Jetpack Joyride (2011)

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 1, 2011, the game has since been ported to many other systems. The game features the same protagonist as Monster Dash, Barry Steakfries, who the player controls as he steals a jet pack from a top-secret laboratory. The game has been met with very favorable reviews, and has won numerous awards. 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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Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Web browser, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Legacy Mobile Device
Developer: Halfbrick Studios
Publisher: Perpetuum Media, Halfbrick Studios, Digital Games, Beatshapers, Big Ant Studios
Released: September 1, 2011
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view

IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 108 ratings.

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