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platform game
Also known as platformer, platform video game, platforming game, platforming video game, platformer game, platformer video game, jump 'n' run, Platform
thumb|SuperTux is a platformer inspired by [[Super Mario Bros.]]
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22 sectionsContents
- Concepts
- Naming
- History
- Single screen
- Scrolling
- Second-generation side-scrollers
- Decline of 2D
- Third dimension
- Open 3D
- Into the 21st century
- Recent developments
- Subgenres
- Puzzle-platformer
- Run-and-gun platformer
- Cinematic platformer
- Comical action game
- Isometric platformer
- Platform-adventure game
- {{visible anchor|Auto-runner games|Endless running game|Endless running games}}
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- References
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thumb|SuperTux is a platformer inspired by [[Super Mario Bros.]]
A platformer (also called a platform game) is a subgenre of action game in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are characterized by levels with uneven terrain and suspended platforms that require jumping and climbing to traverse. Other acrobatic maneuvers may factor into the gameplay, such as swinging from vines or grappling hooks, jumping off walls, gliding through the air, or bouncing from springboards or trampolines.