Wii was arguably the most important console since the original PlayStation <5,462 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/playstation/ >PlayStation, in that it introduced video clip games khổng lồ an entirely new audience.
To some this expansion of players was a bad thing – there are those who will tell you the Wii introduced the concept of ‘casual’ gaming which started with tiệc nhỏ games & eventually led to sản phẩm điện thoại free-to-play mania.
Despite the narrative that the Wii was swimming in casual titles and was sorely lacking in ‘proper’ games, Nintendo <2,662 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/nintendo/ >Nintendo‘s motion-controlled marvel actually had a healthy collection of brilliant games, many of which were exclusive lớn the system.
To celebrate its underrated and often ignored library of fantastic titles, here – on its 15th birthday – is our các mục of the 30 best Wii games ever.
Best Wii Games: #30 – 26
Sin & Punishment: Successor Of The SkiesWhat it is: An on-rails sequel to the cult Nintendo 64 <229 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/nintendo/nintendo-64/ >N64 trò chơi the west ‘never got’.
Why it’s essential: The first Sin & Punishment was only released on the N64 in Japan, but Nintendo surprised us all when it released the Wii Virtual Console version globally, letting players in the west buy it for the first time.
It soon became clear why: it was priming us for this sequel, which featured masterful use of the Wii Remote và Nunchuk for flying và aiming.
Immensely difficult but visually impressive, you really should play this. Và judging by the sales figures, there’s a bloody good chance you haven’t.
(This trò chơi is known as Sin & Punishment: Star Successor in the US.)
Go VacationWhat it is: A mini-game compilation with… hey, come on. Trust us.
Why it’s essential: We appreciate that a number of people dismissed the Wii for its countless awful mini-game collections, but Go Vacation is very much the exception.
Essentially, it’s a collection of mini-games – specifically, over 50 mini-games loosely themed around things you might vày on holiday.
The difference between this and the other mini-game offerings on Wii, however, is that Go Vacation‘s games are by và large pretty strong. There are very few stinkers here: each mini-game has been put together with real care và attention, which is a rare thing in what’s usually a genre associated with cynical cash-ins.
The highlight is a watergun fight mini-game which is actually one of the strongest examples of third-person shooter game play on the Wii. Other events include off-road racing, skating and snowboarding.
We know what you’re thinking. But this was a genuinely fun game, và was even good enough lớn get a Nintendo Switch <2,588 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/nintendo/switch/ >Switch port so you can play it in HD these days if you prefer.
Animal Crossing: Let’s Go khổng lồ The CityWhat it is: The third game in Nintendo’s Animal Crossing life sim series. Well, the fourth if you want lớn get all pretentious và count the Japan-only N64 one.
Why it’s essential: No, it may not be the best version of Animal Crossing any more now that New Horizons is out.
No, it isn’t massively different lớn the versions that came before it. Và yes, this sort of thing is better suited khổng lồ handheld gaming.
But despite all that going against it (not lớn mention the frankly ignored WiiSpeak peripheral it came with), such is the strength of Animal Crossing that this is still a charming, funny trò chơi with potentially hundreds of hours of gameplay tucked away.
(This is known as Animal Crossing: city Folk in the US.)
Bit.Trip CompleteWhat it is: A collection of the six WiiWare games that made up the Bit.Trip series: Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Fate và Flux. All six have wildly different game play mechanics but all feature an effective minimalist style, a brilliant electronic soundtrack and punishing difficulty.
Why it’s essential: We remember when Bit.Trip Beat was first released on WiiWare (the Wii’s digital download service). A sort of cross between Pong, Breakout & a rhythm kích hoạt game, many fell in love with it.
Over the next couple of years developer Gaijin Games released five more games in the series, each special in their own way: Core‘s interesting risk/reward system, Void‘s multidirectional action, Runner‘s ‘perfect run’ mechanic, Fate‘s on-rails fluidity and the way Flux successfully brings everything full circle by mixing together everything you’d learned on your five-game journey.
As each was released we would think: “It’s a shame these are on WiiWare, because nobody will buy them. If only they would get a physical release.”
Then they did. And nobody bought it. So bởi yourself a favour and change that. All six games are on Switch too, if you prefer.
