nearly 4 years since the release of the 360 and still a lack of fun platformers!

dont get me wrong, I love my 360.. but nearly four years since the release of the 360, there's still a lack of platformer titles being released onto 360. For over two years Microsoft built up the latest Banjo title only to disappoint many gamers. Crash Bandicoot used to be a great franchise, until the new developers screwed up the franchise by introducing damn mutants ! WTF is all that about !! The latest sonic title is a complets joke, if your travelling forward at high speeds, why the hell would you want a sideangle camera view which obscures your view. WHAT THE HELL ARE DEVELOPERS THINKING ABOUT THESE DAYS.. HOW MANY MORE FUN FRANCHISES ARE GOING TO DISAPPEAR OR GET TOTALLY RUINED ?! The 360 needs games like Crash Bandicoot, Jack and Daxter and Rachet and Clank, the average gamer certainly should'nt have to buy more than one console just so he/she can play platformer titles. It seems all Microsoft are content with is releasing platforming titles that were popular years ago ! Pull your finger out Microsoft ! More new/fresh colourful fun platformers please, not just more and more repetetive online cloned shooters with even shorter single player campaigns !

There are quite a few good platformers on the arcade.SlayerX13

Agreed. I downloaded a demo for the Maw. That game's quite fun.

And you should also check out Braid.

I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned Braid is just another version of Donky Kong with depressing music dumbed down for this generation. fact.

I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned Braid is just another version of Donky Kong with depressing music dumbed down for this generation. fact.

DecadesOfGaming

dont get me wrong, I love my 360.. but nearly four years since the release of the 360, there's still a lack of platformer titles being released onto 360. For over two years Microsoft built up the latest Banjo title only to disappoint many gamers. Crash Bandicoot used to be a great franchise, until the new developers screwed up the franchise by introducing damn mutants ! WTF is all that about !! The latest sonic title is a complets joke, if your travelling forward at high speeds, why the hell would you want a sideangle camera view which obscures your view. WHAT THE HELL ARE DEVELOPERS THINKING ABOUT THESE DAYS.. HOW MANY MORE FUN FRANCHISES ARE GOING TO DISAPPEAR OR GET TOTALLY RUINED ?! The 360 needs games like Crash Bandicoot, Jack and Daxter and Rachet and Clank, the average gamer certainly should'nt have to buy more than one console just so he/she can play platformer titles. It seems all Microsoft are content with is releasing platforming titles that were popular years ago ! Pull your finger out Microsoft ! More new/fresh colourful fun platformers please, not just more and more repetetive online cloned shooters with even shorter single player campaigns !

DecadesOfGaming

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I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned Braid is just another version of Donky Kong with depressing music dumbed down for this generation. fact.

Tsunami23

You would also consider it a fact, if you got three lives for 10p whilst playing Donky Kong in 1981 !

fact.

;)

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dont get me wrong, I love my 360.. but nearly four years since the release of the 360, there's still a lack of platformer titles being released onto 360. For over two years Microsoft built up the latest Banjo title only to disappoint many gamers. Crash Bandicoot used to be a great franchise, until the new developers screwed up the franchise by introducing damn mutants ! WTF is all that about !! The latest sonic title is a complets joke, if your travelling forward at high speeds, why the hell would you want a sideangle camera view which obscures your view. WHAT THE HELL ARE DEVELOPERS THINKING ABOUT THESE DAYS.. HOW MANY MORE FUN FRANCHISES ARE GOING TO DISAPPEAR OR GET TOTALLY RUINED ?! The 360 needs games like Crash Bandicoot, Jack and Daxter and Rachet and Clank, the average gamer certainly should'nt have to buy more than one console just so he/she can play platformer titles. It seems all Microsoft are content with is releasing platforming titles that were popular years ago ! Pull your finger out Microsoft ! More new/fresh colourful fun platformers please, not just more and more repetetive online cloned shooters with even shorter single player campaigns !

riariases

You sir should read through 'game collections' within 'gamer profiles' before posting uneducated comments within the future !

