Jetpack Joyride
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Jetpack Joyride is a 2011 side-scrolling endless runner action video game created by Halfbrick Studios. It was released for iOS devices on the App Store on September 1, 2011[1] and has been ported to other systems. It was released online as a Flash version on May 11, 2012;[2] on Android on September 28;[3] on PlayStation Portable (via PlayStation Network, ported by Beatshapers) on November 20 in North America and November 21 in Europe;[4] on BlackBerry PlayBook on December 13, 2012;[5] on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita (via PlayStation Network, ported by Big Ant Studios) on December 21 in Europe and December 31 in North America;[6] on BlackBerry 10 on March 6, 2013;[7] and on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 on June 5.[8][9] It was also released on PlayStation 4 on April 26, 2016.[12] A mobile version using the keypad was released in 2021 for KaiOS devices.
Jetpack Joyride | |
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Developer(s) | Halfbrick Studios |
Publisher(s) | Halfbrick Studios Beatshapers (PSP) Big Ant Studios (PSV, PS3, PS4) Storms (KaiOS) |
Platform(s) | iOS, Flash, Android, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, BlackBerry PlayBook, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone, Windows, KaiOS |
Release | September 1, 2011 |
Genre(s) | endless runner |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The game features the same protagonist from Age of Zombies and Monster Dash, Barry Steakfries, who the player controls as he steals a jet pack from a top-secret laboratory, being a direct spin-off of the latter game. The game has been met with favorable reviews and has won numerous awards.