A side-scrolling video game (alternatively side-scroller) is a video game viewed from a side-view camera angle where the screen follows the player as they...

A vertically scrolling video game or vertical scroller is a video game in which the player views the field of play principally from a top-down perspective...

Much of the game is played in a side-scrolling run and gun format, while a few levels feature vehicular combat inspired by Road Rash. The game was developed...

was used in the arcade video game Jump Bug (1981). It used a limited form of parallax scrolling with the main scene scrolling while the starry night sky...

A tile-based video game, or grid-based video game, is a type of video game where the playing area consists of small square (or, much less often, rectangular...

early example of a side-scrolling character action game, a genre of games that featured large sprite characters in colorful, side-scrolling environments, with...

Grand Theft Auto games. A side-scrolling game or side-scroller is a video game in which the viewpoint is taken from the side, and the onscreen characters...

simply as ThunderCats is a side-scrolling video game that is based on the original animated television series ThunderCats. The game was published in 1987 by...

Taito's Operation Wolf arcade game started the trend of realistic military-themed action shooters, and featured side-scrolling environments and high-quality...

side-scrolling action games in a while." Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game their "Game of the Month" award. The game was awarded "Best 3DO Game"...

been several video games based on the 1991 film Hook. A side-scrolling platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Game Boy was released...

A video game genre is a specific category of games related by similar gameplay characteristics. Video game genres are not usually defined by the setting...

side-scrolling gameplay that combines both beat 'em up and platforming elements, along with occasional hovering motorcycle driving levels. The game uses...

Cobalt is an action side-scrolling video game developed by Oxeye Game Studio and published by Mojang Studios. It was released on 2 February 2016 for Microsoft...

Canine Caper, a side-scrolling video game titled simply Beethoven, but based on the film, was released for Super NES, MS-DOS and Game Boy. Versions for...

Isometric video game graphics are graphics employed in video games and pixel art that use a parallel projection, but which angle the viewpoint to reveal...

all) is a video game genre featuring hand-to-hand combat against a large number of opponents. Traditional beat 'em ups take place in scrolling, two-dimensional...

Full-motion video (FMV) is a video game narration technique that relies upon pre-recorded video files (rather than sprites, vectors, or 3D models) to...

Aladdin is a 2D side-scrolling video game in which the player controls Aladdin and his monkey Abu. It was designed by Shinji Mikami. The game was released...

Blood Money is a 1989 side-scrolling shooter video game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis. It was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and...

Final Exam is a side-scroller video game developed by Mighty Rocket Studio for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows. Up to 4 players...

Silver Surfer is a 1990 scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Software Creations and published by Arcadia Systems. The game was released in November...

2012 side-scrolling platformer game developed and published by Cyprus-based studio Nekki for Windows, Android, and iOS. The objective of the game is to...

game at any of the seven levels. The second video game based on the film was titled Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast and is a side-scrolling video...

in Japan and Stern in North America. It was the first side-scrolling shooter with forced scrolling and multiple distinct levels, and it established the...

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1988 side-scrolling action video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System loosely based on the 1886 novella Strange Case...

Rangers: Rita's Rewind is a side-scrolling action beat 'em up game developed and published by Digital Eclipse. The game follows the Power Rangers as...

free-to-play side-scrolling action role-playing video game developed by Stoic and published by Xbox Game Studios. It released to Steam as an early access game on...

commonly called the belt scroll action game format. Its combat system was also more highly developed than earlier side-scrolling action games, such as its...

a side-scrolling two-player fighting video game developed and published by Messhof. Players duel with swords in a pixelated environment. The game was...