I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned Braid is just another version of Donky Kong with depressing music dumbed down for this generation. fact.

DecadesOfGaming

dont get me wrong, I love my 360.. but nearly four years since the release of the 360, there's still a lack of platformer titles being released onto 360. For over two years Microsoft built up the latest Banjo title only to disappoint many gamers. Crash Bandicoot used to be a great franchise, until the new developers screwed up the franchise by introducing damn mutants ! WTF is all that about !! The latest sonic title is a complets joke, if your travelling forward at high speeds, why the hell would you want a sideangle camera view which obscures your view. WHAT THE HELL ARE DEVELOPERS THINKING ABOUT THESE DAYS.. HOW MANY MORE FUN FRANCHISES ARE GOING TO DISAPPEAR OR GET TOTALLY RUINED ?! The 360 needs games like Crash Bandicoot, Jack and Daxter and Rachet and Clank, the average gamer certainly should'nt have to buy more than one console just so he/she can play platformer titles. It seems all Microsoft are content with is releasing platforming titles that were popular years ago ! Pull your finger out Microsoft ! More new/fresh colourful fun platformers please, not just more and more repetetive online cloned shooters with even shorter single player campaigns !

You sir should read through 'game collections' within 'gamer profiles' before posting uneducated comments within the future !

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dont get me wrong, I love my 360.. but nearly four years since the release of the 360, there's still a lack of platformer titles being released onto 360. For over two years Microsoft built up the latest Banjo title only to disappoint many gamers. Crash Bandicoot used to be a great franchise, until the new developers screwed up the franchise by introducing damn mutants ! WTF is all that about !! The latest sonic title is a complets joke, if your travelling forward at high speeds, why the hell would you want a sideangle camera view which obscures your view. WHAT THE HELL ARE DEVELOPERS THINKING ABOUT THESE DAYS.. HOW MANY MORE FUN FRANCHISES ARE GOING TO DISAPPEAR OR GET TOTALLY RUINED ?! The 360 needs games like Crash Bandicoot, Jack and Daxter and Rachet and Clank, the average gamer certainly should'nt have to buy more than one console just so he/she can play platformer titles. It seems all Microsoft are content with is releasing platforming titles that were popular years ago ! Pull your finger out Microsoft ! More new/fresh colourful fun platformers please, not just more and more repetetive online cloned shooters with even shorter single player campaigns !

DecadesOfGaming

You sir should read through 'game collections' within 'gamer profiles' before posting uneducated comments within the future !

they have both the original sonic one and 2 from the sega days

how can you say they have no platformers?

not to mention braid

I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned Braid is just another version of Donky Kong with depressing music dumbed down for this generation. fact.

FACT

how ya like those apples !

lol

like I was saying, there are gamers who would like to see more platforming titles released onto 360, I appreciate your comments.. even the selfish and uneducated comments made me laugh ! thanks

Assassin's Creedtktomo01

lol

like I was saying, there are gamers who would like to see more platforming titles released onto 360, I appreciate your comments.. even the selfish and uneducated comments made me laugh ! thanks

firstly banjo wasnt a dissapointment and also the arcade is full of good platformers. There is also mirrors edge and prince of persia.joe94

perhaps you did'nt find it disappointing, but many other gamers did. Life certainly would be boring if we all liked the same things.

I'd like an old school Banjo Kazooie platformer too. I want to give the new one a chance, but the demo (imo) was terrible and I can't bring myself to spend more than $20 on it.cametall

yeh, I could'nt get into the demo either.

one major reason that platformers are in short supply is because they arent nearly as good nor nearly as marketable or as big of a cash cow as Fps's, racing games, RPG's, etc.

in my experience, platformers are more kid-friendly, and the 360 is def not geared towards kids

most ppl who play on xbox live or who have a 360 are older than 13, and dont want to play "childish" (i know that its a generalization, but most platformers fall into this category) games anymore

so if u want to play a platformer, go to the arcade, or get PoP

and p.s. to the TC, all of those playstation exclusive platformers suck ass...now go run along now and play Little Small, i mean, Little Big Planet

one major reason that platformers are in short supply is because they arent nearly as good nor nearly as marketable or as big of a cash cow as Fps's, racing games, RPG's, etc.

