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platform game

platform game noun: a video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.

Noun

platform game (plural platform games)

  1. A video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.
    • BANJO-KAZOOIE SECRETS, STRATEGIES, SOLUTIONS is a massive 200 page book totally devoted to Rare's fantastic platform game, featuring the ever-resourceful bear and his wise-cracking bird.1998, Paragon Publishing, Limited, Bournemouth, Super Mario Secrets, Strategies and Solutions, page 6
    Synonyms:
    platformer

Synonyms of platform game

Forms of platform game

pluralplatform games

Questions about platform game

What does platform game mean?
Platform game means a video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.
What part of speech is platform game?
Platform game is a noun.
What is the plural of platform game?
The plural of platform game is platform games.

Words near platform game in the dictionary

  1. platform doors
  2. platform edge
  3. platform edge door
  4. platform edge doors
  5. platform edges
  6. platform game
  7. platform games
  8. platform loop
  9. platform loops
  10. platform rocker
  11. platform rockers

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