side-scrollers

If you played one, you ended up playing them all: "League of Evil," with its blocky, Crayola-colored characters and double-jumping action, looks like a dead ringer for tried-and-true classics like "River City Ransom," "Ninja Gaiden" and a whole slew of addictive 8-bit side-scrollers.

The New Retro 2011

A lot of the games that come out of there have a more retro feel to them 2D side-scrollers and the like.

David Steffen's quest for publication and world domination: Website Recommendation: Abandonia David Steffen 2009

Interaction fiction, arcade titles, 2D side-scrollers, isometric RPGs, and first person shooters all have advantages and disadvantages to how they deal with space–some technical in nature, some design-based.

Archive 2009-09-01 Josh Bycer 2009

Interaction fiction, arcade titles, 2D side-scrollers, isometric RPGs, and first person shooters all have advantages and disadvantages to how they deal with space–some technical in nature, some design-based.

Poignant pixels and the 5th dimension of storytelling Josh Bycer 2009

The games have tended to be numbingly boring side-scrollers in which the action serves merely as a clumsy deus ex machina to entice kids to reading dollops of in-game scripture.

Going Into Godmode in Left Behind 2006

But having now played two full levels, I have to say that Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is shaping up as one of the more enjoyable side-scrollers in recent memory.

IGN PS3 2010

Actually, 2D isn't quite right -- the interface utilizes a lot of layers within a single page, so when you're swiping through menus you get a kind of parallax scrolling effect reminiscent of 16 bit side-scrollers (think Castlevania for the SNES).

Engadget Mobile 2010

Actually, 2D isn't quite right -- the interface utilizes a lot of layers within a single page, so when you're swiping through menus you get a kind of parallax scrolling effect reminiscent of 16 bit side-scrollers (think Castlevania for the SNES).

Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2010

There's a messy XP system that can be easily exploited, cheap workarounds to defeat many of the bosses, and near-flat hit boxes for enemies that cause as much mild annoyance in Scott Pilgrim as they did in classic 2D side-scrollers like Double Dragon or Streets of Rage.

TotalVideoGames.com 2010

The game looks at the classic franchise from a new perspective: While much of the game is reminiscent of 2-D side-scrollers, players can switch the perspective into 3-D at any time as they explore the twisting passages of a derelict space station and delve deep into a cinematic, never-before-told story of bounty hunter Samus Aran's past.

Console-Spot admin 2010