Boom Blox & Boom Blox: Bash PartyWhat they are: A couple of Electronic Arts <943 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/electronic-arts/ >EA physics-based puzzlers said to lớn be produced by Stephen Spielberg. But don’t get too caught up in that sale bumwash, just focus on the fact that they’re great games.
Why they’re essential: At first glance Boom Blox looks like nothing more than another candidate khổng lồ be chucked onto the pile of nondescript tiệc nhỏ nonsense that plagued the Wii’s library and led khổng lồ those inaccurate but constant suggestions that the console was all shovelware & nothing else.
The sequel even had the word ‘party’ in the name: usually a sure-fire sign of a compilation of mini-games tossed out over a series of uninspired months by a poorly-paid dev team for a quảng cáo online trying to make a quick buck.
And yet Boom Blox is none of these things. It’s a simple but brilliant physics-based puzzler that feels a bit like what Angry Birds would be (wait, come back) if you threw your missiles instead of catapulting them.
There are few things more satisfying than lining up the perfect throw (you can hold a button down to lớn freeze your crosshair and make sure your shaky hand doesn’t interfere) và throwing the ball that brings an entire structure crashing down. Both it and its sequel are brilliant fun.
Best Wii Games: #25 – 21
Kirby’s Epic Games <615 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/epic-games/ >Epic YarnWhat it is: The predecessor to Yoshi’s Woolly World, Kirby’s Epic Yarn offers a similar fabric-based visual style as everyone’s favourite anthropomorphic blob tries to collect seven pieces of magic yarn to stitch together Patch Land.
Why it’s essential: Nintendo fans know what they’re getting when they buy a Kirby game: something that’s unlikely lớn challenge them but will be charming enough that they won’t care.
Epic Yarn is that concept on steroids. It’s one of the easiest games you’re ever likely to lớn play but also one of the most adorable.
This is the game you play when you’ve come home from work, are stressed out & just want lớn relax. This is the trò chơi you play when your kids are starting khổng lồ play up & you want khổng lồ settle them down.
Most of all though, this is the game you play when you want lớn see more creative ideas in one màn chơi than are offered in many full games.
DJ anh hùng 1 và 2What they are: A fantastic attempt lớn breathe new life into the dying Guitar anh hùng series, which perhaps came a little too late in the day lớn save it.
Why they’re essential: DJ anh hùng tried to widen the Guitar hero fanbase by making a spin-off that would cater khổng lồ a different audience (like the pop-based Band anh hùng before it).
Instead of a plastic guitar, you used a plastic turntable, pressing buttons and spinning it in time with the on-screen prompts. This wasn’t nothing new: much like Guitar hero was ‘inspired’ by Konami <195 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/konami/ >Konami’s Guitar Freaks, so too does DJ hero borrow liberally from Konami’s Beatmania arcade games.
What is new, though, is its soundtrack. Consisting of more than 80 mash-ups made just for the game by the likes of Daft Punk, DJ Shadow và Grandmaster Flash, DJ anh hùng has far & away the greatest soundtrack in any rhythm kích hoạt game khổng lồ date. Every tuy nhiên feels special, và as a result you feel special when you pull it off.
Its sequel offered more of the same, though its soundtrack perhaps suffered a little for focusing on lengthier mixes than individual mash-ups. That’s just down to personal taste, though: be assured that both games are masterpieces of the rhythm action genre.
Excite Truck & ExcitebotsWhat they are: A pair of racing games ‘inspired by’ (i.e. Hardly anything to vì with) the classic NES racer Excitebike.
Excite Truck puts you behind the wheel of, as Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aimé <26 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/people/reggie-fils-aime/ >Reggie Fils-Aime put it at E3 2006, “a big damn truck”, while Excitebots is more weird và wonderful, letting you race in bizarre transforming robot vehicles.
Why they’re essential: Excite Truck was one of the earliest Wii games and as such it suffered a great giảm giá khuyến mãi of rejection from players still reeling from the personal insult that was a console with SD graphics.
It’s a shame, because if more people bothered khổng lồ put some time into it they’d have discovered a chất lượng racer that specialised in ridiculous over-the-top jumps and an interesting points-based chơi game mechanic.
In Excite Truck finishing first wasn’t enough to lớn win the race: you also had to rack up points doing other things lượt thích performing stunts, ploughing through enemies and staying airborne for as long as possible.
