How to Use platformer in a Sentence

platformer

noun

• The heartfelt and hardcore platformer Celeste was our game of the year in 2018.
  — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2022
• The classic quirky single-player platformer takes on a new genre with this 4v4 brawler.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• The Cosmic Shake looks like a bog-standard licensed platformer and is planned for sometime next year.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
• That feeling of frustration and anguish shows that the follow-up to the cult classic platformer doesn’t stray far from the original.
  — Gieson Cacho Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 14 Oct. 2020
• Sonic Team added depth to the platformer by offering unique gameplay for each of its playable characters.
  — Michael J. Seidlinger, Wired, 27 May 2021
• Stray’s developers pointed out that missing a jump might make sense for a mere man like Mario, but less so for a cat, the ultimate platformer.
  — Wired, 20 July 2022
• Beyond the Page, a narrative platformer available for PC and all major consoles right now.
  — Jerry Bonner, Wired, 19 Aug. 2021
• The controls feel super smooth and responsive, and traversing the game’s 14 worlds is great training for tackling other platformer play in the future.
  — Jessica Boddy, Popular Science, 7 Dec. 2020
• This will be Snowman’s second release on the platform following the unique platformer Lucky Luna, which released last year.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Mar. 2023
• These platformers were bursting with personality and even spawned spinoffs like a kart racer and party game, but the originals are still held in high regard with a price-point to match.
  — Jacob Linden, redbookmag.com, 9 June 2023
• The participants were presented with a rudimentary platformer in the vein of classic Super Mario titles with a series of bugs included in the code.
  — Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2023
• Mainline Mario games are often defined by a novel central mechanic, or gimmick, with the more effective ones unlocking a fresh angle on the franchise and the platformer as a genre.
  — Keep Mario Weird, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2023
• Iron Galaxy sees Rumbleverse as a platformer: Successful players will need that spatial awareness inherent to the genre.
  — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021
• The award-winning puzzle platformer Braid is back, reimagined and updated for modern hardware while still preserving the integrity of the original.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
• Door to Phantomile stood as a criminally underrated platformer full of charm and engaging gameplay.
  — Dallas News, 29 July 2022
• Throughout development, it’s been important to us to make sure Kao’s new adventure both feels like a tribute to his previous outings for existing fans, as well as a fresh, contemporary platformer for newcomers.
  — Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• Although Mario and Donkey Kong have gone their separate ways and had success in side-scrolling platformers, the concept of leaping over obstacles, climbing ladders and grabbing hammer power-ups still had level design and gameplay potential.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
• Some fans don’t love 2 as much, but these titles still undeniably revolutionized gaming as tight and responsive 2D platformers that offered quirky worlds to explore and hidden secrets that encouraged replaying them.
  — Jacob Linden, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2023
• This brisk platformer shows off the capabilities of Sony’s new, bewilderingly large console, the PlayStation 5—or, more precisely, of its controller, which uses arcane motors, force feedback, and a touchpad to expand gaming’s haptic possibilities.
  — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2020
• Teslagrad, a puzzle platformer celebrating Scandinavian culture, is getting a sequel.
  — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 19 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024