Games Game Genres Platformer

Platformer

One of the oldest genres of video games — the platformer — is characterized by a unique gameplay experience. The player controls a character that moves through levels, jumps on "platforms," climbs ladders, collects items, and battles enemies. The intelligence of opponents is usually either weak or completely absent. Some platformers focus on speed and reaction, others resemble puzzles more, while others require the player to execute the correct combination of movements to overcome obstacles. The genre diversity of platformers is very wide.

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2003 (Game released)

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Game Boy Advance → 26 February 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...

Metal Slug 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: iOS, Neo Geo, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2012

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Metal Slug X

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC, Neo Geo, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS → 2 October 2014

Metacritic: 85/100

Pac-Man World 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 21 March 2003

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Pac-Man World 2 is a third-person action game with platforming elements from developers from the Namco Hometek Inc. studio. The game is published by Namco Hometek...

Nick Naster's eXtinction

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 2 October 2004

Nick Naster's eXtinction is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter and platformer from developers from the CGS Software studio. The main publisher of...

Ninja Five-O

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Game Boy Advance, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2003

Metacritic: 82/100

The dynamic action-platformer, in which Detective Dzo Osuga, known under the call sign of Ninja Five-O, is taken for restoration of justice. Applying the skill of...

Primal

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 18 March 2004

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Primal is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the masters at SCE Studio Cambridge. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment...

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube, Mac, N-Gage, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance → 4 March 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Blackthorne

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: DOS, Game Boy Advance, Mac, PC-98, SEGA 32X, SNES → 19 December 1994

Metacritic: 67/100

Rocko's Quest

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 13 May 2003

Players: 10/10

Rocko's Quest is a third-person arcade game with action, platformer and fantasy elements from the Revistronic studio. The main publisher of the game is Russobit-M...

Sonic Heroes

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 12 March 2004

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic Heroes is a 3D platformer. It gives you the opportunity to manage a team of three characters. The player directly controls one of them, but if necessary, he...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: DOS, N-Gage, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, Windows Mobile, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 September 2000

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

I-Ninja

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 4 December 2003

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

I-Ninja — The game begins with a ninja in training (whose name is simply Ninja) sneaking into the enemy camp to save his sensei (who is simply called Sensei...

Sonic Advance

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Android, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage → 25 November 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Sonic Advance is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have four playable characters to choose from: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles...

Lost Vikings

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Amiga CD32, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, SNES → 1994

Players: 9/10

Lost Vikings is an action, strategy, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from Silicon & Synapse, Inc.. The game's primary publisher is Interplay Productions...

Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Dreamcast, Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 19 July 2000

Players: 8.8/10

Mega Man X7

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 5 March 2004

Metacritic: 58/100

Mega Man X7 is an action game with a mixture of platformer and game in the anime or manga genre from Capcom Production Studio 3. The game is published by Capcom...

Metroid Fusion

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS → 14 February 2003

Metacritic: 92/100

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Dreamcast, Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 28 November 2000

Metacritic: 60/100

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 20 February 2004

Metacritic: 79/100

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence — The game's plot begins in 1094 and shows the beginning of the eternal conflict between vampire hunters from the Belmont...

Super Mario Bros. 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Game Boy Advance, NES, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS → 21 October 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Super Mario Bros. 3 — Mario and Luigi save the seven kingdoms of the seven worlds that border the Mushroom Kingdom. One of the Koopalings stole a magic wand...

Jak 2

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita → 11 March 2004

Players: 7.9/10

Jak 2 is an action game with a mixture of platformer and puzzle from developers from the studio Naughty Dog, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Sony Computer...

Batman: Justice Unbalanced

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: Mac, PC → 22 September 2003

Batman: Justice Unbalanced is a third-person arcade game with action, adventure, platforming and puzzle elements from The Learning Company, Inc.. The game is...

Pac-Man World 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP, PC, Xbox → 17 November 2005

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Climber 5

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Atari 2600, Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS → 27 February 2004

Climber 5 is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming. The main publisher of the game is COMPUTE! Publications, Inc.. The PC version of...

Brickman!

Action, Platformer

Game released: PC → август 2003

Brickman! is an action game with platform elements from Fortress Game Studio and RUN Interactive. The main publisher of the game is Fortress Game...

Sonic Advance 2

Action, Platformer

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 28 March 2003

Metacritic: 83/100

Batman: Toxic Chill

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: Mac, PC → 22 September 2003

Batman: Toxic Chill is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, adventure, platformer and puzzle from the developers of The Learning Company, Inc.. The...

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: GameCube, PC → 7 November 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg is a third-person action game with platforming elements from developers from the Sonic Team studio. The game is published by SEGA of...

Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1

Action, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 9 October 2003

Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 is a top-down action game with a touch of horror and platforming from the developers of the Magic Pockets studio. The game is...

Futurama

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: PlayStation 2, Xbox → 14 August 2003

Metacritic: 59/100

Futurama is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and puzzle from the developers of Unique Development Studios AB. The game's publisher...

Blender Bros.

Action, Racing, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 2 January 2003

Metacritic: 73/100

Viewtiful Joe

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Comics

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2 → 24 October 2003

Metacritic: 92/100

Viewtiful Joe is an action game with fighting and platform elements from the developers of Capcom Production Studio 4. The game is published by Capcom Co., Ltd.. In...

Pandemonium!

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: BREW, N-Gage, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, PC → 12 September 2007

Pandemonium! is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from Toys for Bob. The game is published by BMG Interactive Entertainment. In some circles...

PuffBOMB

Strategy, Platformer, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 27 April 2003

PuffBOMB is a platformer, puzzle and sandbox strategy game from Sykhronix...

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, Mac → 16 February 2007

Players: 5.8/10

Bump Over

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 3 April 2003

Bump Over is an arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer and puzzle from the masters from the Southern Lake studio. The game is published by Southern...

Jinx

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation → 31 January 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Jinx is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from developers from the HammerHead Ltd. studio. The game is published by Sony Computer...

Ape Escape 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4 → 30 June 2003

Metacritic: 82/100

Ape Escape 2 is a third-person action game with elements of a platformer and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio Sony Computer...

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 → 11 December 2003

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is a third-person action game with platform elements from the developers of the studio Insomniac Games, Inc.. The main publisher...

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