The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...

Nathan is a lifelong gamer, harkening back to a misspent youth blasting Kirby Superstar and Super Mario All-Stars on his bedroom floor. Some of us are that old. This began a long-term love affair with ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. An absolute classic is one of two Nintendo 64 games set to join the ...

Many modern action-platformers aspire to blend old-school ideas with new-school sensibilities, but few achieve the balance of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. It retains the pick-up-and-play accessibility and ...

Nintendo made its name with Mario, easily the most recognizable gaming figure and the father of the platforming genre. Since then, Nintendo has built its reputation on platformers that feel polished, ...

Jake Valentine is a Contributor at DualShockers with more than two decades of experience covering the video game industry. Since 2004, he has written about games across news, reviews, guides, lists, ...

As Nintendo Switch Online wrapped up 2025, they gave us a few more treats in December, but you can only enjoy them if you have the Expansion Pack. The theme for December seemed to be wacky 3D ...

"There are no concessions here, no single-player only content, no half baked version of the game you know and love. It's all ...

You are Dill the armadillo, and your best friend Pickle has just been kidnapped by a mysterious tentacle! Transform into a basketball to bounce off walls, floors, and ceilings as you rush to the ...

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...