Pumpkin Jack
SCORE: 59
Family Friendly Gaming was given a digital
download code for Pumpkin Jack on the Xbox One. Pumpkin Jack can also be
found by hardcore gamers on the Nintendo Switch and Personal Computer
(PC). This game is an action adventure 3D platformer. There are paths to
follow so we generally know where to go next. The main character is in a
body with a pumpkin head. He can leave the body and go around as a head
only in certain spots. Pumpkin Jack is a 2.4 gig download on the Xbox
One
I will be completely transparent. Pumpkin Jack shocked me. We are
playing as a servant of Satan. We are doing the bidding of the devil.
The storyline is all about stopping peace and harmony because it is
boring. Pumpkin Jack is pro evil, pro devil, pro rebellion, and more.
Pumpkin Jack has references to gore, and lets the player use magic. We
also have a crow that we can launch at enemies to attack them. As we
progress in Pumpkin Jack we get more violent weapons.
Players save and restore their health at witches cauldrons in Pumpkin
Jack. After we die Pumpkin Jack tells us we are resurrecting and lets us
know how many times the player has died thus far in the game. The
graphics in Pumpkin Jack are on the dark side. I ran into lag issues
every single time I came to a cauldron or there was some story element
loading in. The music in Pumpkin Jack is very creepy. Pumpkin Jack
represents the Satanic holiday of Halloween quite well.
I can’t imagine Pumpkin Jack doing very well in America where the super
majority of citizens self identify as Christian. Pumpkin Jack is the
opposite of the Judeo-Christian values the super majority claim to hold.
Maybe I am wrong. On paper Pumpkin Jack looks like a very bad idea in
this market. I can see plenty of families being deeply offended by
Pumpkin Jack. I was shocked that anyone would make a game like this.
I noticed the camera was jittery at times, the controls felt a bit
loose, and collision detection was not always there. The running/escape
levels were pretty neat. The boss patterns are rather predictable.
Pumpkin Jack is on the shorter side in terms of length. Decent gamers
can beat Pumpkin Jack in five hours. My research into Pumpkin Jack found
no physical copy versions in the United States at this time. Pumpkin
Jack was a spiritually draining game to play.
- Mark
{UPDATE: We were told the lag issues were resolved in an update after we
completed the review.}
Graphics: 57%
Sound: 60%
Replay: 60%
Gameplay: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: Nintendo Switch/PC/Xbox One(tested)
Publisher: Headup Games
Developer: Nicolas Meyssonier
Rating: ‘T' – THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Fantasy Violence, Language}
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