Platformer 2006 for PlayStation 2 — top best games in the Platformer genre

Shadow of the Colossus - a game in the Platformer genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 17 February 2006

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Shadow of the Colossus — action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You take on the role of a hero named Wander, who must go through...

Tomb Raider: Legend

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 11 April 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she travels the world in search of one of history’s greatest artifacts. The quest brings figures from her...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 June 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 78/100

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...

Psychonauts

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 3 February 2006

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Psychonauts is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot follows a young special agent named Raz, who learns to use his...

ICO

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 16 February 2006

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This action-adventure game with platforming and puzzle elements follows Ico, a boy born with horns who is taken to a mysterious castle to be sacrificed in the...

Contra

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 25 May 2006

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This side-scrolling action platformer follows two commandos, Lance and Bill, as they infiltrate the base of the Red Falcon organization, which plans to conquer...

LEGO Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy (2006)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 12 September 2006

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

This action-platform adventure retells the events of Star Wars Episodes IV–VI with humor and LEGO-style characters and settings. Players battle through scenes from...

Pac-Man World 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 12 May 2006

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...

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 March 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Kao the Kangaroo Round 2 is a 3D adventure platformer made in the spirit of the cult Crash Bandicoot series. The main character of Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 is a...

Metal Slug 5

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Tanks

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 2 June 2006

Metal Slug 5 is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, platformer, anime or manga game and tank simulator from developers from the...

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

Action, Fighting, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 17 November 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 57/100

A science-fiction action game set three years after the events of FINAL FANTASY VII. Deepground soldiers emerge from underground and begin raiding the city, while...

Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch?

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → март 2008

Players: 10/10

Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch? is a third-person action game with fighting, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from the studio...

Metal Slug 6

Action, Shooter, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 14 September 2006

Players: 10/10

Metal Slug 6 is an action game with shooter and platformer elements from developers from the studio SNK Playmore Corp.. The game is published by SNK Playmore Corp...

Super Monkey Ball Adventure

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 August 2006

Metacritic: 53/100

This adventure game with puzzle elements follows a feud between monkey kingdoms and an effort to bring their inhabitants together. A prince and princess from rival...

Family Guy Video Game!

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 27 October 2006

Metacritic: 51/100

This action game based on Family Guy follows three intersecting stories starring Peter, Stewie and Brian. The characters visit familiar locations around Quahog and...

SpongeBob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (2006)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 8 November 2006

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 56/100

This third-person action platformer takes SpongeBob SquarePants characters through strange versions of Bikini Bottom and other fantastical worlds. The story unfolds...

Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 28 June 2006

Metacritic: 57/100

This futuristic third-person action platformer follows Ruff Trigger, a bounty hunter tasked with rescuing Piglots after Vanocore Corporation cargo ships make an...

Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Game

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 October 2006

Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Game is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from the developers at Eko Software SARL. The game is published...

VeggieTales: LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (2006)

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 8 August 2006

VeggieTales: LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (2006) is a first-person action game with a dash of platforming from developers Papaya Studios. The game is published by...

Curious George

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 1 February 2006

Metacritic: 55/100

A platform action game based on the animated film Curious George follows George, a curious monkey who trails the Man with the Yellow Hat from Africa to the big...

Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 9 February 2006

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 63/100

This action-adventure follows Mr. Incredible and Frozone as they head underground to stop the Underminer and his plan to rule the world. Players can switch between...

Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006)

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 10 October 2006

Metacritic: 67/100

This action-platform adventure follows the young dragon Spyro as he seeks to discover his origins and understand his destiny. His companions include Ignitus, an...

Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri

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

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 24 October 2006

Metacritic: 66/100

An action platformer with puzzle elements, Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri has players control a team of Tokobots as they explore ruins. The robots can be...

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Combat robots, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 12 October 2005

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This action platformer with arcade and puzzle elements follows an invasion by the Quinkan, an ancient evil from another world. After the Bush Rescue team disbands...

Ape Escape 3

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 18 May 2006

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This action platformer with puzzle elements follows an invasion of monkeys who, under Specter’s command, take over television and broadcast shows that cloud...

Agent Hugo: RoboRumble

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 29 September 2006

Agent Hugo: RoboRumble is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from developers from the studio ITE Media ApS (Interactive Television...

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Emulator

Game released: PlayStation 2 → 23 February 2006

SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, platformer, anime or manga game and emulator game from the...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2006 for PlayStation 2