7 Great Platforming Video Games (That Have Been Forgotten)

HD remasters are all the rage these days. Some may argue that they are lazy ways for developers to cash in on nostalgia without having to do a huge amount of development work, whilst others love them for getting to relive precious gaming memories and introduce their favourite worlds and characters to a new generation.

Sly Raccoon (or Sly Cooper, depending on the territory) was one of the first recipients of such a remaster when his three PS2 adventures were bundled in a collection for the PS3 back in 2010. Stealth-focused with amusing noir elements, each of these were solid if unspectacular entries into the platforming lexicon.

Developed by Sucker Punch, who moved to Infamous after developing the initial trilogy (and most recently Ghost Of Tsushima), the franchise passed into the hands of the lesser-known Sanzaru Games for a fourth outing in 2013. Despite ending on a cliff-hanger, it sold only around half a million copies, a death knell that couldn’t justify another entry in Sony’s eyes.

A film was announced in 2014 and a television series was announced in 2018, both presumably with the intention of trying to keep the franchise going in a different form, but neither have materialised and are presumed abandoned, particularly in the wake of the failure of the Ratchet & Clank film adaptation.