Sideway: New York does end with a big fat “To be continued…” with an obvious hint as to where the next game will take place, so we hope a sequel will add to what makes this game successful.

Learning Sideway's myriad moves isn't as difficult as it initially seems (as the game throws new moves at you fairly regularly), and as you work your way further into the game's latter stages, you ...

Sideway is a modern platformer in every sense of the word, infused with classic jumping challenges and light combat. It’s a progressive, if small, step forward for the genre.

Indeed, Sideway turns the notion of the platformer on its head; its slick 2D look and feel is typical of games in the genre, but instead of jumping along and killing enemies as you go on a fixed ...

Sideway, which will be out Oct. 11 on PlayStation 3 and Oct. 18 on PC, draws inspiration from games like Jet Set Radio and Super Paper Mario.