Pitfall! (2012 video game)

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Pitfall!
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Developer(s) The Blast Furnace
Publisher(s) Activision
Series Pitfall!
Platform(s) iOS, Android
ReleaseiOS
August 9, 2012
Android
December 21, 2012
Mode(s) Single-player

Pitfall! is an endless runner video game in the Pitfall! series, developed by British developer The Blast Furnace and published by Activision for iOS and Android in 2012. The latter version was released to coincide with the 2012 phenomenon's supposed Mayan apocalypse. The game has since been taken off the app store.

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Gameplay

Protagonist Pitfall Harry attempts to evade the constant eruptions of an active volcano through an endless jungle on foot and sometimes on a motorcycle.[ citation needed ]

Reception

The iOS version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

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