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The best Nintendo 3DS games of 2012

The top 3 according to 157 votes from people: Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward · Colors! 3D · Resident Evil: Revelations. (Updated Dec 5, 2020.)

The 20 best-reviewed Nintendo 3DS games released in 2012, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

pixel.lento · · 20 items · 157 votes · 4 comments

Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original

Top 15

  1. 1

    Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

    Released October 2012. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 16 ▼ 0

    16
  2. 2

    Colors! 3D

    Released April 2012. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 13 ▼ 0

    13
  3. 3

    Resident Evil: Revelations

    Released February 2012. Metascore: 82.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  4. 4

    Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

    Released October 2012. Metascore: 82.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  5. 5

    Kid Icarus: Uprising

    Released March 2012. Metascore: 83.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 0

    9
  6. 6

    ZEN Pinball 3D

    Released January 2012. Metascore: 79.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 0

    9
  7. 7

    Crashmo

    Released November 2012. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 3

    8
  8. 8

    Art of Balance

    Released June 2012. Metascore: 82.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 1

    7
  9. 9

    Mutant Mudds

    Released January 2012. Metascore: 80.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  10. 10

    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

    Released February 2012. Metascore: 78.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  11. 11

    The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave

    Released September 2012. Metascore: 78.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  12. 12

    Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone

    Released October 2012. Metascore: 81.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  13. 13

    Crimson Shroud

    Released December 2012. Metascore: 76.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 1

    5
  14. 14

    Kid Icarus

    Released March 2012. Metascore: 77.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  15. 15

    Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

    Released July 2012. Metascore: 78.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 2

    3

Candidates

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  1. 16

    New Super Mario Bros. 2

    Released August 2012. Metascore: 78.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  2. 17

    Tales of the Abyss

    Released February 2012. Metascore: 75.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  3. 18

    Ketzal's Corridors

    Released April 2012. Metascore: 76.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  4. 19

    Fluidity: Spin Cycle

    Released December 2012. Metascore: 78.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  5. 20

    Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure

    Released July 2012. Metascore: 76.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1

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maletas76 · Español

Kid Icarus: Uprising, que se merece más reconocimiento.

Íñigo Pascual · Español

Virtue's Last Reward, de las mejores novelas visuales.

Paola Castro · Español

Profesor Layton, siempre un placer.

Francisca Pérez · Español

Resident Evil Revelations en 3DS fue una sorpresa.

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