Jetpack Joyride

I grew up as a video gamer. When I was a little kid I had an Atari, a Colecovision, and a Vic-20. I loved the digital entertainment and as technology advanced, so did my love of gaming.

Sometime in the mid 1990's that love waned a bit. A lot of my friends moved away, gaming by myself was only so fun, and it just got WAY too expensive. If you look at console gaming, the initial investment on the base system was a good chunk and then the games were at least $50 a pop for anything worth playing. And computer gaming was getting just as bad. To keep your system up to date to play the newest games you had to keep upgrading your hardware.

So, I drifted away from those games...but never quite lost my love of video games. I would still pick up certain things for my computer: WoW interested me for a while, City of Heroes was amazing, and I would break out Guitar Hero for the old PS2.

Then came the smartphone. Now, in my pocket, I can carry around a device that will let me play a quick, entertaining game at my leisure. Stuck in line at the store? Sure, let's play for a bit. Waiting for someone to show up? Why not! Not quite ready to fall asleep? Perfect!

Today I'm going to talk about one of these games, Jetpack Joyride. The premise behind this game is simple. You break into a lab at the beginning of the game, steal a jetpack, and then make it as far as you can. Along the way you can pick up coins, ride in vehicles, and dodge missiles. Simple, yet addictive.

 

I think this game has been holding up for me because there are constant goals that you are trying to achieve. And I've yet to find the end of the goals. So as long as there are new tasks to conquer, I'm in! I believe it is $.99 right now, but it tends to go on sale for free every now and then. Check it out!