The 25 best platform games of all time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Release date: November 2003
- Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
- Platforms: PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC
What is it: Prince of Persia made the leap from 2D to 3D with The Sands of Time, transforming the series into an acrobatic adventure built around running across walls, swinging from poles, vaulting over obstacles and avoiding elaborate death traps. Super Meat Boy
- Release date: October 2010
- Developer: Team Meat
- Platforms: Xbox 360, PC, PS4, PS Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
What is it: Meat Boy is a small red cube of exposed flesh trying to rescue his girlfriend Bandage Girl from the evil Dr. Shovel Knight
- Release date: June 2014
- Developer: Yacht Club Games
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
What is it: He’s a knight. Rayman Origins
- Release date: November 2011
- Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier
- Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS
What is it: Rayman and his best mate Globox set off across the Glade of Dreams after their snoring annoys the undead inhabitants of the Land of the Livid Dead.
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