The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground™. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago. The remaining population of Sprites, Fairies and various other life forms now live in mysterious tunnels underground – where they are trying to discover the secrets of their origin and the meaning of life.

Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline occurring several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous villains and assassins, the game showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, witness identities being formed and key relationships being forged.

Thousands of years ago, the Giant Skylanders fought epic battles in Skylands, but were banished to Earth. With a new threat looming, it's time to bring them back to join forces with the Skylanders to defeat KAOS. Only you can put them on the Portal of Power&trade; to unleash their strength in the ultimate battle to save Skylands!

The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up. All the buildings you’ll be robbing are randomly-generated, so you’ll never get the same level twice.
Meanwhile, from the safety of your rickety airship up in Outer Space, you can modify your thief with new skills, tools, and all manner of advanced technological horrors, allowing you to take on bigger buildings with better security, for gargantuan rewards!

Every night, a young child returns to the same dream to play with his magical flying companion, Buddy. Together they race through a never-ending enchanted forest of treehouse-inspired obstacles, curious creatures, and natural wonders! Relax, hum along, and enjoy the view… or challenge yourself to see how far you can dream before waking!

FreezeME is a A 3D platformer in the style of the 90s-era but wait there is a twist! The main character "R" has one special tool – a camera around her neck. This camera allows her to literally freeze the objects she photographs.

This brown-eyed moppet with a camera around her neck is hot on the trail of her best friend, "M," who has been abducted by the dastardly Fat the Cat that longs to create what he describes as a "Dog-Free-World." How kidnapping M will help him with this goal remains something of a mystery, but R is determined to thwart him by rescuing M from his clutches.

Life in the temple of rabbits hangs by a thread. Universal Evil has struck again and kidnapped all of your disciples. Only you managed to escape. They let you live... They'll soon regret it! Use your agility and combat skills to save your disciples! Jump from roof to roof, slide gracefully along walls, sneak up on your enemies, and rip them them to shreds!

Typoman is a two dimensional puzzle platformer distinguished by a unique game world. You slip into the role of the HERO struggling to make your way through a dark, surreal world. Despite your small stature you have a powerful gift: You can use letters to alter your environment! Be the HERO and set out on the journey to become whole and gain the powers you need to defeat the giant, evil demon that rules the world you are trapped in.

Packed with humor, beautifully rendered graphics and some of the most clever and imaginative designs ever - you play as Sprint, the clockwork knight, who just won't…can't…stop. In this (literally) non-stop adventure to rescue the princess, your skills are pushed to the absolute limits as you jump, duck, swing, roll, attack and endure countless dangers including traps, cliffs and of course the sorted enemies. A large variety of play mechanics offers countless hours of fun. Collect coins to purchase new equipment and customize your knight. Explore side quests and hidden areas for rank promotion. Vie for Leaderboard position and earn in-game currency in the wickedly crazy, all-new Tournament Mode.

Epic Dumpster Bear is an action packed platformer inspired by the 16-bit classics where you play as a dumpster bear with a chip on his shoulder. Over 70 levels filled with tricky platforming, challenging bosses, and secret levels to be discovered. Over 35 unlockable Miiverse™ stamps and bonus puzzle levels throughout the game that take unique advantage of the Wii U™ GamePad.

Full of fond allusions to old martial arts films and pop culture quotes, Legend of Kay - Anniversary is both an incredibly funny game and a challenging action-adventure for young and old alike.

PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures is a big, bustling, bonkers world of action, adventure, and just plain wackiness starring three BFF teenage characters that work together to keep their world free and safe. Throughout the series, Pac and his loyal crew prove their bravery as they protect the Power Berries from falling into the sinister hands of Betrayus and his evil army of baddies.

Assume the roles of a boy and his shadow, separated from one another by the evil shadow puppeteer. Work together to manipulate light, solving puzzles that bring you closer to finding this villain and freeing other shadows he has stolen.

