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Arcade games. Titles from this category require particularly good manual skills. Main purpose of the gameplay is to reach a specific point or defeat enemies while controlling a character or a vehicle. Arcade games usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. This category contains e.g. popular platformers.

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Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles (2000)
Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles (2000)

Arcade 12 September 2001

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles is an arcade game produced in 2001 by HotGen Studios, whose plot refers to the first episode of the Star Wars film saga.

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Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame

Arcade 06 August 1993

A continuation of the bestselling platformer from 1989, which tells a story of the eponymous Prince of Persia, who is trying to save the beautiful Princess from the evil vizier. The action of Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame takes place several days after the events of the original game. Seeking revenge on the hero, Jaffar – the vizier – steals his identity and takes his legitimate position, while the lives of Prince and his beloved are once again hanging by a thread.

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Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64

Arcade 19 November 2006

Super Mario 64 is the first 3D platformer with a popular plumber in the lead role, setting trends in the genre in the late 1990s. Developers from Nintendo decided to recall the title by preparing it for Wii owners. The game was made available as part of the Virtual Console service, which allows you to download various electronic-entertainment productions from the Internet for an appropriate fee.

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Castlevania
Castlevania

Arcade 12 April 1986

Castlevania is a traditional platformer where we can lead Simon through the dark corridors of a huge fortress, inhabited by creatures from hell rhodium.

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Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Arcade 11 November 2003

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando is the second installment of a series of arcade platformers with logical elements by Insomniac Games studio. This time, the main characters are kidnapped and taken to the Bogon galaxy, where new adventures, riddles and enemies await them. The creators took care of a number of changes in the mechanics of the game, including the ability to develop characters and improve equipment.

PS2

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

Arcade 26 October 2001

Ace Combat 4: Distant Thunder is a Namco-produced aviation simulator. The action of the game takes place on the fictitious continent of Eugea, destroyed by a meteorite, where factions of survivors fight for survival and domination. Players have the opportunity to pilot 21 types of aircraft, including MiG-29, SU-27, F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Falcon and F-18 Hornet.

PS2

Ape Escape 2
Ape Escape 2

Arcade 14 March 2003

Very colorful and juicy platformer with catching the title monkeys running away. The player takes on the role of Jimmy and has to catch all the hominals with a baton, a net and many other gadgets. Simple puzzles appear in the game. The production also includes additional mini-games.

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Virtua Cop 2
Virtua Cop 2

Arcade 15 June 1997

Virtua Cop 2 is the second part of SEGA's arcade shootout of the kind of "target sight", which is well known to lovers of gaming machines. The player takes on the role of a policeman who has to deal with the criminals on the streets of the city and at the same time avoid hitting random passers-by.

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Sheep
Sheep

Arcade 01 November 2000

Unusual logical-arcade production, in which players try to lead the flocks of sheep to the end, full of traps and the dangers of maps. The title is kept in a humorous style.

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Duke Nukem: Episode 1 - Shrapnel City
Duke Nukem: Episode 1 - Shrapnel City

Arcade 01 July 1991

Arcade game in which jumping on platforms is as important as exterminating a huge number of enemies. The protagonist is the title Duke Nukem.

PC

Pinball Tycoon
Pinball Tycoon

Arcade 02 January 2003

Quite a classic pinball. You can choose from four different tables, which are thematically related to the history of the United States. Noteworthy is an extensive multiplayer for four people.

GBA

Ex Zeus
Ex Zeus

Arcade 10 February 2006

Ex Zeus is a 3D shooting game created by Hyper-Devbox and released by Metro3D with the participation of big robots. The game originally appeared on arcade machines, and it wasn't until a few years later that the developers decided to move it to the PlayStation 2 console.

PS2

Metroid Fusion
Metroid Fusion

Arcade 18 November 2002

Two-dimensional action game belonging to the cult series Metroid. Again, as a modern armor-clad warrior Samus Aran, we have to face bloodthirsty aliens. The game resembles a typical platformer with shooting elements, but unlike most games of this genre, Fusion provides a lot of freedom of exploration.

GBA

Montezuma's Revenge
Montezuma's Revenge

Arcade 04 March 1984

Montezuma's Revenge is an arcade game from 1984, which is considered to be one of the first platform games in the history of electronic entertainment.

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Trials HD
Trials HD

Arcade 12 August 2009

Trials HD is a spectacular arcade game, produced by RedLynx development studio. The player directs the actions of a courageous stuntman who, regardless of the risk of serious injuries, tries to overcome the breakneck obstacle course on his motorcycle in a spectacular way. The advantage of the game is an advanced physical engine, allowing to simulate the behavior of the machine and the daredevil in the air.

X360

One Last Breath
One Last Breath

Arcade 28 March 2024

One Last Breath is an action adventure game in 2.5D platform game convention set in the world after the destruction of humanity. As Gaia, endowed with powers of nature, tries to bring back to life the Earth devastated by human civilization.

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The Plucky Squire
The Plucky Squire

Arcade 17 September 2024

The Plucky Squire is an action adventure game based on an unusual idea - while playing we explore both 2D levels stylized as illustrated children's books and 3D maps located in the child's room.

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Pizza Possum
Pizza Possum

Arcade 28 September 2023

An action arcade game with stealth elements, starring a possum roaming a beautiful seaside town. Pizza Possum is on a search for food, opposed by the guards protecting it.

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Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals
Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

Arcade 02 November 2020

A horror party game and a spin-off of the episodic Dark Deception. In Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals, four players are tasked with traversing spooky mazes, collecting shards and avoiding monsters and murderous traps.

PC

River Tails: Stronger Together
River Tails: Stronger Together

Arcade 14 December 2023

River Tails: Stronger Together is a 3D platform game about a wild cat and fish's journey up a river. The game was designed for co-op mdoe, but it also offers a singleplayer mode where one player controls both characters.

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Dorfs: Hammers for Hire
Dorfs: Hammers for Hire

Arcade 21 June 2022

Dorfs: Hammers for Hire is a 2.5D platform game focused on crafting. Players control dwarves who must produce weapons and armor at a fast pace and deliver them to the fighting army.

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Kirby's Dream Buffet
Kirby's Dream Buffet

Arcade 17 August 2022

A party party game and spin-off of the popular platform game series. In Kirby's Dream Buffet, two to four players are tasked with navigating obstacle courses and collecting the food they encounter along the way in preparation for confronting their fellow players.

Switch

Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara
Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara

Arcade 27 July 2023

A 3D platformer set in the same world as Summer in Mara. Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara has us traversing diverse, dangerous levels and facing bosses to reclaim stolen pirate loot.

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Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series

Arcade 08 July 2022

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is a set including refreshed versions of the first two installments of the popular 2.5D platform game series. Player explores maps, avoids traps, fights with enemies and solves puzzles.

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