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Top 10 Platformers of All Time
Jumping on the heads of anthropomorphic enemies will forever be what gaming is all about.
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Oct 02, 2009
Oct 02, 2009
When I think of video games, the only genre that comes to mind immediately is platforming. To me, platforming is the only genre that is unique to gaming; Other genres are deliverable in other fashions. For example, RPGs you can get from tabletop gaming. Action games you can get from watching a high octane movie or television show. Sports games... well, you can go outside and play actual football. But quality platform action is hard to come by outside of a controller and television screen.
It's no coincidence that the game that set the home console scene ablaze, Super Mario Bros., was a platformer in the most classic sense. After a long week of playing many of the games that appear on this list, I thought it was only fitting that CraveOnline celebrates the best platformers of all the times.
10. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Alright, so "technically" Sands of Time is an action-adventure game. But guess what? I loathe combat in most video games, therefore the best part of this game was the platforming elements. And although the platforming isn't 100% of the game, the controls are so tight and fluid that Sands of Time still leaves on hell of an impression.
Though many critics praised the Dagger of Time aspect of gameplay, which allowed the player to rewind time and give them a second chance on any missed platforming stunts, it was the clever puzzles and intimate platforming locations that really drew me in. The influence of the time manipulation did have its lasting effects, as it would later show up in other games, including one on this very list.
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