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.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360XboxPSPNintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceZX SpectrumBREWDoJaGameCubeExEnAtari 8-bitJ2MESymbianWindows MobileAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2005 (Game released)
Game released: GameCube, Mac, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360 → 1 December 2005
Players:
8.5/10
Metacritic:
85/100
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view, which is the third part of The Sands of Time series...
Game released: Dreamcast, iOS, Nintendo 64, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, Game Boy Color → 23 March 2000
Players:
9.9/10
Metacritic:
70/100
Rayman 2: The Great Escape is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view. The game takes place on a world called the Glade of Dreams and revolves...
Game released: Jaguar, 3DO, Genesis, Amiga, DOS, Mac, PlayStation, PC, SNES, CD-i, Android, Dreamcast, FM-7, Palm OS, iOS, PSP, PlayStation 2 → 1995
Flashback is an arcade action game with platformer elements in a futuristic style. 2142 After escaping from a spaceship and suffering complete amnesia, young...
Action, Racing, Hunting / Fishing, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Stunts, Snowboard, Arkanoid
Game released: Nintendo DS → 14 June 2007
Metacritic:
81/100
WarioWare Touched! is a third-person action game with a dash of racing, hunting/fishing simulator, platformer, sports game, anime/manga game, stunt game, snowboard...
Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Mario Game
Game released: GameCube → 18 March 2005
Metacritic:
71/100
Mario Party 6 is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy, platformer and puzzle from the developers of Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Flight Simulator, In real time, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Arkanoid
Game released: Game Boy Advance → 23 May 2005
Metacritic:
88/100
WarioWare Twisted! is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, fighting game, flight simulator, platformer, music game and arkanoid from...
