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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Platforms
PlayStation 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360PSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSNintendo DSiiPod TouchiPhoneBREWMSXJ2MEDOSWindows MobileBlackBerry
Statuses
Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2009 (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: 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...
Game released: DOS, Game Boy Advance, Jaguar, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA Saturn, PC, Game Boy Color, iOS, Android → 1995
Players:
5.5/10
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...
Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, PlayStation 3, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 21 April 2011
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...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, iPhone, MSX, NES, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Zodiac, ZX Spectrum → 1989
Players:
6.5/10
Altered Beast (1989) is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at SEGA Enterprises Ltd. The game is published by Activision...
Game released: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, CD-i, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, iPhone, Jaguar, Mac, SEGA CD, SNES → 17 February 1995
Players:
7/10
Flashback: The Quest for Identity is an action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and puzzle from the masters from the Delphine Software International...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum → 1989
Shinobi (1989) is a third-person arcade game with action, fighting and platform elements from the masters from the studio SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The game is...
Game released: Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Android, Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2009
Metacritic:
80/100
A Boy and His Blob is a fascinating puzzle-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting, which is a remake of David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on...
Game released: BlackBerry, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, iPhone, iPod Classic, J2ME, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 → 20 November 2009
Players:
8/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Sonic the Hedgehog 2009 is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and anime or manga games from the studios Sonic Team and Sega. The game is...
