Editing Action-adventure game (section)

=== Metroidvania ===
'''[[Metroidvania]]''' is a portmanteau of ''Metroid'' and ''Castlevania''; such games are sometimes referred to as "search action",<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gematsu.com/2019/02/touhou-luna-nights-leaves-steam-early-access-version-1-0-now-available | title = Touhou Luna Nights leaves Steam Early Access, version 1.0 now available | first = Sal | last = Romano | date = February 26, 2019 | accessdate = October 10, 2021 | work = Gematsu | archive-date = October 10, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211010140817/https://www.gematsu.com/2019/02/touhou-luna-nights-leaves-steam-early-access-version-1-0-now-available | url-status = live }}</ref> and are generally based on two-dimensional platformers. They emphasize both exploration and puzzle-solving with traditional platform gameplay.<ref name="gamasutra history">{{cite web | url = https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-undying-allure-of-the-metroidvania | title = The undying allure of the Metroidvania | first = Christian | last = Nutt | date = February 13, 2015 | access-date = February 13, 2015 | publisher = [[Gamasutra]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150512033009/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/236410/The_undying_allure_of_the_Metroidvania.php | archive-date = May 12, 2015 }}</ref>