Jackass: The Game

Jackass: The Game
Developer(s) Sidhe (PS2, PSP)
Sensory Sweep Studios (DS)
Publisher(s) Red Mile Entertainment (DS)
Empire Interactive (PS2 and PSP)
MTV Games
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Nintendo DS
PlayStation Portable
Release

PlayStation 2

PlayStation Portable

Nintendo DS

Genre(s) Action-adventure, extreme sports

Jackass: The Game is a video game based on the television series Jackass. It was developed under license by Sidhe in Wellington, New Zealand for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The game was first shown at the 2006 E3 behind closed doors.

The Nintendo DS version of the game was developed by Sensory Sweep Studios in Salt Lake City, Utah.

All of the Jackass cast (excluding Bam Margera, who was featured in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground around the same time and could not be featured in other games due to contractual obligations with Activision) and crew provided their own voices and supply their likenesses for the game, according to Sidhe Interactive. Johnny Knoxville and other members of the Jackass team also provided stunt ideas to the developer based on unused stunts from the show.[1] A trailer was released in June 2007 on the game's official website, along with the cover art.

Gameplay

In an article by IGN.com, it was stated that the video game would consist of a set of 40 minigames that closely follow aspects of both the series and the movies. Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña has his own set of minigames in the video game. It is stated on the official game website that the DS version has an open environment with which players interact to pull off stunts.

Storyline

After Jeff Tremaine is hospitalized due to suffering (in the words of Johnny Knoxville) a "vagina sprain" (it is shown in the first cutscene between stages that Tremaine had slipped on a banana peel and crashed crotch-first into a fire hydrant as a result of a prank), the crew calls upon you to step up and fill the role as director of Jackass. Your goal is to collect the best footage from up to 36 different stunts throughout the game to create an all-new season of Jackass for MTV. All stunts have a minimum requirement for content before MTV will approve an episode for broadcast. These requirements are broken up into specific objectives for each stunt. The new season requires seven episodes of Jackass footage.

Gameplay modes and Features

Jackass: The Game offers two gameplay modes for players, as well as two bonus features:

Additionally, Jackass: The Game contains two bonus features within the game:

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DSPS2PSP
1UP.comN/AD+[2]C[3]
EurogamerN/A5/10[4]N/A
Game InformerN/AN/A6.25/10[5]
GameProN/AN/A[6]
GameSpotN/A6.5/10[7]6.5/10[8]
GameZoneN/A7.2/10[9]7/10[10]
IGN4/10[11]6/10[12][13]6.8/10[13]
PALGNN/AN/A6/10[14]
PSMN/A6/10[15]6.5/10[15]
X-PlayN/A[16]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic35/100[17]58/100[12]58/100[18]

The PlayStation 2 and PSP versions received "mixed" reviews, while the DS version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[12][17][18]

Jackass: The Game for PSP was awarded the IGN PlayStation Portable Readers Game of the Month for September 2007.[19]

The PSP version also won the award in the User Generated Content category at the TUANZ Business Internet 2007 Awards in November 2007 on the strength of its video capture, editing, and sharing tools.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Jackass to painfully become a video game this September @ Gaming Target
  2. ↑ Sharkey, Scott (2007-10-11). "Jackass: The Game (PS2)". 1UP.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  3. ↑ Sharkey, Scott (2007-10-11). "Jackass: The Game (PSP)". 1UP.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  4. ↑ Lyon, James (2007-11-24). "PS2 Roundup Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  5. ↑ Reeves, Ben (November 2007). "Jackass: The Game (PSP)". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  6. ↑ Son Of The Shining Path (2007-09-24). "Review: Jackass: The Game (PSP)". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  7. ↑ Davis, Ryan (2007-10-01). "Jackass the Game Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  8. ↑ Davis, Ryan (2007-10-03). "Jackass the Game Review (PSP)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  9. ↑ Platt, Dylan (2007-10-30). "Jackass: The Game - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  10. ↑ Folkers, Brandon (2007-10-31). "Jackass: The Game - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  11. ↑ Harris, Craig (2008-01-17). "Jackass the Game DS Review". IGN. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  12. 1 2 3 "Jackass the Game Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  13. 1 2 Roper, Chris (2007-09-21). "Jackass: The Game Review". IGN. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  14. ↑ Luke (2007-10-26). "Jackass the Game Review (PSP)". PALGN. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  15. 1 2 "Review: Jackass: The Game". PSM: 86. November 2007.
  16. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan (2007-10-30). "Jackass: The Game (PS2)". X-Play. Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  17. 1 2 "Jackass the Game Critic Reviews for DS". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  18. 1 2 "Jackass the Game Critic Reviews for PSP". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  19. ↑ IGN: Game of the Month: September 2007
  20. ↑ TUANZ - 2007 Awards Finalists
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