Its sequel Excitebots (which was sadly never released in Europe) took this further lớn a silly degree, featuring all manner of set-pieces that turned up as you raced. Darts could be thrown at targets, balls could be kicked into goals & bowling pins could be knocked over, all adding lớn your score as you still tried lớn finish in a good position.
Both games are ugly as hell and their cheesy rock soundtracks are likely lớn cause bleeding of the ears, but put up with this and there are a couple of inventive racers there.
Beat The Beat: Rhythm ParadiseWhat it is: The third game in Nintendo’s bizarre comedy rhythm action series, consisting of numerous odd mini-games played lớn a funky beat.
Why it’s essential: We’re suckers for rhythm action games no matter how well they play, but Beat The Beat (also known as Rhythm Heaven Fever in the US) is easily one of the funniest examples of the genre.
Like its predecessors, it offers a selection of short mini-games in which you have khổng lồ perform basic actions to lớn the beat of the music.
This might sound a bit boring but what if we told you these mini-games involved such strange tasks as playing badminton across two biplanes, hitting golf balls set up by a monkey caddy, và interviewing a wrestler?
You’d love it, that’s what if.
KlonoaWhat it is: A remake of Namco’s cult PlayStation game, Klonoa: Door to lớn Phantomile.
Why it’s essential: Back in the days of the original PlayStation, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile was a sorely underrated gem.
It arrived at a time when developers were cutting their teeth on 3 chiều platformers, leaving 2d platformers lượt thích Klonoa roundly ignored.
Sadly, when this unexpected Wii remake launched in 2009, the same thing happened and this lovely wee cat mascot once again missed out on fame & fortune.
It’s a shame because anyone who’s into 2 chiều platforming will love Klonoa. It’s slow-paced but has a satisfying ‘chunky’ feel khổng lồ it, và the music & environments are just lovely. It’s unashamedly retro và makes us long for simpler times.
Best Wii Games: #20 – 16
No More Heroes 1 & 2What they are: Goichi Suda <24 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/people/goichi-suda/ >Suda51’s silly, offensive, glorious action-adventure series in which wrestling fan Travis Touchdown fights his way up a leaderboard of assassins.
Why they’s essential: The No More Heroes games are a perfect example of Suda 51’s unique style.
Suda is similar to lớn Hideo Kojima <130 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/people/hideo-kojima/ >Hideo Kojima in that his games are riddled with little quirks và personal touches that are unmistakably results of his direct influence.
What would in other hands be a straightforward action series, then, becomes one in which you use a lightsaber (which has to lớn constantly be recharged by waggling the Remote in a suggestive manner), disembowel a singer in a baseball stadium, & fight a killer American footballer and his evil cheerleading troupe in a giant mech called Glastonbury.
Both games are gloriously crazy. A warning, though: the first trò chơi is censored in the west, with its blood taken out. Given how gratuitous the blood is, that’s actually a bigger giảm giá than you’d think.
Both games are also now available on the Switch, and look even better in HD.
House Of The Dead: OverkillWhat it is: A surprisingly adult reboot of Sega <453 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/sega/ >Sega’s cheesy light gun shooter series. Designed in the style of a ’70s grindhouse movie, it’s got some of the most outrageous dialogue and cutscenes you’ll ever see in a game.
Why it’s essential: If there’s one thing the Wii was great for, it was light gun games. Even if you chose not lớn opt for the Wii Zapper – a plastic gun-shaped shell that genuinely made shooters feel more satisfying – the Wii Remote on its own was still a fantastic controller because of its infra-red pointing capabilities.
House Of The Dead: Overkill is one of the better light gun games on Wii. Part of this is down to its clever scoring system in which headshots và consecutive kills build up a combo meter.
Most of it, though, is down to its grindhouse-inspired storyline và its hilarious dialogue, which chucks around more F’s than a malfunctioning robot at an alphabet soup factory.
It’s also trang chủ to what is without a doubt the most disturbing ending you’ll ever see in a video game. We refuse to lớn go into more detail but suffice to lớn say that the PEGI 18 certificate on the case is there for a reason.
NBA JamWhat it is: EA’s attempt khổng lồ bring back the greatest ’90s arcade sporting series of all time, digitised player faces và all.
