Jetboard Joust was one of the lowest rated games left on my backlog. But I figured that instead of discarding it, I could give it a try. Maybe the average opinion would be wrong for once. Sadly, that wasn't the case.
Jetboard Joust is a sort of side-scrolling dogfighting game. You have a bunch of different weapons you can find and upgrade, or the ability to "joust", which has limited uses but launches you forward while becoming invicible and dealing a lot of damage to everything in your path.
There isn't really a lot of depth to the game. The worst part is that you can't aim your weapon, nor move properly. I do not understand how the movement was designed, because your vertical and horizontal movement are oddly linked. You don't have full control over your vertical movement, as it acts differently depending on your horizontal speed and whether you're firing. It's really annoying to control. But even if this were not the case, there really just isn't anything interesting here.
So, bad review scores don't lie. At least I haven't seen it yet. It's a short review, but it's a pretty simple game with a non-novel idea. The control scheme may be innovative, but it definitely isn't any good and adds only frustration to the game. I can't recommend this in any way.
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