Jetpack Joyride

1. LilD

   Feb 17, 2013

   10

   This game is a must have. Addicting. It's also free.
   
   The Good: The gameplay is basically a new-school Helicopter, which was one of myThis game is a must have. Addicting. It's also free.
   
   The Good:
   The gameplay is basically a new-school Helicopter, which was one of my favorite games growing up. Jetpack Joyride is simple with a high replayability. The upgrades and missions are what create the high replayability. The missions are basically tasks that create a different focus when traveling through the levels and can be completed by any skill level. From a phone, Playstation Vita to a Kindle, this game is available on many electronic devices. It's not common we see such a simple game that can hold attention for so long.. No matter your skill level, the game can be completed (getting all in game trophies).
   
   The Bad:
   I honestly can't think of anything.
   
   I hope they make a sequel. This game is better than most games I pay $10 for.… Expand

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2. ZincAdict

   Sep 21, 2011

   10

   This is what mobile games should be all about.
   
   This game is awesome. It's not based on Tiny Wings as RoosterJuice implies, but in the famousThis is what mobile games should be all about.
   
   This game is awesome. It's not based on Tiny Wings as RoosterJuice implies, but in the famous helicopter game. It's a twist on their own game "Monster Dash" where you keep on going on your machine gun jetpack for as long as you can (bullets don't run out this time).
   
   The goal of the game IS to go as far as you can and, when you're skilled enough you can go on forever. It's not so randomly chosen obstacles punish whoever tries to remain at the top or bottom of the screen. If you play by the rules (not written rules) you can go on for as long as your skill lets you.
   
   There are also vehicles which are harder to maneuver than the jetpack, but allow you to continue for as long as you can without fear of losing since, if you crash your vehicle, you get to ride your jetpack once again. This game is as great as some other classics like Doodle Jump, because it challenges you to beat your own mark every time you play it. If you're good enough, you can always improve your score (ironic isn't it? )… Expand

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4. ConnJack

   Sep 17, 2011

   10

   Addictive, fun, & easy to play, Jetpack Joyride has got to be one of the best iOS apps of the year. It has rich graphics, a cool sound and aAddictive, fun, & easy to play, Jetpack Joyride has got to be one of the best iOS apps of the year. It has rich graphics, a cool sound and a nice RPG element that blends in nicely with the game. Overall, the game is a great expirence for gamers and iPhone users.… Expand

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5. ITZZZPERRY

   Dec 22, 2013

   9

   Jetpack Joyride is one of the most addictive games I've ever played. Expect to play multiplied games in one sitting. It also has a uniqueJetpack Joyride is one of the most addictive games I've ever played. Expect to play multiplied games in one sitting. It also has a unique upgrade system which makes each run more fun.… Expand

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6. Watermelon789

   Jan 26, 2012

   8

   Just like Angry birds the game finds a very acceptable niche in being addictive , all the challenges are great and progressive . Its anJust like Angry birds the game finds a very acceptable niche in being addictive , all the challenges are great and progressive . Its an endless trip worth your time.… Expand

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7. DeusXCom

   Jul 11, 2014

   8

   Just when i was losing all faith in mobile device games filled with ever-present plague called micro transactions, I came across JetpackJust when i was losing all faith in mobile device games filled with ever-present plague called micro transactions, I came across Jetpack Joyride and my faith has been restored. Extremely simple to control (all one button), yet quite challenging and very addictive and fun. When i reached level 15 with all mission accomplished and got the badge, I kinda lost motivation to start again, but even for those couple hours, it's worth it as the btw title on mobile devices, especially since it's free to download. 8/10… Expand

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8. RoosterJuice

   Sep 7, 2011

   3

   I got this game because I saw that the rating was quite astronomical on Metacritic. I also got it because I liked fruit ninja. In JetpackI got this game because I saw that the rating was quite astronomical on Metacritic. I also got it because I liked fruit ninja. In Jetpack Joyride you are basically going as far as you can through one extremely long level (ala Tiny Wings). Like Tiny Wings, there is not really a goal to the game beyond going as far as you can. This concept works extremely well in Tiny Wings, because Tiny Wings central mechanism is a developable skill. You can feel yourself improve over time, and therefore a "goal-less" system still feels rewarding.
   
   In JJ however, this is not the case. After many many plays you don't feel as though you've really gotten any better at the game. This is because your deaths are basically random, and not a true measure of your skill at the game. You will be flying along when randomly an "electro-wirery-killing-thing" (the main obstacle in the game), will appear on the side of the screen you are on. A lot of the time you are in a position where there it is not even actually POSSIBLE to get out of the way, regardless of your response time / skill level. This makes your death feel inevitable, and random.
   
   When you are done a level, you get to play a slot machine for various bonuses using tokens that appear randomly during the level. I find this rather ironic, as it is quite metaphorical of the actual game play itself. This whole app is just a big slot machine.
   
   What's worse, is that the upgrades are mostly completely USELESS, literally. Only about 5 of them actually do anything (the vehicle magnets), and they only improve your ability to score coins, and do not effect your ability to perform in any way. This is actually reminiscent of Tiny Wings' system, as TW just upgrades your points multipliers instead of upgrades. This upgrading philosophy keeps the game a "pure skill" game, meaning that the high scores are in no way effected by upgrades. The fundamental difference is that TW's skill ceiling is much much much higher than JJ's . Since the game is NOT a pure skill game, the developers should have included **** of awesome upgrades that allow you to get better and better and go farther and farther. What a wasted opportunity. To be clear, I have nothing against random games Peggle is one of my favorite casual games of all time. But Peggle doesn't pretend to be a skill based game. JJ does.
   
   There are also consumables, that are astronomically expensive... one of which could be initially conceived as useful, which is the "second chance" consumable which allows you to . However going as far as you can in the game doesn't actually feel like the goal of the game. The goal of the game feels like scoring as many coins as possible. So, if the goal is scoring as many coins as possible, why would I spend 5000 coins on something that will allow me to continue through one of my random deaths? It's completely, and utterly stupid. One of the other upgrades is a "750m head start", but again this goes under the assumption that I feel like the goal of the game is to go as far as I can, which isn't the case.
   
   The only place this game hits, and hits hard, is the aesthetics. It's Metal Slug-esc veneer is gorgeous, the coins and sounds are so cute you just wanna eat them. The skin of this game masks an other wise completely pointless, goalless, random, skill-less system, pretending to be the opposite.
   
   I'm actually dumbfounded by the positive reviews this game has received. It's clear that the critics of the game app market don't have much gaming experience. For a skill based "go as far as you can" game, play Tiny Wings. For a random "go as far as you can" game, play Flight by Armor games. This game fails on all fronts, but sure does look pretty.… Expand

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