Kotaku: Platformer

Ubisoft Trailer Shows Off Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc in HD Remake

Pierre Bienaimé — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 EST

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Ubisoft is bringing you an HD-remastered version of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, last generation's 3D platforming title. Fans of the original game will enjoy a new look for the mascot, brought to life in 720p and a lush 60 frames per second. More »

Mind-Bending Flash Favorite Shift Gains a 3D Twist in Shifting World

Mike Fahey — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:20:00 EST

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More than 16 million players have enjoyed Armor Games' flash-based Shift series of puzzle platformers. Now Akysys Games seeks to capture some of that magic on Nintendo's 3D handheld with Shifting World. More »

Modern Warfare 2 Platformer Shows Breach-and-Clear in 2D

Owen Good — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:30:00 EDT

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Hey, if Modern Warfare 3 falls hopelessly behind schedule as Infinity Ward crumbles, maybe Activision can go this route instead. Well, maybe except for the part about this PC game being 100 percent free. More »

Revisiting The Great Class Dash: TF2's Side-Scroller

Owen Good — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:30:00 EST

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Yesterday we were tipped to a video of Team Fortress 2, imagined as a side-scrolling platformer. Today I checked back with the creator for more details on this game and was assured he's serious about completing the project. More »

Limbo: It's Black And White And Headed To Xbox Live Arcade

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:40:00 EST

Nominated for awards in Art and Technical Excellence for obvious reasons in the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival, Playdead's stunning black and white puzzle platformer Limbo is heading to Xbox Live Arcade this summer. More »

Atlus Delays Steal Princess Until People Know About It

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:20:00 EDT

Atlus has officially delayed their DS puzzle platformer hybrid Steal Princess until May, in order to make sure more people are aware that Steal Princess exists. More »

New Behemoth Game's an Operatic Platformer

Brian Crecente — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT

OK, so maybe, just maybe, this won't be the game's official soundtrack, but it certainly will be the game's official gameplay. More »

Is Indie Platformer Fez Headed to the Xbox 360?

Brian Crecente — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST

A mysterious picture popped up on the website for Independent Festival Awards winner Fez, leading some to believe that the unique platformer has a date with Xbox Live Arcade. More »

Platform-Hopping With Space Chimps

Leigh Alexander — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:20:00 EDT

I often hear longtime platformer fans complain they don't make 'em like they used to, and bemoan the perceived "selling out" of their favorite mascot franchises, when all they want is the great gap-skipping of old that they remember from their younger days. More »

SEGA Reveals PSP Crush

Mike Fahey — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:40:40 EST

It takes a lot for a new game to grab me these days, having been swimming around the gaming community since I was a wee babe. A game has to be truly unique and innovative to keep me from automatically filing it away under a genre heading for future reference. Portal. Katamari Damacy. Parappa the Rapper. All excellent examples. Well you can add SEGA's newly announced PSP title Crush to the list. Crush is a hybrid 2D/3D puzzler with a truly innovative gameplay mechanic. "Set within a complex, hypnotic 3D world, players will use the game's unique crush mechanic to "crush" the environment and transform it into a more simplified 2D platformer." More »

Wario: Master of Disguise Not Dead

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:40:19 EST

After hearing almost nothing since before E3 2006 on the latest Wario platformer, the latest issue of Nintendo Dream has shots and info on the forthcoming Nintendo DS adventure. More »

Variant Interactive Clarifies Cave Story PSP

kotaku.com — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:00:51 EDT

Last time we posted about the sublime freeware platformer Cave Story and its upcoming migration to the PSP, many of you called me out, claiming that this project by Variant Interactive was widely known to be an unauthorized port. Pixel had apparently decried it. I was so swayed by the collective voice that I urged none of you to buy it. More »

Rayman 4 on the Way

kotaku.com — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:40:00 EDT

Quick, name a video game platformer mascot. Mario, right. Sonic, Crash Bandicoot, Kirby okay. Jak and Daxter, yes. Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper. Frogger, sure, I guess. How about Rayman? You know, Rayman, star of such games as "Rayman," "Rayman 2," and "Rayman 3"? Well, those of you who know what I'm talking about may be pleased to know that Ubisoft has confirmed that Rayman 4 is in the works. There are few details, but presumably the game will involve Rayman in some way. More »