The Nintendo Wii had a ton of great On-Rail Light Gun games for the console, both original and arcade ports. I show you some of my favorites from the collection!
46 thoughts on “Wii On-Rail Light Gun Shooter Games”
What Wiimote "zapper" accessory is the best/most accurate. I cant find one that feels "right". Someone please help keep my light gun love affair alive!
Ghost Squad is the best out of your choices
I'm making a Wii arcade machine and so this video was really helpful l
Mad Dog MC Gree used to be an arcade machine, where you shoot at the screen with those light pistols .
No House of the Dead II/III?
Def worth mentioning House of the dead 2 and 3 I'm sure it's already been said below here in the comments somewhere
Nucleus 3D is proud to bring to you another shooting game Sniper Takes Revenge: Assassin 3D. This is as challenging as it gets when it comes to first person shooters on tablets, smart phones mobiles. The game is of various levels with each one bringing a new environment to test your shot. It all depends on your skill if you manage to complete your mission you will be experiencing the perfect touch operation the awesome shooter with stunning pc quality visuals, awesome controls, advanced physics and dynamic gameplay. In soon it’s available on app store too…. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anu.snipertakesrevengeassassin3d
Hey… if you really like cheesy, b-rate movies I have the worst of the worst, it's not a horror movie or anything, but it's so bad it hilarious… it's called pocket ninjas, it's a spin off from the 3 ninjas back in the 90's… not an easy movie to find but if you ever come across it it's worth a laugh
2 years later…. and most wii games are still cheap. Well…. all except maybe 4?
they do have House of the dead 2+3 return
"You almost got him that time, bounty hunter. Try again."
Did you forget house of the dead 2 & 3 return?
no house of the dead 2 and 3? you gotta get these on the wii
Did you happen to make one of these videos for the PS3 move rail shooters?
House of the dead is also on steam and it comes with typing of the dead 🙂
I don't get why rail shooters are suddenly so hated. I recently discovered Rambo: The Video Game, and people constantly shit on it for being a rail shooter with less than stellar graphics. As far as the graphics go, while it may not look first class, it doesn't look terrible either. People mainly seem to hate the game for being a rail shooter, and I doubt those critics could appreciate awesome games like HOTD: Overkill.
I like Overkill but I dunno… everybody seems to love it but I thought the enemy placement was boring. The old House of the Deads had the Monsters coming from all kinds of places doing all kinds of stuff… Overkill it seems like they just threw a bunch of stuff on each screen with no real thought or creativity put into how they appear. I don't get why nobody else notices this.
HOTD Overkill and Sin and Punishment are so good.
House of the dead 2 and 3 is better
That house of the dead game is cheesy with all the vulgar induced dialogue and fun zombie shooting. Perfect with a beer or two.
check out target terror
There was House of the Dead 2 and 3 packaged together on the wii which were solid games. in 3 you reload by cooking the wii and nunchuck like a pump action shotgun which felt really satisfying
I love my Wii, I have just started playing it again and I have uploaded some videos
Also you rock I realy like all your videos and game reviews.
Please, make a Top 10 Shooters in all consoles!
Yo Metal Jesus I was watching your Wii hidden gems vid and saw ghost squad which looked great, so I googled "wii rail shooters" and viola! took me right back to Metal Jesus videos haha
A problem with most rail shooters on the Wii is that although a lot of them are really fun, they don't do it the correct way. The correct way is in Time Crisis which fixes the screen. Dead Space Extraction is good but it feels like your head is locked in a vice.
dude, I did NOT know Mad Dog was on the Wii, thats epic. I had this on the sega cd. so much fun. Thanks for the tip man.
Why the hell HOTD Overkill/TOTD Overkill PC version is not mentioned at all?
could send a list of the wii light gun games
Where Casey when you need him
I wonder if TV's will ever get fast enough to bring back classic lightgun games again.
Also Im still waiting on that HOTD Overkill Sequel. Where is it? I need it.
During sin and punishment: you talk about how beautiful the graphics are… and one of the two characters just happens to get impaled into a 30 foot rod at the beginning of the game for no reason- and they other character asks her if shes ok. Yep, just fine… and she jumps down. LOL… so stupid….
Hi cool video also enjoy your Youtube channel keep up the good work 😉 Here's some other light gun games I like playing… Links Crossbow Training.. Cocoto Magic Circus.. The House Of The Dead 2 and 3.. Wii Play, Shooting Range. Do you have any of these games in your collection?
Hello, I will buy Sin & Punishment soon. I have alredy bought by the past House of the Dead II&III, Ghost Squad, Western Heroes, Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil The Dark Side Chronicles, Dead Space Extraction, House of the Dead Overkill and Link's Crossbow.
I don't know if there are other games, but there is a game like Cocoto Magic Circus, which remembers Point Blank, another type of shoot, but in a few seconds mod (i adore them too).
For Mad Dog I and II, I have them on PC, but it's not terrible. I've played the game in a big screen in the 90'. The big problem of this game is that some enemies are on small places, it's impossible to know, except if you remembers the place for the next game. The goldmine is one of the most obscure passages (and the way to avoid to fall in a trap too).
