



Nostalgia only takes you so far, though, and Disney’s great blender of a game crams as many different game types as possible into its various play sets and toy box expansions. That’s another powerful draw in a game that heavily relies on our familiarity with its characters and settings. The latest Disney Infinity finally adds Star Wars to the mix. Still, it’s a charming game that can be enjoyed by all ages.- Garrett Martin 9. It possesses all the recognizable hallmarks of a Lego game-it’s legitimately funny, and nails the spirit of what it adapts, although playing it can grow a little repetitive. With characters and scenarios from The Lord of the Rings, The Simpsons, The Wizard of Oz, Doctor Who and more, Lego Dimensions tosses some of the most iconic pillars of pop culture into a blender and shoots out a fun action game where you can literally build your own character in the real world. Lego’s foray into the “toys-to-life” genre corralled a number of beloved movies and TV shows into one game. Here are the best games that came out for the system in 2015. Even if you don’t feel like making any Marios, though, the Wii U brought something you’d like this year. This year was no different, with two of our favorite games of the year coming out only for the Wii U. It has the best line-up of exclusive games of any console this decade, but offers almost nothing beyond that, so it languishes far behind the competition. Nintendo’s weird little system continues to struggle both with sales and respect, which is a shame: some of the best games of the last few years have only been available for the Wii U. We’ve already done our Xbox One list, and now it’s time for the Wii U. So a game like Guitar Hero Live could pop up on multiple lists, whereas compilations like Rare Replay will be getting their own separate list. We’re not just looking at console exclusives, but at the full range of releases for the year, excluding collections, reissues and remasters. We ran our list of the best games of 2015 earlier this month, but we’ll break it down by console for you.
