Wall jump

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Samus Aran performs a wall jump in Super Metroid.

A wall jump is a technique players can execute in many video games. For real-world application, see wall flip.

1 Technique
- 1.1 Wall-Jumpers
2 Uses
3 Games with wall jumping

[edit] Technique

The basic premise of a wall jump is that the player jumps into a wall or another vertical barrier of some kind and pushes off from the wall in order to start another jump. The player is sometimes able to change directions after a wall jump, meaning they can direct themselves into the wall again in order to repeatedly wall jump and ascend structures.

[edit] Wall-Jumpers

This is a short list of characters who consistently have the ability to wall-jump:

[edit] Uses

Allows the player to reach areas which were previously inaccessible (i.e. too high).
Some games allow the player to repeatedly wall jump up a single wall or to bounce between two walls in a narrow corridor. This can be used to climb walls or shafts.
Can save time by jumping up walls rather than awkwardly jumping on platforms or other objects.
Can be used to avoid enemy attacks.
Can be used to access areas without their respective items.
In some games, can save a character from falling down a hole.