| Junk Jack | |
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| Developer(s) | Pixbits |
| Publisher(s) | Pixbits |
| Engine | Cocos2D |
| Platform(s) | iOS Windows OSX Linux Android Nintendo Switch |
| Release | November 7, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Junk Jack is an action-adventure sandbox video game by Italian developer Pixbits. It was released for iOS in 2011. A sequel, Junk Jack X, was released on August 29, 2013. Junk Jack X was renamed to Junk Jack, and the original game has been renamed to Junk Jack Retro.
Junk Jack is a 2D sandbox game where the player collects resources and aims to explore and survive in a randomly generated environment full of treasures and hidden secrets, filled with biomes on the surface and underground. [1]
The developer and coder is Jacopo Santoni (Jack), and the graphics/sfx artist is Silvio Eusebio (XsX). The pair met on multiplayer in Minecraft, and decided to collaborate on a similar game for the iPhone; at that point there were no iOS sandbox games. [2]
Junk Jack has a Metacritic rating of 85% based on 11 critic reviews. [1]
Slide to Play described the game as fun and addictive, [3] while 148Apps deemed it a must-own for lovers of the sandbox-crafting genre. [4] Pocket Gamer noted that it had a high learning curve, but that it was enjoyable once the player eased into it. [5] It even said it was better than Minecraft: Pocket Edition. [6]
The game has a Metacritic rating of 83% based on 7 critic reviews. [7]
Touch Arcade noted that it added new features to the sandbox, and built upon its prequels success, without drastically reinventing the genre. [8] Pocket Gamer reasoned that the game wouldn't convert non-believers to the genre. [9] Gamezebo appreciated the extra easing-in the game does to help keep players who may have left Junk Jack due to frustration over difficulty. [10]
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