Why it’s essential: NBA Jam was one of the best sports games (and must financially lucrative arcade games) of the ’90s, so when EA announced it was resurrecting the series in 2010 some got nervous.
Thankfully, this Wii version is an absolute joy và plays just lượt thích the original did: rule-free shove-fests, ridiculous dunks, “he’s on fire” & all.
It also continues the NBA Jam tradition of jamming in a wealth of hidden characters, this time including the likes of the Beastie Boys, classic players like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, a load of team mascots và even the Democrats và Republicans of the US political system.
This is without a doubt the only game that lets you make Hilary Clinton throw up a pass lớn Barack Obama, then leap over George Bush’s head to dunk.
Punch-Out!!What it is: The latest entry in Nintendo’s cult boxing series and a pseudo-remake of the NES version, seeing Little Mac <269 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/pc/mac/ >Mac take on the likes of Mr Sandman, King Hippo and Soda Popinski.
Why it’s essential: At its core, Punch-Out!! has extremely basic gameplay. It’s essentially a series of quái dị fights, pitting you against a bunch of eccentric boxers & asking you lớn find the quirks and habits in their fighting style that expose their weak spots.
All you can vì chưng is dodge và punch, và as you work your way up the ranks the weak spots become less obvious while the damage they bởi vì becomes more punishing. & that’s it.
But by keeping the gameplay so basic, developer Next màn chơi Games <23 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/next-level-games/ >Next cấp độ Games was able to lớn perfectly refine it & make Punch-Out!! a fun, brilliantly animated game.
If you’ve never played the series before, try out the NES & SNES versions on Switch Online. If you enjoy this, this is more of the same but looks a million times better.
Super Paper MarioWhat it is: The third trò chơi in Nintendo’s Paper Mario series, which has developed something of a cult following over the years.
Why it’s essential: It’s a widely held belief that the second Paper Mario game (The Thousand Year Door on Nintendo GameCube <210 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/nintendo/nintendo-gamecube/ >GameCube) is the best in the series, & Super Paper Mario does nothing to change this.
But that’s not khổng lồ say it isn’t still an entertaining trò chơi with some clever tricks up its sleeve & a great sense of humour.
Its main mechanic is Mario’s ability to lớn flip the trò chơi from 2d to 3D, revealing hidden passageways và the like. Later on, you also get to play as Luigi, Peach và Bowser, each bringing their own abilities khổng lồ the table.
The dialogue gets a little too wordy at times, but as long as you don’t mind a bit of reading (and if you’ve come this far in this article you clearly don’t), you’ll have fun with this one.
Best Wii Games: #15 – 11
Another Code: R – A Journey Into Lost MemoriesWhat it is: The sequel lớn DS launch trò chơi Another Code (or Trace Memory, as it was known in America). 16-year-old Ashley receives an invitation from her estranged father lớn go on a camping weekend with him to Lake Juliet.
But when she gets there she starts getting the feeling she’s been there before, just before the death of her mother.
Why it’s essential: Now-defunct developer CiNG was well-known for its fantastic adventure games, most notably hotel Dusk và its sequel Last Window.
Its other handheld adventure Another Code (known as Trace Memory in North America) & its Wii sequel are less often discussed, possibly because the latter was never even released in North America.
It’s a shame because they’re both cracking games, particularly the Wii one, which does a great job building Ashley’s character và making her that rarest of beasts at the time, a well-rounded female lead who wasn’t all smoulder and sex appeal.
Resident Evil (series) <271 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/games/resident-evil-series/ >Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles và The Darkside ChroniclesWhat they are: A pair of light gun games based on the events of the Resident Evil series.
Why they’re essential: It’s no secret that light gun games are usually light on content, especially since most of the good ones are ports of arcade titles designed for short bursts of gameplay.
Both Chronicles games flick a middle finger at this notion, offering decent chunks of gameplay that essentially retell the stories of each Resi game (1, 3 và Zero in Umbrella Chronicles, 2 và Code: Veronica in Darkside Chronicles).
Both are great games in either solo or co-op play, and fans of Resident Evil lore will love the alternate takes of iconic moments in the series’ history.
Xenoblade ChroniclesWhat it is: Monolith Soft <17 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/nintendo/monolith-soft/ >Monolith Soft’s enormous RPG which pushed the Wii khổng lồ its limits.
