- Publisher: Adult Swim
- Release Date: Feb 7, 2014
- Also On: PlayStation 4
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GameStarMar 3, 2014I was initially a little put off. The optics of Jazz Punk are primitive, the humor is anything but subtle. First, the gags seemed to me abundant infantile. But the longer I played, I had more pleasure in the game worlds in discovering all the jokes and some ideas from the developers that are just awesome.
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Apr 23, 2014The replay value is low, but it’s a nice distraction while it lasts.
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Mar 24, 2014Games don’t come much goofier than this – Jazzpunk serves up nonstop, breathless absurdity, if not much else.
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Feb 20, 2014Go in dark and enjoy the ride while it lasts.
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Feb 19, 2014Jazzpunk is a rare comedian in games. As an adventure it doesn’t have much to offer, but the game succeeds in its primary goal: surprising its audience and getting them to laugh.
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Feb 18, 2014A fumbled finale puts a notable stain on the experience. They say one of the key rules in comedy is to leave the audience wanting more, but as Jazzpunk’s credits rolled I was left feeling a little indifferent. But the game is something to be admired. Few titles dedicate themselves to comedy as wholly as Jazzpunk does.
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Feb 12, 2014Quirky humor and an abundance of outrageous antics keep things buoyant through much of the short but flawed journey. Jazzpunk is an enthusiastic attempt to answer the question of just how much weirdness you can possibly cram into a few hours of gaming. In that endeavor, at least, it's a great achievement.
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Feb 6, 2014Necrophone Games has a fantastic premise, a decent execution and a brave narration in Jazzpunk.
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Feb 6, 2014Nevertheless, if you like the sound of a strange Naked Gun/Monty Python-inspired robot-filled adventure/exploration game jam-packed with laughs you should get Jazzpunk as soon as possible.
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Feb 6, 2014It starts out strong with dozens of hidden gags hidden among the scenery, but unfortunately it loses its momentum once minigames start to dominate its three-hour running time.
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Feb 6, 2014By the time I finished Jazzpunk, I was both left wanting more of its crazy world and feeling slightly underwhelmed. Many of the jokes felt a bit too random for their own good, and the story kind of just ends with no real resolution.
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Feb 7, 2014Play it for the novelty and the rapid-fire assault of jokes, but don't be surprised if most of them miss the mark.
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Feb 7, 2014Jazzpunk ends up being scatological and surreal, but it’s not sublime. Like Meatloaf says, two out of three ain’t bad. But when’s the last time anyone listened to Meatloaf? Jazzpunk is funny in its own peculiar way, but that’s about all it is.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Apr 7, 2014Not much of an adventure game but boy, what fun! [Issue #239]
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Mar 25, 2014An adventure game from a first-person perspective where a player explores a parody on the 60' that is full of robots, secret agents, and absurdist humour? Great! However, the final outcome is staggering because of its game parody approach.
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Feb 21, 2014Jazzpunk is a videogame curiosity, that will make you laugh most of the time if you overcome the "what the #!@? am I playing" effect.
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Feb 10, 2014Not quite Scary Movie but certainly not the video game equivalent of Airplane, although the fact that it even tries to be is almost recommendation enough.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 113 out of 163
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Mixed: 35 out of 163
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Negative: 15 out of 163
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