Hello and welcome to another episode of retro gaming with Ricardo this week's
episode is jet pack but jet pack refueled the 2007 released remake of the
original 1983 game jet pack which appeared on the ZX spectrum and vic-20
back in the day jet pack refueled is a shooter video game developed by rare and
published by Microsoft Studios it was first released worldwide on Xbox Live
Arcade service on the 28th of March 2007 on the original Xbox 360 the game is the
fourth and final installment of the jet man series and a remake of ultimate play
the games 1983 ZX Spectrum game jet pack the game follows jet man as he attempts
to build his rocket in order to explore different planets while simultaneously
defending himself from hostile aliens details of this game were first leaked
in February 2007 shortly before rare officially announced development
later that month during the development process rare attempted to ensure that
the game did not feel too similar to the original jet pack whilst keeping the
core mechanics of the game available to players the game received mostly
favorable reviews upon release critics praised the updated graphics and
gameplay however they did criticize the overall repetitiveness
of the game nights multiplayer mode it was later included in rears 2015 release
on the Xbox one rare replay which is a retrospective compilation of the
majority of their back catalogue
as I've previously mentioned the game is a remake of the original jet pack with
overhauled high-definition graphics and 128 levels it also features competitive
gameplay over Xbox Live leaderboards and achievements similar to the first
installment the player assumes control of jet man and is presented in a
horizontal wraparound which consists of six platforms on which jet man can
maneuver onto the original jet man only had three platforms jet man is first
tasked to assemble his rocket which spawns in three separate paths first
scattered around the map and then fills it with six fuel canisters before taking
off to the next planet after that then the entire procedure is repeated in
addition jet man has to defend himself for each of those planets hostile aliens
and collect the valuable resources such as gold platinum nuclear materials and
smart bombs which a phase occasionally do fall from the atmosphere for bonus
points
now Jat man is not defenseless Jackman's only usable weapon is his laser what
difference between the original game and this game is that the weapon does have
upgrades the weapon upgrades also spawn around the map which once picked up will
give Jetman various upgrades upgrades include a wider spread of fire
horizontal and vertical fire and
original horizontal fire which inflicts more damage the player starts the game
with three nuclear devices or smart bombs which once used will eliminate all
the enemies on the screen jet man also has the ability to boost which will
temporarily make him move much faster than he normally does although boosts
will require you to recharge once they are depleted jetpack refueled features a
multiplayer mode that can be played either offline using a split screen or
online via xbox live in this mode the players that compete one-on-one in a
race to build and refuel their craft before their opponent does fuel and
rocket pickups can be stolen from opponents by shooting them or by using
an EMP or smart bomb blast at close range lives are unlimited in multiplayer
and the winner is determined by the highest score a version of the 1983
jetpack is also included with rear replays jetpack refueled and a welcome
addition to the game in a retrospective interview rare designers of the time
took interest in the then upcoming Xbox Live Arcade an offer to develop a new
game for the service rather than release one of Ray's xbox 360 launch titles such
as Perfect Dark zero and Kamino rather than simply porting the original ZX
Spectrum title to the Xbox 360 the development team decided to expand
jetpack and experiment with new elements the team insured to keep the original
core mechanics of jetpack while signing new features of the game the designers
also stated that the development process for an Xbox Live Arcade game differed
from a retail title owing to the process and power limitations that have to be
constantly synced over Xbox Live these differences with development on the Xbox
Live surface was the only way optimization shifted from graphics and
game logic sitting that this was more difficult than it would have been for an
Xbox 360 title such as Kamino in future interviews especially with next-gen the
designers stated that the initial development of jetpack refueled the
senior management kept entirely away from the project where Ray's management
allow themselves to view the game they offer develops a fresh eye and a more
frank criticism for the development took place before the management was shown
the game again and it was nicknamed a cleanroom test jetpack refueled along
with every title in the jet man series appears in the retrospective August 2015
compilation on the Xbox one rare replay which contains 30 of ultimate play the
game and rears titles stemming from their back catalogue upon release
there was favorable reviews as I mentioned reviewers praised the updated
graphics and addictive gameplay for have they criticized the repetitiveness of
the game and the mediocre multiplayer mode it received an aggregated scores
22% from game rankings based on 16 reviews and an average score of 73 out
of 100 on Metacritic based on 17 reviews people from Eurogamer praised the visual
makeover of the new game calling and Delta bleah the best addition to the
series Greg Stewart of GamesRadar labelled the updated graphics as trippy
preferring them over the primitive original
IGN similary thought the graphics were the strongest aspect of the game
praising the vibrant and colorful effects whilst called as a next spectrum
version nostalgically bad which i believe is quite harsh considering one
was made in 1983 and this one was made in 2007 as mentioned in the previous
review when we looked at the original version of jetpack jetpack refueled is
the fourth in the series jetpacks popularity spawned two other sequels
lunar Jetman and solar Jetman hence for the golden warship which was released in
1990 luma Jetman was chronically heard having you used the joystick or the
keyboard but not exclusively you had to use the joystick and the keyboard to put
down decking plates to pick up the bomb to drop the bomb all these sort of
things and very few people I think could actually play it with as much vigor as
some of the other games of the era
so the Chapman head for the golden warship in 1990 however was not released
with a expect renew to it's disappointing sales in the original
nares version although a version for the Commodore was finished but never
released since its release jetpack has been included in other games developed
by rare the game is playable in Donkey Kong 64 where it could be unlocked to
play in cranky Kong's laboratory after obtaining 15 banana medals beating
cranky Kong high-score rewards for the player with a rare rare coin which is si
to beat the game the game was retained in the April 2015 console release of
Donkey Kong 64 on the Wii U despite it being technically owned by Microsoft
when the first iteration of this game was originally released in 1983 the
games sold a total of three thousand three hundred thousand units for the ZX
Spectrum and generated 1 million in revenue for ultimate play the game the
development who developed the game at the time this enabled the brothers
Stamper to gain a foothold in the early video game market after that games
released jet pack was parodied in a long-running crash comic strip named
Luna jet Man which ran from 1984 to 1991
the original game later won game of the year at the prestigious title at the
golden joysticks Awards in 1983 so this was jetpack on the Xbox 360 and the Xbox
one available via Xbox Live Arcade and on the rare replay retrospective back
catalog release that came out in 2015 the Xbox one I think a fantastic game
and very playable I play it now on a regular basis although I don't play the
retro version as much as perhaps what I should give me amount of time I spent
playing it as a child on the ZX spectrum I've been Rick and this has been retro
gaming the game jetpack refuel thank you very much for watching please look out
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