![]() ![]() The film stars singer and actress Halle Bailey (“grown-ish”) as Ariel Jonah Hauer-King (“A Dog’s Way Home”) as Prince Eric Tony Award® winner Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”) as the voice of Sebastian Awkwafina (“Raya and the Last Dragon”) as the voice of Scuttle Jacob Tremblay (“Luca”) as the voice of Flounder Noma Dumezweni (“Mary Poppins Returns”) as Queen Selina Art Malik (“Homeland”) as Sir Grimsby with Oscar® winner Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men”) as King Triton and two-time Academy Award® nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” “Bridesmaids”) as Ursula. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. ![]() “The Little Mermaid” is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The attention and care Halfbrick put in to Joyride is apparent at every turn. ![]() A store allows you to upgrade Barry with useful (coin magnet!) and not-so-useful (tuxedo!) upgrades. Comprehensive stat tracking lets you pour over all your performances. A slot machine after each round doles out bonuses. Halfbrick has stuffed Joyride full of extras, keeping the replay value high. After reaching the final rank, the cycle can be started again via a Call of Duty-style prestige system. As missions are completed players earn new titles for Barry. They range from the simple (play three games) to the tricky (reach 500 meters without collecting any coins) to the downright weird (rub your head on the ceiling for 2000 meters). Joyride's excellent mission system is what kept me coming back to for "just one more round." Players always have three current missions to work towards, pulled from a much larger mission pool. Our personal favorites are the Angry Birds send-up "Profit Bird" (it literally leaves a trail of money in its wake), and the appropriately-named "Crazy Freaking Teleporter." Thankfully, Steakfries occasionally commandeers vehicles to help players on their escape. It makes narrow escapes feel exhilarating. Players never quite know where the next missile will come from, or how the next set of lasers will be configured. But Halfbrick smartly included the perfect amount of randomness, to keep Joyride spicy. The core jetpacking action feels spot-on – the controls are very responsive, ensuring that skilled players will post higher scores. IGN tip: feather the jetpack, to ensure a nice smooth ascent – too much upward or downward momentum will catch you off guard, leading to an early death. The more you play Jetpack Joyride, the more you get a feel for its subtleties. It's simple, but necessarily so once you take into account Barry's physics. Profit bird! Maneuvering the jetpack is easy: tapping or holding the touch screen fires the guns, lifting Barry into the air releasing the screen makes him drop. The only goal is to progress as far as possible, to climb the Game Center leaderboards. Like all endless runners, escape is impossible. You use said jetpack to hover over and under lasers, electrified zappers and fast-moving missiles, all in an attempt to escape the lair of an evil scientist. Instead of a helicopter, gamers play as Halfbrick mascot Barry Steakfries, wielding a stolen machine gun jetpack. ![]() Jetpack Joyride is essentially The Helicopter Game on uber-steroids. If you're anything like me you spent many perfectly good hours of your youth playing The Helicopter Game on various flash game portals. ![]()
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