in my experience, platformers are more kid-friendly, and the 360 is def not geared towards kids

most ppl who play on xbox live or who have a 360 are older than 13, and dont want to play "childish" (i know that its a generalization, but most platformers fall into this category) games anymore

so if u want to play a platformer, go to the arcade, or get PoP

and p.s. to the TC, all of those playstation exclusive platformers suck ass...now go run along now and play Little Small, i mean, Little Big Planet

H_U_R_D

"now go run along and play little big planet"

lol.. like it.. see your point.. but when I'm not playing shooters it would be nice just have more choice, sorry don't own a PS3.

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one major reason that platformers are in short supply is because they arent nearly as good nor nearly as marketable or as big of a cash cow as Fps's, racing games, RPG's, etc.

in my experience, platformers are more kid-friendly, and the 360 is def not geared towards kids

most ppl who play on xbox live or who have a 360 are older than 13, and dont want to play "childish" (i know that its a generalization, but most platformers fall into this category) games anymore

so if u want to play a platformer, go to the arcade, or get PoP

and p.s. to the TC, all of those playstation exclusive platformers suck ass...now go run along now and play Little Small, i mean, Little Big Planet

DecadesOfGaming

"now go run along and play little big planet"

lol.. like it.. see your point.. but when I'm not playing shooters it would be nice just have more choice, sorry don't own a PS3.

if u dont own a PS3, why care about crappy Playstation exclusives? there are plenty of old-school platformers out there on the arcade...just get some MS points and go play them already

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one major reason that platformers are in short supply is because they arent nearly as good nor nearly as marketable or as big of a cash cow as Fps's, racing games, RPG's, etc.

in my experience, platformers are more kid-friendly, and the 360 is def not geared towards kids

most ppl who play on xbox live or who have a 360 are older than 13, and dont want to play "childish" (i know that its a generalization, but most platformers fall into this category) games anymore

so if u want to play a platformer, go to the arcade, or get PoP

and p.s. to the TC, all of those playstation exclusive platformers suck ass...now go run along now and play Little Small, i mean, Little Big Planet

H_U_R_D

"now go run along and play little big planet"

lol.. like it.. see your point.. but when I'm not playing shooters it would be nice just have more choice, sorry don't own a PS3.

if u dont own a PS3, why care about crappy Playstation exclusives? there are plenty of old-school platformers out there on the arcade...just get some MS points and go play them already

I care because like the mojority of gamers who use this site, I'm passionate about gaming, as you probably are yourself.. hence the reason why we spend time on here ! and just like many other gamers who own a 360, I though it would be fun if we had more titles like jack n daxter, crash, rachet ect (even though titles like these are a dying breed).. not everone can afford to own two consoles !

one major reason that platformers are in short supply is because they arent nearly as good nor nearly as marketable or as big of a cash cow as Fps's, racing games, RPG's, etc.

in my experience, platformers are more kid-friendly, and the 360 is def not geared towards kids

most ppl who play on xbox live or who have a 360 are older than 13, and dont want to play "childish" (i know that its a generalization, but most platformers fall into this category) games anymore

so if u want to play a platformer, go to the arcade, or get PoP

and p.s. to the TC, all of those playstation exclusive platformers suck ass...now go run along now and play Little Small, i mean, Little Big Planet

The platformer genre is dead,its been taken over by generic shooters.I sure do miss it though,banjo-tooie was probably the best game I played.

Speaking of which,when does Banjo-Tooie come to the marketplace.

I don't care for platformers personally, but after recently picking up Assassin's Creed I realized it's more of a platform game than a stealthy assassination game such as tenchu or even splinter cell games. However, I am really really enjoying the platforming aspect of t he game, it's just so fluid and responsive. So for a person who doesn't like platforming games much, AC is really rocking my world. Althax

yeh, I've been checking out Assasins Creed myself, it looks great. hopefully I'll get around to playing it soon.