For a western game, buy "Western Heroes". It's a very good game, but too easy for veterans like us in normal mode. But the hard difficulty level appears when we win the normal game. There are small games on it too…AND WE CAN PLAY FROM 1 TO 4 PLAYERS. The default is that there is no cinematics (or very few: intro, the master boss and the end), but it's really cool to play with children.
The Wii Zapper is en excellent weapon and, remember: The wii system works on flat and CRT screens.. It's not the case of PS1 & 2, that's why I have CRT screens (for my GCon and GCon II). I can use Wii on a SECAM monitor for Commodore 64 or a big HD TV and that's great.
I use Wii like the small brother or sister of arcade games with guns (even PS3 do it too, but Wii is more solid)
On Wii, the wheel and the wii zapper are very very fun accessories (even, in a less degree, the wii board).
Imagine if Sin and Punishment 2 got a HD remaster on the Nintendo Switch using THE UPGRADED MOTION CONTROLS
my arcade has la machine guns
I bought the Wii because I wanted to find games that I could play with just one hand. (I lost the other in a car accident) My theory was that I can still shoot and Drive….would you recommend some games that I can potentially play. FYI i cant do the nun chuck and wii remote at the same time. ( I remember playing wii sports with just one hand.)
I found Umbrella Chronicles to be pretty difficult.
links crossbow training where?
What I would love to know is… why in the heck did Konami never release the AAAAWWWWESOME TeraBurst to the Wii (or any other home console)? Amazingly fun game! If Contra were made into an on-rail shooter, I imagine it would be something a lot like TeraBurst.
A shame, that the Mad Dog Mc Cree Games here also too difficult (as they was at the pc in the good old times). Would be a must have otherwise.
Dude I just opened my cyclone Bass Pro light gun and yes only rail shooters are practical with it due to the difficulty involved with controlling your player in most 1st and 3rd person shooters, that being said I was playing Dead Space and you can't change the controls at all, so you end up using the button on the side of the gun to shoot instead of the Z button. not the guns fault, it's the developers fault and I really like the feel of the light gun, it's like a ski-fi gun already!! Also Sin and Punishment look like NeoContra 2.0 Awesome!!
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles is the best for the Wii
INCREDIBLE! I'm hyped I watched this video bcuz I wouldn't know of sin and punishment! truly a very unique game and style like no other genre!!!
jason i'm surprised to not see the game Western Hereos in your video, bye the way love your videos you make, keep up the good work happy new year to you all
What Wiimote "zapper" accessory is the best/most accurate. I cant find one that feels "right". Someone please help keep my light gun love affair alive!
Ghost Squad is the best out of your choices
I'm making a Wii arcade machine and so this video was really helpful l
Mad Dog MC Gree used to be an arcade machine, where you shoot at the screen with those light pistols .
No House of the Dead II/III?
Def worth mentioning House of the dead 2 and 3 I'm sure it's already been said below here in the comments somewhere
Nucleus 3D is proud to bring to you another shooting game Sniper Takes Revenge: Assassin 3D. This is as challenging as it gets when it comes to first person shooters on tablets, smart phones mobiles. The game is of various levels with each one bringing a new environment to test your shot. It all depends on your skill if you manage to complete your mission you will be experiencing the perfect touch operation the awesome shooter with stunning pc quality visuals, awesome controls, advanced physics and dynamic gameplay.
In soon it’s available on app store too….
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anu.snipertakesrevengeassassin3d
Hey… if you really like cheesy, b-rate movies I have the worst of the worst, it's not a horror movie or anything, but it's so bad it hilarious… it's called pocket ninjas, it's a spin off from the 3 ninjas back in the 90's… not an easy movie to find but if you ever come across it it's worth a laugh
2 years later…. and most wii games are still cheap. Well…. all except maybe 4?
they do have House of the dead 2+3 return
"You almost got him that time, bounty hunter. Try again."
Did you forget house of the dead 2 & 3 return?
no house of the dead 2 and 3? you gotta get these on the wii
Did you happen to make one of these videos for the PS3 move rail shooters?
House of the dead is also on steam and it comes with typing of the dead 🙂
I don't get why rail shooters are suddenly so hated. I recently discovered Rambo: The Video Game, and people constantly shit on it for being a rail shooter with less than stellar graphics. As far as the graphics go, while it may not look first class, it doesn't look terrible either. People mainly seem to hate the game for being a rail shooter, and I doubt those critics could appreciate awesome games like HOTD: Overkill.
I like Overkill but I dunno… everybody seems to love it but I thought the enemy placement was boring. The old House of the Deads had the Monsters coming from all kinds of places doing all kinds of stuff… Overkill it seems like they just threw a bunch of stuff on each screen with no real thought or creativity put into how they appear. I don't get why nobody else notices this.
HOTD Overkill and Sin and Punishment are so good.
