A great holiday gift for just about anyone (even if it departs from the classic platformer genre)!
Although it wasn't included in any official Wii bundles like some of its older generation counterparts, Super Mario Galaxy has still become a beloved platformer starring everyone's favorite Italian plumber.
Cave Story is on the list of freeware video games because this platformer is freeware for PCs despite being available for Wii Points via WiiWare.
Coolbuddy has Lego Treasure Hunt, a fun little flash platformer starring Jim the Lego Pirate.
Don't buy this game because you want a platformer.
Due to the market slump, another Star Wars game was not released until 1991 with a platformer game for the NES and Game Boy.
For a more traditional platformer approach, have a look at the spin-offs on the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance.
His first actual developed game was Lost Warld, a war-themed platformer with a masked female wrestler for a protagonist.
In this way, the action-adventure platformer borderlined on the RPG genre.
It seamlessly blends RPG elements such as EXP points and turn-based battles into a wonderfully constructed platformer.
It was not the world's first 3D platformer, but it clearly popularized the genre.
It's a platformer with levels just hard enough for a challenge, but easy enough not to cause frustration.
Mario - The most famous of Nintendo's characters has starred in dozens of games ranging from platformer, puzzle, sports and racing.
Mario has run the genre gamut from 2D platformer to 3D platformer to puzzle to fighting.
Mario not only knows how to do the platformer thing.
Platformer games are some of the oldest action games still being made today.
Platformer games, also known as side-scrolling games, were most popular in the retro days of gaming.
Psychonauts is a 3D platformer at its core, but its gameplay will actually be quite expansive.
Since Wii Sports isn't your typical platformer or role-playing game, most of the strategy guides contains hints and tips for playing Wii Sports.
Sonic, a 2D platformer being the star release game, sounds a bit lame to me.
Super Mario 64, released on the Nintendo 64, was the first 3rd person platformer starring the plumber.
The first game was a 2D platformer that made huge splashes in the gaming world with its smooth animation, realistic physics and puzzles, and sword-based combat.
The platformer is surprisingly entertaining and spawned a loyal fanbase after its release.
The whole system feels more akin to an actual fighting game than an action platformer.
This 3D platformer was originally released on the Nintendo 64 in the mid 90's but has now been miniaturized for the DS.
This adds a very interesting dynamic to the gameplay and a completely novel way to play an otherwise standard Mario side-scrolling platformer.
Unlike other Rayman titles in the past, Raving Rabbids is not a platformer.