JailBreaker - Review

By: JailBreaker Version # : 1.0 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested) Date Released: 09/19/2009 Type: Games  Price: $0.00 Our Rating User Rating: Average: Select ratingPoorOkayGoodGreatAwesome No votes yet   Get App From App Store

 In Jailbreaker , a 2D obstacle course of sorts,  you are “on the lamb” running as fast as you can. But along the way there are many obstacles in your path—saw blades,  wooden crates, plate glass, and any endless number of combinations of those three elements. If you run into any of the obstacles—the game’s over. But luckily you can do one of two things—slide under tall items, and jump under short ones.

In a nutshell, that’s Jailbreaker. In  essence, it’s a stripped down basic version of sonic the hedgehog—without the rings, powerups, levels, etc. The game is just running, jumping and sliding to avoid obstacles.

The pacing is fast (almost too fast) and using “Flight of the Bumblebees” as background soundtrack is a good choice as it builds the tension and need of urgency. But because the obstacles are often repeated, it isn’t very exciting or  graphically “stimulating”. Stark black and white and grey, with a little bit of red thrown in every now and then gives the game a noir sort of look. While the intention may have been to set the tone for the underlying scenario, because it doesn’t tie into any sort of story, or theme it just falls flat.

Overall I give the game a thumbs down--Jailbreaker is free and worth every penny.