JumpJet Rex

JumpJet Rex is a 2D platform game developed and published by TreeFortress Games. The game was released for Windows, OS X and Linux in April 2015. An Xbox One version was later released in April 2016 with a PlayStation 4 release following in June 2017.

JumpJet Rex
Developer(s)	TreeFortress Games
Publisher(s)	TreeFortress Games Loot Interactive (PS4, XBO)
Designer(s)	Shawn Blais
Platform(s)	Linux OS X PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One
Release	Linux, OS X, Windows April 22, 2015 Xbox One April 29, 2016 PlayStation 4 June 28, 2017
Genre(s)	Platformer

Gameplay

JumpJet Rex is a 2D platform game, in which players control the eponymous character, a space-exploring tyrannosaurus equipped with jet-propelled boots.^[1] Rex's jet boots give him the ability to hover, dash and boost.^[1]

Development and release

Developed by TreeFortress Games, JumpJet Rex original began as a project for a game jam in 2014.^[1] The game takes inspiration from classic platform titles of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, such as Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog.^[1]

An in-development version of the game was released commercially through Steam Early Access for Linux, OS X, and Windows on January 14, 2015.^[1] The early access release featured the first dozen levels of the game.^[1] The game exited the early access phase and received an official release for PC platforms on April 22, 2015.^[2] The game was later released on the Xbox One video game console on April 29, 2016.^[3]

Reception

JumpJet Rex received a "generally favourable" reception from critics, with aggregate review website Metacritic assigning a score of 76 out of 100 based on 11 reviews.^[4]