It does have off TV mode. DLC and online is a non issue for me personally in regards to Origins.no dlc on wii u and not sure if it has off tv play (dont have wii u connected to tv) so I might pass
really that's a deal breaker as there is no tvThere is off tv play but there is no way to start it without going through the menu (or memorizing the menu progression.) Still I thought it was decent but was very bummed out to miss out on the Freeze DLC.
Like I said, it's not hard to memorize or to write down somewhere but it is really unfortunate that this feature was so clearly a major afterthought.really that's a deal breaker as there is no tv