Why it’s essential: There may be a number of Xenoblade games out now, but we still prefer the simplicity (comparatively speaking) of the Wii title.
There’s still a wealth of things lớn see và do here, & it’s still got a perfectly streamlined battle system where you can pick và choose your enemies while grinding and seamlessly jump in and out of battle.
It’s still got an incredible soundtrack and still has some of the best worst voice acting ever (“WHAT A BUNCH OF JOKERS”).
But it never completely overwhelms you like Wii U <243 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/nintendo/wiiu/ >Wii U title Xenoblade Chronicles X has a tendency to, và for that reason we think it’s the better game.
It also has a Definitive Edition remaster on Switch, so it’s easy to get hold of.
New Super Mario Bros WiiWhat it is: Side-scrolling splendour in the first 2D home console Mario platformer since Yoshi’s Story 12 years prior.
Why it’s essential: There are a lot of people who dismiss New Super Mario Bros Wii as “just another 2d Mario game”.
But these are the same people who dismiss Forza Horizon 4 <112 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/games/forza-series/forza-horizon-4/ >Forza Horizon as “just another racing game” and the Subway Italian BMT as “just another sandwich”.
You can’t have too much of a good thing, so instead of moaning about it get stuck into 2 chiều platformer màn chơi design at its finest.
Besides, there aren’t many other Mario games that feature the sheer glory that is the Penguin Suit & its lovely belly-slide move.
Zack & WikiWhat it is: Take the point-and-click adventure genre, địa chỉ cửa hàng motion controls, throw in a dash of Japanese charm and the result is Zack & Wiki, a game that somehow manages lớn be better than that sounds.
Why it’s essential: Capcom <399 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/capcom/ >Capcom’s puzzler about a young wannabe pirate and his monkey sidekick is both one of the loveliest games of the Wii generation and one of the most head-scratchingly tricky ones.
Sadly though, despite being widely praised by critics around the world, the game sold the best part of sod all, shifting a little over 300,000 copies worldwide.
The good news, then, is that there’s a strong chance you haven’t discovered it yet. & even better, it’s also on the Wii U eShop, meaning you can easily play it if you own that other thing nobody bought.
Best Wii Games: #10 – 6
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-StarsWhat it is: A 2 chiều fighting trò chơi in the Marvel vs Capcom style, with some of the publisher’s finest taking on characters from Japanese animation studio Tatsunoko Production.
Why it’s essential: One of the big criticisms directed at the Wii over its life was that it never had any truly fantastic fighting games. It had a couple of half-decent Mortal Kombat (Series) <77 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/games/mortal-kombat-series/ >Mortal Kombats and its Virtual Console offered some Neo-Geo goodness, but it didn’t have a new title to call its own.
Anyone who continues to believe this obviously never played Tatsunoko vs Capcom. It’s similar to lớn Marvel vs Capcom (and uses the same engine as the third game in that series) in that it’s about tag-team battles & ridiculous screen-filling special moves.
It’s got a massive roster too, with 26 characters taking part. Japanese anime fans will enjoy getting lớn play as the likes of Yatterman & the crew from Battle Of The Planets.
But đoạn phim game fans will get more of a kick out of the selection of Capcom characters on offer, including Mega Man, Viewtiful Joe & Frank West from Dead Rising.
It’s extremely easy to lớn get into if you’re a newcomer lớn fighting games, và if you’re a pro there’s plenty here lớn get stuck into.
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess và Skyward SwordWhat they are: Two brilliant entries in the Zelda series. Twilight Princess came close khổng lồ challenging Majora’s Mask as the darkest Zelda game, while Skyward Sword finally showed – as the Wii neared the kết thúc of its life – just how motion controls could drastically improve ‘core’ titles.
Why they’re essential: In the 15 years since Twilight Princess was released it’s enjoyed something of an odd reputational rollercoaster. Right after it launched it was roundly praised, but for some reason (maybe the general negativity aimed at the Wii) this praise died down over the years and many started stepping forward khổng lồ declare it overrated.
And yet, in recent times those detractors have started getting quieter & once again the general consensus seems lớn be that Twilight Princess was a brilliant trò chơi after all. Rather than wait for everyone to lớn make their minds up, we recommend you track it down if you haven’t already, something made a little easier by its HD remaster on Wii U.
