Favorite sixth-generation-era platformer series?

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#1  Edited By buzz_killington

3D action/platformer games reached their popularity climax in the sixth-generation. Their kid-friendly-but-also-edgy art-style was pretty cool back then. I really miss them now. They are pretty rare these days, and even old series like Ratchet and Clank or Banja/Kazooie aren't classic platformers anymore.
Some of the series from the golden age of 3D platformers include:

  • Jak and Daxter
  • Ratchet and Clank
  • Sly Cooper
  • Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
  • Nintendo GameCube platformers, like Wario World and Super Mario Sunshine  
  • and the list goes on


What is your personal favorite? Mine is Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, I always felt those games were underappreciated. I still pop the first one in my GameCube once in a while and play a few levels. I love those games.

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#2  Edited By Video_Game_King

Damn it, I can't really name one. Viewtiful Joe comes to mind, but that's about it.

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#3  Edited By Lies

Pyschonauts isn't really a series, but dammit it should have been. Stupid low sales :(

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#4  Edited By teptom

I really love the Sly Cooper series. 

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#5  Edited By RedSox8933
@Lies: Neither is Conker, but that's on there. So I choose Psychonauts.
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#6  Edited By buzz_killington
@RedSox8933:
you're right, i should probably cross it off.
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#7  Edited By Kiemoe

The original Jak and Daxter is awesome, but as a series, Ratchet and Clank win.

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#8  Edited By Suicrat

Metroid Prime 2 Echoes is the best platformer of the previous generation, bar none.

Psychonauts is a close second.