Side view
Description
These games use a traditional “platforming” viewpoint where the action is seen from the side. This perspective can be used for 2D as well as 3D games, both scrolling and static.![]() |
PlayStation 3 (2014), PS Vita (2014) and Arcade (2013) |
Xbox 360 (2010) and PlayStation 3 (2010) BlazBlue: Continuum Shift is an updated version of the arcade game BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. It adds one new character (μ-No.12-),... |
Commodore 64 (1989) Designed for use with a lightgun, this is a compilation that contains the following 5 games: Combat School Hyper Sports... |
Xbox 360 (2009) Blazing Birds was one of the 2007 Dream-Build-Play contest winners and it pits robots from different countries against each other... |
Linux (2016), Windows (2016), Neo Geo (1998), Macintosh (2016), Wii (2012), Browser (2016), iPhone (2012), Android (2012), iPad (2012), PlayStation 4 (2018), Xbox One (2018), Arcade (1998) and Nintendo Switch (2017) The unofficial sequel to Pulstar, Blazing Star is again a horizontal-scrolling shoot-'em-up. One or two players proceed along levels, each... |
Wii (2006) Bleach: Shattered Blade is a game based on Japanese anime characters that have appeared in both films and TV series.... |
Nintendo DS (2006) Bleach: The Blade of Fate is a 2D fighting game. It is an English localization of the Japanese release Bleach... |
Windows (2013), Macintosh (2013), PlayStation 4 (2017), Xbox One (2017) and Nintendo Switch (2017) Wryn is a girl with purple hair and a big dream: she wants to be the ultimate videogame heroine. She... |
Linux (2017), Windows (2017), Macintosh (2017), PlayStation 4 (2018), Xbox One (2018) and Nintendo Switch (2018) |
Game Boy Advance (2002) Humans and Animalmen co-exist in the world, living and working together. However, as Animalmen now outnumber humans, an anti-human group... |
Windows (2007) Blessed is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up where the player controls an fairy looking girl called Ageha. The year is... |
BREW (2008) In this mobile puzzle/action game, players are tasked with matching colored blocks together to form bigger clusters. Once linked, clusters... |
Amiga (1990), Atari ST (1990), Commodore 64 (1990), Atari 8-bit (1990) and ZX Spectrum (1990) The first of Blinky the ghost's two outings, the ghost with the most has to progress through a series of... |
Windows (2002) Pac-Man is a ball with a mouth; Blip and Blop are balls with arms -- conventional arms of several varieties,... |
VIC-20 (1981) In Blitz an airplane moves across the screen at a constant speed. When the airplane reaches the far right of... |
Windows 3.x (1991) Aliens have taken over the Earth, and the only way to stop them is to rescue the six scientists who... |
Apple II (1979) Blitzkrieg is a shooting game where the player controls an anti aircraft turret that is located in the bottom right... |
Arduboy (2015) Blob Attack is a falling block puzzle game inspired by Puyo Pop Fever. The game plays the same as most... |
Windows 3.x (1996) Blob Factory is a single player, freeware, side scrolling platform game.The eponymous Blob, a blue circle with feet, was relaxing... |
Windows (2014) |
iPhone (2010) |
Windows (2000) Block is a breakout game with 50 stages. Despite its uninspiring title, there are several original twists on the gameplay.You... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 96 Super Mario Bros. 3
- 95 World of Goo
- 95 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- 95 Super Mario Galaxy 2
- 95 Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
- 95 Donkey Kong
- 94 World of Goo
- 94 World of Goo
- 94 Three Weeks in Paradise
- 94 Tetris
Games must have at least a Critic Score of 80 to be considered.
MobyScore
Top games as rated by our users:
- 4.67 Ice Guys (1997)
- 4.63 Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu (1993)
- 4.62 Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)
- 4.61 Museum Madness (1994)
- 4.54 Mortal Kombat X (2015)
- 4.53 Strider 2 (1999)
- 4.53 Metal Slug: Anthology (2006)
- 4.53 Sonic CD (2011)
- 4.52 Street Fighter X Tekken (2012)
- 4.52 Mega Man V (1994)
Games must have at least 5 votes and a User Score of 4.0 to be considered.
Perspective
Side view is part of Perspective. This group of genres contain: