You travel around 12 levels in 3 worlds collecting solar cells to repair your ship.
What’s the game about then? The goal is collecting things and fighting baddies, it takes me back to the good old days of simple platformers in the PS1 / N64 era. Shin’en clearly know the fundamentals of making a fun game. The polish of the movements and accuracy of the controls is something you’d expect from Nintendo. Smashing enemies with motion controls is also very satisfying, there’s nothing complicated, it just takes a simple swing to roll or smash the ground. Everything from the way the jetpack activates to the way he swings his arms around while moving just makes me smile.
It’s hard to describe, but moving Jett Rocket around feels like you’re controlling a mini superhero, a solid action figure that’s come to life. Jumps have impact, yet still retain the smooth easy athletic movement that makes a character like Mario so easy to move. The platforming feels wonderful, there’s something about the sound it makes when you land that’s satisfying, “I made it”. While the graphics are a big talking point, they still take a backseat to the gameplay. Many developers have complained about the size limit on Wii limiting what they can do graphically, which either means Shin’en are absolute technical genuises, or mediocre developers like to whinge. It also has the best water and snow i’ve seen in a game on any platform. The graphics in this game are some of the very best on Wii, it has detailed textures and great effects and it’s all done at 60 frames per second.
Jett Rocket is amazing.įirst of all, what they’ve pulled off with the 40mb size limit on WiiWare is absolutely astonishing. It’s a different direction for them and a new challenge, but they’ve passed with flying colours. Jett Rocket is a 3D platformer on WiiWare developed by Shin’en, who have previously made shooters on GBA and DS, most recently Nanostray 2.
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