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Grab your Groovitrons because Ratchet & Clank is a critical and commercial hit – just try not to mention the movie while you move your feet to the beat. The game – with its strong consumer reception and compelling price point – topped the UK sales charts this week, significantly outpacing PlayStation 3 favourite A Crack in Time by some margin. And it begs the question: do you want more platformers on Sony's new-gen system?

Unless you own a Nintendo console, then you'll know that good jump-a-thons are in short supply. Both the PSone and PlayStation 2 had dozens of them: Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper. But the PlayStation 3 – despite the frequency of Ratchet & Clank releases – saw the genre almost reduced to irrelevance, as Sony funded multiplayer shooter after shooter for its flagship format.

Knack, a PlayStation 4 launch tile, was supposed to represent a return to those nostalgic days of yore; Mark Cerny was to revisit his younger years with a Crash Bandicoot-esque experience for a new generation. But whatever your opinions on the game – love it or loathe it – it wasn't quite the old-school platformer that many of us were hoping for. However, don't the recent Ratchet & Clank sales prove that this is something that many are yearning for?

There are perpetual rumours that Crash Bandicoot is to make a comeback – it's now or never at this year's E3 as far as we're concerned. But regardless of whether Sony intends to bring the Wumpa fruit munching 'coot back, the fact that he's featured so heavily in marketing materials for many years now shows just how hungry the market may be for a return to those colourful platformers of old. The big question is: are you one of those desperate for more old-school adventures on your PS4?

Do you want more family friendly platformers on PS4? (198 votes)

  1. Yes, I love these games and would buy many, many more74%
  2. Hmm, sure they’re nice every now and then22%
  3. No, these kind of games don’t really interest me at all5%

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