platformer
Americannoun
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a type of video game in which the player moves an avatar through an environment filled with obstacles, primarily by running and jumping; platform game.
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a digital service or company that hosts, distributes, or amplifies media content.
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The initial reaction to this 3D platformer was cautious, and some fans wondered if the gameplay - which sees gaming's most famous ape smashing his way through destructible levels - would be a bit one-note.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
The 3D platformer, starring the PlayStation mascot character, also won best animation, audio achievement, family game and game design.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - a 2D platformer released last January - was recognised for its "memory shards" feature.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
It’s sort of like the inverse of Super Mario Run, another mobile take on the platformer but one where jumping is the central way to interact with the world.
From The Verge ● Sep. 8, 2022
When you think of a platformer, you probably think of jumping.
From The Verge ● Sep. 8, 2022
Astro Bot's been widely praised for its polish, attention to detail and the way it plays, drawing comparisons with Mario - for many, the undisputed king of 3D platformers.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
Even so, a few hosts like Stewart have featured projects by filmmakers and authors who otherwise wouldn’t receive exposure on major TV platformers.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2024
At its core, however, both the port and its expansion are clever platformers with plenty of charm, making them an ideal package.
From The Verge ● May 24, 2022
Urquhart: Going back to Mario 64, what I love about 3D Mario games—and 3D platformers more broadly—is this feeling of freedom.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2021
Thereafter we wound round beautiful Lake Amatitlan, a dark, smooth stretch of water, swarming with fish and bottomless, according to my fellow platformers, flanked by sloping, green, shrub-clad banks that reflected themselves in it.
From Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond by Franck, Harry Alverson
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