The Nintendo Wii was incredibly successful and changed the gaming industry entirely. Both Sony and Microsoft tried their hand at motion controls with the Playstation Move for the Playstation 3 and the Kinect for the Xbox 360, though neither were anywhere near as successful as Nintendo’s offering.

Though the Nintendo Wii may be seen as a regression in gaming for some, there are many great games for the system. Like the Nintendo 64, the best games for the system were typically first-party titles. However, there are still many great games for the Wii that didn’t come from Nintendo. Here are 10 lesser-known games for the Nintendo Wii that could use some more love.

10 Lost in Shadow

Lost in Shadow was developed by Hudson Soft in 2010. While its gameplay is structured like a typical side-scrolling platformer, you are only able to see the shadow of your character, the enemies you fight, the platforms you climb, and everything else in the game, making for a very unique experience.

You play as a young boy who is accompanied by a sylph, a mythological air spirit who has the power to alter the direction of the light source in the foreground, which will, in turn, alters the alignment of the shadows you climb.

9 Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure is a point-and-click adventure created by Capcom. On top of the point-and-click aspects of the game Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure adds in gesture mechanics using the Wii Remote that you use when completing puzzles. The Wii Remote is used for mimicking actions Zack must do like turning keys, pouring liquids, and pulling levers.

In each level, you must guide Zack to a treasure chest using the onscreen cursor. There are different objects to interact with and puzzles that need to be solved in order to reach the treasure chest.

8 A Boy and His Blob

A Boy and His Blob is a reimagining of A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, which was developed by Imagineering and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989.

In A Boy and His Blob, you play as a young boy who is friends with a blob that can transform into different objects to help the boy through levels. A Boy and His Blob was released in 2009, but a high-definition port was later developed by Abstraction Games and released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, and PC in 2016.

7 Metal Slug Anthology

The Metal Slug series first debuted in arcades in 1996 with seven numbered entries and many spin-offs. The Metal Slug games are run and gun shooters in which you infiltrate enemy bases as a soldier to save prisoners of war, collect weapons and take out foot soldiers and bosses.

Metal Slug Anthology was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PC, and Wii. The anthology includes Metal Slug X and Metal Slug 1- 6. The game also includes an art gallery, sound gallery, an interview with the game’s designs and programmers, and more.

6 Dragon’s Lair Trilogy

Dragon’s Lair is a game series created by Don Bluth and Rick Dyer and has been ported to many different platforms and turned into television and comic book series. The game is comprised entirely of quick-time-events where you must guide Dirk the Daring, a knight who is attempting to rescue Princess Daphne from an evil dragon known as Singe.

The game is fully illustrated and animated by Don Bluth using his signature art style. Dragon’s Lair Trilogy consists of Dragon’s Lair 1 & 2 and Space Ace, which plays just like the Dragon’s Lair games but with a space setting.

5 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile on the Nintendo Wii is a remake of a PlayStation 1 game that shares the same name which was released in 1997 by Namco. While the original PlayStation game has 2D sprites in 3D environments, the Nintendo Wii remake is entirely 3D.

In Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, you play as Klonoa who has the ability to temporarily float after he has jumped in the air by waving his ears. He also has the ability to pick up enemies and throw them to the ground, greatly heighten his jump in the process which is the main way Klonoa traverses levels.

4 Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is a crossover fighting game created by Capcom similar to the Marvel vs Capcom and Capcom vs SNK games. Tatsunoko is a Japanese animation company that was created in 1962 and developed series like Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Casshan, Tekkaman: The Space Knight, and much more.

Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is a two-versus-two fighter in which you control one character at a time with the ability to call in your partner for an assist to deal damage or extend a combo.

3 Dead Space Extraction

Dead Space Extraction takes place on the USG Ishimura directly before the events of the first Dead Space game. The game begins with the inhabitants of the USG Ishimura having a run-of-the-mill day before the entire space station goes into chaos due to people turning into deadly creatures called Necromorphs.

You must clear out the entire station by dismembering them rather than attempting to shoot them in the head. Unlike the other games in the Dead Space series, Dead Space Extraction is a light gun game similar to games like House of the Dead and Time Crisis.

2 Sin and Punishment: Star Successor

Sin and Punishment: Star Successor was developed by Treasure, the same team that created great cult hits like Ikaruga and Gunstar Heroes. Sin and Punishment: Star Successor is a sequel to the Japanese exclusive Sin and Punishment, which, like its predecessor, is a gallery shooter.

You can control the game by using a Wii Remote and Nunchuck, which allows you to use motion controls to aim or you can plug in a Wii Pro Controller or a Gamecube control and play without using motion controls. You go through many different levels, running into massive bosses and avoiding enemy shots while also attempting rack up a high score and build combos.

1 Muramasa: The Demon Blade

Muramasa: The Demon Blade was developed by Vanillaware, the developers behind great games like Odin’s Sphere and Dragon’s Crown. Like the two previously mentioned games, Muramasa: The Demon Blade is a beat ‘em up with RPG elements. You can play as either Momohime who is a Princess from the Narukami clan or Kisuke who is a runaway ninja with no memories.

As with all Vanillaware games, Muramasa: The Demon Blade has beautiful hand-drawn graphics that take inspiration from Japanese folklore and anime. The game was re-released as Muramasa Rebirth for the PlayStation Vita in 2013.

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