Cross-platform series

Video game theme

Any series that requires ownership of multiple platforms to play completely (has not appeared in full on single platform).

See also: cross-platform story

These are either very long running series, trying to bring something (spin-offs) of the series to all platforms they care about, or doing something very questionable (same storyline is split across multiple platforms).

Note that this is not for series that have been published in part on multiple platforms, but rather series that have not been published on any of the platforms in full. For example, just because only small portion of the series has been published on PS3 does not qualify for this if the whole series is available on X360.

This is a container group; its children are:

Assassin's Creed	(too short)	2007 / 2020	64 games (18 characters)
Castlevania	An action-adventure series usually dealing with a vampire with assorted legions of monsters at their bid and call.	1986 / 2021	61 games (21 characters)
EarthBound	(too short)	1989 / 2016	5 games (8 characters)
Metroid	Action-adventure series following the tale of Samus Aran and the Metroids. (too short)	1986 / 2023	21 games (6 characters)
Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series. It is published by Sega, with entries developed by Sega, Sonic Team, Dimps, SIMS Co., Ltd., BioWare, and Sumo Digital. The series debuted in 1991 with the video game, Sonic the Hedgehog, released for the Mega Dri (too long)	1991 / 2023	167 games (25 characters)
Tenchu	A popular action-adventure stealth video game series based in the 16th-century Feudal Japan. (too short)	1998 / 2009	12 games (17 characters)
Legend of Zelda	The Legend of Zelda was inspired by Tolkienian fantasy, visible in the fantasy medieval world atmosphere in most of the games.	1986 / 2023	60 games (9 characters)