Platformer 2005 for Nintendo DS — top best games in the Platformer genre

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - a game in the Platformer genre

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo DS → 7 October 2006

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

This action platformer with role-playing elements takes place in 2036, one year after the events of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Soma Cruz becomes the focus of a...

Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 11 March 2005

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...

WarioWare Touched!

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

This collection of 180 microgames has Wario and his friends tackle short tasks using touch controls. They include Dr. Crygor’s games involving spins and whirlpools...

Super Princess Peach

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS → 26 June 2006

Metacritic: 75/100

This adventure platformer follows Peach as she sets out to rescue Mario and Luigi after Bowser and his koopa horde capture the Mushroom Kingdom’s defenders. The...

Super Mario 64 DS

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo DS → 26 July 2007

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This 3D platformer blends action and puzzle elements as players explore a castle and its grounds in search of 150 Power Stars. The adventure features Mario, Yoshi...

Bubble Bobble Revolution

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 3 October 2006

Metacritic: 38/100

This arcade platformer follows two dinosaurs working together to clear levels and rescue their girlfriends. Bubble Bobble Revolution builds on the classic gameplay...

James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 8 December 2005

James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Vectordean Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Rainbow Islands Revolution

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 3 October 2006

Metacritic: 54/100

This arcade platformer challenges the player to climb vertical levels that are gradually sinking beneath the ocean. Rainbow Islands Revolution builds on the ideas...

Pac-Man World 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 7 December 2005

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 60/100

This 3D action platformer follows Pac-Man after he is mysteriously transported from Pac-Village to an unfamiliar land. Evil genius Erwin has built a machine to...

Robots (2005)

Action, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo DS → 11 March 2005

Robots (2005) is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Griptonite Games. The game is published by Vivendi Universal Games...

Madagascar (2005)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS → 17 June 2005

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

An action-platform adventure based on the DreamWorks animated film, Madagascar follows four Central Park Zoo animals: a lion, a zebra, a giraffe and a hippo. The...

Yoshi Touch & Go

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 6 May 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A platform action game about an adventure in which Yoshi and Baby Mario must reach safety. In vertical levels, the player draws clouds with the stylus to shield...

Mr. DRILLER: Drill Spirits

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS → 11 March 2005

Metacritic: 70/100

This arcade action platformer with puzzle elements follows a drill operator digging underground to rescue trapped fellow drillers. Mr. Driller carves a path through...

Scooby-Doo! Unmasked (2005)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 18 November 2005

Metacritic: 62/100

This action-adventure platformer follows Scooby-Doo and the teenage detectives of Mystery Inc. as they visit Fred’s cousin Jed, a monster-movie set designer. Jed...

Feel the Magic XY/XX

Action, Racing, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Stunts

Game released: Nintendo DS → 11 March 2005

Metacritic: 75/100

This arcade blend of dating sim and mini-games follows a hero trying to catch a young woman’s attention and win a date with her. He gets help from the Rub Rabbits...

Frogger: Helmet Chaos

Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS → 16 February 2006

Metacritic: 68/100

This top-down action platformer with puzzle elements follows Frogger as he tries to protect his home, Firefly Swamp, and the nearby kingdom of Bunnington Hollow. He...

Kim Possible: Kimmunicator

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

Game released: Nintendo DS → 15 March 2009

Metacritic: 61/100

An action adventure with platforming and puzzle elements follows Kim Possible as she takes on criminals. Dr. Drakken kidnaps Wade and forces him to develop another...

Shrek SuperSlam

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 18 November 2005

Metacritic: 67/100

A fighting game set in the Shrek universe, where characters battle one another in destructible arenas. The roster includes 20 characters, among them Shrek, Donkey...

Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo DS → 9 March 2006

Metacritic: 73/100

This side-scrolling action platformer follows action-movie hero Joe as he tries to reclaim a show stolen by a sinister group during the filming of Captain Blue’s...

Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action!

Action, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS → 14 November 2005

Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action! is a third-person action game with platformer, music and puzzle elements from the masters from Warthog Sweden. The game is...

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS → 8 December 2005

Metacritic: 48/100

This 3D action platformer with puzzles follows SpongeBob as he sets out to rescue Mermaidman and his sidekick from the Dirty Bubble. The kidnapping takes place...

Ganbare Goemon: Tōkai Dōchū Ooedo Tengurigaeshi no Maki

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo DS → 23 June 2005

Ganbare Goemon: Tōkai Dōchū Ooedo Tengurigaeshi no Maki is a third-person action game with platformer, puzzle, anime/manga and fantasy elements...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2005 for Nintendo DS