Description
------ Apple: Best Games of 2009 ----- AppModo: "truly one of the best iPhone games" ----- PocketFullOfApps: "An absolute must have game!" -----
------ Customer: "and I thought doodle jump was addictive" ----- Many Customers: "Best" and "Ever"
Jet Car Stunts is an award winning, over the top, adrenaline rush, 3D driving game, with massive jumps, mid-air hoops, floating platforms, spiral roadways and outlandish maneuvers in impossible environments. The original levels, tight controls and fast, smooth, addictive game play has landed Jet Car Stunts on many "Best of 2009" lists.
**** Profesional Reviews ****
(5/5) AppSmile: "one of the best iDevice games we've ever played"
(5/5) TouchGen: "I've played hundreds of games on my iPhone, and I can honestly say that this is the most fun I've had, thus far!"
(10/10) PocketFullOfApps: "An absolute must have game!"
(5/5) apphunter.net - "The controls are easy to master and the visual effects are simply stunning"
(4.6/5) AppVee: "I recommend it"
(8/10) PocketGamer.co.uk: "amazingly fun"
(9/10) IGN - "excellent controls, a great drift mechanic" - "an amazing iPhone racer that you should absolutely buy"
(5/5) TouchArcade: "Jet Car Stunts has really set the bar high in both visual appeal and handling"
(4/4) SlideToPlay: "a thrill ride"
(5/5) AppAdvice: "this one is a tight gripping, brow sweating, stunt filled marathon that you’ll enjoy every minute of" - "Jet Car Stuns is one experience everyone idevice owner should have"
(5/5) touchreviews.net: "enough content in Jet Car Stunts to keep you playing the game again and again"
(5/5) AppSafari: "truly one of the best racing games I’ve ever played"
(4.6/5) AppSpy: "poetry in motion"
(4.5/5) iphoneachievements.org: "simply magnificent"
(9.99/10) IpwnAge: "the BEST app I've ever reviewed"
TheAppera: "It’s a great game, one of my personal favorites on iPhone"
AppModo: "truly one of the best iPhone games"
**** Accolades ****
Apple: Best Games of 2009
TouchGen: Biggest Surprise 2009
AppAdvice: #5 in Top 100 iPhone Games through 2009
PocketGamer.co.uk: Top 10 best iPhone games of 2009
TouchArcade: Best iPhone Games November 2009
TouchArcade: Best iPod Touch and iPhone Games: 2009
IGN.COM: Game of the Month: November 2009
IGN.COM Editors Choice Award
IGN.COM: #8 in The Top 25 iPhone Games
BestAppEver Awards: 3rd Place award for Best Racing Game
**** Features ****
- The smoothest, fastest game play of any App Store driving game. Perfectly smooth on 1st Gen iPhones and iPods.
- The tightest, most responsive, yet most forgiving accelerometer driving controls in existence.
- Smash Physics.
- 36 insane tracks. Each track offers something new.
- NEW: 26 new downloadable tracks available with an 'in app purchase'. Even more insane driving then before.
- NEW: 8 free downloadable tracks from Jet Car Stunts Lite.
- Multiple play modes.
- Jet assisted drift handling.
- Half car, half jet with in-air control surfaces.
- Online leaderboards, achievements, challenges and downloadable replays.
**** 3 PLAY MODES ****
- Platforming - The challenge is simple, just get to the end. Each track is more challenging then the last.
- Time Trial - Race to reach the next check point before the time runs out. Beat your best time.
- Ghost Racing - Race other people through challenges or by downloading replays
With 25 challenging Platforming levels and 11 Time Trail levels, this is some of the best value you can find on the App Store.
**** CONNECTIVITY ****
Jet Car Stunts uses OpenFeint for online community, leaderboards with replays, achievements and challenges. So let's see who are the best players in the world, we dare you!
What's New In Version 1.4.1
A bug fix that stops the Retina display to initialize on the iPhone 4 - now fully working Retina display with AA.
Customer Reviews
An octane-filled thrill ride
Amazing adrenaline rush...those three words sum up Jet Car Stunts, a 3D dimensional racer that combines dexterity, brains, and most definitely risk taking. If racing were the only selling point, then Jet Car Stunts would just be another in a long line of games in the category. However, Jet Car Stunts stands out because of the breathtaking tracks that both inspire and frustrate would be drivers. Simply put, Jet Car Stunts delivers a thrill ride that will have you coming back for more.
Often tracks in racing games are the typical twists and turns we’ve come to expect. Jet Car Stunts takes it a new level, or actually altitude, creating a Lego Land full of nooks and crannies high above in the sky. From gravity-defying blocks to ominous-looking hoops with the clouds and sun as your backdrop, this is one game that looks as good as it plays. Visually, the game does a good job with the details. From horrible skid marks to the devastation from head-on collisions, Jet Car Stunts is quite the visual achievement.
