{"id":89253,"date":"2016-04-20T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=89253"},"modified":"2016-04-20T13:02:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T11:02:12","slug":"5-platformers-worth-taking-the-leap-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/89253-5-platformers-worth-taking-the-leap-for","title":{"rendered":"5 platformers worth taking the leap for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Ratchet and Clank reigniting our love for 3D platformers, we decided to round up some of the best games the genre has to offer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"my-4\">Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped<\/h2>\n<p>Discussing which Crash Bandicoot game is the best could cause some heated arguments, but that&#8217;s only a testament to how good the PlayStation series actually is.<\/p>\n<p>However, Crash 3 is often considered the stand-out game thanks to its diverse locales, new gameplay twists, and the addition of flying, surfing, motorbike, and jet-ski sections.<\/p>\n<p>The game sees Crash and his little sister Coco setting off on a\u00a0time-travelling adventure to reclaim some powerful crystals, thwarting Neo Cortex and the evil voodoo mask,\u00a0Uka Uka<em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The entry sees some of the most enjoyable and challenging platforming\u00a0segments\u00a0in the franchise, and they&#8217;re still as fun as they were back in 1998 when the game first released.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2CVp5Ro8GLg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"my-4\">Jak &amp; Daxter: The Precursor Legacy<\/h2>\n<p>Before Uncharted, Naughty Dog&#8217;s other 3D platformer was Jak &amp; Daxter.<\/p>\n<p>While the sequels diverged a little bit away from the franchise&#8217;s roots, the first entry into the Jak &amp; Daxter series is the truest form of a 3D platforming adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Jak &amp; Daxter&#8217;s colourful open-world is full with enough collectibles to please any completionist, and features a bunch of personality in its characters, most notably Jak&#8217;s hilarious sidekick, Daxter.<\/p>\n<p>Beautiful graphics, fun gameplay shake-ups, and a funny story helped propel Jak &amp; Daxter into platforming heaven.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ssDQ7Iv5CCk?rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"my-4\">Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time<\/h2>\n<p>When Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time came along, it gave gamers that one feature we had all been craving &#8211; the ability to manipulate time.<\/p>\n<p>From the jump, critics and fans loved the acrobatic elements of combat, the challenging puzzles, and the attention to visual detail, making it one of the top games of the year upon its release.<\/p>\n<p>Making the leap from 2D to 3D is always a troublesome one, but the Prince of Persia franchise managed to reinvent itself and stick the landing without a hiccup.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhvWwUJxHtY?rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"my-4\">Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/h2>\n<p>Super Mario Galaxy 2 managed to take a great game and make it even greater. The visuals of Galaxy 2 are not worlds apart from its predecessor, but there\u2019s definitely an improvement in the platforming madness.<\/p>\n<p>The level design took\u00a0a huge step up and all the added galaxies make you feel like you\u2019ve been slipped an even stronger drug. You feel completely intoxicated as you run, swim, fly, and jump around the crazy looking levels.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo\u2019s innovation in level design and gameplay trump even the biggest graphical powerhouses, and their platforming ideas are definitely up there with the stars.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eDX_fY3wDM0?rel=0\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"my-4\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Ratchet &amp; Clank: A Crack in Time<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since its inception in 2002, the Ratchet and Clank series has become an all-time favourite amongst fans.<\/p>\n<p>The famous lombax and his tin sidekick made their return to the PS3 with A Crack in Time and delivered one of the strongest games in the series, thanks to some great platforming.<\/p>\n<p>Its gameplay is as solid as the metal on Clank\u2019s back and tests your brain and reactions with some great time-bending platforming puzzles. To top it off, it\u2019s a really good looking title that runs like a dream.<\/p>\n<p>Our two favourite heroes have come a long way since 2002 and even after all this time they still managed to deliver a great running and jumping adventure that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/trDZcBShFl0?rel=0\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article\u00a0originally published on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/7-best-platformer-games-you-need-to-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>More gaming news<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Fallout 4 wins Best Game at BAFTA Games Awards\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/88527-fallout-4-wins-best-game-at-bafta-games-awards.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fallout 4 wins Best Game at BAFTA Games Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to DOAK \u2013 South Africa\u2019s first MMORPG that pays you to play\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/88563-doak-south-africas-first-mmorpg-that-pays-you-to-play.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">DOAK \u2013 South Africa\u2019s first MMORPG that pays you to play<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Meet Nathan Anderson \u2013 Top South African StarCraft 2 Player\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/87908-meet-nathan-anderson-top-south-africa-starcraft-2-player.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Meet Nathan Anderson \u2013 Top South African StarCraft 2 Player<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make the jump and see which platformers make our list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":89259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[18035,9629,5714,1966,2664,16413,2368,4997,3763,2902,1157],"class_list":["post-89253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-crash-3-warped","tag-crash-bandicoot","tag-donkey-kong-country-returns","tag-games","tag-gaming","tag-jak-daxter","tag-prince-of-persia","tag-ratchet-clank","tag-sly-cooper","tag-sonic-generations","tag-video-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89893,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89253\/revisions\/89893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}