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Released WiiU Arcade Video Games

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A list of Released Arcade video games for WiiU sorted by composite score.

Arcade games. Titles from this category require particularly good manual skills. Main purpose of the gameplay is to reach a specific point or defeat enemies while controlling a character or a vehicle. Arcade games usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. This category contains e.g. popular platformers. more

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Yoshi's Woolly World
Yoshi's Woolly World

9.0 Game Score

Three-dimensional platformer for the whole family developed by Nintendo. Yoshi’s Wooly World is set in a world made of yarn. We play as the titular green dinosaur Yoshi, one of the main mascots of the Japanese company; the game expands on concept of Kirby’s Epic Yarn. We received a classic platformer in 2.5D, in which our hero is followed by running eggs, which can be shot at various targets or parts of scenery.

Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker

8.7 Game Score

A new version of the extensive editor that lets players create and share levels for the Super Mario Bros. series, developed for the Wii U console. We create two-dimensional platform stages using well-known elements from 8-bit Super Mario Bros. or its HD successor, Super Mario Bros U. We choose both environmental parts (pipes, brick etc.) and enemies. All of it is very simple and requires only the touchpad to operate.

Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8

8.6 Game Score

Mario Kart 8 is – despite its name – the eleventh part of the famous arcade racing series from Nintendo, as well as the first installment created for the Wii U console. Once again we can take control of the Nintendo's most famous characters, driving their wacky vehicles. In terms of mechanics, the game borrows several solutions from the previous titles, such as underwater races or performing airborne stunts to gain points, and offers vehicles like motorcycles and gliders.

Knytt Underground
Knytt Underground

8.6 Game Score

Knytt Underground is a two-dimensional platformer produced by Nifflas Games. The game is mainly about exploring the world and fighting enemies. Each map is huge and largely open. The gameplay is enriched by logical elements.

Armillo: The Parallel Universe Mystery
Armillo: The Parallel Universe Mystery

8.6 Game Score

Production is a hybrid of arcade action game, platformer and logic game, in which the player rolls the title Armillo through a network of corridors and tunnels built on miniature planets. By collecting points and solving simple puzzles, he also fights enemies he encounters.

New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Mario Bros. U

8.5 Game Score

New Super Mario Bros. U is a platformer maintained in the classic, arcade convention produced by the development team of Nintendo under the leadership of Takashi Tezuka. The main characters, plumbers Mario and Luigi, go to the rescue of Princess Peach, whose castle was besieged by Bowser's army. The title has been designed with the capabilities of the Wii U console in mind.

Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight

8.5 Game Score

Shovel Knight is a classical 2D platform game with elements of adventure and RPG, set in fantasy world. The title is a debut of the independent studio Yacht Club Games, hiring, among others, former employees of the experienced Way Forward studio. In the production, we impersonate a titular knight who, with the help of a legendary shovel-like weapon, fights the mysterious members of The Order of No Quarter.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

8.4 Game Score

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is the next installment of the popular series of gorillas in the lead role. This time our hero has to cope with the invasion of his native island of stylized on the Vikings animals.

Thomas Was Alone
Thomas Was Alone

8.4 Game Score

Minimalistic 2D platformer showing the fate of a group of rectangles being the first representatives of artificial intelligence possessing feelings. We use the characteristic features of individual characters while learning about their personalities, problems and reflections.

Unepic
Unepic

8.3 Game Score

Funny platformer with RPG elements. An ordinary boy unwittingly moves from an RPG session straight into a dungeon straight from fantasy games. The hero has to face powerful enemies lurking in the underworld. The production resembles such hits as Castlevania. However, its characteristic feature is a huge portion of good humour. Interestingly, Unepic is available in the Polish language version.

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

8.3 Game Score

A humorous platformer set in Mexican climates. We travel between different dimensions to save the kidnapped daughter El Presidente from the hands of a skeleton named Carlos Calaca. Two people can take part in the game, playing on one screen. The Super Turbo Championship edition has been enriched with new, previously unavailable elements.

Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World

8.1 Game Score

The fifteenth installment in the Super Mario arcade game series created by Nintendo, and the first one designed for Wii U. In terms of gameplay mechanics the game is a light-hearted 3D platformer, in some moments resembling a classic side-scrolling arcade game. You run through colorful, linear locations filled with obstacles and opponents to beat, as well as simple logic puzzles to solve.

Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends

8.1 Game Score

An action 2D platform game starring a sympathetic creature of a protagonist. The game was developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and is the fifth full-fledged installment in the series created by Michel Ancel. This time the titular protagonist and his friend Globox must face nightmares which have created amazing worlds during the 100 years they have spent in the Crossroads of Dreams. Rayman must also free the Teensies captured by the clone of the deceptive Magician.

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

8.1 Game Score

A free expansion to Shovel Knight, a well-received platform title developed by Yacht Club Games. This time, the players received a completely new hero – Plague Knight, who is known for being one of the antagonists in the base game. After his defeat at the hands of Shovel Knight, the fledging protagonist decides to leave his former allies and embark on a journey in search of ingredients necessary for creation of a mysterious, powerful potion.

Sonic Lost World
Sonic Lost World

7.9 Game Score

Dynamic platformer with one of the most famous heroes of video games in the lead role. The blue hedgehog Sonic sets off to rescue the title, lost world. As usual, he has meetings with dangerous enemies, but a friendly heros can always count on the help of his faithful friends. The title was produced by the Sonic Team on behalf of Sega.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

7.8 Game Score

Colourful three-dimensional platformer with logical elements. Players take on the role of Toad, one of the heroes known from Mario's games in the lead role, who explores small locations, full of treasures, hidden passages and enemies.

New Super Luigi U
New Super Luigi U

7.7 Game Score

New Super Luigi U is a stand-alone supplement to the 2012 edition of New Super Mario Bros platformer, produced by the Nintendo EAD development team. U. Expansion, whose main character is a nice plumber in a green suit, introduces new boards and playable characters.

Mario Party 10
Mario Party 10

7.6 Game Score

Mario Party 10 is another installment of the popular arcade game series from Nintendo and the first to be released on Wii U. As usual, Mario Party 10 comprises various minigames. The game focuses on multiplayer matches for up to five players. One of them plays as the game's antagonist, the evil Bowser. The remaining players stand against him and their goal is to avoid traps and various surprises prepared by the leader of Koopas who tries his best to get rid of the unwelcome guests.

Trine 2: Director's Cut
Trine 2: Director's Cut

7.6 Game Score

A sequel to a platform/puzzle action game developed by Frozenbyte. The story of the original game was set in a colorful, magical fantasy world. Trine 2 once again presents the adventures of the three characters bound together by the power of an artifact known as Trine. Amadeus, Zoya and, Pontius are brought to a fairytale land inhabited by goblins. Their task is to discover the truth behind the actions of the malicious creatures and to prevent them from achieving their goals.

Rabbids Land
Rabbids Land

7.5 Game Score

A set of more than 20 arcade mini games, which were created for fun with friends and family. The main characters of the production are mischievous rabbits, who have been mascots of the Rabbids series for years. The game takes advantage of the capabilities of the Wii U console gamepad and offers unique opportunities for multiplayer fun.

SteamWorld Dig
SteamWorld Dig

7.4 Game Score

An action-platform game developed by independent Swedish studio Image & Form. The game takes place in an unusual universe that combines the traits of steampunk and Wild West settings. Once human civilization had fallen and the Homo sapiens was reduced to cave-dwelling troglodytes, weird creatures that are mostly robots became the new dominant species. One of them is the main protagonist of the game, Rusty.

Star Fox Zero
Star Fox Zero

7.3 Game Score

Another installment in the series of third-person perspective shooters set in a SF universe, popular among Nintendo consoles users. The title was co-developed by Nintendo and Platinum Games, an acknowledged developer from Japan, led by Shigeru Miyamoto. The plot of Star Fox Zero tells a story of four friends – Fox, Falco, Peppy, and Slippy, who have to save the Lylat system from dangerous enemies.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

7.2 Game Score

An action-adventure game featuring the superheroes from Marvel comic books. The title was created by Traveller’s Tales Studio, experts at LEGO video games (e.g. LEGO The Lord of the Rings, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, LEGO Harry Potter). Players can become Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and other superheroes, who are asked by Nick Fury from the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization to save the world from villains and other dangers.

Nintendo Land
Nintendo Land

7.2 Game Score

Nintendo Land is a collection of 12 mini-games based on the most popular brands of Nintendo. The package was created as a starter for buyers of the Nintendo Wii U console and demonstrates the various functions of the device. Players can try to capture Mario, annihilate the spirit in Luigi's house, chase Yoshi in go-karts and fight off the attack of ninja warriors.