Difficult platformers have always had this pride around ... angles while being chased down and relentlessly damaged or do precision platforming where the punishment is a swift death.

Platformers are alive and well on the Nintendo Switch, offering a wide range of options for all skill levels and ages, with both Nintendo and indie-developed games available. Alto's Odyssey, Kirby ...

Whether it’s 2D sidescrollers or 3D sandboxes, the platformer is a foundational video game genre. Run, don’t walk, to play the best games about jumping as skillfully as possible.

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Still, for the price ($4.99 USD), Unless is still an attractive prospect, particularly for anyone who wants to dip their toe into speedrunning for the first time.

It has all the things I want from this genre: satisfying movement that demands skill and precision ... the best way to play one of the greatest 2D platformers Nintendo has released this century.

Jumping is such a foundational verb that elements of the platformer can be found just about anywhere, from 2D sidescrollers to 3D action adventures to today’s open-world sandboxes. Pure ...