of murders leads the heroes to a castle shrouded in dark secrets and...

Deca Sports

Racing, Football, Volleyball, Third-person view, Sports game, Snowboard, Motorcycle racing

May 13, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 54/100

This sports game brings together ten events: beach volleyball, snowboard cross, badminton, basketball, curling, figure skating, archery, supercross, soccer, and...

Bubble Bobble

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

May 13, 2008 → Wii

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...

We Ski

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Skiing

May 13, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 67/100

This arcade sports game centers on downhill skiing, with a whole mountain to explore and runs ranging from beginner slopes to routes for experienced skiers. We Ski...

BWii: Battalion Wars 2

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Helicopters, Tanks

May 15, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 75/100

This tactical action game follows a war between fictional nations, sparked by a pre-emptive strike on the Coral Atolls. Commander Pierce and Colonel Windsor of the...

Advanced Busterhawk Gleylancer

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

May 16, 2008 → Wii

This futuristic space shooter follows a pilot who hijacks a prototype fighter to search for her missing father. Along the way, she battles hostile alien forces and...

ObsCure: The Aftermath

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror, Cooperative (co-op)

May 18, 2008 → Wii; May 23, 2008 → Wii

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 60/100

This third-person survival horror game follows the events at Leafmore High two years later. The students who survived the monster attack have started college, where...

Wii Fit

Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Sports game

May 19, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 80/100

This fitness-focused sports game uses the pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board to track movement and results. Wii Fit includes aerobics, yoga and muscle-stretching...

Critter Round-Up

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

May 19, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 56/100

This arcade-style puzzle game tasks players with separating herds of animals by building fences. The critters can interfere, so their movements must be watched...

Sky Kid

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

May 19, 2008 → Wii

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...

Star Soldier R

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

May 19, 2008 → Wii; May 20, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 64/100

Star Soldier R is a vertically scrolling space shooter built around scoring as many points as possible within a time limit. In the two- and five-minute modes, the...

Toki Tori

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

May 20, 2008 → Wii

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...

Dr. Mario Online Rx

Action, Strategy, Puzzle, Mario Game

May 20, 2008 → Wii; May 26, 2008 → Wii

Metacritic: 72/100

This action puzzle game brings Mario back to the fight against viruses, using coloured capsules to clear them from the board. Alongside the classic mode, it...

Front Mission: Gun Hazard

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

May 20, 2008 → Wii

Front Mission: Gun Hazard is a role-playing game with a mixture of action, shooter, platformer and robot simulator from developers from the studios Cobra Team...

Secret Files: Tunguska

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Point & Click

May 23, 2008 → Wii

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Secret Files: Tunguska is a fantastic adventure with a third-person view in the point and click genre. Nina is thrown out of her daily routine when she discovers...