A santa hat and suit are now a part of Jetpack Joyride [$.99]. Earlier today, Halfbrick‘s flyer received a yuletide update that integrates some pretty hip seasonal junk including the aforementioned, as well as a Christmas tree themed jetpack, a snow machine jetpack, and pudgier scientists who obviously had a little too much cheer of late.
All this, of course, is free for owners of the $.99 joint. Halfbrick is on a roll of late with Jetpack updates, if you haven’t noticed. Just the other week, the game received its first new area and a new challenge mission structure that rewards the hardcorest of its hardcore fans. And, hey, if you haven’t got around to this yet, now you can reach new heights of prestige in a Santa hat. Hats, guys! HATS.
Visually it's really nice. But I can't help disliking the "jerky" turns the cars make. Driving mechanics seem more like that game called little racers. It might have been intentional to give it a jerky feeling, but i personally prefer the skid and slide dynamics of Reckless Racing. Don't think I will give this a go. Reckless Racing, after all the updates is definitely the benchmark in this genre.
After playing this game for an hour or so, I've learned that the key to this game is to turn smoothly -- smoother turns result in less loss of speed and better track times. Also upgrade your car's handling!
Looks interesting but I tend to boycott apps which have pointless 'HD' versions. Everything should be universal now with iCloud saves. No excuses.
Only thing keeping me from buying this is the lack of universal and icloud save.
I feel like HD versions are just a money-grab as well. If you want to price your game at $3.99, that's great, but don't make me pay twice just to use the game on both my devices.
can't agree more, a hd version needs to be either a big plus with more accessories included than just plain hd. still i think i might spend the buck in the normal one to see how challenging the game can be
Looks pretty slick. Also, it's "exacerbated", not "exasperated".
This game starts out fun and competitive, but doesn't remain that way. Tracks and computer opponents are frustratingly impossible as you progress. It becomes a crash-up derby where you're seriously unequipped to compete. Some tracks have random spinout areas and rough surfaces that will throw you into a wall as the computer opponent whizzes by. I totally get challenging you to drive better and upgrade the car, but this just gets dumb. Not a good long-term game at all.