Jetpack Joyride 2 assessment: Familiar, however nonetheless lots of enjoyable

I used to be first launched to Jetpack Joyride in 2012 (precisely a 12 months after the sport’s iOS debut) after I performed the much-acclaimed title on my Playstation Vita. In truth, simply final week, en path to Wayanad, I performed the unique Jetpack Joyride on my iPhone. Even after so a few years, it’s nonetheless an addictive recreation. After 10 lengthy years, the Australian studio is again with a sequel to Jetpack Joyride, although this time the sport is Apple Arcade unique. And Barry Steakfries, the indefatigable hero of Halfbrick Studios, is again at work for this one.

I’m a side-scroller shooter devotee and I get simply drawn to 2D platformers the place mechanics are easy but extremely deep. That mentioned, I’ve an enormous appreciation for the work carried out by Halfbrick Studios, the developer that additionally gave us informal but addictive video games equivalent to Fruit Ninja up to now. I’ve been taking part in Jetpack Joyride 2 for what seems to be an eternity, and located it to be totally scrumptious. I’ll inform you all the pieces concerning the game- the story, gameplay, graphics and whether or not Jetpack Joyride 2 is price your time or not.

Jetpack Joyride 2: Playable on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV
Developer: Halfbrick Studios
Release: August 19, 2022
MRP: Part of Apple Arcade (Rs 99 a month)

The story

Jetpack Joyride 2, like the unique recreation, revolves round Barry Steakfries, a door-to-door gramophone salesman who occurs to be depressed in life after many failures. One day, he spots a gaggle of scientists engaged on an experimental jetpack. Thinking about how he might use the jetpack in numerous methods, Barry breaks into the laboratory, straps on the jetpack, and tries to sneak away. To get by the wall of a secret laboratory with a stolen jetpack strapped to his again, he finds himself hurtling headlong into lasers, traps and missiles, resulting in a endless side-scrolling setting. The core goal is to cease a scientist and his evil experiment.

All by the journey, there’s lots of flying up and down, Barry should keep away from obstacles, dodge missiles, and gather cash. This will not be a brain-less side-scroller. There is a correct story, and the sequel appears like an growth of what the OG recreation did with an improve system and has a number of ranges, and for a change, the characters are given dialogues. You management Barry, the identical method you probably did within the unique recreation. However, now the protagonist robotically shoots whereas he flies; plus, the sequel additionally provides you weapons and particular weapons to shoot the enemies. What’s completely different about Jetpack Joyride 2 is that it’s no extra an limitless runner – there’s a correct ending to it.

The tried-and-true basic gameplay is unbroken however with trendy touches and new concepts that develop on current ideas in fascinating methods. (Image credit score: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)
Gameplay

The gameplay of Jetpack Joyride 2 isn’t any completely different from the unique recreation. It all comes right down to single management. To assist Barry escape from the laboratory, you merely must faucet anyplace on the touchscreen to activate the jetpack. The goal is straightforward, the longer you run/fly, the upper Barry flies. As you fly or run, you gather cash that can be utilized to unlock gadgets and upgrades.

Although the gameplay stays easy, it’s the degrees that hooked me to the sport for hours. The recreation is split into completely different ranges set in numerous labs. Usually, ranges final a couple of minutes, and these ranges introduce new enemies and boss fights that maintain gamers invested in a recreation. The recreation additionally options new upgraded techniques. Coins can be utilized to improve your well being, and enhance firepower and there’s additionally the storage part for upgrading your automobiles. New to the sport is a characteristic referred to as ‘factory’ that produces these in-game currencies.

Unlike different cellular video games the place you’ll be able to spend actual cash to purchase completely different weapons, in Jetpack Joyride there’s no precise monetisation. Apple Arcade video games don’t have in-app purchases, nonetheless, Halfbrick Studios has cleverly launched a loot field system inside the recreation however with out microtransactions. Some individuals could not like the concept, however I’m all for the idea.

All all through the sport, I can see the hassle being put in to reinforce the gameplay and that serves finest for a side-scrolling recreation like this. Although the sequel has moved away from the retro pixelation of the unique and nearer to up to date cartoon artwork and animation, Jetpack Joyride 2 manages to excite style purists and speedrunning neighborhood. The tried-and-true basic gameplay is unbroken however with trendy touches and new concepts that develop on current ideas in fascinating methods.

Although the gameplay stays easy, it’s the degrees that hooked me to the sport for hours. (Image credit score: Apple)
Final ideas

Jetpack Joyride 2 is a brilliantly executed informal recreation that may be performed for as quick or as lengthy a time interval because the consumer desires. I can play Jetpack Joyride 2 time and again. However, I want the sport was a bit longer. That mentioned, I hope to see new ranges being added to the sport sooner or later. Maybe the sport is just too quick for some, Jetpack Joyride 2 is improbable worth and an amazing addition to Apple’s Arcade recreation subscription service.