As for Skyward Sword, the only Zelda game designed with the Wii in mind (Twilight Princess was originally meant for GameCube), there’s a reason it won plenty of trò chơi Of The Year 2011 awards.
It’s a beautiful game with fantastic locations, great dungeons & a refreshing new Wii MotionPlus control system that feels both familiar và innovative at the same time. & it’s even better in HD on the Switch.
Silent Hill: Shattered MemoriesWhat it is: The seventh trò chơi in the Silent Hill series, và its final high point before Konami went crazy and started burning more bridges than a troll hunter.
Why it’s essential: The Silent Hill series has seen plenty of ups and downs, & it’s a shame that one of its best entries was barely played by anyone.
Its release on the Wii (which had been abandoned by many ‘core’ gamers by that point), the PlayStation 2 <189 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/playstation/ps2/ >PS2 (which was all but dead) và the PlayStation Portable <86 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/playstation/psp/ >PSP (ditto) resulted in a perfect trinity of disinterest.
And yet, anyone who played it fell in love with its atmospheric environments, its touching storyline & its fantastic soundtrack (it was the last game to be scored by Akira Yamaoka <26 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/people/akira-yamaoka/ >Akira Yamaoka before he left Konami).
After we first finished it, it lingered with us for weeks, then months, then years. We kept going back to it & playing it in different ways – the characters’ appearances & personalities evolve depending on how you interact with the environment.
It’s not a difficult game by any means (there’s actually no combat in it at all), but it’s a game that will have an impact regardless.
Donkey Kong Country ReturnsWhat it is: The long-awaited fourth trò chơi in the Donkey Kong Country series, coming a mere 14 years after the third one.
Why it’s essential: By the time the Wii era rolled around, nobody really expected a fourth Donkey Kong Country game. Donkey Kong may have been Nintendo’s property but the Country games were Rare <166 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/microsoft/rare/ >Rare’s baby và Rare was now living with its new parents at Xbox game Studios (Microsoft) <2,012 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/microsoft/ >Microsoft.
Part of us didn’t really want it either. There was a fear that if anyone other than Rare tried lớn make a new Donkey Kong Country they wouldn’t be able khổng lồ replicate that indescribable magic Rare was effortlessly able to lớn apply with every game.
Then, at E3 2010, Nintendo dropped the bombshell and the unthinkable became a reality: Donkey Kong Country 4 was happening, & it was being handled by Metroid Prime developer Retro Studios <39 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/nintendo/retro-studios/ >Retro Studios. Và Retro nailed it.
The character design, the beautiful artistic style, the soundtrack, the unforgiving 16-bit era difficulty… it was all smashing, & all was well in the world.
Wii Sports và Wii Sports ResortWhat they are: The trò chơi that changed the entire demographics of gaming, and the sequel that gave the Wii the motion controls it deserved.
Why they’re essential: Love it or hate it, there are few games more influential than Wii Sports. It was almost entirely responsible for the ‘core vs casual’ debate as over-protective ‘gamers’ got annoyed at its ability to lớn get people interested in their hobby for the first time.
Wii Sports‘ impact was a tremendously important one for the gaming industry, helping give gaming a legitimacy that was for the most part lacking among older generations.
That isn’t why it’s on the list, mind. It’s on the list because we still enjoy a shot of it to this day. Yes, many of us quickly figured out that in Tennis you only need lớn flick your wrist instead of making big swings, but considering gaming is all about escaping from reality there’s no fun in that.
If you’re looking for something with a bit more depth lớn it, Wii Sports Resort is the trò chơi for you. Introducing the Wii MotionPlus add-on, it finally delivered the true 1:1 motion control people were expecting when the Wii originally launched và did so through a bunch of brilliant sporting mini-games.
Still don’t think they count as real games? Try to get all the achievement-style ‘stamps’ in Wii Sports Resort và then come back lớn us.
Best Wii Games: #5 – 1
Resident Evil 4 <56 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/games/resident-evil-series/resident-evil-4/ >Resident Evil 4: Wii EditionWhat it is: One of the best versions of one of the best survival horror games ever.
