Think pixel art is only for simple 2D games? Not necessarily. Modern hardware and a bit of technical wizardry allows today's ...

Despite the phenomenal success of both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, developers at Nintendo still have a special love for the 2D-style games from the series past.

How do you make old games attractive to modern players? Masaaki Hayasaka, the producer of the remake, explains the magic behind the HD-2D style. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and ...

The Legend of Zelda series may be blowing minds with games like Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, but its humble beginnings as a top-down 2D action adventure RPG are still widely beloved to ...

Super Mario’s 40 year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little guy run from left to right across a screen. Nintendo’s line of 2D Mario platformers has gone through three ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “The top-down gameplay style that has been used continuously in the series is very ‘Zelda-like’, ...

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...

Terminator 2D: NO FATE is an upcoming officially licensed 2D action side-scroller published by Reef Entertainment and developed by Bitmap Bureau, launching on PS5®, PS4®, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox Series ...