House of the dead 2 and 3 is better
That house of the dead game is cheesy with all the vulgar induced dialogue and fun zombie shooting. Perfect with a beer or two.
check out target terror
There was House of the Dead 2 and 3 packaged together on the wii which were solid games. in 3 you reload by cooking the wii and nunchuck like a pump action shotgun which felt really satisfying
I love my Wii, I have just started playing it again and I have uploaded some videos
Also you rock I realy like all your videos and game reviews.
Please, make a Top 10 Shooters in all consoles!
Yo Metal Jesus I was watching your Wii hidden gems vid and saw ghost squad which looked great, so I googled "wii rail shooters" and viola! took me right back to Metal Jesus videos haha
A problem with most rail shooters on the Wii is that although a lot of them are really fun, they don't do it the correct way. The correct way is in Time Crisis which fixes the screen. Dead Space Extraction is good but it feels like your head is locked in a vice.
dude, I did NOT know Mad Dog was on the Wii, thats epic. I had this on the sega cd. so much fun. Thanks for the tip man.
Why the hell HOTD Overkill/TOTD Overkill PC version is not mentioned at all?
could send a list of the wii light gun games
Where Casey when you need him
I wonder if TV's will ever get fast enough to bring back classic lightgun games again.
Also Im still waiting on that HOTD Overkill Sequel. Where is it? I need it.
During sin and punishment: you talk about how beautiful the graphics are… and one of the two characters just happens to get impaled into a 30 foot rod at the beginning of the game for no reason- and they other character asks her if shes ok. Yep, just fine… and she jumps down. LOL… so stupid….
Hi cool video also enjoy your Youtube channel keep up the good work 😉 Here's some other light gun games I like playing…
Links Crossbow Training.. Cocoto Magic Circus.. The House Of The Dead 2 and 3.. Wii Play, Shooting Range. Do you have any of these games in your collection?
Hello,
I will buy Sin & Punishment soon.
I have alredy bought by the past House of the Dead II&III, Ghost Squad, Western Heroes, Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil The Dark Side Chronicles, Dead Space Extraction, House of the Dead Overkill and Link's Crossbow.
I don't know if there are other games, but there is a game like Cocoto Magic Circus, which remembers Point Blank, another type of shoot, but in a few seconds mod (i adore them too).
For Mad Dog I and II, I have them on PC, but it's not terrible.
I've played the game in a big screen in the 90'.
The big problem of this game is that some enemies are on small places, it's impossible to know, except if you remembers the place for the next game. The goldmine is one of the most obscure passages (and the way to avoid to fall in a trap too).
For a western game, buy "Western Heroes". It's a very good game, but too easy for veterans like us in normal mode. But the hard difficulty level appears when we win the normal game.
There are small games on it too…AND WE CAN PLAY FROM 1 TO 4 PLAYERS.
The default is that there is no cinematics (or very few: intro, the master boss and the end), but it's really cool to play with children.
The Wii Zapper is en excellent weapon and, remember: The wii system works on flat and CRT screens..
It's not the case of PS1 & 2, that's why I have CRT screens (for my GCon and GCon II).
I can use Wii on a SECAM monitor for Commodore 64 or a big HD TV and that's great.
I use Wii like the small brother or sister of arcade games with guns (even PS3 do it too, but Wii is more solid)
On Wii, the wheel and the wii zapper are very very fun accessories (even, in a less degree, the wii board).
Imagine if Sin and Punishment 2 got a HD remaster on the Nintendo Switch using THE UPGRADED MOTION CONTROLS
my arcade has la machine guns
I bought the Wii because I wanted to find games that I could play with just one hand. (I lost the other in a car accident) My theory was that I can still shoot and Drive….would you recommend some games that I can potentially play. FYI i cant do the nun chuck and wii remote at the same time. ( I remember playing wii sports with just one hand.)
I found Umbrella Chronicles to be pretty difficult.
links crossbow training where?
What I would love to know is… why in the heck did Konami never release the AAAAWWWWESOME TeraBurst to the Wii (or any other home console)? Amazingly fun game! If Contra were made into an on-rail shooter, I imagine it would be something a lot like TeraBurst.
A shame, that the Mad Dog Mc Cree Games here also too difficult (as they was at the pc in the good old times). Would be a must have otherwise.
Dude I just opened my cyclone Bass Pro light gun and yes only rail shooters are practical with it due to the difficulty involved with controlling your player in most 1st and 3rd person shooters, that being said I was playing Dead Space and you can't change the controls at all, so you end up using the button on the side of the gun to shoot instead of the Z button. not the guns fault, it's the developers fault and I really like the feel of the light gun, it's like a ski-fi gun already!! Also Sin and Punishment look like NeoContra 2.0 Awesome!!
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles is the best for the Wii
INCREDIBLE! I'm hyped I watched this video bcuz I wouldn't know of sin and punishment! truly a very unique game and style like no other genre!!!
jason i'm surprised to not see the game Western Hereos in your video, bye the way love your videos you make, keep up the good work happy new year to you all
Have you played typing of the dead on pc?