Why it’s essential: There’s been plenty of praise showered over Resident Evil 4 in the 16 years since it was first released, so we’re not going khổng lồ bore you by reminding you for the umpteenth time why its revolutionary enemy AI resulted in previously unknown levels of kích hoạt and genuine moments of terror.
What’s been less frequently discussed is how brilliant the Wii version is, thanks to the simple addition of a Wii Remote aiming system.
Using the Remote’s pointer control lớn aim your weapon massively enhances the immersion and adds an extra challenge as you try to keep your nerve và steady your hand.
The newer HD versions on other consoles may look shinier but this is still the most satisfying version to lớn play. & that includes the Switch version, which annoyingly didn’t replicate the Wii version’s pointer controls.
Super Smash Bros BrawlWhat it is: The third Smash Bros game and (sorry, haters) one of the best.
Why it’s essential: We know that in the world of competitive fighting games, the GameCube’s Super Smash Bros Melee is considered the best trò chơi in the Smash Bros series because it’s the most well-balanced.
We also know the subsequent Super Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS had even more characters & a bunch of DLC bringing the likes of Final Fantasy, Bayonetta 3 <115 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/games/bayonetta-3/ >Bayonetta and Street Fighter V <106 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/games/street-fighter-v/ >Street Fighter II into the mix. And, of course, we all know the phenomenon that was Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
But there’s one thing Super Smash Bros Brawl has that no other Smash Bros trò chơi has – a single-player story mode, called the Subspace Emissary, which featured a bunch of amazing cutscenes created by Final Fantasy writer Kazushige Nojima.
It also marked the Smash Bros debut of Solid Snake, leading khổng lồ one of the greatest and most detailed easter eggs in gaming history.
Metroid Prime TrilogyWhat it is: All three Metroid Prime games on one disc, with the first two games (originally on GameCube) given the Wii treatment with pointer controls, upgraded textures và a widescreen aspect ratio.
Why it’s essential: The first Metroid Prime wasn’t just a first-person shooter, it created its own genre: the first-person adventure. With shooting bits. It quickly gained critical acclaim as one of the finest games ever made, và rightly so.
Its sequel, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, maintained the cấp độ of high chất lượng set by the first game and introduced the likes of the Screw Attack (no sniggering), wall jumping & the mysterious Dark Samus.
The third và (so far) final game, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, introduced Wii Remote controls into the mix, making exploring the likes of Norion, Bryyo & Elysia a real joy.
Metroid Prime Trilogy takes three of the finest adventure games ever & bundles them all on a disc that was so packed it didn’t run on more well-used Wiis because their lasers were too worn out lớn handle its rare dual-layer disc.
Thankfully, these days you can just download it on the Wii U và not worry about that. And who knows, maybe one day Nintendo might finally get around khổng lồ that Switch version.
Mario Kart WiiWhat it is: The sixth game in the Mario Kart series, or the eighth if you want to lớn be one of those insufferable types who count the arcade ones. Lượt thích we do.
Why it’s essential: Although it sort of goes without saying that it’s been overtaken (ahem) by Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <113 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/games/super-mario-games/mario-kart-8-deluxe/ >Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Switch, Mario Kart Wii is still a brilliant racer, hence its ridiculous sales of over 35 million copies.
It added a couple of new features to lớn the series: some great, others divisive. It’s fair lớn say the addition of motorbikes split opinion down the middle – with some loving them & others adamant they ruined the series – but it’s hard to lớn argue with the stunt-based boost system, which added a new tactical element khổng lồ each race.
It was also the best example of online gaming on the Wii, which frankly wasn’t something you’d hear often during the console’s life.
Super Mario Galaxy 1 và 2What they are: Two of the greatest games ever made, simply put.
Why they’re essential: You can shuffle the games elsewhere on this danh sách to whatever configuration suits your personal tastes, but the vast majority of players would surely agree that Super Mario Galaxy và Super Mario Galaxy 2 are number one by some distance.
Not only are they the best Wii games, they’ve appeared near the top of numerous trò chơi of the Generation lists alongside Xbox 360 <525 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/xbox/x360/ >Xbox 360 và PlayStation 3 <583 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/platforms/playstation/ps3/ >PS3 titles, & also sit snugly in the single-digits in most Best Games of All Time lists.
