Jetpack Joyride

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 and has been ported to other systems. It was released online as a Flash version on May 11, 2012; on Android on September 28; on PlayStation Portable (via PlayStation Network, ported by Beatshapers) on November 20 in North America and November 21 in Europe; on BlackBerry PlayBook on December 13, 2012; 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; on BlackBerry 10 on March 6, 2013; and on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 on June 5. It was also released on PlayStation 4 on April 26, 2016. A mobile version using the keypad was released in 2021 for KaiOS devices.

Jetpack Joyride
Developer(s)Halfbrick Studios
Publisher(s)Halfbrick Studios
Beatshapers (PSP)
Big Ant Studios (PSV, PS3, PS4)
Storms (KaiOS)
SeriesBarry Steakfries
Platform(s)iOS, Flash, Android, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, BlackBerry PlayBook, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8, KaiOS
Release
September 1, 2011
  • iOS
    • WW: September 1, 2011
    Web
    • WW: May 11, 2012
    Android
    • WW: September 28, 2012
    PSP
    • NA: November 20, 2012
    • EU: November 21, 2012
    BlackBerry PlayBook
    • WW: December 13, 2012
    PS3 & PSV
    • EU: December 21, 2012
    • NA: December 31, 2012
    BlackBerry 10
    • WW: March 6, 2013
    Windows Phone 8
    • WW: June 5, 2013
    Windows 8
    • WW: June 5, 2013
    PS4
    • WW: April 26, 2016
KaiOS
  • WW: August 26, 2021
Genre(s)Side-scrolling 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.

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