Jumping Joe & Friends

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  • Summary: The creators of Robonauts and Astro Bears Party proudly present a new title perfect for intense playtimes with your friends and family.

    Help Joe and his fellas on their upwards journey. Be quick as a flash and dodge roaring cannonballs, vicious bats and other traps. Perform high scores or    The creators of Robonauts and Astro Bears Party proudly present a new title perfect for intense playtimes with your friends and family.

    Help Joe and his fellas on their upwards journey. Be quick as a flash and dodge roaring cannonballs, vicious bats and other traps. Perform high scores or leave your competitors in the dust!    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. Cubed3
    Aug 23, 2018
    80
    Very basic but highly approachable, with an addictive gameplay hook and cheap entry fee, Jumping Joe & Friends is a strong candidate for impulse purchasing on Nintendo Switch eShop, and offers more depth than its basic aesthetic would suggest. Online connectivity would have done wonders for potential replay value, but for pick-up-and-play Switch gaming, this one is hard to beat.
  2. New Game Network
    Jun 6, 2018
    75
    Jumping Joe and Friends embraces simplicity, requiring enduring vigilance as it challenges the player to accumulate as many points as possible. The result? Not only a tense arcade platformer, but a reasonable party game that suits the Switch’s pick-up-and-play charm.
  3. Switch Player
    Sep 23, 2018
    70
    Jumping Joe! & Friends is an entertaining endless runner-cum-platformer that promises hours of fun. Whether alone or with a friend, you can always find new challenges. Just be aware that the gameplay - as should be expected - can feel repetitive after a while, and the brightly-coloured graphics can be a strain on the eyes after a prolonged playing session.
  4. FNintendo
    Jul 9, 2018
    50
    Thanks to its extremely direct control system, anyone can pick it up and play it. The problem is, the game is too simple for its own good and quickly enough, it becomes too repetitive, forcing the players to manage their time more wisely lest they end up getting tired of it.
  5. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Jul 10, 2018
    45
    There are plenty of solid mobile ports on Switch–see Riptide GP: Renegade and Astro Duel Deluxe–but Jumping Joe & Friends is not one of them. The local multiplayer is the game’s best feature, but ultimately the game is just way too bland. It is priced fairly, but I still have a very hard time recommending it. It may serve well as a temporary, kind-of-fun distraction for your kids, but even then, there are much better alternatives out there.
  6. Nintendo Life
    Jun 6, 2018
    40
    Again, it’s essentially an enhanced port of a free-to-play mobile title. We also know QubicGames can do better than this – with the likes of Robonauts. This one, though, is more in line with the limitations of Astro Bears Party. Given its simplicity and bright presentation, it’s best recommended for a younger audience.
  7. Nintendo Insider
    Sep 10, 2018
    20
    All in all, Jumping Joe and Friends is your typical smartphone experience – shallow, repetitive and lacking any real hook to keep you playing. Even the multiplayer wears out its welcome in a matter of minutes. The list of excellent or just fun Switch titles is already a long one and continues to grow with every passing week. Any one of those would be a better investment than Jumping Joe and Friends.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. JumpingjoeGood
    Dec 12, 2019
    10
    So jumping joe is a game for man it will get any man a girl. I got a girl thanks to jumping joe and friends. THIS game helped many get thereSo jumping joe is a game for man it will get any man a girl. I got a girl thanks to jumping joe and friends. THIS game helped many get there children back. Jumping has been confirmed as the new dlc for super smash bros by Masarhio sakurai(btw hes happy). I swear this game has help alot I had depression but now that I played this game i feel much better.… Expand
  2. tarant75
    Nov 3, 2019
    8
    I have a lot of fun with that game. I like it most while the switch is docked and with a procontroller in my hands. It is comfortable to playI have a lot of fun with that game. I like it most while the switch is docked and with a procontroller in my hands. It is comfortable to play with L and R buttons. I play it often as an easy game in between. When you reach levels there are more and more funny characters unlocked with different abilities to play with. The aim is always to jump as high as possible. With some characters it is easier than with others. I like also the music which makes the game more funny and addictive.

    I actually don't understand the negative ratings. For this little price you get really a lot back. And was it once a mobile game? I don't care. As I mentioned it before is very comfortable to play with pro-controllers. I wouldn't have so much fun with a mobile phone.    … Expand
  4. Progamez
    May 26, 2018
    8
    Solid platformer The controls are smooth and the graphics are cartoony. Worth the price but you can go through most of the game pretty quicklySolid platformer The controls are smooth and the graphics are cartoony. Worth the price but you can go through most of the game pretty quickly its pretty good.… Expand
  5. sitebender
    Mar 26, 2019
    7
    Surprisingly enjoyable and dirt cheap, even if dead simple. Push 2 buttons, left or right to jump left or right up a mine shaft. Super easy,Surprisingly enjoyable and dirt cheap, even if dead simple. Push 2 buttons, left or right to jump left or right up a mine shaft. Super easy, but engaging and enjoyable. Helps that its on a system that can be portable.… Expand
  6. L00zakPanCake
    May 26, 2021
    6
    It's fun to play on the toilet. A couple characters to unlock and a bunch of in-game bonuses.
  7. JumpingJoeSucks
    Nov 4, 2019
    1
    This game ruined my marriage and made my children hate me. Since this game has a fewer levels then flying gorilla it is automaticallyThis game ruined my marriage and made my children hate me. Since this game has a fewer levels then flying gorilla it is automatically horrible and deserves to be destroyed and smited… Expand
  8. Coolmangl
    Dec 12, 2019
    0
    Brooooo jumping joe is the worst game every my friends want me to die my parents disowned me and the girls dont want to talk me cause I amBrooooo jumping joe is the worst game every my friends want me to die my parents disowned me and the girls dont want to talk me cause I am "gay" plz dont buy this game devil may cry 2 is better then this piece of **** this belongs in hell if u see someone saying that they got a girlfriend don't believe them just plz for my sake the reason why he got a girl is that she loved since 6th grade… Expand

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