The reason we’re counting them as a single entity is because, essentially, that’s what they feel like. The first Galaxy is a work of absolute beauty, a piece that transformed the platforming genre all over again like Super Mario 64 did before it, but this time doing so in such a revolutionary way that nobody’s been able to lớn even try imitating it since.
The second could have easily been called Super Mario Galaxy: More Ideas, because that’s what it amounts khổng lồ – an incredible further collection of beautiful, individually wrapped concepts, mechanics & designs, breathlessly delivered to you one at a time until you’re swimming in intuition, yet never so much that you’re in danger of drowning in it.
You need khổng lồ have these games in your life if you haven’t already.
Honourable mentions
Call Of Duty 3, 4, World At War, đen Ops and gọi of Duty: Modern Warfare <451 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/games/call-of-duty/call-of-duty-modern-warfare/ >Modern Warfare 3They may have obviously looked better on Xbox 360 & PS3, and the multiplayer may have been DOA on Wii, but the Wii Remote và Nunchuk controls meant the single-player campaigns of Wii CODs were fantastic.
The Conduit và The Conduit 2High Voltage & Sega’s FPS series was ever so slightly overrated, but both games pushed the Wii khổng lồ its limits visually and controlled like a dream.
Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar EclipseThis fantastic Japanese horror was only released in nhật bản but there’s an unofficial tín đồ translation that lets you turn your legally imported Japanese copy into an English language one through some SD thẻ skullduggery. It’s worth it too: it’s ace.
Fire Emblem: Radiant DawnThe tenth entry in Intelligent Systems <43 articles>" href=https://www.giasuviet.edu.vn/companies/nintendo/intelligent-systems/ >Intelligent Systems’ amazing strategy RPG series is a cel-shaded delight but be wary: it’s much more difficult than the recent 3DS & Switch Fire Emblem titles.
Ghost SquadAt first glance this is just a port of a Sega arcade light fun trò chơi that takes around 20 minutes khổng lồ beat, but it’s packed with replay value including alternative routes, unlockable weapons và bizarre secret costumes.
Guitar hero series & Rock Band 3Both classic rhythm action series were just as entertaining on Wii as they were on HD systems. The only exception is the first Rock Band, which was severely limited on Wii.
Kirby’s Adventure WiiA lovely four-player side-scrolling platformer that was roundly ignored by most because the Wii was on its arse by the time it came out. You can download it on the Wii U eShop. Known as Kirby’s Return to Dream Land in the US.
KororinpaA lovely wee Hudson Soft game in which you tilt the Wii Remote khổng lồ guide a marble through a series of mazes. It’s simple enough but the màn chơi design is lovely and unlockable ball types (including an oinking pig) keep things interesting.
The Last StoryA hefty RPG directed & co-written by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. It’s got a great combat system & a load of side-quests to lớn keep you busy.
Little King’s StoryPart life sim, part RTS, Little King’s Story has you taking over a village while also heading out for fights with your villagers in tow. Charming & challenging in equal measure.
OkamiA Wii-make of Capcom’s beautiful PS2 game, with the added loveliness of using the Wii Remote khổng lồ draw out the paintbrush-style commands that summon special powers throughout. Dripping with style. Now available in HD on all modern formats.
Pandora’s TowerIt’s just your typical ‘boy meets girl, girl starts to lớn transform into a hideous beast, boy must travel through towers and slay monsters lớn get their meat so he can feed them to lớn girl to cure her, girl is also vegetarian so that’s a bit shit for her’ story.
Red Steel 2The first Red Steel was a divisive title, but the sequel was more widely accepted as a great game, with MotionPlus swordplay và its Wild West setting winning doubters over.
Sonic Unleashed và Sonic ColoursSonic Unleashed was poor on PS3 and Xbox 360 but the Wii version has a completely different engine và is actually much better. Meanwhile, Sonic Colours was a solid Sonic platformer, which in this day and age is a big deal. The latter recently got an HD remaster.
WarioWare: Smooth MovesIf you somehow managed to avoid buying a Wii over the past 15 years & are now realising what a massive mistake you made, this madcap collection of mini-games is the best introduction to the Wii Remote you could ask for. Also, it has a Starwing mini-game in which you have to destroy a ROB with a Zapper, và not enough games have that.