Junk Jack

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  • Summary: Junk Jack is a 2D sandbox game where you can explore, build your home and survive in random procedurally generated worlds full of treasures and hidden secrets.** we are aware of a crash on the touch 2g and iphone 3g, we working hard to fix that. Sorry for the troubles. **** Seeing theJunk Jack is a 2D sandbox game where you can explore, build your home and survive in random procedurally generated worlds full of treasures and hidden secrets.** we are aware of a crash on the touch 2g and iphone 3g, we working hard to fix that. Sorry for the troubles. **** Seeing the reviews and feedback in our forum, we feel the need to do a much improved step-by-step how to play and crafting guide. Coming soon with the next version! Thank you all for your wonderful feedback! **This is just the beginning!We have many planned updates (quests, cooking, and a fully working farming system!) and many others will come!Join our forum (http://forum.pixbits.com) and help us to improve our game, and share your creations!Features:* retro style pixel art!* beautiful sound tracks from Bright Primate* intuitive controls: swipe to move and tap to interact with everything!* dynamic day/night cycle* a fully featured lighting system together with many different sources of light and global lighting* 3 slots for infinite worlds that you can generate and explore, every world is different from any other!* procedural generation which creates beautiful worlds with plants, caves, different biomes all around the world* a double layered world which allows to customize background and foreground of your creations* critters and enemies to fight* many ores and shiny gems to help your adventure* many hidden containers full of strange treasures* more than 400 treasures* more than 130 crafts* more than 90 different materials for your buildings* many elements to decorate your houses (like sofas, tables, wardrobes, paintings, statues and many others)* an in-game discoverable book to teach you how to play and the recipes available* shelfs to place items around just to make your buildings shine* minimap (with a really zoomed out feature to allow you to share your creations)We would like to thank Notch! He developed our bigger indie brother Minecraft, without him this game would not exist.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Slide to Play
    May 30, 2012
    100
    Junk Jack is is a hard game to get into, but once you do you might not want to stop. Addicting isn't appropriate enough to describe this game. This game consumes time.
  2. AppSpy
    Nov 10, 2011
    100
    Junk Jack isn't Minecraft, nor does it feel like it needs to be as its 2D world provides the same level of novel exploration fun while presenting challenges of its own to overcome; a tightly balanced free form experience that's only going to get better with time.
  3. AppSafari
    Nov 17, 2011
    90
    This iPhone app is definitely worth checking out if you're interested in building your own world in the way that you want and defending it.
  4. Games Master UK
    Jan 17, 2013
    87
    A game you'll return to again and again. [Feb 2013, p.93]
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  5. Multiplayer.it
    Dec 10, 2011
    80
    Junk Jack's clearly lack of direction can be a great flaw for some kind of players, but Pixbits' debut game is probably the best crafting game on iOS. Way better than Minecraft: Pocket Edition.
  6. AppSmile
    Nov 15, 2011
    80
    Less of a game and more of an adventure in existence, Junk Jack offers a rich environment to farm and craft to your heart's content.
  7. Tap!
    Dec 12, 2011
    60
    Movement is done through swiping in your intended direction – it's nicely simple, but imprecise. Sometimes there are small monster-like creatures, which come out to play at night.

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  1. biatchstan
    Apr 30, 2012
    10
    Easily the best game on the app store. It has awesome controls, graphics, sound etc. There are hundreds of different items to craft and manyEasily the best game on the app store. It has awesome controls, graphics, sound etc. There are hundreds of different items to craft and many different mobs and biomes. The developer constantly puts out great updates. The only thing missing is multiplayer.… Expand
  2. Nanook
    Jun 22, 2012
    10
    This is an AWESOME game. Some of its content reflects that of Minecraft, but the creators take that content in a much better direction. TheThis is an AWESOME game. Some of its content reflects that of Minecraft, but the creators take that content in a much better direction. The creators are very active, and update about once every three weeks. The retro feel of this game basically gets you intrigued the minute you experience it.… Expand
  4. Allions
    Jan 6, 2013
    9
    Best Minecraft/Terraria "clone" for iOS all around! It's better than the Minecraft Pocket Edition (also if the last updates got the survivalBest Minecraft/Terraria "clone" for iOS all around! It's better than the Minecraft Pocket Edition (also if the last updates got the survival mode). It's entirely created by two guys from the University of Florence (Italy). They say "thanks to Notch for the idea" in the description so they are really good guys. For 3$ is worth buying! Updates are every 2-3 weeks :)… Expand
  5. Dwight_Shrute
    Jan 16, 2012
    9
    This is a very interesting title, even if it borrows a lot of elements from the acclaimed indie hit Minecraft. Junk Jack even takes the moreThis is a very interesting title, even if it borrows a lot of elements from the acclaimed indie hit Minecraft. Junk Jack even takes the more retro and pixel look as Minecraft, and yet the game has a feel of its own. For starters, the game plays and feels like a mobile title on a touch device should. Controlling Junk Jack is easy and responsive, allowing for complete freedom to explore the expanse world. One gripe that I have, however, is with most of the hostile mobs. They all have the same mobility, just jumping to and fro; it would be nice to see some diversity in enemies in future updates.… Expand
  6. Oxcart
    Apr 21, 2013
    8
    The market is flooded with Minecraft clones and knockoffs, most of which not worth the battery power needed to show them on screen. Junk JackThe market is flooded with Minecraft clones and knockoffs, most of which not worth the battery power needed to show them on screen. Junk Jack is surprisingly and refreshingly different, even if it doesn't quite have the accessibility of the original Minecraft. Let's look at it. First off, JJ is an example of fine old 8-bit pixel art. The game world is very reminiscent of the graphical style of the original NES or Sega Genesis (actually, quite Sonic the Hedgehog in its own way). The game concept really is Minecraft clone, but with a considerably greater number of resources to gather and items to craft. This leads to its biggest problem: with so many craftable items relying on the same parts, early-game construction is frequently stalled because you don't have the ability to efficiently gather the resources to make those parts or find the parts themselves. Of course, once you've amassed enough supplies, that changes rapidly, allowing you to take advantage of the massive menu of craftable items (about ten times the number in Minecraft standard, forget Minecraft Mobile). Of course, some would argue that having so many built-in bits of furniture discourages the extreme use of creativity in making furniture like in Minecraft (did you know that you can make an entertainment center in Minecraft? You can.), but it's important to remember that this is a different game. It's similar, not a total clone. And, in that way, it does an admirable job. Really, one of the two points knocked off happened because of poor early-game balancing; in hostile-creature mode, survival is difficult for days as you cannot make a proper shelter quickly, and even if not, acquisition of resources in the early game feels unnecessarily grindy. The second point came off because you need to collect recipes for crafting...or buy them through IAP. Since the game already costs $3, that's a little galling. Ultimately, if you're looking for an enjoyable builder, Junk Jack is a good one. It's just not a free one.… Expand

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#68 Best iOS Game of 2011
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#42 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2011