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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2008

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Portal
Portal
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
October 10, 2007
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 90/100
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Kazooie
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
May 31, 1998
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
November 30, 2004
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 78/100
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The story of the game takes place several years after the...
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
June 1, 2000
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Mirror's Edge (2008)
Mirror's Edge (2008)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Parkour
November 11, 2008
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game
September 13, 1985
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Super Mario Bros. — The goal of the game is to destroy all enemies appearing on the level. Mario and Luigi can move left and right and can also jump. The main...
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
November 18, 2008
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 74/100
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox
October 27, 2008
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 91/100
LittleBigPlanet — Players can control a fully customizable Sackperson (often known as Sackboy). This Sackperson is controlled using the left analog stick...
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Action, Slasher, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
December 1, 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...
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view
October 30, 1987
Bubble Bobble is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game is published by Firebird Software Ltd.. Bubble...
Sonic Unleashed (2008)
Sonic Unleashed (2008)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
November 18, 2008
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 60/100
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
October 28, 2003
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...
Braid
Braid
Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox
August 6, 2008
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 92/100
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view
September 18, 1997
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. Chosen by the fickle finger of fate, Master First Class was catapulted into a...
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
November 3, 1998
Players: 9.4/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Flashback (1992)
Flashback (1992)
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view
January 23, 2005
Flashback is an arcade action game with platformer elements in a futuristic style. 2142 After escaping from a spaceship and suffering complete amnesia, young...
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
June 26, 2007
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 64/100
Ratatouille — just like in the film, the game starts on a farm. Remy leaves with his brother Emil to get some apple cores for his father. Along the way, he is...
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
June 1, 2006
Players: 7.7/10
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
August 13, 2008
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Bionic Commando Rearmed is the return of the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in the sci-fi universe of Bionic Commando. Twenty years after completing...
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
December 11, 1997
Metacritic: 77/100
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a third-person action game with platforming elements from Namco Limited. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
Cave Story
Cave Story
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
January 4, 2005
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view
June 23, 1995
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view
January 6, 1999
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...
Rayman
Rayman
Platformer, Side view, Action, Arcade
September 1, 1995
Players: 5.1/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Rayman is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you have to find and save all the Electuns — unusual little creatures. After this, you can...
Forgotten Worlds
Forgotten Worlds
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future)
November 18, 1989
Forgotten Worlds is an arcade game with a mixture of action and platformer from developers from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The game is published by SEGA of...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view
May 12, 1989
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 52/100
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters of the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The...
Toki Tori
Toki Tori
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Side view
May 20, 2008
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Toki Tori is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where the goal of each level is to collect all the scattered eggs. And to achieve this goal, the player will...
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - Amazing Allies Edition
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - Amazing Allies Edition
Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics
October 21, 2008
Players: 9/10
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows — Amazing Allies Edition is a third-person action game with fighting and platforming elements from developers from the studio Amaze...
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
November 5, 1997
Players: 7.3/10
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back — Crash Bandicoot throws Dr. Neo Cortex from his airship into a cave filled with glowing crystals. Convinced that they...
Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk
June 21, 1991
Ninja Gaiden 3: The Ancient Ship of Doom is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, fighting, platformer and anime/manga game from Tecmo, Ltd...
NiGHTS into Dreams
NiGHTS into Dreams
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
July 5, 1996
NiGHTS into Dreams is an arcade adventure action-platformer with a side view, set in the World of Dreams. This world is divided into Nightopia and Nightmare. It is...
Cybernator
Cybernator
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots
December 18, 1992
Cybernator is an action game with elements of a shooter, platformer, anime or manga game and robot simulator from the NCS Corporation studio. The game is published...
N90 LAN
N90 LAN
Action, Shooter, Stealth, Fighting, Platformer
June 1, 2008
N90 LAN is an action game with a mixture of shooter, stealth, fighting and platformer from the developers from the Toromat1 Games studio. The main publisher of the...
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Arcade, Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
December 22, 1989
Players: 10/10
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, horror, platformer and fantasy game from developers from the Konami Industry...
Spelunker
Spelunker
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view
December 7, 1985
Spelunker is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Micro Graphic Image. The game is published by Micro Graphic Image. There has...
Noitu Love 2: Devolution
Noitu Love 2: Devolution
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
April 18, 2008
Metacritic: 79/100
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game
November 21, 1990
Players: 5.5/10
LostWinds
LostWinds
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
May 12, 2008
Metacritic: 78/100
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
November 21, 1995
Metacritic: 80/100
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the masters at Rare, Ltd.. The game is published by Nintendo...
City Connection
City Connection
Arcade, Platformer
September 27, 1985
City Connection is an arcade with a dash of platforming from Hect Co. studios. Ltd. and NMK Co. Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Jaleco Ltd.. City Connection...
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