need a new platformer

[orntar]

me and my daughter are close to beating super mario sunshine (one of the most frustratingly evil games that i still wanted to play), and i would like to find something else her and i can play together. she is 6 and can play sms just fine but cant beat any of the chalenges or bosses.

can anyone recommend a fun platformer we can play together, that i would actually enjoy as well?

i saw luigi's mansion and kirby's air ride at target, but they had mediocre rankings and im not sure how platformish they are.

thanks

[Reality's Fringe]

What about the Ty the Tasmainian Tiger games? My little sister loves those, and they're budget priced. I had a chance to play the second one and it's pretty good. It has the "Hub" area which is a town, and then you can drive to various other areas to initiate the different stages(think driving to missions in GTA). The whole "vibe" is nice too with lots of Austrailian-y "Down Under" music, "Outback" themed characters, and really vibrant colors.

[usickenme]

Luigi is not quite a platformer. (not really any jumping). However it is a fantastic game, very fun, original, and a cool mechanic with sucking up ghosts. I think it got panned for not being a Mario game at launch.

[Ma12kez]

For the Gamecube? Well not sure if Zelda is considered one, but the Wind Waker would be an awesome choice for the both of you. Should be $20 or even cheaper if you get it used.

And if it's for the both of you, maybe you should look for some fun co-op games (so you guys can play at the same time) for the cube as well: like Lego Star Wars, or Pikmin 2 (i think is co-op as well).

Just a thought, hope it helps.

[thealternakid]

the ones that spring off of my mind are Billy Hatcher, Rayman 3 (featuring the voice talent of the Billy West!) and Wario World.
But i concur that the Ty the Tasmanian Tiger are pnes to play. I love platformers but the gamecube really doesn't have as many as it should.
On the xbox there is voodoo vince and psychonauts (both games i loved)
so i found myself playing those more than the gamecube ones

[orntar]

i do have pshyconauts for the ps2, but i think she would lose interest in it cause of it detailed conversations. plus i want to play by myself and she notices that we "magically" got ahead in the game.

i think i may go get luigi's mansion and something else. wasnt there a is the buy 2 get one free for budget titles at target recently? (wifes fav store, may bea able to get her to pick one up)

[encendido5]

What about Pac Man World 2? It's not a very hard game, but it's not that easy either. There's also a lot to do since you have to collect fruit and coins to unlock arcade games and stuff.

[David85]

Billy Hatcher is a fun gme.

[depascal22]

My daughter likes playing the Spyro games. I just got her Madagascar but she hasn't been able to play it yet. Oh and don't forget Wind Waker. It's great fun for people of all ages.

[Morrigan Lover]

I'll add a vote for Rayman 3. Very good. Also might want to look at Simpsons Hit and Run.

[David85]

Simons Hit and Run is a great game, but not a platformer.

[Prepster]

My girlfriend loves Spyro, those always work well. Hmmm theres always the Mario party games, not very platformish, but that would be a game both u and your daughter would probably have fun with.