Jawbreaker is a video game programmed by John Harris and released in 1981 for the Atari 400/800 by On-line Systems. Originally intended to be a fairly straight Pac-Man clone, Jawbreaker emerged as a relatively inventive version with unique gameplay. It was widely lauded by reviewers, and became a major seller for Sierra Online. The story of its creation forms a portion of Steven Levy's book, Hackers.
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Plot-driven, spare, grave and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- Atari 8-bit, Apple II
- Developer
- On-Line Systems
- Publisher
- On-Line Systems
- Released
- December 31, 1981
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 5.2/10 from 6 ratings.
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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