The game has two game modes: Platforming and Time Trial. Platforming provides 25 stages categorized into 5 levels of difficulty: Just Learning, Easy, Intermediate, Hard and Impossible. Just Learning provides basic tracks that must be completed before unlocking the Easy level, and each subsequent level of difficulty must be completed before unlocking the next. With each completed track, a gold, silver or bronze medal is awarded based on time. There is a catch—each track has a limited number of retry opportunities, and using up those retries without reaching the finish line means no medal and no unlocking of the next track.
Time Trial consists of 11 stages divided into Easy, Intermediate and Hard levels of difficulty where the objective is to complete a set number of laps with a time to beat. Again, each level of difficulty must be completed before the next level is unlocked. A handy timer above monitors the time to beat to receive a gold, silver or bronze medal.
Upon a selecting a level, the game provides an aerial overview of the track for which you’ll want to pay attention to because there are no mini-maps or radars for guidance during the race. Every twist, turn, and jump is brilliantly illustrated with a handy fast forward button, and a replay is provided upon finishing a race, although these replays can’t be saved.
Both modes keep track of retries and times to beat so you can always go back and revisit unlocked tracks to improve on times and medal rankings. In addition to global scoreboards, Jet Car Stunts has an achievement system accessible via OpenFeint where recognition is provided for completing levels, medal rankings, and even for stunts.
The controls in Jet Car Stunts are some of the best and most natural in the category. The game offers 4 different control layouts so players should be able to find one that suits them. Accelerometer-based for steering, the buttons focus on 4 areas: acceleration, rocket boost, brakes/reverse and air brakes/gliding. Easily, these are some of the most responsive controls you’ll find, but as is typical with games, it will come down to how well you master them if you’re to succeed. Aside from that, tilt sensitivity, flip screen, and music/sound options are available. One of the notable omissions is a tutorial which means you’re on your own, although it’s not incredibly difficult to figure out.
Jet Car Stunts may lure you in with its looks, but this racer is not for the faint of heart and definitely not for those who have short tempers. The game is not a joyride in the park. On the challenge meter, this is probably one of the most unforgiving racing experiences I’ve had in a long time. However, driving these visually amazing tracks delivers quite the gaming punch.
Heavily physics-based, Jet Car Stunts requires the prudent and skillful use of your controls where using the right amount of rocket boost to make jumps is just as important as tapping the air brakes to guide and steer through the air. Managing rocket fuel is a core part of the game since it is limited in supply—Kyle Petty have mercy on you if you run out before completing the last jump. For example, when making long jumps between two platforms, easing up on the rocket boost is ideal to prevent overshooting the next platform and going over the side. This also applies to jumping through hoops where using the airbrakes to steer through them combined with the right amount of rocket boost is often the difference between success and failure.
Each track has a checkpoint so if your racer meets an untimely demise, it will start at the last checkpoint rather than at the beginning of the track. Intentional or not, Jet Car Stunts does have a hitch when it comes to checkpoints. Flying over a checkpoint rather than driving through it does not count so using the rocket boost appropriately is important especially on tracks where the checkpoint is located near the edge of a platform.
The game relies on trial and error as much as racing prowess which should appeal to even the pick-up-and-play casual gamer. Having said that, Jet Car Stunts could use some tweaking in the difficulty department since it ratchets up quickly even in the Just Learning level where tracks become pretty complex. While some may find the difficulty off putting especially with the lack of different camera angles and in-race mini-map, the tracks do get easier with practice as is typical with this type of game. Additional tracks and even vehicles with different attributes would only strengthen what is already a complete racer.
Overall, Jet Car Stunts is an octane-filled thrill ride a minute that should exceed expectations even for the greenest racers among us. With innovative visuals and tracks that even the large development houses would envy, Jet Car Stunts is bound to be a palm sweating classic for those who dare give it a spin.
Takes time to learn
Ok, so this is the third time I have updated this review (adding a star each time). Originally I was totally frustrated with the difficulty... But now that I have the hang of it, I can't get enough.
This really is a great game... You just have to invest a LOT of time on easy to start to get the skills figured out, then it will all start to flow.
Great game?
Best game just got better
My favorite ipod game and i've definitley put more hours into it than any other. The new ghost replay thing just adds to the brilliance. Great graphics, sounds, and controls make for an all around wonderful experience.
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$1.99
- Category: Games
- Updated:Jul 20, 2010
- Current Version:1.4.1
- 1.4.1 (iOS 4.0 Tested)
- 17.4 MB
- Language:English
- Seller:TRUE AXIS PTY LTD
- © 2009 TRUE AXIS PTY LTD
Requirements:Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
Top In App Purchases
- 1Level Pack$1.99
