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Jetpack Joyride

Jetpack Joyride is a 2011 side-scrolling endless runner/action video game created by Chief Creative Officer Luke Muscat at Halfbrick Studios. Originally released for iOS devices on the App Store on September…

67 1 September 2011

Jetpack Joyride is an arcade developed by Halfbrick Studios, released 1 September 2011 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.

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What Jetpack Joyride is

Jetpack Joyride is an arcade game developed by Halfbrick Studios and released in 2011. It was published by Beatshapers. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, PC (Microsoft Windows), Web browser and Windows Phone.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Join Barry Steakfries as he breaks in to a secret laboratory to commandeer the experimental jetpacks from the clutches of science evildoers.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Jetpack Joyride holds a critic score of 67 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 69, across 108 votes.

What it launched against

Jetpack Joyride launched on 1 September 2011, within three weeks of Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011) and Gears of War 3. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3.

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When did Jetpack Joyride come out?
Jetpack Joyride was released on 1 September 2011 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, PC (Microsoft Windows), Web browser and Windows Phone.

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