There has been many a all time great 2D platformer on the Wii. Is Wii the home for the genre? Maybe. Very difficult to choose my favourite. I think it'll probably be a dead heat between NSMB Wii and Rayman Origins. Very closely followed by Wario Land: Shake It and then DKCR. Not much in it at all, I could even say its a dead heat with all four - seriously! Would you consider Muramasa a 2D platformer? If yes, throw that in as the fifth fav of mine
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My favourite 2D platformer on Wii is NSMBWii — had an absolute blast playing it with my wife. We didn't take to KEY or DKCR in the same way, and I never really got into A Boy and His Blob. Guess I need to pick up Wario Land soon
Rayman Origins. I actually probably enjoyed DKCR more but RO was criminally overlooked.
I don't think so. it was very sucessful and released ported to all plataforms, its getting a sequel and got the best scores
Are you sure about the very successful part? According to VGchartz (not the best source, I know) it barely broke a million units across all 3 systems worldwide. I'd be thrilled if it actually did do well, but it doesn't look like it set the world on fire.
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75%, based on what I played of it. Forgot how awesome that game was. Also, Galaxy 2 was a much, much better 2D platformer than NSMB Wii and it wasn't even a 2D platformer. Lol.
Proof that HD graphics aren't always better or reason enough to have people drooling like maniacs.
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How isn't it 2D? Its a side scrolling platformer and you can only move left or right.
Compared to say, actual 2D platformers like Kirby's Epic Yarn etc DKCR isn't 2D it's 3D. Everything is displayed in 3D. Therefore, it's not 2D.
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Compared to say, actual 2D platformers like Kirby's Epic Yarn etc DKCR isn't 2D it's 3D. Everything is displayed in 3D. Therefore, it's not 2D.
Since I don't want to be banned today, I will simply state that I disagree with what you have just said. Perhaps later I will be more inclined to state what is wrong with your statement.
How isn't it 2D? Its a side scrolling platformer and you can only move left or right.
Compared to say, actual 2D platformers like Kirby's Epic Yarn etc DKCR isn't 2D it's 3D. Everything is displayed in 3D. Therefore, it's not 2D.
But its clearly not a 3D platformer as you can't freely move in all directions in a 3D environment. If you're not calling it a 2D platformer, then what would you call it? A 2.5D platformer? If so, the those are still counted a 2D platformers.
Some actual 2D platformers: Wario Land Shake It - 2D platformer Kirby's Epic Yarn - 2D platformer Muramasa - 2D platformer Rayman Origins - 2D platformer
If a game uses 3D character models and environments, then how is it in anyway a 2D game? Yes, DKCR handles like a 2D platformer but it it visually 3D and cannot be called a 2D platformer.
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You make no sense. Go ahead and call it what you want and the rest of the world will call it what it actually is.
If you think a game that uses 3D models and 3D environments is a 2D game then that's just awesome!
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Some actual 2D platformers: Wario Land Shake It - 2D platformer Kirby's Epic Yarn - 2D platformer Muramasa - 2D platformer Rayman Origins - 2D platformer
If a game uses 3D character models and environments, then how is it in anyway a 2D game? Yes, DKCR handles like a 2D platformer but it it visually 3D and cannot be called a 2D platformer.
There are genre definitions out there, you know, and any one of them will tell you that 2D platformers are about moving on a 2D plane - it has nothing to do with the graphics!
2D and Flat are different things. Technically by your "definition", would Rayman Origins on 3DS be a 2D platformer? Well, whatever you think, it is still a 2D platformer, as it takes place on a flat plane. Fleshed out models are still 2D if they remain on a two dimensional plane.
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