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Jetpack Joyride is a mobile game developed by Aussie devs Halfbrick who made Monster Dash and Fruit Ninja.

It's a high score game and the aim is to get your hero, Barry as far as you can through a science lab looking place while avoiding lasers, missiles and whatnot.

Through the game there are rainbow coloured pickups that give you a random ability.
Most of them are fun like the Lil' Stomper which let's you plough through helpless scientists with ease and has rocket boots which are very snazzy or the Profit Bird which makes it easier to obtain floating coins as it opens it's beak super wide.
Not all of these are thrills however and two power ups in particular just were plain ruined. The first is the Crazy Teleporter which may be a super convenient way to dodge lasers but it fails in the sense that it's almost impossible to obtain coins with it.
The other terrible power up is the Gravity Suit which for me ruined the physics of the game. It's terribly slow and every time you shift gravity you're likely to miss valuable coins.

Ignoring those little niggles there is still a great deal of fun to be had here.
In game you can collect Spin Tokens which let you play a slot machine game after you lose. You can win extra lives and handy speed boosts too.
The part that stood out the most to me though was the ability to buy new jetpacks and costumes. Ever wanted to be a crazy-haired Goku look-alike riding a Christmas Tree that fires pieces of Christmas decorations? No, me neither but with Jetpack Joyride it's possible!

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      9/10
Although there's a couple lousy power ups this game still offers some solid gameplay that is perfect for wasting 10 minutes on the bus or train.

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