Young Elena Elkhorn embarks on a harrowing journey to find her missing father and discover the secrets of the Willows Mansion. Aiding her journey is a unique amulet, she received from her father, which allows her to astral project her spirit into a ghostly-realm and communicate with the dead. Play as Elena to find her missing father, use your astral projection to solves the mansion

In his latest plot to defeat Sonic and rule the world, Dr. Eggman has harnessed the power of menacing creatures known as the Deadly Six. However, when the Deadly Six rise up against their new master, Sonic must unite with his arch nemesis Eggman and explore the mystical Lost Hex in order to take them on head-to-head. Use Sonic’s amazing new moves & incredible Colour Powers to speed across a variety of unique terrains, racing inside, outside & upside down in every level.

Wooden Sen'SeY is an action-platformer, set in a unique "Japan Steam Rock" universe filled with humour. You follow Goro, a village chief, as he seeks revenge through a variety of levels. He will defeat his enemies using his axes to slice, dice, squash and grapple! Wooden Sen'SeY seeks to offer players a unique gaming experience, inspired by old school gameplay mechanisms, while incorporating contemporary technology and beautiful 3D graphics.

Canvaleon is a platform and stealth game in which you will step into the shoes of Canvas, a friendly white chameleon, and help him using your abilities and the environment in order to overcome some really dangerous enemies and threats. To do so, you will have to use camouflages to blend Canvas with the environment. If your camouflages are similar to the background colors your possibilities to overcome the enemies will increase. There are two ways to obtain those camouflages: you can buy them at Doodle's shop, or you can paint them using the painting tool. You will have to collect lots of butterflies from every stage to paint or buy those camouflages! Help Canvas get rid of the enemy threat and successfully overcome more than 30 stages from this great adventure full of dangers and emotions that will make you thrill for sure! Fun is guaranteed!

Get ready for a whole heap of fun and games with Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in a truly magical Disney adventure. There&rsquo;s something very odd happening in Wasteland and Mickey and Oswald really need your help in this action-packed platform caper. Can you solve sneaky puzzles and defeat mean enemies to bring a big splash of fun and color back to this weird and wacky world?

Play as a Parisian pigeon and enjoy flying through Paris streets while avoiding lamp posts ! Share your score on Miiverse™ and make your way through the top 100 worldwide ranking!

In Sonic Boom™: Rise of Lyric, Sonic and his friends Tails, Knuckles and Amy encounter an ancient tomb sealed deep within an island, where they come across a powerful snake-like villain named Lyric. The group must put aside their differences and work together as a team to save the world from Lyric’s evil plan and his army of war mongering robots! They will race across ancient ruins, the depths of the ocean and even back in time… This may be their biggest adventure yet. Do you have what it takes to help Sonic and friends defeat the evil mastermind?

Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. They set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard.

Inside “Hover City” a vast futuristic extra-terrestrial town, experience crazy sensations of freedom doing Parkours and crazy Tricks.

Kuro is a young man on his quest to become the Shadow Blade. He must seek the teachings of the last remaining ninja master. You will guide him through challenging levels, around countless traps, sneaking past enemies or right over their dead bodies. You have to be fast, be stealthy, be aware of your environment. You have to be a ninja. Shadow Blade is a fast paced action platformer where speed, accuracy and brutality are equally important.

Bathoryn must battle his way through a doomed land packed with gruesome pixel art foes before ascending (or sometimes descending) each tower, defeating puzzles, traps and monsters alike. At the heart of each tower, he must confront a mighty overlord. Defeat it and Bathoryn’s quest continues. Fail, and you’ll die gruesomely – mauled by werewolves, disintegrated by floating monstrosities, squashed by great weights or torn apart by hidden blades. And you will fail…



Best Wii U Platformer Games

Ranked games, page 3 of 6

Knytt Underground

Batman: Arkham Origins

Skylanders Giants

The Swindle

Buddy & Me: Dream Edition

FreezeME

Kung Fu Rabbit

Typoman

Wind-up Knight 2

Epic Dumpster Bear

Legend of Kay Anniversary

PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures

Shadow Puppeteer

Whispering Willows

Sonic Lost World

Wooden Sen'SeY

Canvaleon

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Frenchy Bird

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

Battle Princess Madelyn

Hover: Revolt Of Gamers

Lynn and the Spirits of Inao

Shadow Blade: Reload

Slain!

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