2.5D platformers offer a unique combination of 2D gameplay in a 3D space. Some of the best games in the genre incorporate the 2.5D perspective into gameplay, with hazards striking from the background.

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An unoffical remake of Mega Man reinvents the classic 2D sidescroller into a stylish, 2.5D game. Crafted by a team of self-described “obsessive Mega Man fans,” the trailer above heralded the Mega Man ...

OSATs and ATE vendors are making progress in determining what works and what doesn’t in 2.5D packaging, expanding their knowledge base as this evolves into a mainstream technology. Most experts ...

Blaise Santi is a recent graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts majoring in Dramatic Writing. He's had experience writing not only for screen and stage, but also for sketch and late-night. His ...

Several companies are racing each other to develop a new class of 2.5D and 3D packages based on various next-generation interconnect technologies. Intel, TSMC and others are exploring or developing ...

Back in 2009, a small group of Mega Man fans put together an animated proof-of-concept for their vision of the classic franchise. Once the project garnered interest, the team, led by chief creator ...

I keep reading these references to Doom 1 and other 'first generation first-person shotters' as being "2.5D" To me this somehow implies they are 3-D perspective, but not quite up to today's "true 3-D" ...