GB Review: Jackass The Game (PS2)

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GB Review: Jackass The Game (PS2)Posted 10:01pm Wed Dec 05, 2007 by Brian Mohr Tags: 3 stars, brian mohr, review, playstation 2, Jackass the Game, red mile entertainment

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At first glance, Jackass The Game sounds like a terrible idea, but Red Mile did an okay job with it. If you want something stupid and funny, it provides a brief laugh and a short experience of the hilarious antics of the show. As a game, however, it doesn't measure up, and nor does it offer much in the way of longevity.

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I guess it was only a matter of time before a publisher decided to put together a game in regards to the hilarious antics of Jackass. Red Mile Entertainment attempted to do just that with Jackass The Game. What is created is essentially a compilation of minigames that give you a feel for all things Jackass.

In the game players take on the role of a director because the original one was injured during shooting. You direct seven episodes and each one is broken up by five different stunts you’ll perform which add up to 35 total.

Each stunt is very simple, utilizing just two to three buttons at most. The minigames in themselves aren’t difficult by any means, but provide a slight challenge as your goal is to complete various objectives, blowing things up, collecting items and such in order to gain more money and move on to the next episode.

As a concept Jackass works fine, but this is also the problem. You do have 35 total stunts to perform and each is fun the first go round, but it’s highly unlikely that any of the minigames will make you come back for more. They just don’t provide much in the way of replay value. You’ll also find yourself plowing through the game in a hurry.

Minigames in Jackass include jumping into poop, running things over with a golf kart, rolling down a ski slope as a snowball, juggling and falling down a hill to name a few. Overall the stunts in and of themselves are humorous, but as mentioned earlier aren’t the most enjoyable to actually play.

Not surprising, the graphics and voiceover work aren’t exactly top notch. Graphics are bare and the voicework is repetitive, but Red Mile did manage to land everyone on the show except for Bam Margera.

While it won’t wow you, Jackass did a couple things right. The biggest was giving you a Jackass feeling in a game; it really does capture the experience of the show. In addition there are a fair amount of unlockables including all of the characters and a number of videos and more, but don’t be fooled: this is a bare bones product and certainly not worth the $30 asking price as of this writing. If you can find it cheap, though, it’s good for a laugh.

Also available on: PSP | DS
Publisher: Red Mile Entertainment
Developer: Red Mile Entertainment
Release: Sept 24, 2007
MSRP: $29.99
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