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Cinematic platformer

Game genre concept

Distinct from typical platform games in that they focus on fluid, life-like movements, without the exaggerated physics found in other platform games.

113
games
50
platforms
Prince of Persia (SAM Coupe)
Prince of Persia
SAM 1991
Flashback (Atari Jaguar)
Flashback
JAG 1995
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Nintendo DS)
Tomb Raider: Underworld
NDS 2008-11-18
Flashback (CD-I)
Flashback
CDI 1994
Heart of Darkness (PlayStation)
Heart of Darkness
PS1 1998-09-09
Prince of Persia Classic (Xbox 360)
Prince of Persia Classic
X360 2007-06-13
Flashback Legends (Game Boy Advance)
Flashback Legends
GBA 2002
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (MS-DOS)
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
DOS 1993
Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Sega-CD/Mega-CD)
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
SCD 1993-05-03
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (Super Nintendo)
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
SNES 1996
The War of the Worlds (Xbox 360)
The War of the Worlds
X360 2011-10-26
EXIT 2 (PlayStation Portable)
EXIT 2
PSP 2009-06-07
Implied:
* Life-like motion
Quoted from dandyboh's too long main description:
Jumping abilities are typically roughly within the confines of an athletic human's capacity, which is often compensated by the ability to grab onto ledges.


A platformer sub-genre started by Prince of Persia.

Parent group

Platformer

Games by year

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The first Cinematic platformer video game was released in 1989.

Interplay, Playdead and Brøderbund published most of these games.

Related site

TV Tropes article

Platforms

Windows 11
Linux 8
SNES 6
GBA 6
Mac OS Classic 6
MS-DOS 6
X360 4
Mac OS X 4
Mega Drive 3
PS 3
Amiga 3
Mega-CD 3
FM Towns 3
3DO 2
Jaguar 2
PS3 2
Master System 2
BeOS 2
Xbox One 2
GBC 2
C64 2
Atari ST 2
PSP 2
Game Gear 1
Archimedes 1
BBC 1
CD-I 1
BK11M 1
Amstrad CPC 1
NEC PC9801 1

Most common companies

Interplay9
Playdead9
Brøderbund8
GT Interactive5
Delphine Software5
Lexicon Entertainment4
Oddworld Inhabitants3
Ubisoft3
Domark3
Emme2
U.S. Gold2
Sega2
Microsoft Studios2