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The best Nintendo 3DS games of 2011

The top 3 according to 107 votes from people: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D · Super Street Fighter IV · Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. (Updated Dec 10, 2018.)

The 20 best-reviewed Nintendo 3DS games released in 2011, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

georgia_gg · · 20 items · 107 votes · 2 comments

Top 15

  1. 1

    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

    Released June 2011. Metascore: 94.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 0

    15
  2. 2

    Super Street Fighter IV

    Released March 2011. Metascore: 85.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  3. 3

    Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

    Released October 2011. Metascore: 82.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  4. 4

    Super Mario 3D Land

    Released November 2011. Metascore: 90.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 2

    6
  5. 5

    VVVVVV

    Released December 2011. Metascore: 83.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 2

    6
  6. 6

    Cave Story 3D

    Released November 2011. Metascore: 82.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 1

    6
  7. 7

    Pushmo

    Released December 2011. Metascore: 90.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  8. 8

    Inazuma Eleven Go: Shadow

    Released December 2011. Metascore: 75.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  9. 9

    Star Fox 64 3D

    Released September 2011. Metascore: 81.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  10. 10

    Mario Kart 7

    Released December 2011. Metascore: 85.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 2

    3
  11. 11

    Dead or Alive Dimensions

    Released May 2011. Metascore: 79.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  12. 12

    Bit.Trip Complete / THE BIT.TRIP

    Released September 2011. Metascore: 75.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  13. 13

    Nano Assault

    Released December 2011. Metascore: 75.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  14. 14

    Mighty Switch Force!

    Released December 2011. Metascore: 79.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  15. 15

    Tetris Axis

    Released October 2011. Metascore: 74.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1

Candidates

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  1. 16

    Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked

    Released August 2011. Metascore: 78.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  2. 17

    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars

    Released March 2011. Metascore: 77.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 18

    Kirby's Adventure

    Released November 2011. Metascore: 77.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 19

    Ridge Racer 3D

    Released March 2011. Metascore: 75.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  5. 20

    Inazuma Eleven Go: Light

    Released December 2011. Metascore: 74.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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inkandpaper

Super Mario 3D Land, the 3D effect actually mattered in that one.

Ben W.

Ocarina of Time 3D was the reason I bought a 3DS.

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