Platform
Description
Platform games (platformers) are action games in which the playfield is set up as a series of planes (floors, levels, or platforms) for the player to navigate.
Platform games often involve combat, but include additional challenges by making navigation hazardous. Often the challenges of overcoming environmental dangers surpass those posed by combat. The player character is usually required to jump over gaps and damaging areas, or to access a different platform. In many platform games the player character is very vulnerable and can die easily from falling damage, environmental traps, or enemy attacks.
Early platform games (e.g.
Donkey Kong) were confined to one screen and required the player character to climb in order to reach higher platforms. Later platformers, popularized by
Super Mario Bros., began to focus on traversing side-scrolling levels, often within an allotted time limit, fending off upcoming enemies and jumping. This style, commonly referred to as
jump-and-run, has preserved itself in many later platformers as well.
Other platform games, such as
Prince of Persia, emphasize exploration, combat, and problem-solving in addition to the usual platform challenges. Such games have become known as
cinematic platformers. This style has had a considerable influence on many 3D platformers (e.g. later
Prince of Persia games,
ICO, etc.), which incorporate extensive puzzle-solving.
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Windows (1999) and Dreamcast (2000) The Sultan of Persia and his son-in-law are visiting the Sultan's brother, Assan. The friendly family meeting soon turns into... |
DOS (1995) and Macintosh (1995) The Prince of Persia CD Collection is a re-release of the original Prince of Persia and PoP 2: The Shadow... |
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DOS (1999), Windows (1998) and Macintosh (1998) The box contains both first two installments of 'Prince of Persia' action adventure platform game, and making of 'Prince of... |
J2ME (2003) In the first Prince of Persia game to appear on cellphones, an evil vizier has kidnapped the sultan's wives from... |
Windows (2003) This box release contains:
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Thrustmaster Gamepad Firestorm Dual Analag 3 with "Prince of... |
PSP (2005) Prince of Persia: Revelations is an enhanced port of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within for PSP. It contains all the... |
Browser (2003) A cross-promotional game intended to build buzz for the then-upcoming Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time, this mini-game puts... |
Browser (2010) In this promotional tie-in game for The Forgotten Sands, the Prince of Persia is running, running, running through a steadily-scrolling... |
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Game Boy Advance (2003) Based on the console series of the same name, the Prince of Persia has been tricked into unleashing the Sands... |
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J2ME (2005) and BlackBerry (2009) In the mobile version of the last game in the trilogy, the prince returns to Babylon after the events of... |
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Linux (2008), Macintosh (2008) and Windows (2008) Players explore the depths of true love and adventure in the medieval realms of Florin and Guilder in this collection... |
Game Boy Advance (2006) and Nintendo DS (2006) Based on the flash animation series for AOL kids which ran from 2004 to 2006, this game casts the player... |
PSP (2009) As a Prinny, one of the lovable, knife-wielding penguins from the Disgaea series, you have been given the task of... |
Linux (2005), Windows (2005) and Macintosh (2005) Professor Fizzwizzle is platform puzzle game where you take control of the diminutive genius, Professor Fizzwizzle. You must help the... |
Linux (2007), Macintosh (2007) and Windows (2007) While on vacation, Professor Fizzwizzle investigates a volcano and that lands him in a molten mystery involving Bat-Bots and a... |
Linux (2011), Macintosh (2011) and Windows (2011) A young boy is out doing his daily jogging in the forest when suddenly he steps on a hidden trap... |
Macintosh (2011) and Windows (2011) Project Stormos is a fast-paced game based around movement. The player controls Robo, a robot from the planet Binarios, to... |
Game Boy Advance (2005) The wedding anniversary for Penny Proud's parents is close, and that means its time to get them a present! Penny... |
ZX Spectrum (1992) You're shortly member of the city police, still called 'greenhorn' by your fellows. One day, in the middle of your... |
Game Gear (1991), SEGA Master System (1991) and MSX (1988) A scientist and his two female assistants work on ESP research in a remote science laboratory. One day, a section... |
SNES (1992) Psycho Dream is a side-scrolling action game with light platforming elements, similar in style to Valis games, though less story-driven.... |
