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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2009 for PlayStation 3

Tomb Raider (1996) - a game in the Platformer genre
Tomb Raider (1996)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 13 August 2009
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 86/100
This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...
Tomb Raider: Underworld - a game in the Platformer genre
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 May 2009
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Tomb Raider: Underworld is a third-person adventure action game in which Lara Croft explores ancient and uncharted locations concealing mysteries of the underworld...
Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft - a game in the Platformer genre
Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 September 2009
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 76/100
This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...
Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation - a game in the Platformer genre
Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 October 2009
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 84/100
This action-adventure with platforming elements follows Lara Croft as she accidentally frees the god Set from a secret tomb in Egypt. To stop him and prevent the...
Tomb Raider 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Tomb Raider 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 August 2009
Players: 7/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 85/100
This third-person action platformer follows Lara Croft on a journey around the world to find the Dagger of Xian, an artefact said to grant its possessor the power...
Trine - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 October 2009
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This fantasy action-platformer with physics-based puzzles follows a wizard, a knight and a thief whose fates become bound by a mysterious artifact called the Trine...
Braid - a game in the Platformer genre
Braid
Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2009
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Braid is a 2D puzzle-platformer with painterly visuals. Setting out from a house in the city, the protagonist travels through a series of worlds to rescue an...
Rayman - a game in the Platformer genre
Rayman
Platformer, Side view, Action, Arcade
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 July 2008
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...
Gex - a game in the Platformer genre
Gex
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 December 2011
Players: 9/10
Gex is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The events of the game will tell the story of a witty gecko named Hex, who by chance ends up in the Television...
LittleBigPlanet - a game in the Platformer genre
LittleBigPlanet
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 30 October 2009
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 91/100
LittleBigPlanet — Players can control a fully customizable Sackperson (often known as Sackboy). This Sackperson is controlled using the left analog stick...
Bloons - a game in the Platformer genre
Bloons
Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 1 October 2009
Bloons is a third-person action game with strategy, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from the Digital Goldfish, Ltd. studio. The game is published by...
Pandemonium! - a game in the Platformer genre
Pandemonium!
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 8 October 2009
Steam: 63/100
This 3D platformer follows Fargus the Jester and Nikki the acrobat as they search a world of magic and mystery for the Wishing Engine. The pair make their way...
Spyro: Year of the Dragon - a game in the Platformer genre
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 14 May 2009
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 91/100
This platform action game follows Spyro as he sets out to recover a brood of stolen dragon eggs. A gateway to the Forgotten World has been uncovered in the Dragon...
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (Collector's Edition) - a game in the Platformer genre
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (Collector's Edition)
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2009
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (Collector's Edition) is a third-person action game with shooter, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from the...
Switchball - a game in the Platformer genre
Switchball
Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Arcade, Casual game, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 September 2009
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 73/100
This 3D puzzle game challenges players to guide a ball along narrow, winding courses suspended in midair. The routes span five worlds—Skyworld, Iceworld, Caveworld...
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - a game in the Platformer genre
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 October 2009
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 89/100
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...
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Adventure, Comedy
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 December 2009
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 70/100
This LEGO action-adventure platformer with puzzles presents a humorous take on all four Indiana Jones films, including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal...
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time - a game in the Platformer genre
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 October 2009
Metacritic: 87/100
This science-fiction platformer with puzzle elements follows Ratchet’s attempt to rescue Clank, whose disappearance was engineered by Dr. Nefarious. The pair work...
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus - a game in the Platformer genre
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 October 2009
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 88/100
This adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows the Mudokon Abe after he learns that the Magog Cartel is mining Necrum, a sacred city of the dead, for bones...
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! - a game in the Platformer genre
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 7 May 2009
Players: 10/10
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! — The rainy season has arrived in the Dragon Kingdom. Spyro wanted to go to the beach. There was a portal nearby. Spyro and his best...
Spelunker HD - a game in the Platformer genre
Spelunker HD
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 August 2011
Metacritic: 56/100
This arcade platformer with action elements follows an underground adventure toward the center of the Earth. In Spelunker HD, the player explores the depths of the...
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce - a game in the Platformer genre
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 16 February 2010
Metacritic: 63/100
An action game with strategic elements in a historical setting, focused on infiltrating enemy strongholds. In Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce, the player can team up...
New Adventure Island - a game in the Platformer genre
New Adventure Island
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 July 2009
New Adventure Island is a third-person action game with a dash of platforming from developers from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published by...
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - a game in the Platformer genre
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Action, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 30 June 2009
Metacritic: 70/100
This action platformer based on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs follows Scrat, Sid, Manny and Diego as they venture into a world of dinosaurs, where the herd...
Where the Wild Things Are - a game in the Platformer genre
Where the Wild Things Are
Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 13 October 2009
Metacritic: 52/100
Where the Wild Things Are is a fantasy platformer about Max’s adventures on the mysterious island of the Wild Things. He crosses dangerous terrain, fights creatures...
Fairytale Fights - a game in the Platformer genre
Fairytale Fights
Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 October 2009
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 52/100
A third-person action fighting game set in a fairytale world facing certain doom. Players choose a fairytale character, battle enemies, and complete quests to...