Top 100 Best Platform Games
This specific genre has come a long way, generating a menagerie of titles in more than two decades. Although there's a repertoire of these games, some have stood out more than others in terms of plot, story, characters and genuine fun factor. Of course, much like FPS games, this genre has offered a slew of games with awesome soundtracks and memorable boss battles. These are the select few that are definitely worth the time, effort, and patience in terms of proper usage of these elements in the perfect dosage.
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- StarsStephen ChangMegumi OgataIn the year 21XX, a century-old capsule is unearthed containing the first Reploid: Mega Man X - a robot able to think for himself. But after a new age of Reploids begins, the powerful Sigma goes Maverick and forms an army of evil Reploids.
- A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.
- DirectorYoshinori KawanoStarsCorey SevierMayumi TanakaTracy RyanTaking place on a flooded Earth, the Digger Mega Man Volnutt and his friend, the Spotter Roll Caskett, are searching high-tech underground ruins for quantum refractors.
- StarsKentarô ItôRyôtarô OkiayuRyûzaburô ÔtomoA Reploid Army declares war on the human race after being labeled as Mavericks, so X and Zero fight their way to stop this uprising and discover who is behind this.
- DirectorMasaharu YoshiiSega Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Sonic teams up with Miles "Tails" Prower to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world with his new space fortress, the Death Egg.
- StarsJames Arnold TaylorDavid KayeJim WardAfter saving the galaxy two years ago, Ratchet and Clank are recruited by the director of antother great enterprise, called Megacorp, in order to recuperate a robbed experiment in a far away galaxy.
- DirectorNate FoxStarsKevin MillerMatt OlsenChris MurphySly is set on a path that tests his strength and abilities to see whether he can take the mantle of a master thief like his ancestors before him, and retrieve all pages of the Thievius Raccoonus and claim his birth right as a Cooper.
- StarsTom KennyGregg BergerMelissa DisneySpyro and Sparx are unwillingly transported to the fantasy realm of Avalar, where an iron-fisted warlock called Ripto and his henchmen, Gulp and Crush are summoned.
- DirectorNate FoxStarsKevin MillerMatt OlsenChris MurphyTwo years after defeating Clockwerk, Sly Cooper and his band of thieves must recover and destroy all of the stolen Clockwerk parts from a sinister organization before their old nemesis can return from the dead.
- DirectorJohn PassfieldStarsStig WemyssTerry GillMartine SheaThe adventures of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger as he tries to save his family from an evil Cassowary plotting world domination.
- DirectorAndrew S. GavinJason RubinStarsClancy BrownBrendan O'BrienVicki WintersCrash Bandicoot is on an adventure to collect crystals and help Dr. Neo Cortex save the world.
- DirectorBrian AllgeierStarsJames Arnold TaylorDavid KayeJim WardClank is kidnapped by the mysterious Zoni, led by the evil mastermind Dr. Nefarious. Along with Captain Quark and Talwyn, Ratchet sets out on a quest to save Clank from Nefarious' clutches.
- StarsJames Arnold TaylorDavid KayeJim WardRatchet and Clank return to the Solana Galaxy to combat Dr. Nefarious, a villain from Qwark's shady past, who wishes to turn all organic life into robots.
- DirectorJacob DrenickMatt McDonaldStarsClaudia BlackSteve BlumPiera CoppolaPlayers enter the 3D land of Neopia and journey with Neopian characters on an adventure to rid the world of the evil Darkest Faerie.
- DirectorAndrew S. GavinJason RubinStarsClancy BrownBrendan O'BrienHaruna IkezawaCrash Bandicoot, Aku Aku and Coco travel through time to stop Dr. Cortex and Aku Aku's evil twin brother Uka Uka from enslaving Earth.
- DirectorAndrew S. GavinJason RubinStarsMax CasellaMike ErwinWarren BurtonAfter being tortured and experimented upon in a dystopian city for two years, Jak escapes from prison and joins a rebel group, hoping for answers to his newfound dark powers.
- DirectorPerelandra BeedlesStarsMikey KelleyDavid KayeJim WardWhen an evil chairman's moneymaking scheme puts the entire galaxy at stake, the only ones who can stop him are the unlikely duo of a lone mechanic and a defect war machine but can the galaxy really be saved when the duo can't get along?
- StarsClancy BrownCarlos AlazraquiMichael GoughA young cute purple dragon named Spyro sets out to free his dragon buddies, after they had fallen victim to the villainous Gnasty Gnorc, who has turned them into crystal statues.
- DirectorHayato KajiStarsAi OrikasaTakeshi AonoJûrôta KosugiA mysterious robot lands on Earth, along with a powerful substance, which Dr. Wily plans to harness to take over the world. Mega Man must stop him and discover who the mysterious robot is.
- DirectorAndrew S. GavinJason RubinStarsBrendan O'BrienKappei YamaguchiShôzô ÎzukaCrash Bandicoot is on a quest to rescue his girlfriend from the evil Dr. Neo Cortex.
- DirectorNate FoxStarsKevin MillerMatt OlsenChris MurphySly Cooper and the gang must recruit a team of world-class thieves in order to penetrate his family vault of massive wealth and collect his inheritance before an evil genius retrieves it first.
- Robotnik has a new plan to take over the world. He has built a new weapon, the Veg-O-Fortress on Mount Mobius and with it, he is transforming all creatures into robots. Sonic sneaks into the fortress and tries to stop Robotnik.
- StarsTom KennyAndré SogliuzzoGregg BergerAfter 150 dragon eggs are stolen by an evil sorceress and her army of Rhynocs, Spyro embarks on an adventure to rescue the eggs.
- DirectorOhkoomi 16StarsShôtarô MorikuboRyôtarô OkiayuRumi KasaharaAfter the near destruction of Earth, X is called to investigate a mysterious virus infecting Reploids around the world while the supposed ghost of Zero makes its presence known.