Jinx is a platform developed by Hammerhead, released 31 January 2003 on PlayStation.
What Jinx is
Jinx is a platform game developed by Hammerhead and released in 2003. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Jinx is a 3D platformer for the PlayStation in the vein of other 3D platformers like Spyro the Dragon. The main character Jinx, a court jester, is tasked with finding and rescuing the royal family he works for since it has been kidnapped by Gripply the Pirate King, leaving the realm into a state of chaos. The player has to traverse various different worlds and locations in pursuit of Gripply, while facing a number of enemies, solving puzzles and collecting items. The graphics are notable for being very colourful.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Jinx holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 29 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Jinx launched on 31 January 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, SimCity 4, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, SimCity 4, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Quick answers
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