Category: Platforming Games

Platforming Games

Rayman Fiesta Run – Android

Platform:  Android Release Date:  November 7th, 2013 Developer:  Ubisoft (?) Publisher:  Ubisoft Genre:  Platformer Nerd Rating:  9.5 out of 10 If we’re lucky, we get a few great moments in our gaming lives where we play a sequel to a great game that turns out to be an ever greater game.  Super Mario Galaxy 2 is… Continue reading Rayman Fiesta Run – Android

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – NES

Platform: NES Developer: Imagineering Publisher: THQ Release Date: January 1992 Genre: Platformer Rating: 3.5/10 Reviewed by ChronoSloth   Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is an NES platformer based on a 1990 cartoon of the same name, which is based on a movie of the same name, which was so bad that it probably didn’t serve as… Continue reading Attack of the Killer Tomatoes – NES

Bart vs. the Space Mutants – Genesis

Platform:  Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Developer: Arc Developments Publisher: Acclaim / Flying Edge Release Date: 1992 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 3/10 Reviewed by BendyWend Video games have made some impressive strides in a scant few decades, emerging from the garage as a simple hobbyist pursuit to become a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry, even as a form… Continue reading Bart vs. the Space Mutants – Genesis

Rayman Jungle Run – Android

Platform:  Android Release Date (NA):  September 27, 2012 Developer:  Pastagames Publisher:  Ubisoft Genre:  Platformer Nerd Rating:  9 out of 10 Mobile, smartphone, and tablet-based games get a bad rap (and deservedly so for the most part), but Rayman Jungle Run proves that there are companies interested in developing and releasing quality games exalted beyond the… Continue reading Rayman Jungle Run – Android

Mighty Switch Force! 2 – Nintendo 3DS

Punting babies to safety since 2013! Platform:  Nintendo 3DS Developer:  WayForward Technologies Publisher:  WayForward Technologies Release Date:  June 13, 2013 Genre:  Puzzle, Platforming Nerd Rating: 8/10 Reviewed by Gunsavior It’s hard to imagine a time when Way Forward Technologies wasn’t the darling of the hardcore gaming industry. Since producing the cult hit Shantae in 2001, they’ve… Continue reading Mighty Switch Force! 2 – Nintendo 3DS

Yoshi’s New Island – 3DS

Platform:  Nintendo 3DS Release Date (NA):  March 14th, 2014 Developer:  Arzest Publisher:  Nintendo Genre:  Platformer Nerd Rating:  7 out of 10 At one point we’d been told that Yoshi’s New Island would be released as early as the first few days of January, though like everything else Nintendo has promised lately the date was pushed… Continue reading Yoshi’s New Island – 3DS

Sonic Adventure – Dreamcast

Platform: Dreamcast Developer: Sonic Team / Sonic Team USA Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): December 23rd, 1998 Genre: Platformer, Action-Adventure Rating: 6 (taking “for its time” into account); 4 (if it were released today) Reviewed by: Nike Halifax “Get a load of this!”                          … Continue reading Sonic Adventure – Dreamcast

DuckTales – NES

Platform: NES Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom, Disney Interactive Studios Release Date: September 14, 1989 (US) Genre: Action, Platformer Nerd Rating: 8.5/10 Reviewed by: InfiniteKnife Bless me bagpipes! DuckTales is a classic platformer that took one of our favorite cartoons from the late 80s/early 90s and made a really well-done, enjoyable game that has really held… Continue reading DuckTales – NES

Aladdin – Sega Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Virgin Games Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): November 11th, 1993 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 6 out of 10   “(16 bits) will give you such a crick in the neck!”                                                  … Continue reading Aladdin – Sega Genesis

Castlevania: Dracula X – SNES

The Cubist reviews one of the most valuable Super Nintendo games of all time, Castlevania: Dracula X!

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Wii U

NerdBacon reviewer ChronoSloth praises Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze as not just a great Wii U platformer, but one of the greatest of all time.

Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure – Sega Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Interplay Publisher: Interplay Release Date: 1994 Genre: 2-D Platformer Nerd Review: 4/10 Reviewed by Greg Mustache In the 90’s, we had this weird… thing about gross-out humor.  In 1992, MTV’s Beavis and Butthead and Parker Brothers’ The Grape Escape (a cartoonishly gruesome board game about fruit murder that most of us probably remember… Continue reading Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure – Sega Genesis

Electronic Super Joy – PC

Platform: PC Browser Developer/Publisher: Michael Todd Games Released: August 23, 2013 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 8.5/10 Link to Game Reviewed by ryanvoid You lost an arm in the Disco Wars of 1515. You lost an eye in the War of Rock ‘n Roll. You lost both legs defeating DJ Deadly Skillz. And you lost your ENTIRE butt to an… Continue reading Electronic Super Joy – PC