Platformer

Published: June 10, 2025 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

Ape Escape 2 is a well-received sequel to the original Ape Escape. The core gameplay was improved in its sequel, […]

Published: May 27, 2025 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

Super Mario Sunshine is the black sheep of the 3D Marios. Overall, fans of these games still find themselves liking […]

Updated: May 14, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

As is the case with most art forms subject to criticism, it’s important to look at more than a single […]

Published: April 30, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Originally making its debut on the Famicom in 1987 before making its way West later that same year, Capcom’s Mega […]

Published: April 21, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The big summer gaming showcases may be just around the corner, but the first two quarters of 2025 have already […]

Published: April 3, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

For longtime fans of the genre, the pull of a good Metroidvania is hard to ignore. The best games that […]

Published: April 2, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The Metroidvania continues to experience something of an ongoing renaissance, especially in the world of indie game development, where new […]

Published: February 26, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The first Steam Next Fest event for 2025 recently kicked off on February 24, 2025, and it brings with it […]

Published: February 22, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Back before the concept of console generations ever existed, Nintendo took a massive gamble by releasing a brand-new, 16-bit piece […]

Published: February 10, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

2009’s Bionic Commando is Capcom’s 7th-generation attempt to revive the Bionic Commando franchise as a third-person 3D action game. Notably, […]

Published: January 28, 2025 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

In the era of 4K 60FPS gaming and stunning photorealistic visuals, thanks to advanced game creation tools such as Unreal […]

Published: January 28, 2025 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

Donkey Kong Country paved the way for many platformers that came after it. After releasing on November 18, 1984, this […]

Published: January 27, 2025 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest was released on November 21, 1995, and is the second installment of the […]

Published: December 30, 2024 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

Donkey Kong 64 is a 1999 platformer game developers Rare and Nintendo developed for the Nintendo 64. Donkey Kong 64 […]

Published: December 28, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

There might be a few stragglers left releasing in the final days of the year, but 2024’s video game release […]

Published: September 28, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Released in the spring of 2015, Axiom Verge is an indie Metroidvania from the mind of a single developer, Thomas […]

Published: September 13, 2024 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

The title of best game of all time has been heavily debated since the beginning of the industry it seems. […]

Published: September 11, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The second game in the series for the Game Boy Advance, Metroid: Zero Mission is Nintendo’s follow-up to the excellent […]

Published: September 11, 2024 by Jazz Stewart | Leave a Comment

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back is one of the best sequels of all time. The title released over 25 […]

Published: August 26, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Naughty Dog’s Crash Bandicoot is one of the most important 3D platformers ever made. Originally releasing in September 1996, Crash […]

Published: July 26, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Let’s face it — the deluge of Metroidvania titles arriving in the wake of Hollow Knight‘s success is starting to […]

Published: July 4, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Releasing in 2013 as part of Sega’s 3D Classics line for the Nintendo 3DS, 3D Sonic The Hedgehog is a […]

Published: July 1, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

One of the Game Boy Advance’s launch titles, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is a hugely important game. Not only […]

Published: June 27, 2024 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Also known as The Super Shinobi II, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master is the third and final game […]