A platform game (or platformer) is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles (jumping puzzles). It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps. The most common unifying element to games in this video game genre is a jump button; other jump mechanics include swinging from extendable arms, as in Ristar or Bionic Commando, or bouncing from springb...
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Computer games:
- Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 ,
- Super Mario Bros. ,
- Prince of Persia ,
- Lode Runner ,
- Another World ,
- Flashback: The Quest for Identity ,
- Monuments of Mars ,
- Mega Man X2 ,
- Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc ,
- Sonic Labyrinth
Also known as:
- Platformer
