Jetpack Joyride 2 – the sequel to developer Halfbrick Studios enormously enjoyable (and hugely successful) 2011 endless side-scrolling mobile shooter – has finally resurfaced and will launch as an Apple Arcade exclusive on 19th August.
Halfbrick – also the studio responsible for mobile classic Fruit Ninja – initially announced an iOS and Android sequel to Jetpack Joyride back in February 2021, with an accompanying trailer suggesting some very familiar action, albeit with a slightly slicker new HD art style.
That announcement was accompanied by a limited launch in select territories, but Halfbrick suddenly pulled the game from Google Play and the iOS App Store in March this year, saying it had “entered a new closed phase of development for an indefinite period”.
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Following todays confirmation of an Apple Arcade launch later this month, Halfbricks move now makes a lot more sense, particularly as the formerly free-to-play game will have needed to be retooled to accommodate Apple Arcades zero microtransaction policy.
Jetpack Joyride 2 comes to the Apple Arcade subscription service on 19th August alongside three other titles: Konamis Amazing Bomberman, Outfit7 Limiteds My Talking Tom+, and Alike Studios Love You to Bits+.
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