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Ride a machine gun jetpack as far as you can while collecting coins and dodging obstacles

Ride a machine gun jetpack as far as you can while collecting coins and dodging obstacles

Vote: (47 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Halfbrick Studios

Version: 1.90.1

Works under: Android

Also available for Windows

Vote:

Program license

(47 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Halfbrick Studios

1.90.1

Works under:

Also available for

Android

Windows

Pros

  • Engaging Challenges
  • Highly Addictive
  • Superb Graphics
  • Polished Game

Cons

  • Randomized Levels Sometimes Unfair

Jetpack Joyride is a side-scrolling runner game from Halfbrick Studios, and it is the third game in which players control the character of Barry Steakfries who was introduced in Monster Dash, one of the most popular games in the genre.

Many players who enjoyed Monster Dash will instantly recognize the machine gun jetpack that Steakfries uses in this game, and it will give the player the ability to move through levels with speed and power. The goal of the game is to make it as far as you can without dying while collecting coins that can be used to increase the power and ability of the character.

This game takes the same style as the older games in the series and makes it even more fun. The classic 8-bit animation is superbly well-done, and the graphics are cartoonish in nature yet impressive in scope and detail. Anyone that has played a game from Halfbrick Studios in the past will instantly recognize the animation style in this game as one of theirs. Not only are the visuals stunning in Jetpack Joyride, but the sound effects and music are all perfectly balanced as well.

Controlling Steakfries is quite simple in this game. The player must hold their finger on the touchscreen to make Steakfries fly higher, and releasing the finger from the screen will cause the character to start to fall back to the ground. Players must balanced their taps to avoid falling all the way to the ground while also preventing any obstacles from hitting Steakfries. Obstacles include lasers, electronic gates, missiles, and other defensive items designed to prevent Steakfries from going any further.

As the player advances further, they will collect tokens and coins that can be used to buy new skins, power-ups, and jetpacks. Tokens can also be used to gamble at the slot machine, which can potentially reward the player with extra coins or randomized power-ups. Players might also receive special bombs that add distance to the total traveled distance after the character has been killed trying to complete a level.

The main way that most players will want to progress is through the coin system in the game, but there are also in-app purchases that allow the player to progress even faster by purchasing special items or even unlocking full completed levels.

Jetpack Joyride is a unique side-scrolling distance game because it also gives the character the ability to level up and become more powerful. Challenges in the game are highly varied so players won't get bored, and there is quite a bit to do in the game beyond merely making it through each level.

Those that love distance arcade games will fall in love with Jetpack Joyride. Other distance runners lack the depth of this game, and as long as players don't mind the in-app purchases that often feel required or at least very tempting, the game is entirely free.

Pros

  • Engaging Challenges
  • Highly Addictive
  • Superb Graphics
  • Polished Game

Cons

  • Randomized Levels Sometimes Unfair