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Developer(s) | TreeFortress Games |
Publisher(s) | TreeFortress Games Loot Interactive (PS4, XBO) |
Designer(s) | Shawn Blais |
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Genre(s) | Platformer |
JumpJet Rex is a 2D platform game developed and published by TreeFortress Games. The game was released for Windows, OS X and Linux in April 2015. An Xbox One version was later released in April 2016 with a PlayStation 4 release following in June 2017.
JumpJet Rex is a 2D platform game, in which players control the eponymous character, a space-exploring tyrannosaurus equipped with jet-propelled boots. [1] Rex's jet boots give him the ability to hover, dash and boost. [1]
Developed by TreeFortress Games, JumpJet Rex original began as a project for a game jam in 2014. [1] The game takes inspiration from classic platform titles of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, such as Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog. [1]
An in-development version of the game was released commercially through Steam Early Access for Linux, OS X, and Windows on January 14, 2015. [1] The early access release featured the first dozen levels of the game. [1] The game exited the early access phase and received an official release for PC platforms on April 22, 2015. [2] The game was later released on the Xbox One video game console on April 29, 2016. [3]
JumpJet Rex received a "generally favourable" reception from critics, with aggregate review website Metacritic assigning a score of 76 out of 100 based on 11 reviews. [4]